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Neck (some NSFW)
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New holster for Kahr PM9
New Sideguard holster for my PM9. The Kahr has new fiber optic sights, photos coming soon. Tracer ammunition from SBR will be my new training helper for medium range shooting. This way I will be able to diagnose my own misses.
Fiber optic sights work better than tritium in daylight and at dusk, tritium sights work better at night. I prefer laser to both, but the only laser available for PM9 is red and would require me to remove the moleskin from the trip and change all my holsters...I'll probably just wait till XR9S shows up.
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KSG in police hands
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Kek-tec KSG bullpup, live fire
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Super busy at SHOT Show in Las Vegas, NV
I've been running non-stop since arriving. Much to tell but I will do so once back home and have more than the occasional wifi spot and an odd minute for posting. I find it slightly ironic that my most vivid impression so far came from firing a 65 year old gun made in the USSR. Great night firing photos by "Parrothead" Jeff Hollenbeck.
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7.62x25 Tokarev round fired at about 900rpm. The gun uses 35rd stick and 71rd drum magazines. Low recoil, no muzzle rise, great trigger and decent sights -- what's not to like?
7.62x25 Tokarev round fired at about 900rpm. The gun uses 35rd stick and 71rd drum magazines. Low recoil, no muzzle rise, great trigger and decent sights -- what's not to like?
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On the flight to SHOT Show
We were well prepared for the convention.
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Insun at the range
While in Las Vegas for SHOT Show, my friends and I were invited to dinner by Nick, the owner of Kai-Zen restaurants. The food was original and extremely delicious, and the atmosphere very pleasant. At dinner, I asked the restaurant manager Insun if she would model for me. She agreed. Unfortunately, the only time I had left in Vegas, the following morning, was already committed to a firearm shoot in the desert. Deciding to combine the two events, I invited her to learn the use of small arms.
The next morning, Insun went from suppressed .22 pistols and rifles to 9mm pistols (G19, CZ P-01, Kahr P9) to 12ga shotgun and did very well with each. Better yet, she enjoyed herself much and spent a bit of time in front of the camera. Her boss Nick provided some of the arms and ammo along with the instruction on their use. Adam and Ann or Infinite Arms also provided gear. Jeff helped considerably with the photos by rigging up and controlling the light reflector.
Insun is now signed up for a four-day handgun course at the nearby Front Sight. Several friends, including Nick, pledged logistical support. Employers might want to take note: trust and support for their staff is always appreciated.
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See hi-res images
Gear used: GSG, CMMG, Plum Crazy, Gemtech, Tactical Innovations, Glock, CZ, Kahr, Magpul, Black Dog Machine, Vortex. Reactive targets, red dot sights and sound suppression work great for providing the newbie shooters with an enjoyable experience.
The next morning, Insun went from suppressed .22 pistols and rifles to 9mm pistols (G19, CZ P-01, Kahr P9) to 12ga shotgun and did very well with each. Better yet, she enjoyed herself much and spent a bit of time in front of the camera. Her boss Nick provided some of the arms and ammo along with the instruction on their use. Adam and Ann or Infinite Arms also provided gear. Jeff helped considerably with the photos by rigging up and controlling the light reflector.
Insun is now signed up for a four-day handgun course at the nearby Front Sight. Several friends, including Nick, pledged logistical support. Employers might want to take note: trust and support for their staff is always appreciated.
See hi-res images
Gear used: GSG, CMMG, Plum Crazy, Gemtech, Tactical Innovations, Glock, CZ, Kahr, Magpul, Black Dog Machine, Vortex. Reactive targets, red dot sights and sound suppression work great for providing the newbie shooters with an enjoyable experience.
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A quiet time in the desert
A major advantage of suppressor is the ability to shoot without ear plugs or muffs. Safety is enhanced because shooters maintain better situational awareness and can hear range commands, comfort is improved because muffs can get quite hot in the summer.
CMMG .22 upper on a polymer Plum Crazy lower, Gemtech Alpine suppressor. Rifle put together by Adam at Infinite Arms.
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A rhetorical question
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Snow cat
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Why we should help Joel Rosenberg.
I know Joel Rosenberg as the first man to provide me with serious self-defense training back in 1998. Minneapolis Police know him as the muck-raker who exposed corruption and thuggery at the MPD. His efforts were instrumental in the dismissal of the so-called "gang strike force" which itself acted more as a gang than as police.
On December 7, 2010, -- yet another day that will live in infamy -- MPD arrested Joel on charges that appear bogus to me and held him until friends raised the preposterous $100,000 bail bond. His offense: complying with the laws on the books exactly but protesting vocally about the police conduct when they attempted to enforce regulations inapplicable to the situation at hand. The "offense" field on the arrest order was left blank! You can read the specifics at Freejoel.com.
On January 2, I hosted a fundraiser for Joel and his wife Felicia. MPD has also been after her. Donations to help with the legal expenses came from all over the country. Many gave because they know and like Joel. Some gave despite not liking him at all.
Joel has a lot of personality. Some people like him. Some don't. Many think he should have kept quiet about the police misconduct or at least behaved more circumspectly, acting meekly in addition to following the letter of the law. But now that the legal fight is on, even those who don't like Joel are taking his side. They know that the state loves nothing more than a test case who isn't 100% likable. They also know that we cannot afford the kind of precedents set if Joel loses.
US vs. Miller case of 1934 was the first test of the National Firearm Registration act. Jack Miller was a convicted of owning a short-barreled shotgun shortly after they became subject to a steep excise tax. A poor man, Miller was unable to mount an effective legal defense. During the appeal, he was murdered and the case was decided for the US Government in his absence. The rest of us have been suffering under the resulting legal precedents ever since. Joel Rosenberg's case is not on the Federal level yet, but it has ramifications for all of Minnesota and beyond. It's in our own interests to see him prevail.
Joel's supposed offense -- though my understanding of his actions is that he complied with the convoluted Minnesota law exactly -- is a non-violent offense without no victim other than the ego of a police officer. MPD would like to ruin his life for that. Shall we sit idly and just hope that the emboldened authorities don't go after us personally next? Martin Niemoller had something to say about that approach.
If you can give money to the Rosenberg legal fund, please do. If you cannot, please post a link to my appeal on behalf of Joel and Felicia. It would be a good deed -- and quite in our own self-interest in the long run.
On December 7, 2010, -- yet another day that will live in infamy -- MPD arrested Joel on charges that appear bogus to me and held him until friends raised the preposterous $100,000 bail bond. His offense: complying with the laws on the books exactly but protesting vocally about the police conduct when they attempted to enforce regulations inapplicable to the situation at hand. The "offense" field on the arrest order was left blank! You can read the specifics at Freejoel.com.
On January 2, I hosted a fundraiser for Joel and his wife Felicia. MPD has also been after her. Donations to help with the legal expenses came from all over the country. Many gave because they know and like Joel. Some gave despite not liking him at all.
Joel has a lot of personality. Some people like him. Some don't. Many think he should have kept quiet about the police misconduct or at least behaved more circumspectly, acting meekly in addition to following the letter of the law. But now that the legal fight is on, even those who don't like Joel are taking his side. They know that the state loves nothing more than a test case who isn't 100% likable. They also know that we cannot afford the kind of precedents set if Joel loses.
US vs. Miller case of 1934 was the first test of the National Firearm Registration act. Jack Miller was a convicted of owning a short-barreled shotgun shortly after they became subject to a steep excise tax. A poor man, Miller was unable to mount an effective legal defense. During the appeal, he was murdered and the case was decided for the US Government in his absence. The rest of us have been suffering under the resulting legal precedents ever since. Joel Rosenberg's case is not on the Federal level yet, but it has ramifications for all of Minnesota and beyond. It's in our own interests to see him prevail.
Joel's supposed offense -- though my understanding of his actions is that he complied with the convoluted Minnesota law exactly -- is a non-violent offense without no victim other than the ego of a police officer. MPD would like to ruin his life for that. Shall we sit idly and just hope that the emboldened authorities don't go after us personally next? Martin Niemoller had something to say about that approach.
If you can give money to the Rosenberg legal fund, please do. If you cannot, please post a link to my appeal on behalf of Joel and Felicia. It would be a good deed -- and quite in our own self-interest in the long run.
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Another Keltec KSG video: live fire in Nevada
For reasons unknown, the video won't embed correctly. Direct link: Kel-tec KSG 12ga bullpup shotgun: live fire in the Nevada desert
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Hexolit 32, looks like a good compliment to the KSG
Hexolit 32 works better than any other shotgun slug I've seen so far. 32 in the name refers to the weight in grams, about 1.1oz.
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Beretta M38 submachine gun, 9mm
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This is an Assault Rifle (TM)
This is the Stg44 "Sturmgewehr" (which translates as "assault or attack rifle"). Of the 425,000+ built, very few are in the United States and 7.92x33 ammunition is only sporadically available. Most of us have never seen one in real life.
Somehow the American gun control pushers still manage to blame much of the criminal violence on the assault rifles. It doesn't matter that the few specimens in the country are either in private collections or in museums. These rifles must be creeping out of the display cases at night, when the curators aren't looking, and prowling the streets in search of innocent victims. Either that or our politicians and gun control bigots are lying...now, how likely would that be?
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"The framers of the Constitution couldn't have predicted!"
.58 caliber rifled musket had more than double the range of a smoothbore percussion musket. It had more than double the fire rate of a smoothbore flintlock and four to five times of a flintlock rifle. By the 1790s standards, it was a super weapon -- as the Russians found out during the Crimean War of 1854-55. Should Americans be allowed to have such terribly modern weapons?
If the answer is NO, then everything we heard from the Brady Center and other gun control pushers has been false. They won't stop at trying to take AR15s but keep on pushing till nothing but flintlocks are left...and severely restricted. In that case, we have nothing to lose by saying "NO" right now, while we still have most of our defensive capabilities intact.
If the answer is YES, then maybe the Constitution protects ownership of 1841 Dreyse rifle (integral cartridges) or the 1860 Spencer repeating carbine (metallic cartridges and a magazine). If those are allowed, how about 1879 Lee that had a detachable box magazine? An 1882 Maxim machine gun? An 1885 Manlicher semi-auto rifle? 1896 Mauser semi-auto pistol? We aren't even into the 20th century yet and already all the technologies so hated by the gun banners are in evidence. Detachable magazines over 10 rounds appear around 1870 for Gatlings and 1905 for pistols and rifles. Just how far back in time would we have to go for the pushers of gun control to be happy?
As for the magazine size restriction, why is 10 such a magic number for the antis? Most of them would be no happier with us carrying a 7-shot .45 than a 12-shot 9mm, and even a brace of magazine-less flintlock pistols would not make them happy. Anti self-defense creatures simply abhor all effective weapons in private hands and wouldn't tolerate carry of swords, dirks, crossbows or wheel-lock pistols from the 1500s with any more grace than they would endorse more modern defensive tools. With that in mind, we can forget about compromising with them. If encouraged with concessions, they will never quit and would eventually have to be stopped the hard way. Better to stand fast and hold on to everything we have now -- that approach would actually reduce the likelihood of a shooting war later on.
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Additional information about the Rosenberg case
Joel and his opposition. To the best of my knowledge, the information presented is accurate.
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ATF acting against American interests
"Clarification" of importability for shotguns has such vague statements as "excessive bulk" and "the feature list is not exhaustive, ATF can prohibit technically sporting guns" and "just because a gun is used in a sport doesn't make it sporting". Doesn't seem reasonable, but then what else would you expect from those people!
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A very long neck
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Tethered
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