went ker-plunk like so much wet newspaper. Yes I went to church with the Boss. Yes we enjoyed the little carry-in meal. And yes we hauled some stuff there for the upcoming church garage sale. But unfortunately we never made it to the range.
The Boss wanted to shoot her Firestorm 380, but alas I had only 1/2 a box of 380 ammo in the house. Now there's 3 gun shops within 15 minutes of where we live and 2 are open on Sunday, so no problem. Right? Wrong. Not a box of 380 to be found. There was a time when 25acp and 32acp was hard to find, but not today. I found that ammo in abundance, but not the 380.
Both shops claimed to be getting a shipment in around the middle of this week, so we're postponing our little trip for another week. I got on the 'net this afternoon and managed to order 500 rounds of once fired, mixed brass and 300 bullets for her 380, though not the ones I wanted. I ended up visiting 5 locations to find those. Even components are hard to find. Thankfully I was given dies for the short 9mm a few years ago. Looks like I'll be making ammo for the Boss as well as for myself.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Fed - - Take a Hike
There is an Ohio constitutional amendment proposal that's starting to gain momentum.
The amendment provides that, in Ohio:
◦No law or rule shall compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in a health care system
◦No law or rule shall prohibit the purchase or sale of health care or health insurance
◦No law or rule shall impose a penalty or fine for the sale or purchase of health care or health insurance
Looks to me like somebody is setting the stage to tell the Fed to go take a hike regards the new health care law, and expands the likelihood of competition in the market.
The amendment provides that, in Ohio:
◦No law or rule shall compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in a health care system
◦No law or rule shall prohibit the purchase or sale of health care or health insurance
◦No law or rule shall impose a penalty or fine for the sale or purchase of health care or health insurance
Looks to me like somebody is setting the stage to tell the Fed to go take a hike regards the new health care law, and expands the likelihood of competition in the market.
Rifle Distance ?
A co-worker once stated that he knew someone that regularly carries a Bersa 380. As it turns out it is his sister. Since the Boss's Firestorm (Bersa) shot about 7" low for me at 25 yards I asked him about that. His first comment was that is rifle distance. I'll get to that in a moment.
He confirmed that his sister's gun shot a little low for him at his normal handgun range. I wondered if that is typical. I don't like to generalize using a sample of 2, but so far it appears to be normal. Looks like I'll learn a bit more this Sunday if we make it to the range for the Boss to sling some lead. It might hit closer to the sights in her weaker grip.
There seems to be a whole lot of handgun owners who can't hit a full sized silhouette target at anything beyond 20 feet, even slow fire. I understand training for personal defense at close range, but that's no excuse to not practice shooting at small and/or more distant targets.
For instance I practice shooting at 4" clay pigeons targets out to 100 yards with my revolvers, 12" targets out there at 200 yards and up to 50 yards (clay pigeons) with my autoloaders. This is pure marksmanship skills that I continually try to improve.
I seldom shoot any of my carry guns (45acp, 9mm, 380) at closer than 25 yards, and usually half sized silhouette targets are considered large. Improving any skill requires pushing your personal limits.
As was said in a movie "aim small, miss small".
He confirmed that his sister's gun shot a little low for him at his normal handgun range. I wondered if that is typical. I don't like to generalize using a sample of 2, but so far it appears to be normal. Looks like I'll learn a bit more this Sunday if we make it to the range for the Boss to sling some lead. It might hit closer to the sights in her weaker grip.
There seems to be a whole lot of handgun owners who can't hit a full sized silhouette target at anything beyond 20 feet, even slow fire. I understand training for personal defense at close range, but that's no excuse to not practice shooting at small and/or more distant targets.
For instance I practice shooting at 4" clay pigeons targets out to 100 yards with my revolvers, 12" targets out there at 200 yards and up to 50 yards (clay pigeons) with my autoloaders. This is pure marksmanship skills that I continually try to improve.
I seldom shoot any of my carry guns (45acp, 9mm, 380) at closer than 25 yards, and usually half sized silhouette targets are considered large. Improving any skill requires pushing your personal limits.
As was said in a movie "aim small, miss small".
This is Golden
Comedian Lewis Black had it right, back during the run-up to the 2000 election. "In my lifetime," he said, "we've gone from JFK to Al Gore. In my lifetime, we've gone from Ike to G.W. Bush.
"If this is progress, in a few years we're going to be voting for PLANTS!"
And not wondering why.
They've trained us well.
Found at Kevin's
"If this is progress, in a few years we're going to be voting for PLANTS!"
And not wondering why.
They've trained us well.
Found at Kevin's
Thursday, April 8, 2010
The Other Cheek
Has anyone noticed how the Dems elected to the big house of late are turn the other cheek kind of people? That is, if the US gets shot in the ass, move a little left to present a better target of the other cheek.
Carter was spineless, and Clinton gutted the military to make finances look better. And now Obama enters into another nuclear arms reduction agreement that shows the world just how week this once super power has become. Our present enemies probably had a little respect for this country, at least in a counter puncher kind of way. Whether they hate us and want to kill us or not, at least there was some respect for what we would do militarily. This agreement is kinda like a dog that rolls over on its back exposing the jugular in surrender.
Carter was spineless, and Clinton gutted the military to make finances look better. And now Obama enters into another nuclear arms reduction agreement that shows the world just how week this once super power has become. Our present enemies probably had a little respect for this country, at least in a counter puncher kind of way. Whether they hate us and want to kill us or not, at least there was some respect for what we would do militarily. This agreement is kinda like a dog that rolls over on its back exposing the jugular in surrender.
Bribery . . . By The Boss
The Boss has come up with a new way to get me to got to church with her. The carry in dinners following the service was the best she could do, but now there's an addition. If I go with her this Sunday she wants me to take her shooting after the carry in dinner. Well . . . . how can I resist that invitation?
What??
On the way home from work is a road sign that reads "target enforcement area".
So if I should miss the target I'm likely to get a ticket?
So if I should miss the target I'm likely to get a ticket?
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