Some days you wake up and find that things are so terribly wrong with the world that you start pacing the floor like a caged animal hoping to find some new route out of the cage. You look at the people around you and want to grab them up and scream in their faces to WAKE UP! This is not America the way it was intended.
" It has to start somewhere, it has to start sometime, what better place the here, what better time than NOW."
I am headed out to do a show tonight and I am hoping that my mood improves. Its getting harder and harder to be civil.
I think that getting a full time job would improve my outlook but I also wonder if thats just some type of denial on my part. I can't go back to sleep and not see what is going on in this country. Every day it gets worse.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Sounds of Summer in the 'Hood
Sitting on my porch smoking(I know BAD!) listening to the sounds of the world around me. I don't think anything bad was going on but I did hear the sound of a 12 gauge in the distance. 2 rounds about 4 seconds apart. Then up the road, someone popped off about 8 rounds of .22. Hard to mistake that crack. Most definitely not firecrackers.
No sirens so It was probably just fun shots going off. Its way to early to hear the 9's going off. Those usually wait until after the bars are closed and the 'bangers are feeling cocky enough to "defend" turf or settle some scores.
New Years Eve here was quite interesting. I actually called it an early night even though I didn't need to. I was awoken to the Gunfire. Not really surprised at all but the quantity of it was surprising to me. I even went on to the front porch and shot 3 rounds into the yard for giggles. THEN I heard it. Someone in the neighborhood had a Full AUTOMATIC. Probably AK since it sounded like 7.62X39 going off. I had my muffs on so I couldn't tell if there was that 'Clack' of an AK going off but I know Full Auto when I here it. It may have been a bump fire but I doubt it in this case. There are several military familys in the area and I know that during Kuwait we had quite a few that were successful in bringing back 'trophies' .
To bed with me though. I have a show tomorrow so Its going to be a long day/night for the grumpy cuss. LOL
No sirens so It was probably just fun shots going off. Its way to early to hear the 9's going off. Those usually wait until after the bars are closed and the 'bangers are feeling cocky enough to "defend" turf or settle some scores.
New Years Eve here was quite interesting. I actually called it an early night even though I didn't need to. I was awoken to the Gunfire. Not really surprised at all but the quantity of it was surprising to me. I even went on to the front porch and shot 3 rounds into the yard for giggles. THEN I heard it. Someone in the neighborhood had a Full AUTOMATIC. Probably AK since it sounded like 7.62X39 going off. I had my muffs on so I couldn't tell if there was that 'Clack' of an AK going off but I know Full Auto when I here it. It may have been a bump fire but I doubt it in this case. There are several military familys in the area and I know that during Kuwait we had quite a few that were successful in bringing back 'trophies' .
To bed with me though. I have a show tomorrow so Its going to be a long day/night for the grumpy cuss. LOL
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Range report. (stupid Diogenes)
Well when I came too this morning it was not to a coffee maker or an alarm clock. It was to the crack of thunder. Lovely. NO range trip for now.
Well of course I checked email and read my daily's and surfed the job sites and Craigslist. That took about an hour or so and still RAIN Grrr.
Back to bed. (the only advantage to being unemployed.)
Awoke a couple of hours later to
CLEAR SKIES WOOT!
On to the range.
Cold range not a person in sight on any of them. Range master is taking a nap in the office. DOUBLE WOOT!
Set up my targets and fire off 20 of the wolf black box to warm up the barrel and get her a little fouled. I have found that this rifle likes to be dirty and won't shoot for squat without carbon in the barrel.
First 20 are kinda scattered about but all about 6 inches above center. I expected that and I am trying to get the POI 3.5" above POA at 100m. Thats my Zero for 250m
Ok. Now its time to see if things tighten up.
10 rounds with the Czech ammo.
WTF! 8" target and only 3 on paper and nothing showing a problem (like breathing or trigger jerk.) Now is when I realize that I was stupid. I only brought 10 rounds of each and nothing more. Now I have to move on no matter what.
10 rounds Hungarian.
better. But now everything is to the Right of center and sitting about a 6" pattern.
Grr. Make no changes and move on.
10 rounds of Wolf.
WTF! now I am back on center and high. at least that much is being consistent.
10 rounds Winchester SP
first three rounds. Look down range and don't see anything on the target.
Luckily I am still the only one on the range so I just put a clip in the carrier and walk down to see what the heck is going on.
The target is centered on a 2'X 3' backboard. The three rounds I shot are right on the upper edge of the board and within 1/4" of each other. That's 16" high on center. Seeing the placement I know that this is not me but a setting somewhere on the rifle. Just for giggles I return and shoot dead center bottom of Board. Three rounds.
Dead center of target.
I start to look over the rifle to make sure that nothing is loose or came out of adjustment. Nothing out of whack. Since I mainly shoot the cheap stuff I leave the settings alone and fire off the last 4 rounds.(still kicking myself over that one) By this time there are a couple of guys unloading gear and setting up so I just pull my targets.
I didn't take pics this time since I not only failed to take spare ammo to recheck myself; I also forgot the camera. The targets tear to much removing them from the back board so no pics there either.
Looking on the net it seems that there is a difference of only 2 grains in bullet weight between the milsurp stuff and the Winchester 122v124 but there is also a difference of 2 grains in powder. The Winchester is most definitely hotter. AND newer. the milsurp stuff I have is about 30 years old. It still shoots but it definitely has lost some 'ummph'
After seeing the difference that newer ammo makes to the equation I am seriously considering reloading in the future. Even though I had to give it some Tennessee windage to get on center with the new ammo the pattern was amazing. 7 rounds in the red center and not touching the edges. If I had more of it I would have been able to shoot the center out of that target. Sadly this is not a good time to be considering reloading as a hobby since it has become so much harder to find the components. While I was packing up one of the guys there asked if I had seen any large rifle primers in the stores.
The other aspect of that is I would rather reload something with a more standard case. Like .30-06 or .308 the 7.62X39 case is a bear for primers and bullets.(.310) I do like the way it shoots but I think if I am going to reload I want something that has a little more Range to it.
NOTE: Having seen what the New ammo can do I am perfectly happy with this rifle for hunting. Especially in the midwest were I Highly doubt that I will be making 100+yard shots. Maybe out west there would be a need to upgrade but not here.
Well of course I checked email and read my daily's and surfed the job sites and Craigslist. That took about an hour or so and still RAIN Grrr.
Back to bed. (the only advantage to being unemployed.)
Awoke a couple of hours later to
CLEAR SKIES WOOT!
On to the range.
Cold range not a person in sight on any of them. Range master is taking a nap in the office. DOUBLE WOOT!
Set up my targets and fire off 20 of the wolf black box to warm up the barrel and get her a little fouled. I have found that this rifle likes to be dirty and won't shoot for squat without carbon in the barrel.
First 20 are kinda scattered about but all about 6 inches above center. I expected that and I am trying to get the POI 3.5" above POA at 100m. Thats my Zero for 250m
Ok. Now its time to see if things tighten up.
10 rounds with the Czech ammo.
WTF! 8" target and only 3 on paper and nothing showing a problem (like breathing or trigger jerk.) Now is when I realize that I was stupid. I only brought 10 rounds of each and nothing more. Now I have to move on no matter what.
10 rounds Hungarian.
better. But now everything is to the Right of center and sitting about a 6" pattern.
Grr. Make no changes and move on.
10 rounds of Wolf.
WTF! now I am back on center and high. at least that much is being consistent.
10 rounds Winchester SP
first three rounds. Look down range and don't see anything on the target.
Luckily I am still the only one on the range so I just put a clip in the carrier and walk down to see what the heck is going on.
The target is centered on a 2'X 3' backboard. The three rounds I shot are right on the upper edge of the board and within 1/4" of each other. That's 16" high on center. Seeing the placement I know that this is not me but a setting somewhere on the rifle. Just for giggles I return and shoot dead center bottom of Board. Three rounds.
Dead center of target.
I start to look over the rifle to make sure that nothing is loose or came out of adjustment. Nothing out of whack. Since I mainly shoot the cheap stuff I leave the settings alone and fire off the last 4 rounds.(still kicking myself over that one) By this time there are a couple of guys unloading gear and setting up so I just pull my targets.
I didn't take pics this time since I not only failed to take spare ammo to recheck myself; I also forgot the camera. The targets tear to much removing them from the back board so no pics there either.
Looking on the net it seems that there is a difference of only 2 grains in bullet weight between the milsurp stuff and the Winchester 122v124 but there is also a difference of 2 grains in powder. The Winchester is most definitely hotter. AND newer. the milsurp stuff I have is about 30 years old. It still shoots but it definitely has lost some 'ummph'
After seeing the difference that newer ammo makes to the equation I am seriously considering reloading in the future. Even though I had to give it some Tennessee windage to get on center with the new ammo the pattern was amazing. 7 rounds in the red center and not touching the edges. If I had more of it I would have been able to shoot the center out of that target. Sadly this is not a good time to be considering reloading as a hobby since it has become so much harder to find the components. While I was packing up one of the guys there asked if I had seen any large rifle primers in the stores.
The other aspect of that is I would rather reload something with a more standard case. Like .30-06 or .308 the 7.62X39 case is a bear for primers and bullets.(.310) I do like the way it shoots but I think if I am going to reload I want something that has a little more Range to it.
NOTE: Having seen what the New ammo can do I am perfectly happy with this rifle for hunting. Especially in the midwest were I Highly doubt that I will be making 100+yard shots. Maybe out west there would be a need to upgrade but not here.
Range Trip
Since my last range trip I made a couple of modifications to the SKS. I recrowned the barrel since I noticed that the end was slightly deformed when My Neighbor knocked it off its hanger. I noticed that it had changed in windage but hadn't equated it to any damage to the barrel.
The other modification was in the firing pin though that shouldn't effect the ballistics of the rounds. This mod is only to insure that I don't experience the notorious slam fire that the SKS is known for. I added a spring to the pin also to insure that it returns to nuetral position each time. Sorry, no picks since my camera completely sucks on close up picks. You wouldn't have been able to see anything meaningful anyway.
Goals for this trip. Insure that the rifle is functioning correctly first and foremost.
Second is to shoot 10-20 rounds of each type of Ammo that I have and compare the results. The reason behind this: to determine what type of ammo I will prefer.
I have available Hungarian Milsurp. Czechoslovakian Milsurp and Russian Wolf black box. I Can get any of the three fairly easily though the source comes and goes at times. I know that the Wolf ammo is not the greatest and I hope to prove that the actual milsurp stuff is better even though some of it is nearly as old as the rifle itself.(haven't yet had a Dud round that wasn't caused by me changing things in the rifle. lol )
So off to bed with me so that I can get an early start and get my shooting in before the range gets busy.
The other modification was in the firing pin though that shouldn't effect the ballistics of the rounds. This mod is only to insure that I don't experience the notorious slam fire that the SKS is known for. I added a spring to the pin also to insure that it returns to nuetral position each time. Sorry, no picks since my camera completely sucks on close up picks. You wouldn't have been able to see anything meaningful anyway.
Goals for this trip. Insure that the rifle is functioning correctly first and foremost.
Second is to shoot 10-20 rounds of each type of Ammo that I have and compare the results. The reason behind this: to determine what type of ammo I will prefer.
I have available Hungarian Milsurp. Czechoslovakian Milsurp and Russian Wolf black box. I Can get any of the three fairly easily though the source comes and goes at times. I know that the Wolf ammo is not the greatest and I hope to prove that the actual milsurp stuff is better even though some of it is nearly as old as the rifle itself.(haven't yet had a Dud round that wasn't caused by me changing things in the rifle. lol )
So off to bed with me so that I can get an early start and get my shooting in before the range gets busy.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Repost from Irate Nation.
this is in response to "war is Hell" from American Thinker.
And that's the truth that has hindered so many in this endeavor to stop the Infringements upon the US population. No one that has any conservatism values wants to hurt another human being, not intentionally anyway.
Sadly we are headed to a place where many will be hurt, maimed, and or killed. In masses that make many of us hesitant even when justified. We still hold our principles of right and wrong above our own heads. At some point our values will be outweighed by need to "fix" the problem. Then we will be absolved of any guilt in our endeavors.
The current PTB don't seem to have the same principles. They operate as if above the law. Maybe they are above the Law of the Land but they will eventually find out that the law of Man still applies to them quite well. When that day comes I hope to be still breathing as I REALLY want to see the looks on their faces when they realize that they can bleed for their crimes.
I would rather strife in my time that my children can live in peace. I think that was Samuel Adams that said that but it fits very nicely with my thoughts today. I posted to my blog today due to the feelings that I am having. They were spurred on by [URL="http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=97374"]report[/URL] of a man that was arrested and detained while they did checks to see if he was on the watch lists. The reason for this was that he had a Gadsden Flag bumper sticker on his Truck. No other reason needed since Janet Napolitano issued her edicts on what an Extremist is.
We are no longer free in this country. Make no mistake. Within a year if not sooner, People will start to 'disappear' in the night. The courts won't be anymore full than they are now because Habeaus Corpus is going to go the way of Posse Comitatus in this country. There will be no warnings.
And to speak out will put you on the lists faster.
[URL="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=97489"]It won't only be what you say in public either.[/URL] Just reading these pages will get someone paying attention to you.[QUOTE]As noted above, the DHS has compiled a long list of folks the government considers terrorists. The bill, if enacted, would allow the attorney general, a documented gun-grabber, to deny millions of Americans due process. “[Rep. King] would deny citizens their civil liberties based on no due process,” Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, tells WorldNetDaily.[/QUOTE][URL="http://www.thecitizen.com/~citizen0/node/36685"]http://www.thecitizen.com/~citizen0/node/36685[/URL] for the rest. It even mentions that if you voted against Obama you may be on the lists. Now if that isn't Chicago styled Politics(AKA Mob Tactics) I don't know what is.
The PTB want this set up so that things can be done quietly without undue attention. They don't want the sheep to get nervous. Anyone that fights back will have a news report similar to that Guy in Pennsylvania that killed the three cops. I have a thought on that but I am not going to touch upon that here.
War IS hell. War within a country by separate Ideologies is even worse. But there will be need for it. We aren't going to fix this in the courts or the Ballot box. Sorry Glen Beck. Its just not going to pan out how you are wishing for. THEY won't let it. Force is the only thing that's going to get rid of them.
We cannot stop a Holocaust without inflicting pain. We cannot end the Gulag without hurting people. We cannot free slaves without the horror of civil war. We can be silent, passive, and helpless in the face of evil, and, perhaps, survive. But we cannot stop evil without fighting evil, and that battle cannot be conducted without hurting people.
And that's the truth that has hindered so many in this endeavor to stop the Infringements upon the US population. No one that has any conservatism values wants to hurt another human being, not intentionally anyway.
Sadly we are headed to a place where many will be hurt, maimed, and or killed. In masses that make many of us hesitant even when justified. We still hold our principles of right and wrong above our own heads. At some point our values will be outweighed by need to "fix" the problem. Then we will be absolved of any guilt in our endeavors.
The current PTB don't seem to have the same principles. They operate as if above the law. Maybe they are above the Law of the Land but they will eventually find out that the law of Man still applies to them quite well. When that day comes I hope to be still breathing as I REALLY want to see the looks on their faces when they realize that they can bleed for their crimes.
I would rather strife in my time that my children can live in peace. I think that was Samuel Adams that said that but it fits very nicely with my thoughts today. I posted to my blog today due to the feelings that I am having. They were spurred on by [URL="http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=97374"]report[/URL] of a man that was arrested and detained while they did checks to see if he was on the watch lists. The reason for this was that he had a Gadsden Flag bumper sticker on his Truck. No other reason needed since Janet Napolitano issued her edicts on what an Extremist is.
We are no longer free in this country. Make no mistake. Within a year if not sooner, People will start to 'disappear' in the night. The courts won't be anymore full than they are now because Habeaus Corpus is going to go the way of Posse Comitatus in this country. There will be no warnings.
And to speak out will put you on the lists faster.
[URL="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=97489"]It won't only be what you say in public either.[/URL] Just reading these pages will get someone paying attention to you.[QUOTE]As noted above, the DHS has compiled a long list of folks the government considers terrorists. The bill, if enacted, would allow the attorney general, a documented gun-grabber, to deny millions of Americans due process. “[Rep. King] would deny citizens their civil liberties based on no due process,” Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, tells WorldNetDaily.[/QUOTE][URL="http://www.thecitizen.com/~citizen0/node/36685"]http://www.thecitizen.com/~citizen0/node/36685[/URL] for the rest. It even mentions that if you voted against Obama you may be on the lists. Now if that isn't Chicago styled Politics(AKA Mob Tactics) I don't know what is.
The PTB want this set up so that things can be done quietly without undue attention. They don't want the sheep to get nervous. Anyone that fights back will have a news report similar to that Guy in Pennsylvania that killed the three cops. I have a thought on that but I am not going to touch upon that here.
War IS hell. War within a country by separate Ideologies is even worse. But there will be need for it. We aren't going to fix this in the courts or the Ballot box. Sorry Glen Beck. Its just not going to pan out how you are wishing for. THEY won't let it. Force is the only thing that's going to get rid of them.
A little Anxiety going on today.
Today is Week 6 in the unemployment department. This ROYALLY SUCKS!!
Maybe I have a certain bias going on with the things I read but I am starting to get more than a little paranoid about the state of this country. I KNOW that our freedoms are being eroded away. Everyday I read about another infringement upon some citizen somewhere in the US and it only makes me more angry. I am slowly getting to the point that I don't want to haul my rifle to the range because I am afraid that some Gung-ho Trooper or Sheriff may pull me over and start running checks to see if I am on the "terrorist watchlist". I haven't a clue if I am on it or not nor will they come out and let you know. I guess the logic behind that is If you play by their rules then you haven't anything to worry about. Problem with that logic(if you want to call it that) is you need to know what the rules are to play by. The rules that I have been seeing mean becoming a slave to the System. NO THANKS. I like my life (other than being unemployed) and haven't any desire to change it other than where I live. Honestly, Texas is sounding better and better to me every day.
I think that what makes me the angriest is that I know this is the best country to live in for Freedoms. I have been to other countries and while I liked the Philippines it's not somewhere that I would want to live.
Ask yourself this: If you are pulled over, for any reason or none, do you feel comfortable telling the officer NO? No to answer their questions of where you are going or where you are coming from? No to Look into your PERSONAL Vehicle even if you aren't hiding anything?
Lets take it one step further. What if you are walking down the street in your town and a police officer asks for your ID? Out of the clear blue for no other reason than you are walking in a public place. Would you follow the request or tell them to take a hike?
I am guessing that a vast majority of the US would answer NO to all of the above questions. Yet if you look at the Laws that WERE ours, you would have every right to ignore those requests. NOW if you do they have every reason to assault you and arrest you. They can claim that you were impeding the legal system. Resisting arrest etc etc. These changes have encroached upon us so slowly that we hadn't considered how much has changed in this country. If these things had happened after WWII there would have been an uprising. Now we just bow our heads like good little dogs and whimper that we don't want to get hurt. These are people that call themselves "Public Servants" but who is acting like the servant here?
In the words of V: There is something seriously wrong with this country.
I am about ready to bail on Society somedays and just head to the hills and wait for the gunshots in the distance to tell me its time to come back and fight for whats right. I probably won't do that but man is it tempting. Especially when I am feel afraid to step outside and do things that I like to do that Are still legal(well at least the law against it hasn't been made public yet)
Think I am gonna call it an early night tonight and try to sleep off my paranoia.
Maybe I have a certain bias going on with the things I read but I am starting to get more than a little paranoid about the state of this country. I KNOW that our freedoms are being eroded away. Everyday I read about another infringement upon some citizen somewhere in the US and it only makes me more angry. I am slowly getting to the point that I don't want to haul my rifle to the range because I am afraid that some Gung-ho Trooper or Sheriff may pull me over and start running checks to see if I am on the "terrorist watchlist". I haven't a clue if I am on it or not nor will they come out and let you know. I guess the logic behind that is If you play by their rules then you haven't anything to worry about. Problem with that logic(if you want to call it that) is you need to know what the rules are to play by. The rules that I have been seeing mean becoming a slave to the System. NO THANKS. I like my life (other than being unemployed) and haven't any desire to change it other than where I live. Honestly, Texas is sounding better and better to me every day.
I think that what makes me the angriest is that I know this is the best country to live in for Freedoms. I have been to other countries and while I liked the Philippines it's not somewhere that I would want to live.
Ask yourself this: If you are pulled over, for any reason or none, do you feel comfortable telling the officer NO? No to answer their questions of where you are going or where you are coming from? No to Look into your PERSONAL Vehicle even if you aren't hiding anything?
Lets take it one step further. What if you are walking down the street in your town and a police officer asks for your ID? Out of the clear blue for no other reason than you are walking in a public place. Would you follow the request or tell them to take a hike?
I am guessing that a vast majority of the US would answer NO to all of the above questions. Yet if you look at the Laws that WERE ours, you would have every right to ignore those requests. NOW if you do they have every reason to assault you and arrest you. They can claim that you were impeding the legal system. Resisting arrest etc etc. These changes have encroached upon us so slowly that we hadn't considered how much has changed in this country. If these things had happened after WWII there would have been an uprising. Now we just bow our heads like good little dogs and whimper that we don't want to get hurt. These are people that call themselves "Public Servants" but who is acting like the servant here?
In the words of V: There is something seriously wrong with this country.
I am about ready to bail on Society somedays and just head to the hills and wait for the gunshots in the distance to tell me its time to come back and fight for whats right. I probably won't do that but man is it tempting. Especially when I am feel afraid to step outside and do things that I like to do that Are still legal(well at least the law against it hasn't been made public yet)
Think I am gonna call it an early night tonight and try to sleep off my paranoia.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
LAZY and no Excuses
Its been a couple of weeks since I last updated. NO EXCUSES.
Unless you also show that I have spent the last week trying to get a truck with a FUBARed clutch back on the road with little to no money. LOL the advantages of being a McGyver are an untold advantage when you're BROKE.
So today despite weather reports claiming absolute Crap weather I went to the range. Its been since April 22 since I was last there and I had done some more fine tuning to the SKS trigger assembly. So here is the report of that.
(note: I was good. I didn't go hog wild with blowing Ammo down range. Just enough)
Key notes on rifle. removed one more coil off Trigger spring during hiatus. Rifle had been knocked off wall by Rude neighbor that can't figure out how to close a door and not slam it. In fall it 'dinged' the rear sight enough to bend one ear. Fixed this and prayed that it wasn't completely screwed.
Two Targets at 100M. 8" black splatter type. Firing Wolf black box so I am not expecting tight patterns. 15-25MPH gusts from left rear. Line is cold.(on a saturday WOOT!)
First round. Click!
Dammit. Now the trigger spring is too light and not hitting these damned Berdan Primers hard enough. Clear the chamber and check the round. No other issues so I reload it first in line to try again.
BOOM! Now thats what I wanted to hear. 3 clicks left and center.
Next round fires no issues. again 3 clicks left.
Go ahead and finish off that mag while the wind started picking up. One thing that I don't like about this range is that with the Berms cross winds can actually effect elevation too. The last 4 rounds out of the mag are 2 inches right and 7 inches High. This isn't because of a trigger jerk either. I know the difference. Reload a mag and the wind drops off.(at this time two 'shooters' arrive)
Target 2 back to the same area I was at before the wind. No its not the rifle or me getting 'jerky'. Call a cease fire so that new shooters can set up and I can change my targets.
Long story short. in the next HOUR I get off 2 20 round mags in rapid fire and target acquisition while 'Shooter Boy' 5 spaces down monkeys with his scope that he didn't set up at home. I am trying to be nice since during cease fires you have to leave the rifles 'bolt open' on the bench while you step behind the line. After one hour and this dude hasn't fired one shot I decide that I am done. Done being nice and done shooting for the day. Cease fire! I get flipped off.
Least to say we both left at the same time. The range master saw it and gave this guy the Boot. I didn't have to say a friggin word.
Rule one. When going to the range have your shit ready to use. If its not DON'T do it on the line. Thats just friggin rude. Granted I had a 'light trigger' going on but I didn't stop shooting. ( 5 FTF's in all and all of them fired second time through. Added two spacers to the trigger spring when I came home to bring the tension back up. Will recheck laters and take a couple more with me 'just in case')
Meanwhile in my Home life, Still unemployed and now going on the Public Dole. Not a proud moment in my life. Discussion on it can be found here.
David Codrea is asking for some sympathy that I am willing to lend to the best of my abilities. When you get a chance go check him out at Examiner. Going to set up a link in the side bar for future use (when and if this blog takes off LOL )
Unless you also show that I have spent the last week trying to get a truck with a FUBARed clutch back on the road with little to no money. LOL the advantages of being a McGyver are an untold advantage when you're BROKE.
So today despite weather reports claiming absolute Crap weather I went to the range. Its been since April 22 since I was last there and I had done some more fine tuning to the SKS trigger assembly. So here is the report of that.
(note: I was good. I didn't go hog wild with blowing Ammo down range. Just enough)
Key notes on rifle. removed one more coil off Trigger spring during hiatus. Rifle had been knocked off wall by Rude neighbor that can't figure out how to close a door and not slam it. In fall it 'dinged' the rear sight enough to bend one ear. Fixed this and prayed that it wasn't completely screwed.
Two Targets at 100M. 8" black splatter type. Firing Wolf black box so I am not expecting tight patterns. 15-25MPH gusts from left rear. Line is cold.(on a saturday WOOT!)
First round. Click!
Dammit. Now the trigger spring is too light and not hitting these damned Berdan Primers hard enough. Clear the chamber and check the round. No other issues so I reload it first in line to try again.
BOOM! Now thats what I wanted to hear. 3 clicks left and center.
Next round fires no issues. again 3 clicks left.
Go ahead and finish off that mag while the wind started picking up. One thing that I don't like about this range is that with the Berms cross winds can actually effect elevation too. The last 4 rounds out of the mag are 2 inches right and 7 inches High. This isn't because of a trigger jerk either. I know the difference. Reload a mag and the wind drops off.(at this time two 'shooters' arrive)
Target 2 back to the same area I was at before the wind. No its not the rifle or me getting 'jerky'. Call a cease fire so that new shooters can set up and I can change my targets.
Long story short. in the next HOUR I get off 2 20 round mags in rapid fire and target acquisition while 'Shooter Boy' 5 spaces down monkeys with his scope that he didn't set up at home. I am trying to be nice since during cease fires you have to leave the rifles 'bolt open' on the bench while you step behind the line. After one hour and this dude hasn't fired one shot I decide that I am done. Done being nice and done shooting for the day. Cease fire! I get flipped off.
Least to say we both left at the same time. The range master saw it and gave this guy the Boot. I didn't have to say a friggin word.
Rule one. When going to the range have your shit ready to use. If its not DON'T do it on the line. Thats just friggin rude. Granted I had a 'light trigger' going on but I didn't stop shooting. ( 5 FTF's in all and all of them fired second time through. Added two spacers to the trigger spring when I came home to bring the tension back up. Will recheck laters and take a couple more with me 'just in case')
Meanwhile in my Home life, Still unemployed and now going on the Public Dole. Not a proud moment in my life. Discussion on it can be found here.
David Codrea is asking for some sympathy that I am willing to lend to the best of my abilities. When you get a chance go check him out at Examiner. Going to set up a link in the side bar for future use (when and if this blog takes off LOL )
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