Tuesday afternoon and the Cope twins too

Get your fireworks now 

The Cope Twins

Two nice ones

The week is off to a running start.

How clean are your guns? #FrogLube part 2

How clean are your guns? #FrogLube Part 2, Rugers

  

   A couple of days ago I stated that I should clean up a pair of my cowboy action guns. Well I did.  Again I have torn them down a minimum amount of times to clean.  It’s really not much of a chore to tear them down. If it’s not broke why fix it? The Boresnake and some either, Hoppes#9 or Ballistol.  My normal method, run a Boresnake thru and a rag to wipe the excess off.   As you will see by the photographs they had been stained from a couple years of use. (New Model Vaqueros bought first year of production.) Well the carbon built up on the face shield especially around the firing pin vent and the face of the cylinder and forcing cone area. Though I was not able to get all of the black carbon off the cylinders I was able to remove all but a few specs on the frame. Funny I just compared them to another Stainless one I use for #chutin’ Black Powder Cartridges with, it is not stained at all. <These I shoot more often.  I have now re-assembled both after a coat of #FrogLube.  I am now ready to rock ‘em. Hopefully I can get to a range here in the next couple of days and use a few of these and get some notes. Unfortunately I don’t have the private “compound” that Hickok45 and FPSRussia some of the other You Tubers have for their use.  So I am at the mercy of paying for range time or buying over priced ammo. Like real guys have to do. 

    I did get to the range on Saturday however I only shot my 1911- Glock22 and my Hi Point 4595. Since this was the indoor range and I did not have any FMJ ammo for my Rugers they stayed at home. I can tell you the 1911 was a breeze cleaning it up. Quite frankly I could have shot it another day with out cleaning it. The other two also got a #FrogLube treatment. They were a bit dirtier. I am going to post a few before and after photo’s of the Rugers and when I do get them out I’ll be sure to get some more . That can be used for comparison. In the meantime I’ll also continue using the 1911 and possibly work her a little harder next outing.

Before

After

  

Jimmie Johnson dominates the Monster Mile

Johnson wins his 7th at Dover, tying the record  with Richard Petty and Bobby Allison. After a 13 car accident takes out defending champion Tony Stewart 390 miles earlier. Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five. Congratulations to Jimmie Johnson.

Just a thought to share

"One of the arguments that had been made against gun control was that an armed citizenry was the final bulwark against tyranny. My response had been that untrained, lightly-armed non-soldiers couldn't prevail against a modern army. I had concluded that the qualitative difference in firepower was such that all of the previous rules of guerilla war no longer applied. Both Vietnam and Afghanistan demonstrated that wasn't true. Repelling an armed invasion is not something that American citizens are likely to face, but the possibility of a despotic government coming to power is not wholly unthinkable. One of the sequellae of Vietnam was the rise of the Khmer Rouge and slaughter of perhaps a million Cambodian citizens. Those citizens, like the Jews in Germany or the Armenians in Turkey, were unarmed and thus utterly and completely defenseless against police and paramilitary. An armed minority was able to kill and terrorize unarmed victims with total impunity."
– Paul Hagar

Range report a afternoon at Blue Ridge Arsenal

  Wow! What a great afternoon. Shot indoors in which I really don't care for. Yet today I discovered it's Air Conditioned. What have I been thinking? This must also mean it's heated in  the winter. It's been several years since I have visited Blue Ridge Arsenal   http://www.blueridgearsenal.com/  Chantilly Va.  The first time there I was not impressed with the Gun/Pro shop. Like I said, I really don't care for shooting indoors. So I didn't make it a hurry back too. There was maybe a 20 minute wait for a lane, However they have some seating available and quite honestly I was surprised at the "scenery" coming and going in the shop. Their Pro shop and the range have under gone some improvements and I was pleased. I may have to spend a few more Saturday afternoons there. If your looking for a place to shoot check them out.
   I took 3 weapons with me today. My faithful Springfield 1911A1 except for the grips it is stock. This is the one I am using for the FrogLube test. I also had my Glock 22, my other carry weapon and my Hi Point 4595 carbine. Let me say this I LOVE 1911's everything about them, from the history to the feel of them in my hand. Their simple to maintain and there is a abundant wealth of parts and accessories for them. I also have a Kimber  Carry II which cost considerable amount more than the Springfield. It sits at home more often.  In my older years I am having some issues from many years of abuse and trauma to my bones and body. The constant recoil from the heavy loads of the 1911's and my 45 colt revolvers cause me some severe pain to my hands. In which the Doc has given me medication for the pain. So in the past 6 months or so I made a trade and ended up with a Glock 22 third gen, in 40 cal. 2 words to describe how I feel about this gun.. Me Likey !  Actually those are two words I thought I would never say about the Polymer framed weapon. Getting back on target with it, is so much easier and the recoil is so much easier on this old man. I don't have the large tight groups with it yet I do tire faster and get sloppy. Yet I have some two and three round burst intersecting each other.  Shooting reloads too boot. Don't stare at me like I am a pocessed demon, yes reloads.  The third weapon I took and everyone throws up there wooden crosses and gets their silver bullets ready. Is the Hi Point 4596, I have less than $400 in this weapon dressed up and ready for action.  It's hard to find a good Lever action carbine for that price. There are some limitations to this weapon. They are frikken heavy. I don't use the provided Mag carrier on the butt stock just to keep it light. I also dump the brass catcher often. Today since I was not shooting from a bench I took the bi-pod off.  Factory magazine capacity is only 9 rounds, you can modify 1911 extended mags and make them work, be prepared for trial and error. Some owners complain about cheek slap. Some owners of Mosin Nagant's complain they kick too much also. Girlie men I say. If you like your ladies on the thick side (all my weapons are ladies) the Hi Point maybe the weapon for you. It definitively is for under $400. For as far as shooting I have a wannbe ACOG scoped mounted to it. At 15 and at 20 yards both it was dead on!  The RO told me he thought I could shoot it in tighter groups. I am not complaining about the way it shot, as you will see by the pictures below. I have cleaned everything except what brass I could recover. Gave the 1911 a FrogLube rubbed down. I will post some comments tomorrow on that.
   I have marked the different groups by what I had moved the target too. I also had the ability to turn the lights down in my lane. Get some practice at lower light levels was a nice touch.

Out of the Office doing R&D

R&D work this afternoon. Heading to indoor range I haven't been to any several years now.  Whatever your doing this weekend be safe at it. I have over a thousand views here now and I want to thank all who have visited.

Classic Firearm Video review from Mike Beliveau

    Bottom Dealin' Mike as known to the Cowboy world reviews one of the Classic Firearms of the Old West. The Smith and Wesson New model #3 in the classic .44 Russian cartridge. My favorite handgun caliber and one of my top five favorite handguns. Why it was not more popular than the 73 Colt SAA in it's day amazes me. In this Bloggers opinion. The shear ejection features and ease of loading far surpassed the Colt for military and law enforcement use.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CK7lJLQEG0&feature=player_embedded


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First of June already?

Both of my index fingers are twitching. I have found there only a couple of treatments that will ease the pain.

I found this link on #Twitter this morning and want to share it. This is a unique old weapon.     http://www.hausofguns.com/2012/04/20/ugliest-rifle-or-shotgun-ever-made/

So I will leave you with some thing to occupy your minds till tomorrow.

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Triple Crown winner ???

142^nd Running of the Belmont Stakes

Less than 10 days till post time. There’s still time to use what ever method you chose to make your Super Trifecta picks and secure your bets. I would really like to see a Triple Crown winner. Can “I’ll Have Another”, do it? I have watched the Derby and the Preakness both and replay of both races. This horse really puts the pressure on in the last few lengths wins. What I don’t see is the extra distance between his win and the 2^nd place horse. So it concerns me, I will be watching and deep down I will be rooting for the horse to win. So as I continue hiding behind my cold beverage rooting Doug O’Neill and “I’ll Have Another” to a victory, I will be placing my bet. I liked Dullahan in the Kentucky Derby and I believe these will be the only two horses to contend for the win at Belmont on the 9^th.  Dullahan showed a strong finish in the Derby, and then did not run in the Preakness. I believe this horse has what it takes to do the extra distance. I think with the time off did it some good, and the breezing times look like the horse is still strong.

Another story of interest,     http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse-racing-steve-haskin/archive/2012/05/30/haskin-s-belmont-report-billy-we-hardly-know-ya.aspx                                      Remember Seattle Slew? 

Odds from Mike Watchmaker…… subject to change

Alpha       Scratched                                           15-1
Atigun                                                                 15-1
Dullahan                                                              5-1
Five Sixteen                                                        50-1
Guyana Star Dweej                                            50-1
I’ll Have Another                                                 4-5
Optimizer                                                            30-1
Paynter                                                               12-1
Street Life                                                           15-1
Union Rags                                                         6-1
Unstoppable U                                                    15-1 

I'll Have Another

Dullahan

Seattle Slew 

The greatest runner of all time

Secretariat

Thursday upon us, I have couple things I will post later today. In the mean time some eye candy for my followers.