tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post5578921434118682507..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Overheard in Gunsmithing...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21417239957482617092014-01-07T02:10:19.967-05:002014-01-07T02:10:19.967-05:00"The best AR builder" -- hoot. That is a..."The best AR builder" -- hoot. That is a rare-as-Bigfoot sighting of Bubba the Gunsmith his ownself.<br /><br />Usually we only see his spoor in canted front sight bases and suchlike (one canted FSB was compounded by putting the upper in a vise -- who needs a receiver block <i>or</i> padded jaws, right? -- and torquing the barrel until the pin sort of bulled a swath about 5ยบ off plumb in the upper receiver).<br /><br />I also saw a Colt AR15 SP1 that someone had lost the original pivot screw and replaced it with a wood dowel and a <i>wood screw</i>. (Unfortunately he would not let me photograph it). They walk among us. Kevin R.C. O'Brienhttp://www.weaponsman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42771866236870954842014-01-07T00:38:43.964-05:002014-01-07T00:38:43.964-05:00Dr. Irwin Fingerman. His shop is known as Dr. Opt...Dr. Irwin Fingerman. His shop is known as Dr. Optical. He's a competitive pistol shooter. Google. Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452486400885521156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-375546505396191462014-01-06T01:03:48.893-05:002014-01-06T01:03:48.893-05:00Jim,
I had Wavefront lasik 10 years ago in my ...Jim,<br /><br /> I had Wavefront lasik 10 years ago in my right eye. I went from 20/550 to 20/15; as it was my dominant eye my shooting improved markedly. Just don't go cheap--find someone who has been doing it a while and guarantees their work (will do follow-up examinations and corrections).<br /><br />For the record, I'm happy to hit what I aim at from 100 yards...<br /><br /><br />AntibubbaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72315748816487290702014-01-05T15:14:11.679-05:002014-01-05T15:14:11.679-05:00Don't sweat it, Kristophr, we're all Aspie...Don't sweat it, Kristophr, we're all Aspies at one time or another.<br /><br />I will say you accusing Staghounds of Zumbo-ing himself was a lolworthy moment.Steve Skubinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34360958114382216052014-01-05T12:56:27.250-05:002014-01-05T12:56:27.250-05:00Steve:
If I was an Aspie, I'd have an excuse,...Steve:<br /><br />If I was an Aspie, I'd have an excuse, at least.Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35709679107572101112014-01-05T12:55:44.825-05:002014-01-05T12:55:44.825-05:00Tam:
It's OK. I guess I'm just not troll ...Tam:<br /><br />It's OK. I guess I'm just not troll aware enough for the USENET cool kids table.<br /><br />I try to throw in a smiley when I do that, since I don't trust that others will detect my humor attempts.Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85306387632733779102014-01-05T11:11:34.517-05:002014-01-05T11:11:34.517-05:00I just hope that I'm not the only one who foun...I just hope that I'm not the only one who found himself mentally quoting Tam in Foghorns voice?<br /><br />Either too much time watching Loony Tunes as a kid (and with my own kids) or too much time on the computer.Tedhttp://www.shadowsfall.org/mandogandgunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81964398844761388372014-01-04T21:01:23.094-05:002014-01-04T21:01:23.094-05:00Tam, maybe "Tells jokes to aspies" is th...Tam, maybe "Tells jokes to aspies" is the name of your tribe...Steve Skubinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60676110366393293522014-01-04T19:37:32.814-05:002014-01-04T19:37:32.814-05:00Another vote for LASIK. Resting comfortably after ...Another vote for LASIK. Resting comfortably after getting both eyes done yesterday afternoon and I am at 20/20, going from -6.5 in one eye and -7.25 in the other. Miraculous is an understatement. Pretty freaky procedure but so very worthwhile.<br /><br />Davidwhitewolfhttp://www.softgreenglow.com/wpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53515998684316940312014-01-04T18:31:23.806-05:002014-01-04T18:31:23.806-05:00Kristphr,
Not making yourself look too hip there....Kristphr,<br /><br />Not making yourself look too hip there. Staghounds was quoting Zumbo verbatim.<br /><br />[Foghorn Leghorn voice]"I, I say, I keep pitchin' 'em and you keep missin' 'em. It's a joke, boy, a joke, I say.[/Foghorn Leghorn voice]Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-44672869225523694402014-01-04T18:11:26.864-05:002014-01-04T18:11:26.864-05:00The owner of the store I used to hang out in refer...The owner of the store I used to hang out in referred to us as "Gun Store Groupies." I learned a lot from him and the other groupies and eventually did work for him for a while before I shuffled off to Basic Training.SteveGhttp://www.ordnance-corner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91504179425592653732014-01-04T17:30:01.846-05:002014-01-04T17:30:01.846-05:00Yeah, hard to learn to shoot long range when Oklah...Yeah, hard to learn to shoot long range when Oklahoma has 2 1000 yard ranges that I know of. Red Castle and Badlands Tactical. Seems there was an 800 yard range out near the Texas panhandle and 600 yard max at OKC gun club. Hard to play the game if you have to drive minimum 2 hours to get there. Add that to your trigger time bill and holy crap, I had to give up before I started, pity too, since I'd really like a reason to own a big 50. McMillan by preference. Seems the FCSA record was held at just a bit over 4" at 1000 but hell that was the RECORD. Not an average schlub at a Sunday shooting bench.Tom the Impalerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236177849264187957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10174223223906415712014-01-04T15:34:00.608-05:002014-01-04T15:34:00.608-05:00Staghounds:
I guess all the non-benchrest highpow...Staghounds:<br /><br />I guess all the non-benchrest highpower shooters who are migrating to the AR platform are just operator wannabes?<br /><br />Good job zumbo-ing yourself.<br /><br />Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83937494916514840902014-01-04T14:57:16.702-05:002014-01-04T14:57:16.702-05:00LASIK is painless and worth every penny, but it is...LASIK is painless and worth every penny, but it is EXTREMELY unnerviing.<br /><br />I had the procedure done about 6 years ago. No complaints whatsoever and I'd do it again in a New York minute.<br /><br />It's medical magic.<br /><br />gviglobal village idiothttp://www.alpharubicon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54223677739073865682014-01-04T14:35:01.397-05:002014-01-04T14:35:01.397-05:00Nice trolling attempt Staghounds, but I think ever...Nice trolling attempt Staghounds, but I think everyone here is hep to that jive.Steve Skubinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42414365378941418422014-01-04T14:29:27.243-05:002014-01-04T14:29:27.243-05:00I'm guessing his modifications involve jack-st...I'm guessing his modifications involve jack-stands, power assists and 200 yard long barrels. <br /><br />They probably work, but there would be hell to pay when putting it in the trunk. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-50192546369576523652014-01-04T11:27:36.180-05:002014-01-04T11:27:36.180-05:00Since we are all telling our long distance shootin...Since we are all telling our long distance shooting exploits:<br /><br />Back when I could still see well, I used my Ruger Mark II to pop bright pink PEEPS bunnies on the 25 yard berm at an outdoor shooting club. They'd hop like crazy if I hit them. And they'd hop like crazy if I hit anywhere near them, because they weigh nothing (marshmallow) and fly when the ground erupted from a near miss.<br /><br />Made me look really cool, though, blasting a whole line of bunnies at that long range.mikeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90916099637301881762014-01-04T10:09:45.142-05:002014-01-04T10:09:45.142-05:00Murphy's Law,
It's a trick!Murphy's Law,<br /><br />It's a <a href="http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/02/boomsticks-who-hell-is-jim-zumbo.html" rel="nofollow">trick</a>!Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21050361561429619722014-01-04T10:04:56.160-05:002014-01-04T10:04:56.160-05:00Jim, Lasik is fantastic. I got it last year and wa...Jim, Lasik is fantastic. I got it last year and was finally able to ditch the optical shooting glasses. A rifle match at Perry where I was torpedoed by a spatter of rifle lubricant onto my glasses during the rapid fire segment convinced me to go for it. Glad I did. No downside whatsoever--get it!<br /><br />Now I can shoot farther and easier, but I don't pretend to shoot sub-MOA 1000 yard shots. My range has a 1'x1' steel gong at 400 yards that is more than enough to keep me challenged, esp. with iron sights.<br /><br />As for staghounds...woo, boy. Incoming!Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87506561908943599112014-01-04T08:02:34.090-05:002014-01-04T08:02:34.090-05:00Excuse me, maybe I'm a traditionalist, but I s...Excuse me, maybe I'm a traditionalist, but I see no place for these weapons among our hunting fraternity. I'll go so far as to call them "terrorist" rifles. They tell me that some companies are producing assault rifles that are "tackdrivers."<br /> No, no matter what he wears he's not ours with that AR. Sorry, folks, in my humble opinion, these things have no place in long range accuracy shooting. We don't need to be lumped into the group of people who terrorize the world with them, which is an obvious concern. I've always been comfortable with the statement that target shooters don't use assault rifles. staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66200917557674024432014-01-04T07:50:26.752-05:002014-01-04T07:50:26.752-05:00@Tam: Nice range!
@Tam: Nice range! <br /> <br />oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-88067378111110021752014-01-04T02:38:32.834-05:002014-01-04T02:38:32.834-05:00You know, this gives me an idea... retirement has ...You know, this gives me an idea... retirement has become an actual goal to plan towards finally, and I was toying with the idea of getting a Segway and a SERPA holster and being a sort of vigilante mall ninja. You know, kind of like a Sheriff's Reserve mall cop. Because the guys out there holding the line like Gecko45 would like to know somebody's got their back.<br /><br />But I could save on the Segway and just be a professional hanger on at the LGS... yeah, I think I could do that. Then I could say I was the armorer for Westfield Mall Team Six.<br /><br />Thanks Tam!Steve Skubinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6089213065304511382014-01-04T02:06:30.758-05:002014-01-04T02:06:30.758-05:00Tam's estimate is spot-on - 5" at 1,000yd...Tam's estimate is spot-on - 5" at 1,000yds is 27.5 arc-seconds.<br /><br />The only thing I'll shoot at 1,000yds and beyond is a prism with my surveying total-station, and then only on cloudy days, as the heat shimmer makes for unreliable distances past a half-mile.<br /><br />Easier just to traverse the half-miles; then again, with GPS no one actually traverses a section anymore.<br /><br />I can hit 50% of the 300 meter targets with my M16A2's iron sights on a pop-up range - did it back in November. This is not to say I'd be nearly as good on the "two-way range" but God be praised I've never been called upon to fire a shot in anger.<br /><br />My "go-to" gun for the home & hearth is in .30-06 but that's more for turning cover into concealment than it is for range.<br /><br />gviglobal village idiothttp://www.alpharubicon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26171735718307841592014-01-04T01:34:45.942-05:002014-01-04T01:34:45.942-05:00123gr Lapua Scenars here, sitting on top of 59.0gr...123gr Lapua Scenars here, sitting on top of 59.0gr compressed H4831SC in reformed RWS 7x64 Brenneke brass. 3200fps 10 feet from the muzzle, supersonic well past 1000 yards. (By design - no fun watching bullets smacking the paper sideways out there)Gewehr98https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440119702457734221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-82499245301151391232014-01-04T01:29:06.634-05:002014-01-04T01:29:06.634-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gewehr98https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440119702457734221noreply@blogger.com