One of the things I did at the range today was to put my slug gunning to the test.
The 300 yard target is a plate the shape of a Ram.
300 yard target plate. I missed once or twice, finding my hold. Then hit it at will. Then I turned my attention to the 400 yard target. I pictured the ballistic arch in my mind, held the sight accordingly, and made the hit.
I have no video of this, but I have an Air Force EOD Tech as a witness. My friend Nightcrawler was there and saw it. So he can testify that I’m not making such crazy bold statements off the cuff.
I don’t like cell phones, but I like technology and gadgets. For the last 5 years or so, I have been without a cell phone. I remember clearly my last one. When my contract ended, I called the service provider (alltel) and told them that due to the crappy coverage, bad signal, dropped calls, and general nightmare of dealing with their customer service… that I was canceling my service and will not renew my contract. During this call, the signal was crappy and the voice was cutting in and out… So I threw the phone. It skipped across the water about 12 times, which is the best that phone ever performed.
Nightcrawler is an unrepentant Wheelgunner. He’s also an advocate of the .44 Magnum. NC sent one gun off to S&W’s Performance Center for special tuning. The other one, with the short barrel is a gun that S&W gave him as a replacement for a previous .44 Mag that he sent in for repair… which turned out to be unrepairable. So they gave him some options and he picked this one. It’s a great little gun. Looks sexy. But is exceptionally unpleasant when firing. The wood grips are just gorgeous, but do not belong on a .44 Magnum firing full power loads.
The Crusader Broadsword, at the range, ready to roll.
The rifle feels and handles even better than it looks. It’s accuracy was impressive even without zeroing the ACOG.
Overall I am extremely pleased with our Broadsword rifle. It’s not finished, but the potential is there and it’s impressive.
My wife has scolded me because my faded jeans are out dated. “You’re stuck in the 80’s.” She said.
“What are you talking about?”
“Those faded jeans are so 80’s. You need new jeans. Yours are out of style.”
“Fine, I’ll get some new jeans.” After all, last thing an Ogre wants to be is out of style. Actually I just want the whole conversation to go away now. Consent by exasperation.
I buy a pair of new, darker jeans…. and she’s happy about that. She says that they look much better and life goes on. That was a month ago, or so.
As regular readers of MadOgre know, I like to Armchair Quarterback a Gun Company every once in awhile. No company will ever be immune to my examination. I’m in the mood to take a closer look at Mossberg. The reason being, is that I think Mossberg is a great gun company and I really like some of the guns they make. The 590A1 is a gun I used as my Patrol gun a long time ago and it was truly dependable. The 500 platform has been a workhorse pump action shotgun, second only to the iconic Remington 870. In fact, that’s been a big “Ford vs Chevy” debate for many years now when it comes to shotguns. Now Mossberg has a fantastic semi-auto tactical gun, the 930 SPX which I have been running for awhile now and it’s been serving me flawlessly. In fact, it’s so good that it’s made me reconsider my whole outlook on a semi-auto shotgun. Congratulations, Mossberg… You have done very well. Now let’s take a look at your new line up. You have some interesting guns. Your Blackwater Series looks like a good line up. The 590A1 looks like it’s set up “just right”. The XS sights and the rail on the top. A+ on that one. Having used the 590 series guns extensively, let me tell you what it’s all about in one word. “Rugged”. Continue reading Armchair Quarterback: Mossberg.→
One of our Crusader Broadsword rifles is almost ready. My my my, that’s a good looking weapon!
Crusader Broadsword... You want one of these.
You can get your Broadsword with whatever stock, hand guard, grip… or caliber that you want. .243, .260, .308, .338 Federal. Pick your color too. I am really digging that OD Green.
It is with both a great deal of amusement and with some disappointment that I read the news about the games Senate Democrats in the great state of Wisconsin are playing.
Before you can take your ball and run home with it… it needs to be your ball, Senators. You people have sworn oaths of office, and I know that means so very little to Democrats, but you still took the oath. The topic of controversy is spending, and here you are running off into another state, which is costing the Wisconsin Taxpayer even more money for your silliness and you are holding up the functions of the Wisconsin State Government.
This is not what you were voted for. You folks are behaving foolishly. Yet at the same time, not unexpectedly. The Democrat Party has been reprehensible for some time and your behavior as a national party has only been getting worse. You people are disgusting. Either get back to work, or quit and let those willing to do the job step up.
I have to agree, the single most important gun in US History… This is it.
What is really impressive about these guns is the pressure they operate at. Not only that, but the number of shots they can shoot before they lose velocity. They used bone for the gaskets. The performance has not been matched with modern materials in modern air rifles. Those air-rifles were truly amazing.
