Snow and Wind

This morning it is 17F with high winds and -5F wind chill.

The snow last night ensured all the schools are closed today, but I still have to go to work.

I wish I could go to the range today. An outdoor range.

I like to practice shooting in all kinds of conditions. My guns function differently when it's super cold. When my hands are numb it's a challenge, wearing heavy gloves is so very different with handguns.

--Windy and super cold. Be careful out there.

Starting off 2014

So yet another year begins.

Having just looked back at 2013 I can't help but look forward to what I will be up to in 2014.

So far I already have plans on the calender. I will go to the NRA convention this year again. I will go to a few more big gun shows. I will attend a few Blogshoots or Blogmeet dinners. I will go to the range a dozen or more times. Spend some quality time with my wife and kids there. Maybe even an Appleseed evet or two,

I am also going to thin out my crowded safe. I will be selling some things on VA Gun Trader. I will probably buy a few things there as well. It's a great site if you are a VA resident.

I will do projects. I want to do a few builds. Figure out how to make my various triggers better. I want to do a light AR rig, a nice bolt action, maybe another 10/22.

--Here's to hoping everyone has a great year!

Happy New Year

2013 Year in Review

It has been a roller coaster year. Here is a random series of stuff from 2013.

It started off , in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting with the most discusting blood dancing I have seen in my life. Gun control full court press after Sandy Hook shootings was an failure. A few specific States passed knee jerk laws and President Obama signed 23 EOs. All doing nothing to reduce crime. NYC even started confiscating firearms proving registration is a stepping stone to confiscation.

FBI official report shows that in 2011 only 323 people were murdered with rifles of ALL kinds.

The entire circus proved the Media to be ignorant as well as corrupt. I wrote more letters and emails to my reps this year than any other year.

This entire fiasco triggered panic buying causing ammo and guns to disappear from the stores. I have never seen gun stores so empty. Ammo shortages continue with .22LR being the biggest surprise.

Do you remember Christopher Dorner?  Former cop and vocal liberal supporter of gun control that went on a rampage in California killing police and their families.  Hunted down and burned alive and then the ashes swept under the rug.

During this year I switched from my 1911 to the Px4, to the Glock 17, for my daily carry.

I registered 2 SBRs during this year. One is an AR15 and one is a Glock 21 Roni.

I got a new gun safe.

Joe "Shotgun" Biden gives advice about shooting through doors and into the air. He has been on a short leash ever since then.

Boston Marathon bombing happened and suspension of rights with massive military style, warrant-less, .search and seizures to find a single kid.

I made it to a couple Blogmeets and shoots this year. Good people.
There was much debating about guns on Facebook this year. When I was asked, "What are you so afraid of that you need to carry a gun?" I would reply,  "I am not at all afraid. A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not in the branch but on its own wings."

There was silly panic regarding 3D printed guns.

George Zimmerman was found not guilty. We saw that bigotry is alive and well and is strong in some black people.

I bought a new truck!  I baked my first pie.

I got the Roni, 2 more lowers, the AR15 SBR and the .300 Blackout SBR. My most frivolous buy was a 37mm grenade/flare launcher.

Obamacare happened.

Terry McAuliffe won the Governor’s race in VA, dammit.

I purchased a Trijicon RMR. I may love it more than my EOTech’s.

JayG moved to VA!

--The thing that dominated much of my year was a back injury and surgery to repair it. I am looking forward to 2014!

Brown Truck of Happiness

I went to the Nations Gun Show this weekend.

On top of my list was a light weight holographic sight for my Suppressed  Roni SBR Rig.

There was tons of cheap Chinese devices everywhere. I had seen a EOTech's that were the leading contender.

I like to price check on my smart phone as I shop. Old NFO was there as well and recommended I look for a Trijicon RMR. I had seen some there for about $520 and when I looked on Amazon it was only $381 with free shipping!

--I felt naughty one clicking it while at the gun show!

Quotes of the Week

Government is a disease masquerading as its own cure.
– Robert LeFevre

A little government involvement is just as dangerous as a lot – because the first leads inevitably to the second.
– Harry Browne

Remember that the key words in the sentence "I want to help you" is "I want".
– G James

When you subsidize poverty and failure, you get more of both.
– James Dale Davidson

I'd rather live free with some peril than be a protected slave of government.
– Dave Duffy

There is only one success - To be able to spend your life in your own way.
– Christopher Morley

This Robot Can Run Faster Than You

One day this might be coming for you. REAL FAST!


--Remember: The best round for killer robots is 7.62mm.

Nation's Gun Show!

The Nation's Gun Show starts tomorrow! Time to go get all the things that Santa forgot! I will be on the hunt for bulk ammo at normal prices! .22LR mostly!

Both of my favorite local gun shops will be having tables there and the walls will be nearly empty in their local shops. But they do sell some guns!

I am kinda hoping that the crowds are all over the river and through the woods at Grandma's! It has been so crowded there recently.

-Who's Going!?

Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday, Jesus.

Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me.

I will do what I can to protect the ones I love all those that are near me, all the days of the year.

Merry Christmas to all my friends and family. Near and far.

--Noel!

Quotes of the Week

The historical debate is over. The answer is free-market capitalism.
– Thomas Friedman

Voluntary association produces the free market - where each person can choose among a multitude of possibilities.
 – Harry Browne

There is only one success - To be able to spend your life in your own way.
 – Christopher Morley

Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.
– Albert Camus

The proper and limited use of government is to invoke a common justice and keep the peace – and that is all.
– Leonard Read

My $.02 on Phil Robertson

Let me start of with a little YELLING!

YOU DO NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO 

BEING UN-OFFENDED!!

You do have the right to turn off the TV, or watch something else.

Other than that, you are just whining. So I guess I will have a turn at it.

You know what OFFENDS ME?

• The Kardashians
• The Jersey Shore
• Honey Boo Boo
• The Bachelor

The list is sooo much longer, but I thought I'd just list a few with the focus being on family. These shows have caused me to lose faith in humanity. They are soul crushing pieces of shit that glorify bad behavior and influence your children. They seek to amuse that rubberneck piece of your brain the can't look away from a car wreck. That shit OFFENDS me to the core.

So what.

I was actually starting to hope that the massive ratings of Duck Dynasty was going to cause the pendulum to swing back to depict families that love each other, families that are successful by working together and winning in the free markets. What!? Capitalism is good, working and playing hard is good!? People that respect their parents and love their children. And don't forget the, Oh NO, positive depiction of  Christians, firearms and hunting. Is this why they are going after the show so hard? I believe that the people bitching the loudest don't even watch the show.

Even the fact that a family has an elder with opinions like Phil is positive. We need to be able to still love and respect people with whom we disagree. This country has completely forgot that. Every family has that member. Is anyone surprised by any of this? Think of his generation. 

Oh and by the way, I happen to disagree with Phil on homosexuals. A persons sexual preference does not matter to me, unless I want to have sex with them! I'm straight, I'm not narrow. I believe in the rights of the individual. It's no ones else's damn business.

--So if you don't like it. Don't watch the show. Grow the fuck up.

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Holiday Stress Relief

Next year I will do this!!

Work has been crazy for me in the last couple weeks. Combine this with shopping insanity and Christmas preps. I am sick of politics, the bias media, and stupid people on Facebook.

I also wanted to get my novels complete first draft done by years end. That focus makes blogging an afterthought.

All this just means this weekend I am going to say to hell with it and go to the range with my son.

--It's going to be 65F on Saturday!

Be Prepared?

I have been seeing this TV commercial every day for the last couple weeks:


What does it say about the state of the country?

--What does it say about me? Because I want one!

93 Year Old Kills “Knock-Out Game” Thug

Check out this article to get the entire story.

Then check out the Snopes.com article.

Assholes should get what they deserve for sucker punching people.

--A few like this and the Knock-out is over.