We need this law to protect you from us!

The "off the record" meeting on media was held. Apparently, the Washington Post wants to knuckle under and be Holder's bitch. Among other organizations. Holder apparently pushed the media shield law that Dick Durbin wanted the other day. Because that dusty, old, ratty First Amendment is so hard to deal with.

Listening to the guy signing off on the warrants to spy on the media tell the media we need a law to protect them from him must really take some mental gymnastics.

Watermark

Cool.

Most Obstinate Administration Ever

What is it with this administration and their secret, off the record collusion with the media? Collusion is the only reason they would need to have official, off the record meetings with the press. This is flat out bullshit and needs to immediately stop. The only reason would be if the subject in question was an immediate action in a foreign nation, and our people were in danger of life or limb if the secret was out. At least not all of the media hacks are dutifully lapping up the crap and pretending it is ice cream, some are actually calling out the Democrats. Getting your phones tapped for fishing expeditions tends to wake you up, I guess. Too bad they will be back to shoveling along shit sammiches for the next election.

Invisible wall

The University of Iowa is putting up the invisible wall that was installed for flood protection around the Art Building West. My first thought, of course, was that this sounds exactly like what Chuck Schumer and the rest of the Gang of Eight want for the border. Then I realized what they wanted was more like an imaginary wall.

DoJ made a funny last week

The DoJ claim to not have hacked Sharyl Attkisson's computers. But, they also qualified it. The statement claimed, "to our knowledge," meaning they really have no clue. This was an old story, from May 22. So, maybe someone at the DoJ has either recanted, or found a way to cover their tracks properly.

You write what you're told

A Senator now has a problem with the First Amendment. Including bloggers and others using non-traditional forms of expression. Seem to be of the musket + Second Amendment, 1791 theory of removing rights. I always thought the gunny response appropriate. Ridicule based on limiting other rights to the technology existing in 1791. Didn’t think the Democrats would take that as a challenge. Silly me.

Durbin was speaking about a proposed media shield law that would only apply to approved journalists. Because the Constitution is over 200 years old. Those pesky upstarts just go around using words.  That way the more important animals like Durbin can get stories out in the way that he wants them out there. Without those pesky Americans having their say.

Nice thoughts, coming from a member of the party in charge when the IRS has been going after TEA Party groups wanting to get involved in educating the public about the excesses of government. And Holder didn’t did approve warrants for spying on the AP and James Rosen. Ironically, in the video from Fox News, he was willing to allow Fox News reporters to be covered by the law, but had doubts about extending freedom to others.

What it will do is help to solidify the government control of the press. If the only people not allowed to speak freely are the “approved press,” under a government proven to go after anyone who does not toe the line. Including journalists- authorized ones included.

A thought

Being the dumbass I am, I mortared the Blackout with the Bushnell TRS-25 on it. Want to know how many times? At least twenty. Maybe more. I said I was a dumbass. Most of them were at home, with unprimed cases, trying different overall lengths, case brands, etc. You know what? The cheap thing still works. The groups I shot at a reasonable pace are the same as the groups fired before my fit of stupid. Tough little thing.

Fun range time

No, not out of the ordinary. Made more fresh Blackout cases. Only problem was brass catcher related. I need one of those nice ones, not the $12 cheapies. Went back to 2.095 OAL, otherwise same specs as yesterday. Fed great. Full 30 round mags. The C-products mag was fine, as was a Pmag. I also ran single shots, all 4 times I went empty, it locked back. Even triple tapped fine.

How not to celebrate Memorial Day

Scum have been stealing the American flags from the Masonic Cemetery in Des Moines. They did it on Friday and again on Saturday. At least the second time, the caretakers claim to have video. For what good that will do.

Well, that went better

The 300 BLK brass I made today fit in the chamber and went bang. Always a bonus. Now I'm running up against the not enough .308 bullets wall.

Also got to fix a case over bolt malfunction. I made this batch a little shorter, and the aluminum mag hated them. Couldn't load over 20 rounds, and the last two decided to leave the mag at the same time. I pulled the buffer tube out, cleared it. Worked fine for the next PMag. Another PMag was fully loaded, no problems. Locked back properly, 3 o'clock ejection. 17.5 grains of H110, 125 Speer TNT, Rem 6 1/2 primers. 2.06 or so OAL. 2.09 has run fine in the past; this was also a new mag. And I was using it as a rest. It was raining, and I decided to just shoot at an existing target. So no pictures.

Harmph

Made some 300 Blackout brass from 5.56 and .223 cases. Short version, 7 out of thirty chambered and fired. All of those were LC 10 brass. S&B, other LC brass end up too large. With the same settings of the die.

My theory: when the expander pulls back up through the neck, it pulls the shoulder up with it. Still fits in my L.E. Wilson case gauge just fine. But will not chamber and fire. Functional cases actually sit down in the case gauge, even after firing. Some of the brass has thicker walls than others. For cases formed without the expander die in it, the shoulder is in the proper place.

Some of my reading indicates that 300 Whisper and 300 Blackout differ in the expected parent case. Whisper is from 221 Fireball cases necked up, while Blackout is from 5.56 cases cut down. Guess what kind of die set I have? Hornady 300 Blackout/300 Whisper. I don't know if that makes a difference. Something tells me it just might. Or I am just a moron. That possibility always exists.

I've thought about trying the cream of wheat fire forming method. Not real sure about doing it in a semi auto.


Added: Went on a case killing spree. Decimated (every tenth case got beheaded its neck cut) my prepped (and or once fired) .223 cases. Fiocchi held the proper dimension. So did FC marked Federal. PSD and PMC marked PMC cases also hold their dimensions. Seated only bullets in the cases that had the longest shoulders, all fed into the rifle. Hopefully these will fire okay at the range.

Protip:Zombie fad

Telling your small child you have guns for shooting zombies is one way of explaining your firearms to them. He can even get in on the act, buying you zombie themed targets and ammo. But, be warned, if you take him here: