Sunday, June 12, 2016

This just in from TypeAy: The Self-Parody Continues





The cast of Hamilton reacts to the Orlando shooting by vowing to not use muskets in their live performances.


Muskets.


They really stuck it to the ole white male privilege on that one, huh?

This stuff just writes itself, huh?

From Mike: There's a reason I believe in helmets.

An OPD officer who was caught in cross-fire during a tense shoot-out with Orlando gunman was saved by his Kevlar helmet (pictured

Par for the course


Five bucks will get you ten that not a single hand wringing, ivory tower dwelling, cultural elitist fop will be held accountable for signing this.

May God bless and keep all my readers and supporters.

We are overcome by all your kind words and acts. -- Mike and Rosey.

I wish I could be here, but I encourage those who can to be there. I'll be there in spirit. Trust me.

Colorado Paper Co-sponsoring Independence Day Parade with 2nd Amendment Rally

From Mike: So what is it about Orlando that is so surprising?

Absolutely nothing.

We've known for decades that these people are at war with us because of who we are.  And tell me again why you aren't training for this war?  Why aren't you modifying your situational awareness?  Why you're not disobeying on a a consistent basis any firearms disarmament laws?  Why you are not seeing to you own logistics as on a war footing?

Why?

Another over-enthusiastic expression of the religion of peace










David Codrea puts it all together.

The Venerable AR10



J. Putnam Evans Thinks the AR-10 Is the World’s Best Battle Rifle

In battle rifle comparisons, I am sure you have seen mention to the AR15/AK/and then random 308 rifle, usually the M1A but also FAL, SCAR, G1, G3, etc.  Even the Mosin get's a nod sometimes, though God only knows why.  For some reason the very useful AR10 seems to get passed over for it's bratty younger sibling, the AR15,  The book by J. Putnam Evans see's to correct that image problem.

"The AR-10's other key feature is its use of the direct-impingement gas system. Evans not only explains Stoner’s version of the system, but also examines earlier firearms that used direct impingement, such as the French Rossignol B1."

The point that many people forget is that the direct impingement system was a product improvement to the gas piston.  I will fully concede that the piston system will take the short barrel carbine a bit farther when running suppressed.  The gas will still get dumped in your face no matter what is cycling the bolt and the weapon will cease to function if you run it too hard.  See the Military Arms Channel's very excellent expose on the subject titled "Everything about Suppressors" for more info.

Bottom line is that the DI works.  I have seen countless people that served very short garrison tours in the military poo-poo the system as being completely unreliable.  I can see this point of view if all that you ever really had to shoot were the wrecked Basic Training rifles.  I would witness recruits sand off the phosphate finish off of bolts just to make it shiny for the Drill Sergeant.  Properly cleaning the bolt face or even inspecting magazines for serviceability was out of the equation for most people mainly due to ignorance.  This is not to mention the gallons of gun oil, (CLP), that they would soak the upper receiver in.  So of course they would jam.  I guarantee, the rifle you took to war with you, you handled a little more carefully.  Mine never let me down, but then I respect the weapons enough to keep it lubed.

If you think enough of yourself to wash your delicate parts, I am sure you can think enough to wipe your bolt down after a day at the range.  It is not hard or an imposition to clean a rifle on occasion.  If you think that AK's wont jam, you are in for a big surprise.


I will add in closing that Armalite came out with some other interesting other things too.  Prior to the AR10, the AR7, .22 rifle was the go-to breakdown .22 survivalist rifle that was designed for downed airmen to have a bit of added protection.  The fact that it could take down aircraft was an added bonus.  Prior to the advent of the break-down version of the 10-22, it was arguably, (in my very modest opinion), the best pack rifle for survival on the market.

Sunday Jams - William Elliott Whitmore




It is going to be a little light again


Going on my fun in the sun, two week annual training Army Reserve obligation.  Posting may be light to non-existent for a little bit.  I was able to pre-load some content but certainly not enough to cover the entire two weeks worth.  I will post as I can and release comments.  Thank God for 3G.

Take care until then, and I will see you back here with both arms swinging by the end of the month.

Bat shit Crazy Son

Stolen from the Feral Irishman

Saturday, June 11, 2016

This is how you disarm the NRA


Please take some time and read this article in its entirety.  The author lays out very plainly the conditions that have been set for Hills to make the 2nd Amendment null.  What is not discussed in the article is that even if she does not get the Oval Office in January of next year, it does not matter a damn.  The conditions are in place for any would-be tyrant to initiate a bloody civil war through confiscation.  And they do it when the population has had a few more years to get conditioned to the idea.

I just see this going better in their heads than in real life.

An Excerpt:

"Obama has set the precedent for executive action on guns. The Ninth Circuit has ruled that your right isn't really a right at all. The gun manufacturers and the NRA are openly targeted for government retribution. The Supreme Court is going to have a new face. And the propaganda machine has never been more active. Add that up.
They're coming for them. This is how you disarm Americans. Well, the ones who obey the law, anyway."



Well, it's better than the alternative, I suppose.

Your skills are a tool kit.  Here is another tool for you.



Friday, June 10, 2016

The answer is yes, yes they certainly did.




This is my shocked face, again.  Not really though.

Road Pirates II - What 4th Amendment?



It’s not a Fourth Amendment search if a cop swipes your credit card, court finds


In the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals’ 15-page opinion, swiping a card does not constitute a physical search, as the magnetic stripe simply contains the same information obviously visible on the front of the card. Plus, the defendant, Eric-Arnaud Benjamin Briere De L'Isle, couldn’t have had a reasonable privacy interest in the card, the court concluded, because he would have tried to use it when he tried to buy something, thereby giving up privacy interests to a third party (the issuing bank).


Guest Article from TypeAy: The Shepherd Scope Review


This past Tuesday, I ran an post regarding the end of civilian sales of the Leupold Mark 4 and a question as to the viability of the Shepherd scope.  The magic to the scope is that it requires little in the way of calculating a range estimate.  You simply place the reticle in the correct sized circle and pull the trigger.  It sounds deceptively simple, which is why I had so many questions.  Moreover, the company does little in the way of promotion outside of their long running Firarms News ad and the website.  No, the scope is not appropriate for true sub-MOA work at extended ranges (out of a battle rifle anyway). For normal medium range work it is well within my capabilities to quickly get on target.  This is exactly what I wanted for my M1A, but was naturally hesitant to drop the $800-900 on a scope with very little peer reviews.

I received a lot of great commentary as to the quality of the scope but Mr. TypeAy was so kind as to send in the enclosed review of the scope.  Once again, I would like to express my profound gratitude in readers like TypeA that send me these wonderful tidbits to share with the community, and make us all better for it.



The Review:

I own  a Shepherd P2  - 3-10x40 with the 18" stadia range finding circle. I purchased the glass directly from the company 21 years ago. At the time, I was living in the desert of New Mexico. My goals were to set up a serious long range rifle for week-end shooting at a 1000 meter KD range, as well as a possible SHTF piece on a sane budget. Because of the weight of my rifle, I knew this wouldn't be a lightweight, ruck hunting, hump-the-hills for deer set-up.
 
I think I paid about 600 dollars for the Shepherd at the time.
 
My Savage FP110 tactical (.308) with the factory issue black composite stock would serve as the test bed. A local Gunsmith mounted the P2, and gave my factory trigger a minor lightening adjustment.(Note:  The early FP110 models were pre-accutrigger.)
 
My new rifle cost about 350, and shot 1/2 MOA right out of the box.
 
I then took a standard "C" battery, wrapped in fine grit sandpaper, and gently "free floated" my barrel by carefully enlarging the stock support channel from the length of the receiver forward.
After a few full length strokes, a 20 dollar bill wrapped underneath the bbl., would slide full length
to verify the void.
 
A full length, adjustable heavy weight match shooting sling was also added. 
 
The results were, and remain, jaw dropping, impressive.
 
Cold on site, within a few seconds, the P2 will quickly range, engage and center-punch any medium sized, thin skinned, game animal in the 140 - 220 pound class or a reasonable paper facsimile almost instantly, out to 800yards. First time. One shot. Game over. 
 
The one shot zero works as advertised.
 
The 18" range finding stadia works as advertised.
 
Optical quality is "upper mid range Japanese quality good." I would compare clarity and brightness as similar to a Nikon or Leupold in the same price bracket. Color and resolution are very good.
 
The scope has appropriate weight and heft, feels solid and well made.
 
After over 20 years of fairly light, range use, all controls and adjustments continue to operate smoothly. 
 
Would this scope survive in a 24 / 7 combat environment ?
 
Your guess is as good as mine.
 
Would I buy another one?   If the current quality remains as good as it was 21 years ago, in a heart beat.
 
It's scary fast, it's scary accurate, it's easy to use.
 
I would NOT want to have to fight a motivated rifleman  equipped with a Shepherd scope.


Matthew's note:  One day I will have the time, (and more importantly money), to graduate my skills enough to be able to utilize really good front focal plane scope to reach out past 700.  I just am not there yet.   After this review, I think I will have to pull the trigger on the Shepherd.  It will do most anything that I will want it to do.  Quick target interdiction was my intention and I think this may fit the bill.  I will post a follow up review to this once when I have it in may hands and can use and abuse it at will.  I am generally pretty hard on my gear, so if this old Soldier can't break it, then it can't be broken.

Road Pirates


Not the fun kind.
 
 

This kind.
 
 
 
 
"Now, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has a device that also allows them to seize money on prepaid cards.
 
It's called an ERAD, or Electronic Recovery and Access to Data machine, and OHP began using 16 of them last month.  
 
Here's how it works. If a trooper suspects a person may have money tied to some type of crime, the highway patrol can scan and seize money from prepaid cards.  OHP stresses troopers do not do this during all traffic stops, only situations where they believe there is probable cause."
 
And then they say. "Troopers insist this isn't just about seizing cash".
 
 
 
The rebuttal?  Get this:
 
"If you can prove that you have a legitimate reason to have that money it will be given back to you. And we've done that in the past," Vincent said about any money seized.
 
You now have to prove why you have money by whatever metric that "legitimate" is.  At least in Oklahoma.  If this is being field tested in flyover country, how quick would you reckon that this will become adopted in the socialist enclaves? 
 
Yeah, okay Pal.  I don't even know why we are pretending to still have legitimacy of the rule of law anymore. 


 
 
 
 
 


Thursday, June 9, 2016