The Smallest Minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. – Ayn Rand
Quote of the Day
As far as I’m concerned, Democrats haven’t even considered the need to wash away the stain of FDR’s legacy of Constitutional corruption, never mind even made a down payment on the sponge rental. – The Geek with a .45
Good rant! (Post more and post more often, Geek!)
GBR IV Update
Well, the numbers have been crunched, and here’s what Mr. C has to say:
…after sorting it all out, and adding in all money received from
- On line raffle ticket sales
- GBR-IV Registrations
- Donations
- Raffle Tickets sold at GBR-IV
We cleared a grand total of
$8243.80and we had a ball doing so!
I should also mention that National Shooting Sports Foundation (AKA NSSF) at the last minute donated an additional $1,000 to Project Valour-IT. This is in addition to their buying us pizza on Saturday night! If you would like to thank them for their generosity, an email to
should do the job!
That’s about four times what was raised last year! And about half of that total came from the GI Expert / Front Site Certificate online raffle ticket sales! Thanks again to all of you who bought tickets!
The winner of the Para GI Expert received his prize today, and (given the sterling efficiency of the Post Office) I expect the winner of the Front Site certificate to receive his prize tomorrow, since I mailed it out Certified Mail, Signature Required on Tuesday.
Here’s hoping GBR V will be even better!
That Was Quick!
Via AR15.com.
Quote of the Day
Unfortunately, along with all its good effects, the web brings together people who should be isolated and gives a voice to those who really should remain voiceless. – S.M. Stirling
Every technology has its downside . . .
Light Posting
There’ve been some changes at work recently. My boss has left the company for a really terrific opportunity, and as a result a lot more responsibility has landed in my lap. We’re still light on work, but what we do have is on a tight deadline. I’m still a little wiped out from last weekend, too.
A lot has been going on in both the gun world and in politics, but I just can’t seem to work up the enthusiasm necessary to write about it. And, of course, I was waiting for a response from Joe Rothstein “after the holiday,” but it would appear that I’ve dropped off his journalistic radar.
Odd, that.
If I can muster some gumption, I might vivisect his original piece and send it to him for commentary, but for some reason that idea just doesn’t appeal at the moment.
Oh well. The nicest thing about being a blogger (besides posting from your mother’s basement in your pajamas) is that if you don’t want to write, you don’t have to write.
More later.
Maybe.
Raffle Prize Update
OK, I got the Front Sight training certificate sent off Certified Mail yesterday afternoon, and today I dropped off the Para USA GI Expert at my local gun shop for shipment to the winner’s FFL of choice. Unfortunately, they’re still so busy they weren’t able to contact that shop before they closed today, but hopefully it’ll be going out tomorrow UPS Red for delivery on Friday. ($51 for the freight! Ouch!) Murphy’s was nice enough not to charge me a transfer fee since they knew this was a raffle gun. If you’re ever in Tucson, make sure you drop by Murphy’s – 3235 N Country Club Rd., Tucson, AZ 85716-1351. Ask for Dave. Tell him I sent you.
And thanks to Sean and Scott and everybody else who bought tickets. I have yet to see a grand total, but I believe we were over $6k this year in donations to Project Valour IT, and you can’t beat that with a big stick.
Quote of the Day
I’m a fake journalist, and I’m embarrassed these guys scooped me. – Jon Stewart – The Audacity of Hos
When Jon Stewart starts pointing out the absence of the MSM on this, it’s a story with legs.
Tuesday’s Post, and Your Moment of Zen
Bay of Bothnia, Finland
I started him off with my 10/22.
I wish I’d taken a video – it was fascinating watching the muscle-memory kick in. After every shot his hand automatically moved to cycle the bolt, but he was shooting a semi-auto. It took about ten rounds before he finally overcame the urge. I then moved him up to the Para GI Expert.
Until Friday, he’d never even seen a real 1911. He ran three or four mags through this one. He was the first to shoot it (after me, of course), but not the last. We put about a hundred rounds of hardball through it Friday without a single hiccup. (Thanks to The Packing Rat for the photo. Derek’s a pro.)
Then I moved him up a bit on the power level:
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He must’ve liked it. He went on to shoot The Packing Rat’s California-compliant Saiga.
(Photo credit to Derek.)
On Saturday we shot a couple of stages of Steel Challenge. Our “recruited native asset” with a Ruger 22/45:
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It looks like he knows what he’s doing, doesn’t it? He said afterward he plans to set up a Steel Challenge match in London using AirSoft pistols.
I think he’s serious!
After an enjoyable evening in good company, I retired at about 11:00PM last night so I could get a reasonably early start this morning well-rested.
So much for that plan! About 2:45AM the ringing of my hotel phone woke me, but when I finally got the receiver to my ear, there was only a dial tone. I tried to go back to sleep, but just a few minutes later came a knock on my door. Maj. Zeigenfuss was in need of his backpack, which had disappeared from the unlocked Hospitality room, and since I was the only attendee he knew both the first and last names of, I was obviously the place to start! It only took a few minutes (and waking a few more people) before the backpack was found, but the interruption meant that the alarm clock was NOT a welcome sound this morning!
I hit the road at 8:30AM, and walked in the door of Casa Minority at 10:20PM after three refueling stops, one stop at McD’s for a breakfast sandwich in Carson City, and a stop at a Rite-Aid for some aspirin at one wide spot in the road or another. I had fun! Worth every minute, and I’m looking forward already to GBR-V!
Thankfully, I took tomorrow off too, so I have a day to recover.