tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76938448861815247212024-03-07T20:59:36.221-08:00Gun GuyMy thoughts on the American gun cultureToddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176649123494205914noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693844886181524721.post-91280147212796230242012-10-29T12:24:00.000-07:002012-10-30T08:24:15.250-07:006.8SPC II for Elk<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<a href="http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=I.4944684920930488&pid=1.7&w=191&h=146&c=7&rs=1" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>Elk season is in full swing here in Washington State.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My hunting partners have already set up camp in Central Washington and I can’t wait to get there on Thursday morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went to the range last Friday night to sight-in my new hunting rifle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As mentioned in an <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7693844886181524721#editor/target=post;postID=8964004975173729986;onPublishedMenu=overview;onClosedMenu=overview;postNum=5;src=postname">earlier post</a>, my new rifle is a <a href="http://www.stagarms.com/">Stag Arms</a> 16” 6.8SPC II M-4 upper attached to a LMT national match lower with a Burris E-1 2x7x35 scope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tried to find some Silver State Armory ammunition locally but no one had it in stock so I will be using <a href="http://www.midwayusa.com/Product/239229/hornady-varmint-express-ammunition-68mm-remington-spc-110-grain-v-max-box-of-20">Hornady </a>120gr SST ammunition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I drove out to the <a href="http://www.inas.us/directions.html">Spokane Valley Rifle</a> range at Mica, Washington.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The conditions were perfect for elk hunting but not for sighting in a rifle; 50 degrees, foggy and a light drizzle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus all of the covered firing positions and sturdy benches were already being used by other shooters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I set up at the only available “bench” and placed paper at 25, 100 and 200 yards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I fired three rounds at 25 yards to get a rough zero to at 100 yards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I moved to the 100 yard target and made some final adjustments to put my zero two inches high at 100 yards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next I fired 6 rounds at 200 yards I was adjusted dead on at 200.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I fired two 3-shot groups that measured 2-7/8” each.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Considering the less than sturdy bench, the weather condition and the non-free-floating barrel, I was extremely happy with the accuracy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I look forward to further testing when the weather improves.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gun Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349979552851090526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693844886181524721.post-8043806202650199872012-10-25T12:36:00.001-07:002012-10-25T12:36:56.869-07:00Classic firearmsI have a collection of modern firearms including <a href="http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/">AR's</a> and <a href="http://www.glock.com/">plastic pistols</a>. But I still love old blued steel revolvers with wood grips and other classic out of production firearms. I have been shopping for a few particular guns and recently found a couple. I think half of the fun is searching the aisles at guns shows and perusing <a href="http://www.northwestcollectorarms.com/">guns shops</a> in search of that mint piece that is out of production and 30 years old. I have always liked <a href="http://ruger.com/">Ruger</a> firearms and Ruger handguns to be specific. Over the next few weeks I will talk about a few of my recent finds. One <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruger_Security_Six">revolver</a> that I found a local gun show was NIB as purchased 30 years ago. This particular 4" barreled revolver has been on my shopping list for 5+ years. I was <a href="http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/tickled-pink.html">tickled pink</a> when I found it! Check back in a week or two.<o:p></o:p>Gun Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349979552851090526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693844886181524721.post-13900879981359370692012-10-19T10:08:00.000-07:002012-10-19T10:08:01.183-07:00Guns and Public Opinion<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Public opinion about gun ownership has changed drastically in the last decade or so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Personally, I think the largest catalyst for this has been the concealed carry legislation that has swept the nation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The most ironic part of the transformation is that the media helped change people minds, unintentional.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without fail, as a State moved towards legalizing the carrying of concealed weapon the media would start their negative campaign against this <span id="goog_610959551"></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Text">constitutional right<span id="goog_610959552"></span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The media would tell stories about how road rage incidents would turn violent or how an argument at the gas pump would turn into the <a href="http://www.ok-corral.com/">OK corral</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There will be blood in the streets!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The anti-gun, anti-freedom and anti-American <a href="http://www.nra.org/home.aspx">Brady group</a> held press conferences about how children would be dying and how unsafe the state will become.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So, I think what happened is that people would hear the media speculation and then one year would go by and crime goes down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two years goes by and crime goes down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This happened throughput the country as each state eased their concealed carry laws.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think level headed people looked at this and realized that honest people with guns is not a bad thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And guess what, the criminals were already carrying guns, illegally!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=I.4710982863488650&pid=1.7&w=150&h=149&c=7&rs=1" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=I.4710982863488650&pid=1.7&w=150&h=149&c=7&rs=1" style="height: 149px;" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Since public opinion has changed the media is now trying to capitalize on this nationwide change of opinion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turn on the television and you will find many new pro-gun shows that have quite the following.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shows like <a href="http://www.history.com/shows/top-shot">Top Shot</a>, <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/american-guns">American Guns</a>, <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/sons-of-guns">Sons of Guns</a> and <a href="http://www.guntalk.tv/">Gun Talk TV</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Guns are back in the mainstream and people are buying guns like crazy right now because of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People are finding how much fun a day at the <a href="http://www.sharpshooting.net/">range</a> can be and how safe guns are when handled properly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Gun Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349979552851090526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693844886181524721.post-20170100954057105632012-10-18T09:52:00.000-07:002012-10-18T09:55:47.756-07:00Obama and gun control<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you watched the second presidential debate you now should be very worried about your gun rights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many limp-stick gun owners have said that obama is pro-gun because he has not enacted new laws.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These people have obviously not be watching what is going on behind the scenes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/fast-furious-scandal-details-emerge-us-government-armed/story?id=17352694">fast and furious</a> come to mind?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What about Hillary Clinton and the <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/07/11/un-arms-treaty-could-put-us-gun-owners-in-foreign-sights-say-critics/">UN gun ban treaty</a> that she just signed?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another 4 years of obama in a lame duck Presidency will bring a plethora of new legislation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the items already to go are limits on the purchase of <a href="http://www.theblaze.com/stories/obama-executive-orders-impose-new-gun-rules/">guns</a> and <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/30/politics/democrats-ammo-sales/index.html">ammo</a> and a new, more aggressive “so-called” <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/17/us-usa-campaign-guns-idUSBRE89G08T20121017">assault weapons</a> ban.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you value your god-given second amendment rights as guaranteed by the US Constitution you need to help <a href="https://www.mittromney.com/donate/romney-ryan?sc=INTVP009&utm_source=Bing&utm_medium=Text&utm_campaign=20120811_o73i11m24g57g29a52g66a72h38k21e09m82l03f58j02b46p51d37d39a44l03m12h25b46o63l17o73i11m24l07j06c87e89b87e08p75o73i11m24g57g29a52g66a72h38k21e09m82l03f58j02b46p51d37d39a44l03m12h25b46l03l17o73i11m24l07j06c87e89b87e08n42e69">un-elect obama</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obama doesn’t just want your assault weapons, he wants all your weapons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is about control and without an armed populous, we have no control.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 2<sup>nd</sup> amendment is not about duck hunting or sportsman.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Gun Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349979552851090526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693844886181524721.post-89640049751737299862012-10-16T14:17:00.003-07:002012-10-16T14:21:07.738-07:00The Modern Sporting Rifle<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Several years ago I purchased a <a href="http://www.dpmsinc.com/">DPMS LR-308</a> 7.62mm NATO/.308 Winchester rifle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ordered this rifle built to my specifications and it turned out to be a tack driver. The first groups were .5” to .75” groups at 100 yards with Winchester USA and American Eagle factory ammo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had a 24” stainless fluted barrel, free float hand guard, <a href="http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=miculek+brake&d=4971326594221460&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=70eebc6d,5b8efe86">Miculek muzzle brake</a>, JP adjustable trigger and optional dust cover.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mounted a Bushnell 4000 6x24 scope to the rifle that provided more than enough power to shoot small target at long range.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This rifle was heavy and perfect for shooting from the bench, prone or over my A.L.I.C.E. pack in the field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided to take it elk hunting in the central Washington mountains and realized that it is just too heavy for hunting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tried to shoot a coyote offhand and the rifle was unwieldy in the offhand position.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sold the rifle in the spring and replaced it with a <a href="http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/">Bravo Company USA</a> AR-15 mid-length carbine in 5.56.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My next attempt at a modern hunting rifle is on the AR-15 platform.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just received my Stag 16” 6.8 SPC complete upper assembly that I am going to put on my <a href="http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=LMT+Defender+Complete+Lower&d=4904720267674575&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=2f2df908,caec5c24">LMT national match lower</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will be my new elk, deer and coyote rifle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ordered a new <a href="http://www.opticsplanet.com/burris-2-7x35mm-fullfield-ii-ballistic-plex-e1-reticle-riflescope.html">Burris 2x7x35 E1 Fullfield II</a> scope that should arrive this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This rifle will be much shorter and lighter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the elk that we kill are shoot at less than 200 yards away and I think the 6.8SPC with a S<a href="http://www.ssarmory.com/">ilver State Armory</a> ammo loaded with Barnes Triple-X will perform just fine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Gun Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349979552851090526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693844886181524721.post-28314372694730787102012-10-15T16:26:00.001-07:002012-10-15T16:26:08.855-07:00Ruger 1911 .45 ACPLast year was the 100th year <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">anniversary</span> of John Browning 1911 pistol design. I wanted to celebrate this <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">achievement</span> with the purchase of a new 1911 pistol. Low and behold <a href="http://www.ruger.com/">Ruger </a>decides to release a new 1911 pistol! Being a Ruger fan, I had to have one. So I picked one up at the <a href="http://www.sharpshooting.net/">local indoor range</a> for $715.00. I have not shot it or looked at it since. It just sits in the back of the gun safe waiting to be used. I still have not decided whether I will shoot it or leave it unfired. Time will tell...Gun Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349979552851090526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693844886181524721.post-4001472932872636602010-12-23T16:45:00.000-08:002010-12-24T15:50:48.552-08:00Shotgun Myth #1Does this scenario sound familiar? You’re standing in a gun shop or sporting goods store and you notice a clerk hand a <a href="http://www.remingtonle.com/shotguns/870synthetic.htm" target="_blank">pump action shotgun</a> to someone and declare “just the sound of racking the action will scare most intruders away”. I often wonder how that comment affects the thought process of the hesitant gun owner. My term “hesitant gun owner” is defined as a person that doesn’t have a background in firearms and is shopping for their first <a href="http://www.insightstraining.com/"target="_blank">self-defense</a> weapon. The hesitant gun owner typically doesn’t have much if any experience with firearms. Maybe crime has skyrocketed in their neighborhood or they know someone who has been assaulted or robbed. Something has caused them to visit this gun shop today and they assume the guy behind the counter knows what he is talking about. Sometimes they do. Sometimes they don’t! While this statement can be a cliché used by the well trained and decisive gun-owner, it can be a stumbling block for the uninformed. It could even get them killed.<br />
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Most honest well adjusted citizens don’t want to harm another human being. They just want to be left alone and be able to pursue life, liberty and happiness. So how can this statement cause the hesitant gun owner to get killed? What if they decide not to load their shotgun and just use the “deterrent” of racking the slide to scare away the violent criminal offender? What if that doesn’t work? The odds are it won’t work. With our current revolving door justice system our criminals have become very experienced. The repeat offenders walking the streets today have been pepper sprayed, hit with an expandable baton, tased and some have been shot. Do you really think the sound of racking a shotgun can be relied upon to scare off someone who is threatening you? Is this a helpful thought to put into the mind of the uninformed? The answer is a definite NO!<br />
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Gun shop owners should encourage the “hesitant gun owner” to obtain some training from a local or regional trainer. If that is out of the question due to the cost of tuition then frequent practice should be the next suggestion. Buying a shotgun and placing it in the closet is not an effective way to protect life and limb. In order to stay familiar with the shotgun a quarterly trip to the range would be my suggestion. Almost everyone can afford a six or seven dollar box of shells for practice every 3 months. <br />
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Next time we will shed some light on the often heard gun shop statement “you don’t even need to aim a shotgun, just point and shoot”. Sadly, nothing could be further from the truth…Gun Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349979552851090526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693844886181524721.post-47582097210652546872010-12-20T16:20:00.000-08:002010-12-24T15:57:25.243-08:00The Local Gun ShopOne of my favorite ways to unwind after work is to visit one of the local gun shops on the way home. Thirty minutes spent browsing through the used gun rack helps me clear my mind of the all of the problems that the day brought my way. I am always anxious to see what I might find. Today’s find could be a used three-screw <a href="http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelBlackhawkBlued/models.html" target="_blank">Ruger blackhawk</a> or a gently used more modern handgun. Odds are I won’t purchase something today, but I can guarantee that I will find something that I must actually handle and inspect. Sometimes that is all that is needed. Other times something is triggered in my mind that makes me feel like it must go home with me. What causes that to happen? Is it an old magazine article that romanticized this particular piece? Or maybe a friend had one long ago that I was able to shoot. It is hard to say, but sometimes it happens…Gun Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349979552851090526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693844886181524721.post-14490331181317570752010-12-19T22:04:00.000-08:002010-12-24T16:02:18.844-08:00The Very Beginning<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Like many young boys growing up in the 80’s I was fascinated with western movies and the six-shooters that the cowboys carried in their fast draw rigs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved to play cowboys and indians and practice my quick draw skills with my chrome colored cap gun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After outgrowing the cap gun I talked my father into letting me purchase a <a href="http://www.crosman.com/airguns/rifles/pneumatic/760B" target="_blank">Crosman 760 airgun</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Luckily for me our backyard bordered a paper company tree farm which I used as my private shooting range.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t count the amount of BB’s and pellets that went down the barrel of that airgun but I managed to wear it out with 5 years of hard use. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Little did I know how the ownership of this airgun was the beginning of a lifetime of gun ownership…</span></div>Gun Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349979552851090526noreply@blogger.com0