Weapons

ATI Commander Update

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Had some emails asking about how this gun has held up.  Well, I’ve not shot it much lately primarily because I’ve been off my feet letting my knee mend.  But before me knee issue, I’ve put a number of rounds through it.  It has about 350 rounds fired of mixed ammunition.  PMC, CCI, Speer, Cor-bon, and Remington UMC.   I did have one hiccup in the first round of firings, a failure to feed.  That was with some Remington UMC ammo…. which any time I do have a failure in any gun – it’s usually Remington UMC ammo that has the hiccup.  I really don’t like that ammo.

I put in a heavier recoil spring.  Reason being, it felt like it was under sprung.  Just a couple pounds more…. feels just right now.  Since then, I’ve not had a single failure of any sort.  Then again, I’ve not fired any more Remington ammo through it.

Ejection remains very consistent.  Accuracy, while yet to be put on paper, has been Minute of Water Bottle.  My impression is that it’s very accurate.  However I still need to paper this gun along with a couple others.  (My Springfield GI and the Sterling)  When I am more “On my feet” I’ll do that.  Until then I’m only speculating on the accuracy.

The gun shoots better than other 1911’s that cost much more.   Cosmetically, the gun remains unchanged so far… as far as Finish goes.  It’s only sporting the swapped grips I mentioned in another post.  I’ve yet to have the finish altered in any way.  So other than a spring and some wood, this ATI remains stock.

I do want some more appropriate grips for it.  The very nice reddish wood grips don’t quite look right.  They are too nice.  And I need an appropriate holster.  Simple brown leather.

I remain well pleased with this little Commander.

Weapons

Variable Power

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I was looking at my rifles… and I noticed something that got me thinking.  All my rifles tend have scopes that are variable powered, but they are always left on the same power setting.   I never adjust the magnification power.  All the midrange scopes are all on the highest setting, the high powered scopes are all the midrange setting.   And I never move them… never change them.  That’s just how I shoot them. Continue reading Variable Power →

Military

All Female F-15 mission

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This is interesting… for those that double female military capability:

I find this to be an interesting follow up to the previous topic. What wasn’t reported in the news clip here, was that the mission was a success. I wonder how many missions were conducted with an all female crew.

Government, Military

The country we should invade

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I have a little suggestion for the Administration.  Bring home every Soldier, Sailor, Airmen, and Marine from Iraq and Afghanistan… and of course Libya.  Private Contractors can finish everything up just fine over there… but bring home all our  Armed Forces.

Then we invade Mexico.   Completely, totally, and utterly.   We go street by street, house by house… and we kill everyone having anything to do with the Drug Cartels, Terrorist Groups, or any Gang affiliation such as MS-13 and the like.   We finish this.  Two more American Citizens were killed waiting to cross the border back into the US.

If we could accomplish that, then we wouldn’t have to worry about border security save for ports of entry check points much like Canada.    But while we are there… how about a little regime change?  Process out all corruption in the bureaucracy there.  Okay, well, maybe not that.  We’d have to sort out our own first before we could point fingers on that count.

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The Left Knee

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Here’s what’s going on.  Last Tuesday I got a twinge of pain in my left knee.  Wednesday morning, that knee was swollen and causing me huge amounts of acute pain.  It’s only gotten worse.  This morning I went to see the Saw Bones and he had a battery of tests done and x-rays.  He drained a lot of fluid from the knee and injected Cortisone into it… a lot of Cortisone.  I don’t think I’ll need surgery again.   He also gave me a script for some serious pain meds.  Right now I am without pain.   That’s a beautiful thing.

Military

Women in War

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American Warriors

We’ve read the reports that our Woman Warriors in The Stan are being encouraged to wear scarves over their heads.  We’ve read views supporting and opposing this from all directions.  My take on this is a little different.  The way I see it, Male or Female, they are American Warriors.   We should treat all of them the same.  No matter where they are.  And other nations should Fear and Respect them all the same as well. Continue reading Women in War →

Government

Let me get this straight.

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In Iraq, we are fighting Al-Qaeda.  In Afganistan, we are fighting Al-Qaeda and Taliban.  But in Libya, we are Al-Qaeda’s Air Force and our Administration wants to arm them?

While the whole time the Administration wants to disarm us and keep an eye on us because we are the ones that are the potential threat.   I’m under the impression that our current administration is goofier than Keystone Cops.

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Tom Selleck, good guy.

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On Facebook, a “Friend” (who I don’t know from Adam) posted a link to a story about Tom Selleck.  The story’s headline is misleading.   Read the article and see if you come to the same conclusion that I did.  Tom reacted right.  He called the guy out on his poor gun safety.  Some clown picks up a gun, finger on the trigger, and starts pointing it at people… Tom sees it and promptly tells him to stop.  The clown probably regards Tom as a jerk and has his feelings hurt.  But that’s better than this clown claiming that “The Gun just went off” as he tries to explain to a grieving family how he killed their kid/dad/mom/etc.   Continue reading Tom Selleck, good guy. →

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