Brownells Still Rocks!

They took the time to notify me that a stock for my varmint AR-15 was back in stock, gave me a discount on the stock, and had it shipped out the same day.

If you like spending your dollar at a seller who still provides outstanding service, Brownells.com should be your destination!

They also have added a new AR15 virtual builder. Very handy for those who build their own and want to try out the options before buying.

Check it out!

http://www.brownells.com/ar15builder/ar15builder.htm

My Guns Are Hungry!

Guns everywhere and no ammo to feed them!

Well, that is an exaggeration! I have enough ammo stored to last quite some time. It has been hard to obtain any new stock though. Most of the ammo retailers in my area have chronicly empty shelves

I am not quite sure what is causing the shortage. Super high demand since the election......shortages caused by lack of component materials.......a vast left wing conspiracy!

I ventured into the local Evil Empire store yesterday. Their shelves were uniformly empty of most ammo. The clerk was just putting up a single case of 22lr bulk packs. I was the second person standing and watching him. The first gentleman bought 4 of the 10 packs. I told the clerk I would take the rest.

After completing my sale, he remarked that he guessed he would be out of 22lr for another 2 weeks!

I guess my timing was good. Sorry to the rest of my plinking friends!

I Have An Excuse!

Have been lax in blogging due to an internet outage!

As we live in a rural area, our only option for high speed internet has been via satellite. We have had Hughesnet for a couple of years now.
Quite often, we lose our service. It is very frustrating!

When you call Hughesnet's customer service, it is actually answered by an operator in India. I spend a good hour usually, speaking with a person who I can barely understand, and generally the end result is I am told that their tests show no problems with my service! Then in a few days the service will generally return.

This time, after 3 days of no service, I got irritated enough to call. I was pleasantly surprised!
This go round, the operator was actually understandable, she ran some tests and actually admitted something was wrong. She then sent some communication to my modem, and the problem was actually solved! In less than 15 minutes!

While I still feel that for what I pay for service, it should not go out every month or so. At least this time I was able to resolve it fairly easily.
I still may look into getting a wireless modem through my cell phone carrier, but for now things are good!

A Very Good Day!

This afternoon, I went to the shooting range with a high school friend.
We have known each other for many years, but I think this is the first time we have done something social together.

He initiated me in IPSC shooting. Very informal, and he made me look quite slow and lacking.

I had a great time! I can see how this form of competition could be addicting. It really gets the adrenalin flowing. No plans to run out and buy a race gun, but if I won the lottery....who knows!

Most of all, it was a stress relief,as well as a chance for old friends to talk and jab at each other.

Thanks Kevin!

If Only More People Understood As Well As This Judge!

As we enter a new highly anticipated political era, there is again much talk about our Second Amendment rights. Despite the recent Heller decision, there is still much to be hashed out on exactly what our founding fathers were thinking when they added this Amendment to our Constitution.
Here is one judge who gets exactly what in my opinion, they meant for the Second Amendment to be!

"The Second Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have failed - where the government refuses to stand for re-election and silences those who protest; where courts have lost the courage to oppose, or can find no one to enforce their decrees. However improbable these contingencies may seem today, facing them unprepared is a mistake a free people get to make only once." - Alex Kosinski, US Federal Appeals Court Judge

Much Wringing of Hands By Hunting Firearms Sellers!

As firearms sellers and manufacturers tally up the last quarters sales, a definite trend has become evident.
While the sales of "black rifles" and "full capacity" handguns has gone through the roof, the sale of traditional hunting rifles and handguns has taken a serious nosedive.

Smith and Wesson, is a fine example of the trend in itself. Having fairly recently acquired Thompson Center,whichis an almost exclusively hunting based firearms manufacturer, S&W has seen that divisions sales plummet. At the same time, their firearms division which makes the M&P line of pistols and rifles is on fire.

So, there is currently much talk of what must be done to save our hunting heritage! We must determine why our youth have abandoned hunting!
Ok guys! I 'aint the sharpest tool in any shed, but I think you can't see the forest for the trees here!

Lets consider that we recently elected the most anti-gun, and anti-Second Amendment group of folks in history. The fear of what may occur in the near future concerning guns being banned is running rampant. The manufacturers seem to see this as the reason the firearms which may be banned are seeing unbelieveable sales, and I agree this is the case.

However, those same people seem baffled by the decline in hunting firearms sales! Ok, here is a possibility to consider...... If you have a limited amount of dollars to spend on firearms, what would you be buying right now? A new hunting rifle, or a possibly soon extinct AR-15?

I know from personal decisions, I have put off the purchase of a new .223 Varmint rifle, until I round out my evil gun collection and have enough magazines to last the rest of my lifetime.
It does not mean I am done as a hunter, nor is my son. It simply means we buy now what we may not be able to buy later! It is not the end of our hunting heritage, rather it is simple economics and preparedness!

So do not fear hunting retailers! We will be back! We are just currently dating the foreign exchange student, before she leaves forever!

Really Bad Lately!

I started this new blog with the intent to post some sort of comment quite regularly.

It has been harder than I thought to do so!

It seems that as the kids get older, we get busier. Plus, a lot of projects are getting done around the house. We put in a couple of new doors today. One was a new install. It has converted an unused closet into a quite nice gun locker. Much cheaper than another safe, but quite secure as well.
The other was a replacement exterior door. A lot of work, but such a pleasing result.

Next week.... a bathroom remodel. My wife seems most excited by that project. At least by its completion!