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Clinging to our Guns and our Religion, every day. 5-8-08: Savage Model 12 .22-250: Well, I took home the Savage tonight. After work, Ben and I had to do a little shooting... test out my new rifle. The ammo I grabbed to test it is the Hornady Custom 40 grain moly coated V-Max, with a velocity of 4150 fps. Judas Priest! That is no joke. The load is so fast, the bullet hits the target before the trigger breaks. We just blasted suspicious looking rocks and did not even zero the scope. We were just having fun. I'll get serious with it and zero it out and print it this weekend. However, from what was observed, I am already impressed. Zero felt recoil, precognitive velocity, super flat trajectory, and the ability to cause unabashed grins in two gun-jaded men. This is going to be my Dedicated Coyote Smasher rifle. The coolest thing about this .22-250 with this 40 grain load... Ben and I both saw this - the bullet's shockwave going down range... not a vapor trail... that's kinda common... no, the shockwave. Crazy cool.
California urges caution around coyotes. That is very interesting. For The Horde on the other hand, I urge the generous use of ballistic tips. I don't care what you might feel about coyotes after reading The Daily Coyote blog... Coyotes are viscious cold hearted predators... that friendly coyote is only friendly to two humans and a cat... because it was raised from a pup around those two humans and a cat. Coyotes, given the chance, will eat your babies and your pets. They need to be shot on sight... every time. If you don't like that, go hug a tree and cry to Al Gore. Would I shoot Charlie? Not if he stays in line... if he gets out and away from his protected area... yeah, I'd turn his ears in for a bounty. You bet. Because he's a damn coyote... he's only acting like a friendly dog because he benefits from it. If he got hungry enough, that cat is lunch, and so is the doll that blogs about it. Country Fried Home Videos has contacted us about this video. The want to put it in their show. If they can deal with the video quality. If they do it, they'll pay some bucks for it. This money will go to Willy, who has 2 girls and a boy to take care of, and a shooting habit to support. This would be a good deal for Willy. What I don't like about it is that Bill Engvall is going to say some dumbass comment about Willy, or about shooting... without knowing the real story. So let me clue everyone in. Willy is a former US Marine. He knows shooting, and he knows safety. He knew the risks of ricochet and took that 1.5” steel plate and angled it back and to the side so if there was a bounce it should have bounced up and away from the shooting position. In reality the round should have penetrated the plate with no problem. He was shooting an Armalite AR-50, which is chambered in .50 BMG. This is the round that shot down German fighter planes in WWII, and is still being used by our military. This was such a freak occurrence that it is flat out spooky. The velocity of the projectile, and the weight of the projectile that came back and hit Willy – Had it hit him more directly, he would have been killed... it would have been like being hit point blank with a .45 ACP. He was lucky it only broke his jaw bone. He's a good man and could have been killed. And Bill is going to crack jokes about it. If it wasn't for Willy's kids, I'd turn CFHV down. Windows XP SP3: I've updated Hordecaster, my trusty laptop, with Service Pack 3. Ah, yeah... I don't know what they changed... but I don't see anything different going on other than Zone Alarm popping up once in awhile. Really all it is, is a batch of security updates. I'm not impressed. 5-7-08: Ammo Maker List added to the weapons section.
Some Political Opinions:
The greatest thing about the Obama-Clinton
war is that it is dividing the Democrats like nothing else. But it looks
like Obama is the victor. We knew this would happen, what we didn't know was
that Hillary was going to cling on like a barnacle and not let go for
anything. Not even for the good of her own party. Of course, the downside is that we could end up with a President that has less than 25% support.... no mandate to do anything. Up shot is that the new president would not have a mandate to do anything. It's not perfect, but a 2 edge sword... at least he (or she) couldn't pooch the nation any harder than it already is. I'm going to have to take back all the nice things (both of them) I have said about McCain. The man remains a flabby tit even when the opportunity is there for him to stand up and take a leadership role. He's the kind of Less Nessman type guy that only got to where he is because no one else wanted the job. If he had any balls, other than in the scrote hanging under his chin, he would stop complimenting the Democrats all the damn time, and go on the attack. Make valid arguments rather than felating Howard Dean's camp. Raise points rather than talk about his resume and how nice the Dems are. If I was going to be vulgar about him, I'd say he's a twat. You can look that word up – McCain fits every definition. RE: Hemmingway: WOW. You other bloggers out there, you want a flood of email? Ask an opinion on Hemmingway. Holy cow. By and large, the biggest response was for the Nick Adams stories and Hemmingway's short stories. I think every work has been suggest, with those winning the most nods. In short, the answer is “all of them”. My boy will eventually read them... and don't think for a moment that he is too young. He reads at a college level and has every book I have in the house. I have a lot of books. I have college books. He home schools. He home schools from college texts. See the pattern? He's already read most of HP Lovecraft's works and can carry on intelligent conversation about the deeper meanings in Chaucer. Gout: Kim du Toit and I could be brothers... save for the fact that I'm Scottish/Irish and he's South African. I read his post about him being sick of the pain of gout. Well, as you guys know, I have it too. It's in my right knee and foot. It used to be in my left knee, but it took surgery to cut out the crystals. Yes, crystals. Let me tell you what Gout really is. There is uric acid in the blood because of too much protein... either kidneys not flushing enough of it out or you are excreting too much uric acid. Either way, it gets in your blood and collects in crystals in your joints. During a flare up, these crystals can tear at soft tissues in the joints. This causes the red swelling and pain. Pain to the point of madness, compounded my mobility issues... your body becomes it's own Iron Maiden torture device. I can't afford to take a day off even during the worst of it. I take huge doses of pain relievers, in combinations that make my doctors nervous. During my peak migraine times, I did this too, for most days during the week... the result was that my liver almost completely failed and I almost died. My migraines, I've learned to deal with in other ways than just pills. But gout? My God - It's torture. Pure unadulterated torture to the point that it is prove that not only does God exist, but he's pissed at you. At least with a migraine, I can move. AR-15 Magazines, and SIG quad rail handguards: If anyone has any spare AR type magazines, or some SIG 556 SWAT type quad rail handguards that you are not using... send them my way... I can put them to good use! 5-6-08: Field and Stream is looking for the Ultimate Outdoorsman. Unfortunately I am unable to attend, so they will only find the runner up. Too bad. Sounds like a fun time. And I could have used the winnings. Well, maybe next time. Email from a College Student: “Ogre, I have been long time reader of yor site out here in the midwest, and I am almost done studying here at Purdue University. As you you state, being prepared at all times is a necessity, and i do agree being an Eagle Scout. However, I know that Utah allows students to carry on campus, and I do wish over on this side of the country our state of Indiana would adopt your states/academic institutions freedoms to carry concealed. I have had my concealed carry since the day I turned 18, and I have been shooting ever since I can remember, and I have never broken any laws , and yet I can carry across the street from my university, but if I cross the road I am in deep shit on so many levels it really is ridiculous. After reading your several posts over the college situation on CCW, I thought you would appreciate/support this. If you would, please take a look at a group known as Students for Concealed Carry on Campus and please consider this website for your awesome site / pass this along to anyone that appreciates what we can do anywhere else, but not while most college students are in class. http://concealedcampus.org/ Thanks for keeping me posted on current events / the gun market while I am away at school/interning and giving me a good laugh when i need it the most. Happy shooting and have fun with your new 556! Midwest College Member, Matt” I suggest printing out the below logo and pasting it up wherever there is a No Weapons sign.
░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ I was going to get my 14 year old son a couple books by Hemingway. Unfortunately I can not decide which. Specifically, I think the African adventures would be great. A Moveable Feast, Under Kilimanjaro... nonfictions, but worthy reads. What do you guys think? Robert A Heinlein is another author that he is going to be reading a lot of this summer... but I need a little help picking out the Hemingway. Nine Inch Nails: The Slip, the latest from NIN... they are giving it away for free. I've downloaded it, and its good. I would have bought it. They did this last month with “Ghosts” and that was good too... but this is a better album... but Ghosts made a lot of money, even after being given away. The Slip will be going to CD eventually, but right now – go ahead and enjoy it. NIN is changing the music industry... and I think we can support that. So even if you don't like NIN, download it. And when you are going to buy a CD, think about what NIN is doing... and buy one of their CDs. Hey, they make good gifts. This is proof that there is little intelligence in institutions of higher learning. University of Kansas has one of the most RETARDED gun policies I've ever seen. Read this. You can bring guns to campus, you just can't have them on campus. And every gun that gets checked in, gets checked to see if it's stolen. What does it take to have a gun declared stolen? Someone calls in a serial number. That's it. This story is not going to have a happy ending... not for the school, not for gun owners. I suggest that colleges adopt the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. It's amazing that these places still persist on having No Gun policies in the wake of all the evidence that they are in fact making the schools LESS SAFE. Has there ever been a mad gunman shooting spree at a Gun Show? How many at schools? Kim du Toit has stumbled upon one of my favorite artists. William Bouguereau. We have a couple of his prints. He is one of the most under-rated artists out there, because he was Pro-Women, in a time when everyone else was painting naked men. The man was certainly NOT gay. I wrote my thesis on him and his work. Most art books either don't mention him at all, or only extremely briefly. 5-5-08: The Shooting Wire sent out this interesting list. This is based on purchases last year.
Top rifle brand: Remington (14.1% of
all purchases) Now, this is just a list on what has been purchased – not necessarily what is best. For example, top shotgun is Mossberg. This about made me choke. Remington 870 is top pump... Benelli is the top auto... Browning is the top over-under... Stoeger is the top side by side... Yet somehow Mossberg reigns in the Top Shotgun? That's rather odd. But I'll take it at face value. Why doesn't anyone make an AR-10 rifle in .22-250? We've got them in .243 and all other .308 based cartridges. I could go for one in .22-250. Had that option been available, I'd probably rolled with that instead of a Savage. I think .22-250 is under-rated... it is a great intermediate caliber. .22-250 Rem., 40 gr. V-MAX
That is some rather impressive numbers. Super fast, nice and flat trajectory... out to 400 yards it's a laser beam, and anything hit with it is going really feel it. Especially things like Yotes. Which is my main concern. 96 Ford Contour, 2.5 liter V-6, 5 speed manual: 425 miles traveled, 13 gallons fuel consumed. 32.6 MPG. Those numbers have been consistent lately. That is better than many hybrids with only a fraction of the automotive performance... because my 'Tour is spry off the line, flat out fast, and rather low profile when it comes to cops looking for speeders... My only problem with the Contour is that it is small... I need a bigger car. Who remembers Richard Scarry? Deep Thought: Two men are out ice fishing at their favorite fishing hole, just fishing quietly and drinking beer. Almost silently, so as not to scare the fish, Bob says, 'I think I'm going to divorce my wife - she hasn't spoken to me in over 2 months.' Frank continues slowly sipping his beer, then thoughtfully says, 'You better think it over - women like that are hard to find.'
5-4-08: GO SEE IRON MAN.
EPIC. There has always been something about Robert
Downey Jr's acting that I like. I don't know if I like admitting it, but
there it is. Seeing the guy bounce back I think is good news... seeing a guy
turn his life around and make himself better. Good. I think that is good. So I
am well pleased that Robert nailed the Tony Stark character – better than
anyone else could have. Seriously, I don't think anyone else could have
pulled it off so effortlessly. The biggest surprise was Jeff Bridges. The
Dude from The Big Lebowski... Jeff has come a long way from that role! He
plays a very convincing evil bastard. The perfect villain for Iron Man.
Gwyneth Paltrow did a good job, she's charming... for an anti-american
wench. 5-3-08: Happy Day. They say the happiest days of a Boat Owner are the day he buys it, and the day he sells it. This can also be said of Kia Owners. Because I am no longer one. The Sportage just sold a few minutes ago for a cool two grand. This money pays off my wife's Pontia.... *puke*... Pontiac.... *retch*... Montana. *gag*... scuse me... So we are off to SLC... Dance Competition Day at Lagoon. My little beloved sisters in law are dancing and I adore them. I really do. But I am not big on Dance Competitions. We are also going to see Iron Man, and dine at the Olive Garden and check out the Gateway Mall. I am pretty sure I'd rather be hunting coyote or fishing. 5-2-08: New Gun Alerts: Thompson Center's new Endeavor rifle. Love it. This is an upgrade to the Encore Pro-Hunter, which includes the Triumph's tool free speed breech. A very nice touch to the already very nice rifle. As far as modern in line muzzle loaders go – this is the pinnacle. This is it. I just don't see how it could be made better. Jim Shockey, the one cat out there that has probably done more muzzle loading hunting than anyone else since Daniel Boone has put his name on this gun. If you watch his show, you see him using a regular Encore all the time. I don't remember seeing any of his stuff with him using a Pro-Hunter... so it looks like he skipped it and now landed on the Endeavor. That says something. I've not shot one yet... but handling both the black and camo versions... they look damn near perfect. I don't think I could come up with an improvement to them if I tried. If you are thinking about getting a muzzle loader – seriously – this is it. And the price isn't bad at all. Kahr finally sent us the P45 pistol. Width and length is damn near the same as the CW40... the grip is only about a quarter inch longer. Very light, very slim and easy to carry. Ben took one home today. This is kinda funny because he's been jonesing for one of these for months. Now, the downside to working where we work is that there is a Golden Rule there... and that rule is that new products that come in have to be on the shelves for 3 weeks before employees can buy them at our discount rate. These Kahrs just came in... Ben couldn't wait the 3 weeks. I have to laugh... I've done that too. I can't blame him. It's a gem of a pistol. But like all Kahrs, it is not without warts. Sharp edges and a rough action are the curse of new Kahr pistols. Fortunately, the roughness will smooth out all on its own with some shooting. But the sharp edges will require careful attention from a file. Kahr's, more than any other line of pistols demand a full melt job. I don't know why Kahr doesn't do that. They would be so much more appealing to buyers if it didn't feel like holding and handling something that might hurt you. Ben is giddy like a school girl about his new P45. (just like I was when I picked up my SIG 556) It is going to become his main CCW gun. A choice I could have made myself, if I was in the market for another .45 for CCW. (Something that wasn't a 1911) Today, (I wrote the above yesterday, but didn't post it) Ben reports that the Kahr P45 is flawless in functionality, accuracy was good, and he has taken a file to the sharp edges of the frame to clean it up a little bit. The Taurus Judge: I don't get this pistol. We got in a few of them last year and sold them really quick for about 350 bucks. We ordered more and are still waiting for next shipment... we've been waiting for over a year now for them. Every single day we are open, someone asks for a Judge. Even one of the guys I work with ordered one for himself. The gun is large and heavy and really, it's of limited utility. It does nothing very well and the novelty of being able to use .410 shotshells is just that... a novelty because it groups like crap. I don't like them. Vortex Strikefire: It's now in the 2008 hunting product catalog, and the rep said that it will be out in another month and they will be retailing for around 130 bucks. Other than that, he didn't know anything else about the unit. Which isn't surprising... but I was hoping he might have an example. Oh well. Quote of the Decade: “At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats.” P.J. O’Rourke
Not only did I shoot the gun, but I blooded it as well. After being sure of the reliability and accuracy I drove closer to the dump and walked. Someone had shot a lot of prairie dogs in this area and it was a feast for crows. If crows are going to town on the carnage, then other critters will be too. Today I'm wearing sage green... vest and shirt. Camo hat up top to cover my CEO hair cut. Green electronic muffs to help hear and to muffle the bangs. I figured I'm good to go and everything is adding up for a little hunt. Wind was blowing about 10 mph, with gusts up to 20-25 or so. So walking into the wind and cresting carefully... using my binos (I always keep a pair in my car) I was able to see a lone coyote eating some dead animal flesh, it was about 200 yards and he was not paying attention to anything. Using the contours of the terrain I was able to move in to just about 60 yards undetected. I lined up the shot, gave a little lead for the wind.. about 4 inches Kentucky and held my breath. The Coyote was intersected through the torso just behind the shoulders, a little higher than I would have liked... I was loaded with an Ultramax 55 grain ballistic tip and it worked great. The dog jumped from the surprise shock, turned away to run, and promptly fell sideways and kicked for a couple seconds. Had I been using optics, I would have been able to put that round through a better vector through the animal, making a cleaner kill... but I would say that the gun did everything I asked it to do. Speaking of Prairie Dogs: Colorado just dodged a bullet. Some fuqqtard liberal group sued Colorado in an attempt to make hunting prairie dogs illegal. This would have been an ecological disaster for Colorado. Ranchers lease land from the state or from the BLM. Cattle are a precious resource, especially since the cost of food is going up and the cost of feed for cattle is going up too. Grazing open ranges is important... critical to some ranchers and to those who buy beef. Unchecked prairie dogs ruin that grazing land and dig holes that cattle will trip in – snapping their legs. One rancher said that if the prairie dogs went unchecked, the cost of beef could go up dramatically. Another rancher I talked to shrugged and said two bucks a pound for local grown free range beef. There is another problem with unchecked Prairie dogs. It would stimulate the population of predators... and this brings me to another related topic. Sage Grouse. The population of sage grouse has overall suffered a large decline in the last 10 years. Reason for this is the severe drought and harsh winters we have had and an increased in predation. NPR had some idiot expert on talking about the reason sage grouse has declined is because of a lack of “hard decision makers”. People who have the guts to make the hard decisions of restricting oil and gas development and to eliminate off roading, OHV, and ATVs and of course, hunting. This guy is up in the night. So he would have us cut off our own balls and forget the critically needed energy development – in the hope that by staying away from those areas that these stupid birds will prosper. Moron. Mankind is the steward of this world. It's our job to manage in a strait forward and logical way. Not theoretical ones. If a gardner sees weeds in his garden, he doesn't move the peas... he pulls the weeds. If these birds have a hard time surviving, because they have these obnoxious mating rituals that attract predators from miles away... the solution is simple: A bounty on coyotes, fox and bobcats. Eliminate the predator. My Brother has taken a keen interest in the original Sharps rifle. Not a .45-70.. the original capping breach loader. Kinda like a muzzle loader, but from the back door if you know what I mean. Here is what he has to say about it, and why he loves it: “It's pretty much my ideal rifle. I love a good capping breach loader and the infantry model is super rugged. There's just something about placing your sights on someone while cranking back on a big sidelock hammer that really illustrates that someone is truly and unavoidably fucked. It's like they become doomed, it's like a curse, almost magical. Single shot rifles that have external hammers almost have the same power, but a huge side hammer has that power in spades. Russians in Afghanistan experienced this ballistic curse and learned to fear the tribesmen with the big funky rifles much more than the ones with the captured Kalash, because they knew the men with the odd relics were REALLY aiming at them and that the hit would be damning in a way that a hit from a x39 often wasn't. The thump of a large calibre plug hitting someone nearby was moral breaking. It was strange and unavoidably fatal. The conscript medics could do little but share the unit's terror. Often doom came to the drafted Russian from the Snider conversion Enfields*, and often from muzzle-loading rifled muskets from many different countries, but it came with greater certainty when the mechanism of the rifle required greater focus and the sight-plane was long. This brings the mind into a lethal clarity as it takes in the target. It is a channel for the force. The psychic lock and the heavy bullet combined to knock souls from bodies with an efficiency that an automatic weapon burst can not match.” Email: "George, I am trying to
spread the word about a website <www.guntransfer.org>,
which is owned by the Commonwealth of PA. It purports to provide legal
guidance to PA residents on what the legal requirements are for transferring
ownership of a gun in PA. The site implies that transfers in PA are legal
only when completed through a Federal Firearms License holder. CHECK ARCHIVES FOR OLDER CONTENT
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