First guns…
My first gun was a Stevens .22 (which I still have), the 94 was given to me in 1963, the 4 inch Python in 1966, and I bought the 6 inch Python in 1972 when I turned 21. I bought the Ruger MK II bull barrel in 1982 to replace the MK 1 that I’d basically shot out…
And before you ask, yes those are Herrett Custom stocks on the 6 inch. Sadly for my wallet, I didn’t stop there…
What was the first gun you ever bought? And do you still have it?
It seems not only the sports media, but the MSM is salivating over ‘Deflategate’…
I can’t help but wonder if this is ‘cover’ so that the MSM doesn’t have to cover those stories that NEED coverage, like the fallout from SOTU, what’s happening in Yemen, the death and succession of King Abdullah in Saudi, ISIS, the mess in Syria and multiple others…
And the ‘other’ media flap is over the Chris Kyle biopic “American Sniper”. The left hates it, and Moore has once again made an ass out of himself, but no surprise there… Rogan same, same…
But the more interesting part is this-
The release of the film American Sniper has led to an increase in threats against Muslims in the US, according to an Arab-American civil rights group.
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has written to director Clint Eastwood and star Bradley Cooper, saying a “majority of the violent threats we have seen over the past few days are result of how Arab and Muslims are depicted in American Sniper”.
Read the full article HERE on bbc.com.
And then there’s THIS… But it’s not getting covered either…
And the weatherguessers ‘missed’ on the latest “Snowmageddon” forecast, because they believed the ‘model’. Also, the Army and administration are crawfishing on reports from ‘reliable’ sources that Bergdahl is going to be courts martialed for desertion in Afghanistan in 2009. This has to have the administration in an uproar behind the scenes, after what BO did with the parents and the five bad guys that were released in the exchange…
The other thing I can’t help but wonder about is the whole ‘relations’ with Cuba thing… Especially after BO said he’s pretty much going to do what he wants to in the last two years of his administration.
The administration is releasing more GITMO prisoners without proper notification, and the last five were pretty heavy hitters…
But I really wonder if the whole ploy here is to give ALL of the Guantanamo Bay facility back to Cuba as part of the ‘deal’. The prisoner swap that started this was all undercover, and there are still questions about the 53 political prisoners ‘supposedly’ released.
And the globull warming fanatics are still at it, now saying 2014 was the warmest year on record, but even NOAA and NASA can’t say that with greater than 50% probability…
Studies done using actual raw data don’t seem to support ANY measurable warming greater than about 1/10th of a degree… Borepatch has been doing a number of posts on this over the last year or so, and his posts support this also.
And I can’t help but wonder what the anti-gunners are going to try next on that front, but at least they got their hands slapped in VA and thanks to VCDL, most of the stuff coming out of committee in VA is positive!!!
Sigh… Sometimes I REALLY wish I could just ignore all the crap going on and lead a peaceful oblivious life like some folks do…
I got to the range Sunday early, because I wanted to do some ammo testing…
I was shooting these: “Technically” all three of these are subsonic… 1116.13fps is considered supersonic.
Federal Match- 1000fps
Eley Subsonic- 1065fps
CCI Quiet-22- 710fps
Weather conditions at 0900- 41 degrees, 54% humidity, 0 wind (Chilly!!!)
Here is the video of the Marlin 39A (23 inch barrel)
I used this as the ‘base’ test. And yes my hands were cold… but all rounds fired and ejected (manually) sigh…
Next up was the 10-22 (16 inch barrel) without, then with the suppressor.
In neither case did the CCI Quiet-22 actually cycle the bolt completely…
Next up was the Savage MK-II (21 inch barrel) without, then with the suppressor.
All three worked fine in the bolt action… (Colder hands)…
I also shot the 22-45 without and with the suppressor, but sadly didn’t start the video… (my bad)…
Now the question is, were there differences in accuracy with and without the suppressor? I’ll qualify this by saying yes, but not by much… The bigger difference is between the various brands of ammo.
Considering I was not shooting off a rest, and shooting fairly rapidly at 50 yards, the results are below.
As you can see, there was a significant drop off with the rounds from the 22-45. I was trying for the same hold, on the bull…
The Model 39 was very consistent, but I did ‘drop’ the last shot (Quiet-22) it probably should have been 3 inches higher…
Here are the two rifles without then with the suppressor. Upper right and left are without; lower right and left are with. On the 10-22, the Quiet-22 barely missed the paper low, it about an inch and a half below the Eley round.
YMMV, but I hope this gives folks an idea of what these rounds will do through various rifles and pistols. And they were ALL quieter than the .308 being shot the next range over!!!
For whatever it’s worth, the Federal was ‘slightly’ more accurate, with about 1/2 inch drop between it and the Eley, with the CCI about an inch below the Federal on the average. Where you see the biggest difference is in the pistol accuracy, but I’ll have to admit part of that was also my ability to have a steady hold.
The B&B I stayed at on the last trip is in an old commercial building built in the 1800s, so there aren’t any closets…
But my room did have an old armoire in it…
I ‘think’ this one was a business man’s armoire, due to the layout…
It’s set up a little differently than the ones we have down at the old home place, and has labels for each space (hence the man’s armoire)
I can’t even guess when it was made, but obviously after the turn of th 19th century, due to the painted metal labels and coin tray in the door.
Thankfully I didn’t need either of those blankets, but it’s kinda funny that they stored them there (just like hotels throw them in the closets).
For it’s age, it’s in pretty good shape, and it did the job!
The quintessential reason why Grandpa carries a gun.
My old Grandpa said to me, ‘Son, there comes a time in every man’s life when he stops bustin’ knuckles and starts bustin’ caps and usually it’s when he becomes too old to take an ass whoopin’.’
I don’t carry a gun to kill people; I carry a gun to keep from being killed.
I don’t carry a gun to scare people; I carry a gun because sometimes this World can be a scary place.
I don’t carry a gun because I’m paranoid; I carry a gun because there are real threats in the World.
I don’t carry a gun because I’m evil; I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the World.
I don’t carry a gun because I hate the government; I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.
I don’t carry a gun because I’m angry; I carry a gun so that I don’t have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.
I don’t carry a gun because I want to shoot someone; I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.
I don’t carry a gun because I’m a cowboy; I carry a gun because, when I die and go to Heaven, I want to be a cowboy.
I don’t carry a gun to make me feel like a man; I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.
I don’t carry a gun because I feel inadequate; I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.
I don’t carry a gun because I love it; I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.
Police protection is an oxymoron: Free citizens must protect themselves because police do not protect you from crime; they just investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to clean up the mess.
Personally, I carry a gun because I’m too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin’!
I’m STILL trying to figure out how we end up with one day off and get five days behind!!!
Short weeks suck!
But I’m planning (weather cooperating) on getting to the range this weekend, I found some Eley subsonic and I want to go see if it works as advertized…
I hope y’alls week has gone better than mine, and I hope y’all have a great weekend, wherever you may be!
Strange things found in the back of the cabinet…
Anybody remember these?
Aluminium travel cups that somehow migrated into the house and became the ‘kids’ cups…
And how many of us old farts had one of these?
It’s a Sony no less! And I seem to remember it cost something like $4 bucks… AM only…
A question for my readers…
I’m investigating the possibility of doing an audiobook version. Would y’all be interested in something like that?
No, I’m not going to read it, I’d put everybody to sleep. I’m looking at using a professional. 🙂
Sales are a couple a day, so I’m wondering if it’s even fiscally viable to go down this road.
Your thoughts/recommendations please!
Sigh…
Phlegm and Lawdog, hosted a little get together out at their place this weekend. The usual suspects were sighted including AEPilot Jim, Evyl Robot Michael, Jennifer, JPG, Matt G and his lady, Peter and Miss D., Wally and his lady, Rabbit (frequent commenter) and his lady.
There was FOOD! 🙂 And munchies, and goodies, and…
GUMBO! Shrimp and sausage (thanks Peter) gumbo, south Louisiana style (yes it had okra in it). Various beverages washed it down, including a little ‘treat’ Peter brought called moonshine cherries. Those things are deadly! Soaked in moonshine, they DEFINITELY have a kick! 🙂 Thankfully most of us were within walking distance of our beds…LOL
And it’s no wonder Dachshunds had a reputation of (and were bred for) going after badgers in their dens…
She took it in her doggie mind that the chew toy was HERS! And she wouldn’t let go including hanging in the air for 30-45 seconds more than once. And growling/yipping and trying to shake Lawdog off…
Sadly these always end too soon, but great conversations took place along with the good food and quite a bit of hilarity… 🙂
At least I’m now recharged and ready to go back to the salt mine! Thanks folks, it was a great time!!!