Almost peed myself...

It's for the children.

Ducks...

I'm sure they're happy...

But they're floating a good six inches above my single-track...

The snow melt was aided by a pretty good thunderstorm over the weekend.  It's come down, but that's two floods since I've ridden on that trail, and I don't know how much longer I can take.

M&P9FS

Working on some photography stuff...

Speaking of Range Mishaps...

Stuff like this make me afraid to get into reloading.  Seems like a pretty easy mistake to make if you're even a little absent minded.

Squibs

They happen.  Listen to your gut out there.  If that last shot seemed off, stop and check.

I Agree

From Oleg.

Reverse Engineering

They've been around for a while, but today Caleb mentioned a metal frame for your Glock.  Glock is probably the most responsible for bringing plastics into the serious handgun game, freaking out the libbies all the way (ZOMG IT GOES THROUGH METAL DETECTORS!!!11)

I was going to say the only thing that they need is a steel frame for your Glock that mimics the 1911 grip angle, but then I noticed-

One of these backstraps duplicates the factory Glock grip angle. The other is flatter, resulting in the pistol pointing more naturally for the vast majority of users and mimicking the grip angle and feel of a 1911.

I have to agree with one of Caleb's points though, if you must have a metal framed pistol, just stick with a Sig or something.

At least it's for a good cause...

Shooters can now blast clay pigeons for a cause. Federal® Ammunition’s special edition Top Gun® Target loads support finding a cure for breast cancer. These distinctive pink hulls are an effective hunting and shooting practice option or a solid load for shooting competitions. A portion of the sales of this product will go directly to the search for a cure. The new 12-gauge 2-3/4-inch #8 shotshells deliver consistent performance for all types of clay target shooting.

I might have to keep an eye out for some, just for the hell of it.

B.A.G. Day

Is just around the corner.  I need to talk to my dealer about skinny nines...

Heads Should Roll...

Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus said it was "human error" that resulted in more than 14,000 votes from her predominantly GOP county not being reported to The Associated Press on Tuesday. She said the most significant error occurred when she entered but did not save totals from the city of Brookfield, a suburb of Milwaukee.

This puts Prosser up by more than 7,000 votes, a pretty serious amount in an election that's been as close as 11 votes...

WI Castle Doctrine Introduced

Catching up on some state news... looks like the Castle Doctrine has been introduced into the assembly.

Embarrassing...

Illinois is getting closer to CCW than we are...

Excuses...

I'm full of them.

If you're from the area, you know this weekend is pretty important, so I may or may not sleep (I have to work too... grr.)  I'll try to see if I can hash up some content between questions though.

But, how often do you get to play in The World's Largest Trivia Contest? (OK, once a year, but that's not the point...)

Graah...

48 hours on the schedule this week, 40 of which are overnights.  Sorry for the scarcity of my presence on the intertubes.

Hmm.

I voted around 4pm, close to my usual time.  My number was somewhere in the mid-400s, which is about twice as high as it usually is at the same time of day when I go.  You'd think there's been some big events going on lately with some high profile elections...

It's Officially Spring

The coffee shop has iced coffee again. Not that I drink it, but it's a good yardstick.

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Speaking of Wisconsin

This could be very important to your survival if you happen to be visiting.

Elections

The big one for Wisconsin today is Supreme Court Justice, along with a mix of mayors.

Really the only thing I've got to say is that Justice David Prosser has a strong pro-2nd history, and going off of recent politics, everything the Republicans pass in the near future is going to be challenged in court, and that includes any CCW legislation that happens to come up.

Ruger LC9...

Anybody have any experience with them yet? And more importantly, know how hard it is to deactivate the stupid magazine safety?

Exercises in Frustration

The range trip today was one.

Contrary to popular opinion, my example of the Ruger 10/22 is far from a reliable gun.  Going through a single magazine without it stovepiping at least once is rare and cause for celebration.  It's a shame, as the gun is comfortable, handy, and fun to shoot (when it works.)  It only gets worse as the gun gets dirty, the last mag jammed on every-other round, the stovepiped case preventing the bolt from fully catching the fresh round, leading to a double feed when trying to clear it.  Great times.

On top of that was a constant 20-30mph wind.  I wasn't shooting far, or for any type of accuracy, just smacking some spinners around, but you couldn't leave anything lightweight on the bench.  About five minutes after laying down my empty rifle case went tumbling past me, and when I got up to grab it, the whole mat went over, dumping the rifle and box of ammo all over the ground.  Great times. I hate wind.  (Note to self: six little wire tent stakes need to make their way into the range bag...)

Hopefully I'll get back out in a couple days with a different gun and better weather.

Spring?

Looking like it... Only upper 30s though.

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Out of Town

For the weekend, expect light to no blogging until Monday.

Awesome Thought of the Day

So talk of Mk19s against zombies lead to the mention that it's not the ones without a top half you need to worry about, but the ones with no bottom half.  They're down there crawling around on the ground, under all the regular Roamers, and next thing you know, biting your ankles. (Did I mention my girlfriend's pretty awesome?)

So the light bulb came on, and now these have been added to the anti-zed needs list.

CMMG Ambi AR Upper

Packed full of modularity-

Target price of $135 including two panels.  Very unique concept, I hope it works out well.

Canucks Makin' Coffee in A-Stan

Harsh Language Warning*

More SA-20

Mossberg has them listed on their site, MSRP $510, and 1.5lbs lighter than the 930 SPX.  My only complaint is the 20" cylinder bore barrel; I'd rather have it either minimum legal length(HD) or threaded for chokes (comp).

However I still think it'd make for a great novice gun for smaller shooters (ladies feel free to weigh in on that!)

Mossberg Tactical Semi 20ga

I love my big 930 for blasting, but I also highly respect the 20 gauge with the right load, especially for smaller shooters who may be more recoil sensitive or have issues with the weight of a full size 12ga (the G&C 930 beastly gun is, well, beastly.)  The little 20ga 870 I snagged not too long ago has quickly won a close place in my heart, not only for being so darned cute, but for being such a lightweight and handy little gun.  I also feel a semi-auto shotgun are a good idea for home defense, especially for those less prone to actually practice.

So I'm pretty excited to see that Mossberg is going to be offering a "home defense" version of their SA-20 semi-auto 20ga shotgun.

My only complaint, offhand, is that they've got 20" barrels. I'd prefer the shortest legal length for a house gun.  However, ghost ring sights, optic rail, and light ready tri-rail up front are perfect ideas.  I'm going to have to keep my eye out for one of these.

Jit-t-t-t-t-t-t-ery

I'm in the middle of a stretch of overnights at work, and it can be a rough time.  Tonight I brought along my Bailetti Mocha Express and some cheap, but strong, fine ground beans; and filled up my nice leak proof cup with about 10 ounces of espresso and 6 ounces of hot water to concoct some insanely strong coffee like substance, or my "Americano from Hell."  The upside is I'm not feeling like I'm about to crash into a brick wall at 30mph (which would probably anger my boss...) but at the moment I think my eyeballs are vibrating.  I do need to get some quality espresso beans though.  Might have to try some of this stuff.

First Timers

Noticed a couple blog posts around the intertubes regarding first time shooters, and more importantly, how much fun they had.

It's no stretch to say that introducing new people to the shooting community is by far the most fun I ever have at the range (and that's coming from somebody who's spent quality time with Ma Duece and a full can of government funded ammo...)  The overwhelming sense of accomplishment in helping show that guns are fun, and not scary, helping someone gain the self confidence and empowerment of an effective means of self defense, and, most rewarding, that giant ear-to-ear grin that comes after that first shot with a serious gun.  All fantastic feelings.

I think I'm overdue for taking some newbies out to the range...

Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911

100 years ago today, the US Army adopted JMB's .45 caliber automatic pistol as the standard sidearm for it's soldiers.

The M1911 has since evolved, however the basic design remains one of the most (if not the most) pistols in use today.  Not too many other designs can claim that sort of a following (and the bulk of the ones I can think of are JMB designs of some sort...)

Not much else to say that hasn't already been said about it, so I'll just toss up some 1911 porn from the blog archives.