Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Friday, August 15, 2014
Slow Motion 308 Tumbling after Impacting Target (Video)
I am not sure what the value of the target (peanut butter and jelly?) is but the amazing part of this video is the way the FMJ 'tumbles' after passing through the targets.
The sound of a suppressed .308 is also pretty cool, see for yourself:
The sound of a suppressed .308 is also pretty cool, see for yourself:
How to Clean a Rusted Black Powder Rifle Barrel..
Ugh...
I just started trying to rehabilitate an old Kentucky style blackpowder but the more I work on it the more I wonder if I am going to be able to get it back in shooting order as the barrel is severely rusted and quite possibly damaged.
We have all bought an old black powder rifle for an 'unbelievable' price only to find that the previous owner shot it then just let it rust. Is it safe to shoot a black powder rifle if there's rust in the rifling? Can the barrel be cleaned without a gunsmith?
After tons of oils, rigorous brushing, and even a few hundred strokes with bundles of steel wool (based on some Brownells advice) twisted on to a ball-puller and I don't seem to be making any progress.
We found a few competing solutions while looking for next steps - Please feel free to leave comments with advice or link to videos you think might be helpful to anyone half-way through a project like this.
DoubleTap on TheFiringLine has the method we're working on next:
"ya don't need no powder solvent. Take a brass brush to that rusty barrel with some Breakfree CLP(walmart) and scrub the devil out of it. Then take a piece of 3M green scrubbie(Pan scrubbers from the supermarket) and scrub it well again. Then dry it out with patches.
Take as many patches as it takes till they come out clean.(a little gray don't hurt.)
Then rinse the barrel again with hot water and a swab stroking up and down with the water in the barrel. I put my barrel in the oven with the door open on 210 for about 15 minutes.
Then take a patch with bore butterand coat the inside of the barrel. When you're ready to shoot, run a couple dry patches in it before loading.
Hope this helps. [sic]"
I am actually thinking about getting a test on with "Evaporust" - Does anyone have any experience with this?
Once we get this thing back in shooting order, we're going to leave the high tech tricks behind and go 100% traditional which will protect and prevent this from happening again.
I just started trying to rehabilitate an old Kentucky style blackpowder but the more I work on it the more I wonder if I am going to be able to get it back in shooting order as the barrel is severely rusted and quite possibly damaged.
We have all bought an old black powder rifle for an 'unbelievable' price only to find that the previous owner shot it then just let it rust. Is it safe to shoot a black powder rifle if there's rust in the rifling? Can the barrel be cleaned without a gunsmith?
After tons of oils, rigorous brushing, and even a few hundred strokes with bundles of steel wool (based on some Brownells advice) twisted on to a ball-puller and I don't seem to be making any progress.
We found a few competing solutions while looking for next steps - Please feel free to leave comments with advice or link to videos you think might be helpful to anyone half-way through a project like this.
DoubleTap on TheFiringLine has the method we're working on next:
"ya don't need no powder solvent. Take a brass brush to that rusty barrel with some Breakfree CLP(walmart) and scrub the devil out of it. Then take a piece of 3M green scrubbie(Pan scrubbers from the supermarket) and scrub it well again. Then dry it out with patches.
Take as many patches as it takes till they come out clean.(a little gray don't hurt.)
Then rinse the barrel again with hot water and a swab stroking up and down with the water in the barrel. I put my barrel in the oven with the door open on 210 for about 15 minutes.
Then take a patch with bore butterand coat the inside of the barrel. When you're ready to shoot, run a couple dry patches in it before loading.
Hope this helps. [sic]"
I am actually thinking about getting a test on with "Evaporust" - Does anyone have any experience with this?
Once we get this thing back in shooting order, we're going to leave the high tech tricks behind and go 100% traditional which will protect and prevent this from happening again.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Hitler's #1 P-38 Pistol is for sale for an estimated $48,000,000!
Every gun collector's dream is to get a garage-sale basket-case project and find out it's worth more than he paid for it.
In this case, a $300 garage sale find is turning out to be worth millions, bidding expected to start at 25 million in fact during an auction at RareP38.com.
The working P-38, complete with 24 karat gold and blood stains on the holster, was liberated by a soldier from the 101st Airborne, Easy Company.
KNWA was able to get an interview with the local man willing to sell it:
While the story will inevitably revolved around the collector who found it and the price of the gun, it's important to know a little bit about the men (plural) who originally liberated Hitler's gun during the war -
Well done men!
Earl McClung
Bill O'Laine
Frank Griffin
Bob Noody
Les Hegland
You can read more about them at Cost of Freedom Veteran's Museum HERE
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| Hitler's P-38 for sale |
In this case, a $300 garage sale find is turning out to be worth millions, bidding expected to start at 25 million in fact during an auction at RareP38.com.
The working P-38, complete with 24 karat gold and blood stains on the holster, was liberated by a soldier from the 101st Airborne, Easy Company.
KNWA was able to get an interview with the local man willing to sell it:
While the story will inevitably revolved around the collector who found it and the price of the gun, it's important to know a little bit about the men (plural) who originally liberated Hitler's gun during the war -
Well done men!
Earl McClung
Bill O'Laine
Frank Griffin
Bob Noody
Les Hegland
You can read more about them at Cost of Freedom Veteran's Museum HERE
Friday, June 27, 2014
Guns Owners Respond to "Evolve" and "TakeOnTheCode" Gun Safety PSA's
The "Evolve" gun safety PSA's are making the rounds and got our attention, which was their goal.
In the first, the founding fathers bicker with Jefferson about adding the phrase "Dumb Ass" to the bill of rights and it's actually kind of funny.
You can see the video "The Bill of Rights for Dumbasses" for yourself here:
The second video, far more viral in the sense that it features women with "sex toys" (as an analogy for men with guns we assume), and is a bit more strange.
You can see the video "Evolve, Playthings" here:
TheCode site does have choices to submit feedback (I didn't as I prefer not to be tracked or re-targeted based on interaction with websites) but we did have some thoughts...
As a collector, competitive marksman, CCP holder, range safety officer, and hunter; I can speak for most (who are probably less Libertiarian that I) that no reasonable gun enthusiast is fully opposed to discussing gun ownership or safety publicly or admitting that just like car owners and motorcyclists and boat captains there are some pretty moronic gun owners who've made simple mistakes with tragic results - just as they have with cars, boats, and motorcycles.
Regarding the campaigns specifically:
The Editorial Mission:
Pros -
We have all seen 'that guy' we know puts the entire club or lodge at risk (or worse) with his carelessness so there's no denying that the need for a bit of a nudge or at least acknowledgement of irresponsibility and it's results may be in order.
Cons -
Although we know that most gun owners are responsible adults, often in community leadership and head-of-household positions, tend to be more mature than most of the general population; there has been some concern that segments of the country (and media) have tried to portray us as intellectually inferior. This type of adolescent agitation can cause resentments and I would caution TheCode folks that even accidentally using "Dumbass" as a synonym for "Redneck" or "White Trash" or other common (seemingly acceptable) terms may create a lot of opposition to their mission even though opposition to their message was not that strong.
The Strategy:
Pros -
There's no denying that racy content and edgy humor on the internet are key to distribution and their videos are already far more consumed than many "famous" cable news networks' key shows.
Cons -
The race to the bottom to capture the "lowest common denominator" as a named demographic may or may not actually be reaching any folks who matter as much as it reaches the kids known as content-snackers on "Buzzfeed" or "The Huffington Post." Will kids who think this is hilarious 'tweet' the link to grandpa to make sure he hasn't forgotten too many gun safety rules since Korea? Probably not...
The Culture:
Unfortunately, as a "Waltons-watching" bit of an old "fogey" at only 40 years old, I have to say they missed the mark on culture and some well deserved blowback may be warranted.
I don't think they realize the way we, as the potentially "dumbass' targets of this campaign, see ourselves. We work hard and well, proudly, to maintain a home and family that we defend financially, spiritually, and if needed, physically. When we go out to hunt or shoot, as many have before us and in the company we choose to keep - safety, traditions, and a level of moral and spiritual respectability as well as at least a hint of personal excellence is something we demand. I do believe we're the majority.
As I mentioned before, as a fan (I am not alone!) of the TV Show "The Waltons,"it's going to be tough to win me over with these videos. Did I watch it? Yes... Okay 1 point for them... Once it was finished though I couldn't help but reflect on the values, without regard to the message, of the people who thought kids sword fighting with vibrators would be hilarious...
Again, we don't disagree with the messages of gun safety, but we are extremely skittish about letting folks we may consider culturally inferior holding dominion over us with legislation, As an example, a safe is a good idea but the idea of 'enforcers' using registrations for unannounced 'spot checks' of our homes' safes and their contents will be wholly opposed and unfortunately for TheCode folks who may or may not support absurd legislation, many gun owners will see the cultural rift on display as being all the reason needed to assume they 'just don't get it'.
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| "The Code" Gun Safety |
In the first, the founding fathers bicker with Jefferson about adding the phrase "Dumb Ass" to the bill of rights and it's actually kind of funny.
 |
| The Wife of a "Dumbass Founding Father" |
You can see the video "The Bill of Rights for Dumbasses" for yourself here:
The second video, far more viral in the sense that it features women with "sex toys" (as an analogy for men with guns we assume), and is a bit more strange.
 |
| Guns as sex toys or sex toys as actual toys? So confused. |
You can see the video "Evolve, Playthings" here:
TheCode site does have choices to submit feedback (I didn't as I prefer not to be tracked or re-targeted based on interaction with websites) but we did have some thoughts...
As a collector, competitive marksman, CCP holder, range safety officer, and hunter; I can speak for most (who are probably less Libertiarian that I) that no reasonable gun enthusiast is fully opposed to discussing gun ownership or safety publicly or admitting that just like car owners and motorcyclists and boat captains there are some pretty moronic gun owners who've made simple mistakes with tragic results - just as they have with cars, boats, and motorcycles.
Regarding the campaigns specifically:
The Editorial Mission:
Pros -
We have all seen 'that guy' we know puts the entire club or lodge at risk (or worse) with his carelessness so there's no denying that the need for a bit of a nudge or at least acknowledgement of irresponsibility and it's results may be in order.
Cons -
Although we know that most gun owners are responsible adults, often in community leadership and head-of-household positions, tend to be more mature than most of the general population; there has been some concern that segments of the country (and media) have tried to portray us as intellectually inferior. This type of adolescent agitation can cause resentments and I would caution TheCode folks that even accidentally using "Dumbass" as a synonym for "Redneck" or "White Trash" or other common (seemingly acceptable) terms may create a lot of opposition to their mission even though opposition to their message was not that strong.
The Strategy:
Pros -
There's no denying that racy content and edgy humor on the internet are key to distribution and their videos are already far more consumed than many "famous" cable news networks' key shows.
Cons -
The race to the bottom to capture the "lowest common denominator" as a named demographic may or may not actually be reaching any folks who matter as much as it reaches the kids known as content-snackers on "Buzzfeed" or "The Huffington Post." Will kids who think this is hilarious 'tweet' the link to grandpa to make sure he hasn't forgotten too many gun safety rules since Korea? Probably not...
The Culture:
Unfortunately, as a "Waltons-watching" bit of an old "fogey" at only 40 years old, I have to say they missed the mark on culture and some well deserved blowback may be warranted.
I don't think they realize the way we, as the potentially "dumbass' targets of this campaign, see ourselves. We work hard and well, proudly, to maintain a home and family that we defend financially, spiritually, and if needed, physically. When we go out to hunt or shoot, as many have before us and in the company we choose to keep - safety, traditions, and a level of moral and spiritual respectability as well as at least a hint of personal excellence is something we demand. I do believe we're the majority.
As I mentioned before, as a fan (I am not alone!) of the TV Show "The Waltons,"it's going to be tough to win me over with these videos. Did I watch it? Yes... Okay 1 point for them... Once it was finished though I couldn't help but reflect on the values, without regard to the message, of the people who thought kids sword fighting with vibrators would be hilarious...
Again, we don't disagree with the messages of gun safety, but we are extremely skittish about letting folks we may consider culturally inferior holding dominion over us with legislation, As an example, a safe is a good idea but the idea of 'enforcers' using registrations for unannounced 'spot checks' of our homes' safes and their contents will be wholly opposed and unfortunately for TheCode folks who may or may not support absurd legislation, many gun owners will see the cultural rift on display as being all the reason needed to assume they 'just don't get it'.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Lose your guns after going blind? Watch the 'Vice' Documentary, "The Blind Gunslinger"
This is an interesting story about Carey McWilliams who's ability to keep his concealed carry permit and continue hunting after losing is eyesight is causing quite a stir with folks who don't believe the blind have second amendment rights.
One can't help but think that after years of hunting and plinking, you might be able to continue managing your firearms even without the ability to see.
Here is the video:
One can't help but think that after years of hunting and plinking, you might be able to continue managing your firearms even without the ability to see.
Here is the video:
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