Bling

Found me some new bling today in town.

Troy 7.62 Claymore. I've loaded up some 6.8 to play with soon. Hornaday 110 grain HPBT, 120 grain not-Z-Max, and Speer 90 grain TNTs. Also, the last 6.8 Hornaday loads were 28.0 grain, not 28.5. This week's loads are 28.3 and 29.1 grain. Along with 30.6 and 31.2 in 90 grain, and 27.4 in the 120 SST.

Betting on America

Who thought that up? Why not, "Gamble with our future" or "Momma needs another vacation!"

Quick, call 1-800-BETSOFF.

Roll Your Own

Not being a smoker, I had never even heard of 'Roll Your Own' cigarettes. Guess I never will buy any, either. Sounds like a combination of 'Evil Big Business' and 'For the Children' with a dose of 'Hey, they figured out a way around our inane taxes' thrown in for good measure.

Not that smoking will be allowed in the planned healthcare future. But every moron bureaucrat's random ideas will be. There must be something in those 13000 pages of healthcare regulations that are being churned out based on the whims of a madman bill no one read.

No range report

Overheated at work yesterday, had stuff to do around the house, and by the time I was freed up, watching reruns of Big Bang Theory and Men at Work seemed like a fine distraction. MaW isn't that bad. For a cable show.
I have some hotter loads for the 6.8. More of the 28.3 grain stuff and some 29.2 grain loads.

Fun fireworks last night

We went to see the fireworks in Windsor Heights last night. To me, they seemed to detonate kinda low.... Some of the stuff was still alight when it was hitting the parking lot at Wal/Sams. We were downwind in a stripmall next to the lot, and caught some of the paper wrappings several times. Wondered for a little bit if I needed eyepro and a fire suit....

Simon Conway at USS Iowa video

Here's a link to the live video of Simon Conway in LA at the dedication of the USS Iowa museum. There is a lot of inside baseball on the live feed, and he is talking with sailors who have served on the Iowa in the past.

I guess I now have exactly one reason to visit LA now......

Bloomberg presides over eating contest weigh in

Either Bloomberg had no sense of irony, or is straight up two faced when it comes to his own ideals. What's next, presiding over an event hosted by the NRA? I noticed other sites have video, but I haven't had a chance to watch yet.

H/T to Ace. Bloomberg annoys him too.

My wife dined with the Governor today!

Okay, she was eating at the same fine establishment as Branstad and the Lt Governor. Rubbing elbows with those in power and all....

Range time

Went to the range tonight. It was only 94 or so. Think I found a good load for the 6.8, 28.5 grains of H322, Hornaday 110 BTHP, 2.275 OAL with a CCI 450 primer. The reloads for the M44 kicked my ass- seemed like the last 5 really hammered the hell out of me- I made up 20 total, half with Winchester large rifle primers, 45 grains of Win748. The others had 44.6-8 grains of Win748 and CCI 250 magnum primers. The last five sat out the longest, had regular primers, and kicked like a mule.

50 yards- 10 shots, all on target- this m44 doesn't like me.

The batch marked 4 started to really hurt.

This 6.8 target cheers me up- I fired the 28.5 grain loads last, and was having a hell of a time holding the gun steady. I also bent my thumb backwards at work today- between that and the shoulder, it was starting to get to be serious work. It does seem to be make tighter groups at this speed than the other groups.

I need a chronograph....

Obligatory zombie target- I'm almost through these, then it will be zombie boars. Believe it or not, this was 150 or so Remington Thunderbolts from my 10-22. Only one misfired, and it went bang on the second trip. Somehow, the scope on that gun is shooting 3" right. I'll post the name of the trigger maker's kit I installed, but it has been 15 years or so, and I don't remember offhand. It did require fitting.

Reloads ready for range time tonight

Put together some 6.8 and some Russian stuff. It's only going to be 97* today. Cooler than last time.

Looks like ARP is taking barrel orders again. Now I've got to decide- 18" or 20". I guess his 16s are faster than most 20" barrels, so anything longer is gravy.

Wow, France out nannies the civilized world

Breathalyzers are now mandatory in all cars in France. Not just for drunkasses or presidential uncles, but all cars. Apparently interlocks are not mandatory*, just the testers.

Reminds me of the Top Gear episode they were doing the fuel economy run, and Clarkson noted that all cars in France must have a reflective vest in them. So he wore his the entire time.

Another article notes that one of Sarkozy's buddies runs a formerly failing breathalyzer company, and personally lobbied for the law. Guess that makes it crony socialism? Sarkozy was conservative for France, still socialist.

Which proves that the law has no point. Are the cops in France too damn cheap to have their own testers?

Less JD post 4

I wouldn't normally post this soon after the last post, but I'm down to 217. Hadn't checked in a few days, and was rather surprised this morning. If anyone had seen what I've eaten this week, they'd think I was full of it.....
Eating reduced carbs, the weight comes off in groups sometimes, at least that is my experience. I'm guessing I'll level out at 217 for a few weeks, then rapidly lose more. I suppose there is a tax on weight loss in Obamacare somewhere that I owe.