Incorrect!
No, Midway, my package has not shipped.You generated a label and tracking number for my order, but it's still sitting in Missouri... isn't it?
View ArticleGive The Devil A Favorable Mention
Unnoticed in the kerfluffle has been Hillary returning mens rea to criminal investigations.
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Did You Rehire Dan?
Something that sticks out in this CBS article.The repeated use of the phrase "registered firearms".For example:Florida comes in at number 30, with 10.2 guns for every 1,000 residents. That's a...
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Get Out There And Donate!
It's September again and that means Kilted To Kick Cancer is on!This is a link, click it.My personal interest in this is my buddy Garry.He's got a fairly aggressive form of prostate cancer and rather...
View ArticlePolish
Attempted to eliminate some creep on the rimfire Savages last night.So we polished on the sear some.Mine went from a very gritty and creepy 5-1/2 lb to 4-1/4 lb. with just a bit of stagey creep when...
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The Perfect .44 Magnum Revolver
A Colt Anaconda...... in .45 Colt!Right now she's wearing Hogue monogrips rather than the stocks she came with.Colt embedded a flanged nut in the mold of the stock and if the previous owner used...
View ArticleAmmo Weight
.243 Winchester is 0.047 lb. per shot.Adjust your weapons tables appropriately.Also, ST is reduced to 9† from 10†.
View ArticleRange Table
If you look at the weapons tables, .270 Win appears to be inferior to .30-06..270 has ranges of 900/3,600 vs 1,100/4,500 and gives up a point of damage with 7d pi vs 7d+1 pi.It has a lower ST and less...
View ArticleHappy May Day (Observed)
Labor Day is the American spiritual equivalent to the Socialist May Day.I recommend going out and committing capitalism! This is, of course, made simpler with all of the sales that accompany every US...
View ArticleAd Copy
Reading the sale e-flyer from CDNN today.They've a Savage Axis heavy barrel in .223 Remington that comes with "Integrated Gripping Areas"...How much would you pay? But, wait, there's more!Every rifle...
View ArticlePopularity Contest
I've noticed that you cannot just buy a new-made non-custom rifle in 7.62x54mmR.Not from Browning, Howa, Remington, Ruger, Sako, Savage, Tikka, Weatherby or Winchester. At least not for the US market,...
View ArticleAnnual State Of The Alternates
Periodically I see what's still out there and thriving.I use Midway as my barometer.6.5 Grendel: 5 loads from 2 manufacturers. 4 available. Almost the same as last year.6.8mm Remington Special/6.8...
View ArticleLevel
There's nothing more fun than doubting if a scope is mounted level because the crosshairs are canted when resting on a bipod.Either the bipod has one leg longer than the other, its base is canted or...
View ArticleAmsoil?
Amsoil is a company I used to buy from all the time before Mobil 1 became so pervasively available at auto parts stores.Now they make gun lube.I'm probably going to end up with a bottle just 'cause.
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Hand Cannon Comparison
Here's another GURPS conundrum. The Anaconda and the 629 weigh almost the same. The ammo weighs the same..44 does more damage and goes farther, but needs a higher ST and has a stiffer recoil penalty....
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