My apologies

I have been quite busy helping at my sisters house the last couple of weekends. Her brother in law through her late husband has a construction company and is donating the materials to renovate her house. I have been putting in long hours helping out the guys that are donating their time to do the work. This isn't a simple rehab either. All new plumbing, new shower/tub, commode, sink and vanity, New internal framing, all new insulation throughout the house, Rerouting electric to accomadate the new walls and hardware.(my specialty in addition to the framing)

Been busy. Will post more soon I swear.

Back from the range. :D

Oh man, I forgot how good a 1911 feels in the hand. Everything lines up just right. The controls are right where you want 'em, no silly multiple safeties to worry about. Point, safety, squeeze, BANG! Gotta love it.

Even with my hands shaking at first(too much coffee this morning), Three shots right where I wanted them. Rapid fire with no hitches. Magazines slam home, slide drops, and you are rolling.

John Moses Browning did it right, what else is there to say about the 1911. Glock ain't got a thing on this pistol. :D Enough heft to take the recoil out of it without being overbearing, slimmer than the plastic guns and the lines are just, well, Sexy is the closest word to describe it. Kind of like the lines on a well built Italian sports car are sexy.

Ok, nuff Gun PrOn from me.

She ran through 100 rounds like no ones business and all the way out to 25 yards everything was in the black other than a couple of flyers and those were strictly due to me. $400 EXTREMELY well spent. I have a keeper.

1911 is home. Range next.

Funny thing about that too. I actually was put into Delay status on my NICS check. Rather floored all of us at the shop. I started Joking that Janet Napolitano was catching up to all of us 'bad boys'. I left and went to help my sister out and got the call that all was clear when I pulled into her driveway.

NOW.

Had some people asking what I picked up so here goes.

This link has many better picks than my cheap-o camera could take and it is of the same model. I am a cheap bastard in one sense so I carefully shop around. I had made plans to spend double what I did but after seeing this pistol and getting to play with it a bit, I was sold. We did a quick check of some of the parts while at the store and this unit is spot on to a Colt GI in measurements of things like the extractor,barrel bushing, and firing pin. Aftermarket parts won't be a problem like they would if I had bought a Taurus.

For $400 out the door, I have a Deluxe Model 1911 with several of the higher end bells and whistles. The Skeleton trigger that is adjustable, skeleton hammer, Walnut grips(not plastic or rubber like some) Several of the tuning tricks already done.(throated chamber, Beveled extractor, polished feedramp)

I am really itching to get to a range now. If I hadn't been delayed I would have already gone but having to make a return trip put too much time into today. It can wait till tomorrow. I will post about that then, but I think it will be a blast, pun intended.

China's Market just opened up

and the price of gold started climbing. Over $6 an ounce in less than 1 hour and it is still climbing.

What do they know that our press isn't telling us?

Side note, I am still up but I am heading to bed. Still antsy though. Snow is coming down pretty good and the streets around here are slicker than snot, but the 4 wheel drive on my truck is working perfectly. Yay me.


Will post more tomorrow. Have to pick up the 1911 then I am helping out at my sisters for a bit. Going to try and talk her into going to the range and get some recoil and gunsmoke therapy.

Like a daggum kid at Christmas.

Today I pick up my 1911 from the gunshop. I have been tossing and turning all night, just like when I was 9 and thought I was getting that BB gun.(which I did.)(no it wasn't a Red Rider though it was a Daisy)

Grrr, I know I need sleep but I am too wired up and anxious. I haven't owned a 1911 since I was in the Corps. I didn't own it then either but May as well have since it followed me from one post to the next for 4 years.

LMAO at myself. 41 and still excitable by little things.

Had my pessimistic fit earlier, here comes some snark.

This is from another site, and I have noticed it in a couple of other places. I get a kick out of it though. No holding back, make sure you have put your coffee cup down and swallowed that last little bit. Enjoy.

After some years now of reading internet bulletin boards, I think I’ve got the pros and cons of possible SHTF rifle choices figured out. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the following is my analysis based upon the wisdom of numerous gun board gurus (you know them, they’re always the first ones to tell you a particular model gun is “junk” and enlighten you as to why they have made the only logical purchases)…

The AR 15:

Great, awesome, unbelievable rifle(when it works). Can hit a fly in the butt at 300 yards (when it works). If one is ever attacked by a pack of feral poodles post-SHTF, this is the perfect defensive rifle (unless it jams, in which case you’re poodle food). The upside is that one can hang more plastic aftermarket doo-dads on it than a Christmas tree, which may effectively frighten away bad guys when the gun jams. Also, by simply changing the upper, one can convert it into a Ruger 10/22.

The MINI-14:

Could be a good rifle, but it’s not black.

The SKS:

Best obsolete rifle ever made (even if it isn’t black, but you can buy a black aftermarket stock that looks kinda like an AR). If you need to lay in a big mud puddle and shoot at bad guys, this is the rifle to have. It will shoot as well as ever (maybe even better) when full of mud and the ten round mag makes puddle shooting a breeze since unlike hi-cap mags, you can hold the rifle upright in prone (mud puddle) position. Major drawback is that everyone knows that in a post-SHTF situation one must immediately fire thousands of rounds, a task for which a fixed ten round magazine is ill equipped, which is why they invented the AK. You can buy aftermarket hi-cap mags, but they often jam, creating the illusion that one is shooting an AR when combined with a nifty aftermarket stock. Other major drawback is that the 7.62 x 39 round is not .223 or .308.

The AK-47:

The AK-47 solved the difficult problem of firing thousands of rounds at approaching bad guys by allowing you to deftly change 30 round mags taped back to back, or for the truly ambitious, drum type magazines may be found. Unfortunately, buying an AK-47 is difficult, as they only come in full auto configurations. The good news is that a number of semi-automatic variants are available, allowing you to simulate an actual AK-47 by pulling the trigger really, really fast. Like the SKS, AK variants function best when filled with mud, but actually filling them is difficult as the hi-cap magazine makes lying in a mud puddle while shooting much more difficult. Fortunately, tactical experts from a mysterious facility known only to us as “the hood” have developed the “homeboy” method of handling an AK variant which promises to alleviate the hi-cap magazine vs mud puddle problem. One drawback of the AK variant is that (like the SKS) it’s not black, however, aftermarket vendors have corrected this tactical faux pas on the part of Soviet designers by offering black furniture for those “in the know”. Like the SKS, the AK variant also suffers from the troubling problem that the 7.62 x 39 round is not .223 or .308. However, recognizing this problem, Russian designers have created a similar cartridge to the .223 known as the 5.45 x 39.5. The problem of the 7.62 x 39 not being a .308 has not been addressed, as Russian poodles are apparently no larger than American poodles. Nevertheless, the quest to make smaller and smaller projectiles for combat weapons continues and rumors of a newer and better innovation known as the “pellet gun” have recently surfaced. We await an AR upper to accommodate this promising new caliber.

The Mosin-Nagant:

This unpronounceable rifle has a long history of military service. Napoleon reportedly had one. The unusually long 91/30 barrel combined with bayonet insures that it should be especially useful should a SHTF scenario involve the “redcoats” coming. The major drawback of this rifle is that it is a bolt action, which could make firing the prerequisite thousands of rounds at approaching bad guys difficult. However, if the Mosin owner and the bad guys are patient, one should be able to sling enough lead downrange by the time they are older than their rifle currently is. Like other eastern block rifles, the Mosin also is not black. This may be a possible reason why the Soviets lost the cold war. However, like the SKS and AK, western vendors have corrected this problem by offering an aftermarket stock in black. Unfortunately, none are available with a pistol grip. If Napoleon’s Mosin had a pistol grip, he may have very well conquered the world, but that’s another discussion. Other “carbine” type Mosins are also available, which would be the perfect compliment if one’s SHTF plan includes charging at bad guys on horseback while wearing a fur hat, swinging a curved saber and swilling a bottle of vodka.

Read the rest here, He goes on to combat pistols too.

Tomorrow begins a new Business year.

and the Escalation of whatever those in charge have in store for this country. New laws are taking effect, Agendas are going to be ramped up(in the unlikely event they lose the November elections. They being the Democrats) and The People that make up the sleeping giant of Conservatism are and have been making plans for more "Tea Parties" and Assemblies throughout the year, to voice complaints to an Administration that has proven it isn't listening to us.

I Link to an article I read this morning for a better voice on my feelings.(Caution, F-bombs and caustic language ahead.) This isn't one of my daily reads, that changed today. Words are razors when properly used. We need more of these if we hope to retain what is being robbed from us and our children. We have been far too nice for far too long. Granted it is from our wishing to be left alone to live our lives, Being nice works when those around you are also. It works against you when those around you are out to rob you blind.

To wit. I carry a handgun to defend myself from those that would rob me blind in the street. What do I carry to keep those that are robbing me blind from 1500 miles away? A vote? That has turned into the biggest joke, in a very not funny way.
I sat down with a calculator, pay stubs, sales receipts and a bottle of vodka recently. I hadn't posted about that until now because what I came up with floored me. By the time its all said and done, I have been paying over 60% in taxes to a government I DIDN'T VOTE FOR. I vote but not one of my candidates made the cut. Recently I read somewhere that our votes are really nothing more than us giving consent. I am starting to see the validity of that claim. The system is a stacked deck of cards and they have the dealers position. Makes you wonder when, if, and how, this can be corrected.

I fear for the future of this country. I have less fear for myself knowing I will survive or die by my skills. I have less control, a lot less, of the future of my Granddaughter. I would like to see her growing up knowing the freedoms I took for granted while growing up. I just don't see that as possible with our current paths.

All Right, my rant is over for now. I would highly recommend reading the article in the link. I would also recommend watching the markets over the next week to see how wild of a ride we are in for. I predict that you will see a growth that is illusory. It will look good on the surface until you realize how many investors are making bank by bailing on American companies and taking their money overseas. Short term it will be a positive, once gone though, we never get it back.