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Japan

We have friends in Japan.  So when we first heard of the massive quakes there, we’ve been glued to the news and have followed every story, and watched every video.  Contact has been made with everyone and all of our friends are alright.    Thank God.   We continue to pray for the people of Japan.

I’ve been asked by a few readers, how they can help.   The answer there is the same as in all the other disasters… The Red Cross.

After Katrina there was some stink about the Red Cross in their use of Katrina funds.   You know what?  I don’t care.  My Grandparents where Red Cross Volunteers for years and years and they went all over helping people in dire needs… that’s what the Red Cross does and outside of Governments, they are the biggest dog in the fight.  They are a great organization.   If you want to do something to help Japan, contact the Red Cross.

Japan has been an important ally to the US and our Economies are tied together like we were a married couple.  Even tighter than our ties with the UK.  We need to help Japan to stand back up… get them on their feet again.   Japan is a part of us… and they need us… Please, donate everything you can.  Do what you can.

Beretta’s new 90-Two

Back in 2006 at the SHOT Show, I saw Beretta’s new 90-Two pistol.  Forgive me for saying this, but I think the name is stone cold retarded.  This is a different handgun than the 92, yet they are pronounced the same.  Thank you Mr. Too Clever For Your Own Good… This is about as good of a name as the FN Five-seveN pistol, but at least the FN isn’t being confused with any other handgun.  Brilliant move, Beretta.

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Wheeling

Shooting those .44 Mags again today… really put the Wheel Gun itch back into me.  Sure, revolvers have a limited supply of ammo on board.  Sure, for most people, revolvers are slower to reload.

However, Revolvers have some other qualities that are big bonuses… They are not Ammo Sensitive like an Auto.  An Auto has to fire ammo that is within a certain power range or they wont cycle.  Revolvers don’t.  You can shoot super light target loads, you can shoot super hot magnum hunting loads… all through the same cylinder without changing anything.

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A nice day at the Range

When friends come out from Hill AFB and say they want to do some shooting – we go shooting.   So Mike and Tony came out yesterday, and Tony picked up a nice Savage 10 FCP topped it with a 6.5-20×44 Vortex Viper.  Mike brought out the finished Crusader Broadsword.  Both guns needed to be zeroed, so today, we went to the range, including WTA’s Khorne.

Mike, going prone... Nailing the 400 yard plate - every shot.

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Crimson Decision

We got in a demo display from Crimson Trace.  Dummy guns with the laser grip on them.  Just to see if they fit, I pulled the 1911 grips of the dummy gun and put them on my ATI Commander.  They fit perfectly and the all black grips certainly looked a lot better than the strange wood grips.  We came to the decision that they are made of Peckerwood.  But we can’t confirm that.    The all black look worked.  I had been thinking of going with a nice redish colored wood, but now I’m thinking of doing the blackout routine with this gun.  Plain, simple, all black… I like it.

But do I want to do the Crimson Trace grips?  I know Crimson Trace laser grips have some distinct advantages.  Anything that can help you get on target – advantage.  Anything that could keep you from having to drop the hammer in a stress situation – advantage.  $250 tariff, not such an advantage.  That’s a heavy price tag.  I don’t know if I want to spend that much on this gun.  This is not my defensive gun… it’s a project gun.  A tinker gun.  I might just do those cheap Ergo Grips plastic things.  After all, I have a set of those on my SIG TacOps, and it actually does very well.   The Sig deserves better, but still… the grips work.