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Interesting analysis on the North Korean troops

26 degrees out with 15-25 gusts from all over. Rifle used is a Savage 110 in .223 with a 26" Criterion barrel. Shot 10 rnds at 100 yds on this target and 20 on a sight in target which chronoed at 2920 with an SD of 8.9 . I now not enough rnd count to count for much, but that's all before I froze. Whatta Hobby!

wow the face of war is really changing we need to change the way we look at it as well...

Proof that you can't go wrong with a Shotty https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2025/01/26/a-north-korean-colonel-raced-into-battle-with-two-automatic-weapons-one-for-close-combat-another-for-shooting-down-drones/

Most of the LEO folks that I know are "gun guys" and take proficiency in that area very seriously... that said... it sure isn't totally uniform. I had an old neighbor (now departed) who was a retired New Jersey State Trooper. I went shooting with him ONCE. I love the man (seriously - excellent guy)... but I didn't love shooting with him. It was pretty amazing how uncertain he was about his equipment and how little muzzle discipline he had.

Our weather has been moderating. One night it got down to the minus teens. Today in the sun it was 48, but the wind is the killer; makes it much worse. Other than that it's a pretty nice day. Come on spring weather! It can't come fast enough. 2 more months.

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Having way too much fun for a retarded guy. Loading 73 gn .224 Berger target bullets in new Starline brass with neck tension set to .002 over 24. gn of IMR-8208 set off with BR-4s. Whatta Hobby!

This looks like an interesting FU to the outgoing ATF. I wonder if Dettlebach is going to put one on the 80% they got him as a retirement gift.

Exactly. I saw it as a sort of insurance policy. That's why I can remember that idiot officer who'd have done the job w/o a sidearm so vividly. Totally clueless as to what a shift could hold. To make matters even more screwed up... The full timers who couldn't shoot were allowed .357 Mags in their handguns. Part timers, of which I was one, could only put .38 Special in theirs. But I handloaded. The physical difference between a .38 and .357 is the brass of a .357 is .1" longer to prevent the .357 from being put into a .38. If the revolver can take .357 pressure there is nothing stopping a handloader from loading .357 loads into .38 brass. So that's what I did. Externally it was a .38. But no one ever asked to see my cartridges. So I could have used .357 brass. The thinking was that if a full timer who couldn't shoot (some definitely could) needed more ammo we could throw them ours. Yeah, he wasted his ammo to no effect so I'm going to throw him mine? I don't think so. Just stay under cover and I'll get the job done. Back then the ammo load was 18 rounds. I was waiting for an opening as a full timer. When it came up, for political reasons they had to hire a woman. My 2nd DEI middle finger in my direction. Back then (50 years ago) it wasn't called DEI, but it was definitely a political hire and everyone knew it. Even I knew she was going to be hired. FWIW. I absolutely love seeing women who know their way around a firearm. I see it all the time in competition today. That's changed a lot in the last decade..

Shot a gas gun PRS match last weekend with a lady cop on the squad. Talked to her a little bit about it, seen her signed up a couple times previously. She's been doing pistol matches for a long time, and she transitioned into some 2-gun matches, pistol, and rifle kinda short-ish range. Now, she's getting into longer distances for gas gun rifle. I told her I thought it was fuckin' AWESOME that she does that, and more police need to do it. It's not for my safety, of sending rounds downrange at a bad guy, and sucking as a shooter, and hitting an unintended victim... It's for the safety of the individual police officer, to be able to make accurate shots, prevail, and come home at the end of shift...

Prepping new Starline .223 brass today. When received some time ago it was sorted into .1 gn lots. Pulled out 150 of the 93.9 gn bag for 3 range boxes and set the neck tension at .002. Will be loading with 73 gn Berger's over 24 gn of IMR-8208 using BR-4 primers. This load had been running at 2850 in the past out of my Savage 110 bolt rifle with a 26" Criterion 1-7 varmint profile barrel. Whatta Hobby!

https://tinyurl.com/DeweySpringData I ordered 4x brand new Aero Precision springs in December, and they arrived this month. Their new 308 buffer springs are stiffer than the older ones I tested that came with the buffer tube kits. I still recommend the A5 or Rifle length gas setup over carbine to give the most options in springs and buffer weights. I'm building a lower for my 6.5 Creedmoor, and I will use this lower to test a spring to see how it changes over the increments of 100 rounds. Happy upcoming 4 years of freedom, Dewey

Cops can be firearm knowledgeable, but not all cops are. And they are a cross section of society and there are morons everywhere in society. I was a LEO at one time. I knew cops who could barely qualify with their handguns. Some needed "special" qualification when no one else was around as a witness. One officer stated that if he wasn't forced to carry he wouldn't. I never qualified with less than a 298 out of a possible 300. "Please get out of the car so that we can remove the handgun for your and my safety.". Right. He wasn't shooting and he was compliant so leaving everything alone where it was was the safest way to handle the stop. What a jackass. The officers outside the vehicle could see everything and had the added ability of free movement while the drivers movement was restricted. Yeah, moron cops. And they wonder why they can have bad reputations? OK, we saw the downside. So what was the potential upside from any actions the officers were suggesting? The driver was compliant. Sorry, but that video just pisses me off. I really hate DEI hiring instead of hiring from merit. I've been screwed over by DEI hiring more than once. Then there's this classic display of "I'm the only one professional enough to carry a Glock .40". I have a nephew who's an officer in Deal, NJ. . When he was a child we tried shooting, and immediately after the safety talk, he fired a magazine safely then turned around and swept everyone with the gun not 2 minutes after the safety talk. End of shooting for the day (actually forever) with me. But he's a cop and his mother wanted a handgun. I discussed her needs with her she then listened to her idiot son, and did I mention he's an officer in Deal, NJ? That vast repository of firearm knowledge. She bought what he told her to. Then she, knowing nothing at all about how to even hold a handgun, he loaded it for her. I asked if she knew how to unload it or handle it safely? Have you taken the course that I suggested so that you can use it safely? The answers were no. "Then have the person who loaded it for you unload it and make sure the chamber is also empty.". Did I mention the idiot who loaded it for her is a cop in Deal, NJ? And she wanted me to teach her how to use the handgun. "No thank you. Get someone in NJ to teach you.". I wasn't getting anywhere near that accident waiting to happen. I could hear it now if she had ever had to use it..."But Brian taught me...", even if I taught her the exact opposite.

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I was just reading the ocean pines menu it’s pretty crab heavy you better start weening your way on them!

I’ll take all the crab cakes!

Yes and Yes. Also a Yes. How did you guess?

No retail sales. Just all the toys you can order when you get back home. Some things are not even ready for production yet.

been in the teens, got up this AM expecting 12 to 15 and wow it is 30 time to go fishing ....

They do not do retail sales at shot show right? it would not be safe for me to go there with any form of money if they did...

He's there - he met up with @JBMatt yesterday.

Whoops Liberty Doll rules. 🥰