God, Guns and Grits

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Are you Tough Like Chuck? Prove it. Trigger the Vote today!

The buck never stops anywhere in the Obama administration

NRA-ILA updates the non-news on the Obama administration's ban of the import from South Korea to the U.S. of nearly a million WWII U.S. M1 Garand 30'06 rifles and M1 .30 Cal. Carbines.

Whodunit? Not us says Hillary Clinton's State Department, or the BATF (AKA BAT-crazy department of banning Firearms), or Eric "Cold Cash for Clinton Pardons" Holder's Department of Justice (only for black people who are also Democrats). The chorus of "Not Me!" is passed around.

A lot of things have changed in the federal government since President Harry S. Truman put his famous "the buck stops here" sign on his desk. This week, Fox News reported that it couldn't get a straight answer from the State Department about its decision in March to disapprove the importation of more than 800,000 M1 Garand rifles and M1 carbines from South Korea.

According to Fox, the State Department claimed that the rifles might be used "for illicit purposes." But when asked to explain, State passed the buck to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which passed it to the Department of Justice, which passed it back to State.

The anti-gun Brady Campaign didn't hesitate to give Fox an answer, however. "Guns that can take high-capacity magazines are a threat to public safety," the group's Dennis Henigan told reporter Maxim Lott.

Of course, Henigan's response was factually flawed. The M1 Garand does not "take" a "high-capacity" magazine; its magazine is built in, and holds only eight rounds. That's three fewer than the 11 rounds necessary for a magazine to be restricted as a "large capacity" magazine under California's law, which the Brady Campaign calls a "model for the nation," or the federal ban of 1994-2004 (which the group still advocates as a fall-back position in the event that Congress doesn't impose something more severe).

Since sales of imported firearms are subject to the national instant background check, Henigan's position was also hypocritical. To justify not letting the M1s and carbines into the U.S., Henigan essentially took the position that the instant check is not enough to protect public safety. But at other times, Brady takes the position that public safety requires us to impose the same instant checks on sales of firearms by people who are not dealers.

Finally, the "public safety" fear of these guns is irrational. Today, Americans own more Garands and carbines than ever before. We also own more semi-automatic rifles in general than ever before, and more self-defense handguns with standard magazines that hold more than 10 rounds than ever before. Yet despite gun ban groups' predictions, the nation's violent crime rate is at a 35-year low.

Remember in November.

The three things absolutely necessary to kill a man

"You need three things to kill a man. A gun and the balls."--Robert B. Parker in "Wilderness."

An excellent strategy for a Saturday as summer comes to an end

Men, too. Time to ice down the coolers and eat some pizza, drink some real beer and enjoy the pool with my children, grandchildren and friends. Later.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Hurricane Bev blows gun rights away for all North Carolina residents

Guess we just found out which side of the gun rights aisle N.C. Gov. Beverly Perdue is on. With Hurricane Earl supposedly approaching (ain't even seen a rain drop yet, much less any high wind) Hurricane Bev has already made landfall and is wreaking havoc with our Second Amendment rights.

North Carolina Governor Suspends Gun Rights
“State of emergency order makes criminals of concealed handgun permit holders, sport shooters and hunters.”
According to the story, Governor Beverly Perdue signed Executive Order Number 62, declaring a state of emergency in preparation for impending Hurricane Earl. This, in accordance with North Carolina statute 14288.7, would effectively make it illegal for a citizen to transport or posses a weapon “off his own premises.”

The story in the Charlotte Examiner gives the dirty low-down.

State of emergency order makes criminals of concealed handgun permit-holders, sport shooters and hunters.
[Raleigh] Yesterday, North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue signed Executive Order No. 62, declaring a State of Emergency in advance of Hurricane Earle. In doing so, Perdue suspended the right of state residents to use or carry firearms outside their premises.

Guess I'll be staying home with my guns and hunkering down until Hurricane Bev blows herself out. And you can bet your sweet bippy that me and all my gun-loving buddies will do our dead level best to run that hag outa the Governor's Mansion at the next election.

'Awesome Bill From Dawsonville' rides on a S&W 586 Limited Edition

We briefly had a Dale Earnhardt Special Edition Remington 1100 shotgun at the gun store where I work, it sold last week, and now we've got another NASCAR star featured on a gun.

Bill Elliott is still racing, though his glory days appear to be behind him. But in 1988, he was the NASCAR Winston Cup Champion and Smith & Wesson made a limited edition S&W 586 Nickel .357 Magnum revolver in his honor.

In case you're not a racin' fan, Bill Elliott is from Dawsonville, Ga., hence his nickname became "Awesome Bill From Dawsonville." And if you are a racin' fan and a Bill Elliott fan, you can buy this S&W 586 on gunbroker. Or just look at the pretty pictures. That's free.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Bulk Ammo website has great prices and hard-to-find ammo too

327 Federal Magnum 115 gr JHP Speer Gold Dot Ammo For Sale!

I read about a new site, BulkAmmo.com, in another blog and I checked it out and what did I find? Not only does the site have great prices on bulk ammo, it also has some really hard-to-find ammo in single boxes at great prices.

I'm a fan of the new .327 Magnum with a Charter Patriot in that caliber and plans for more pistols in the future. And the gun store where I work has gotten a grand total of two boxes of my favorite carry load, Gold Dot JHPs, in stock in the past six months. And I bought both of 'em.

But BulkAmmo has 63 boxes of Gold Dot .327 Magnums in stock at a very low price, far lower than I paid at the gun shop where I work.

Then today I got an email from the owner, Steven, who tells me he's a reader of my blog. He asked if I would share this info with my readers and even passed along a great deal during the site's grand opening period.

Feel free to pass along the following coupon code for $25 off their first order over $200: GrandOpening

Happy shopping!

Mauser 9mm Ultra and S&W 24 Nickel "Lew Horton" hard to resist

I've heard about 9mm Ultra, but I'd never seen one until now. It's a 9x18mm but is it the same as 9x18mm Makarov? I didn't know, so I googled it.

Some speculate that the 9x18 Makarov was simply an adaptation of the German pre-WWII 9mm Ultra. However, there are important differences between the two. The 9mm Ultra is simply a lengthened version of the tapered 9mm Kurz (.380 ACP) with a standard 9mm (.356") bullet. The 9x18 Makarov uses a nearly cylindrical case and 9.2 mm (.363"-.365") bullet. See picture of various 9mm case dimensions.

Makarov is of course Russian in origin and the 9mm Ultra to which I refer is German, as is the cartridge. It's a Mauser HSc-80 9x18 Ultra DA/SA Semi-Auto-AR Gamba that I just listed on Gunbroker.

I have thus far resisting any pistol caliber less powerful than 9x19mm, AKA 9mm Luger or Parabellum (with the sole exception of .22LR) but this little Mauser is sure tempting. It's brand new in the box for only a mere $330. But I shall continue to resist.

But here's another one that's much harder to resist, at least for me, a S&W 24-6 Nickel .44Spl "Lew Horton Special" 3" Bl. I love .44 Specials and a Lew Horton is top of the heap for .44 Special pistols, IMHO. That bright nickel finish is a real eye-dazzler.

But I shall manage to resist this one also. First, it's $850 which I don't have. And second, while I love S&W N-frame revolvers, even with a 3" barrel they're too dang heavy for a carry pistol, again IMHO.

I love my S&W 396 Nightguard .44 Special and my Charter Arms Bulldog .44 Special, both of which are a lot more carry-friendly than this absolutely beautiful Lew Horton. Them grapes is probably sour anyway.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Give a fool enough rope and eventually he will hang himself

UNC-W Professor Mike Adams has a few ideas about what we should do about plans to build a mosque at Ground Zero in NYC.

I’m sitting at my desk trying to think of ways to insult the followers of Islam as intentionally and as maliciously as the Park51 organizers have recently insulted the citizens of this great Christian nation. It isn’t easy to be as abrasive and arrogant as those who propose building a mosque at Ground Zero. But I’m trying my best.

Here are some of my ideas:
I propose building a mosque at Never Land ranch, the former home of Michael Jackson. I would then defend the building of the mosque by reminding opponents that people have been making pilgrimages to Never Land in order to worship a mentally deranged pedophile for years. Putting a mosque there would not change things substantially...

Before anyone gets too upset with my proposals and tries to behead me for my remarks on Islam, please remember two things:
1) I am writing this column with a loaded double barrel shotgun to my right and a loaded .357 magnum to my left. If you are a sword-wielding jihadist, please don’t bother. You’ll only annoy me and make me spill my coffee.
2) I am writing this column with tongue firmly planted in cheek. No follower of Jesus would take even one of my proposals seriously. They are meant to remind readers of just how crude, barbaric, violent, and intentionally insulting the followers of Islam really are. Religion of peace, my backside!

And then Professor Adams concludes the best action concerning this mosque for us God-fearing Christians is to just let the fools who want to build it have enough rope until they eventually hang themselves.

By not standing in the way of the construction of this mosque we will allow its supporters to exercise fully their constitutional right to make fools of themselves. When the mosque is completed I look forward to retracing the trail of its financial supporters to the very beginning. I have no doubt that such a search will lead us into the halls of the Obama White House. Nor do I have any doubt that Obama’s affirmative support of this project will lead to his permanent political downfall.

In the end, members of the Obama Administration may decide that the complex housing the mosque at Ground Zero would be a good place for an Obama Presidential Library. Either way, it is a good place to celebrate anti-Americanism for the free world to see and the sane world to judge.

Sounds like a plan to me.

Conservative Congressional candidates need your support now

If you're looking for a conservative Congressional candidate to support, here's a list you can choose from. I voted for Ilario Pantano.

Vote for one in this poll and when it's over, they will get some much needed exposure and maybe cash, too.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

What to do and say after the brown stuff hits the fan -- if you survive

Suppose the worst happens and you have to shoot somebody to protect your own life or the lives of your loved ones -- or even a complete stranger you see in deadly peril.

What then? What should you do, what should you say and how should you say it? And when should you shut up? The first thing you should do is dial 911 on your cell phone and report the incident to the authorities.

Even if no shots are fired, if you have to draw your concealed weapon, you should call 911 to report the incident. If you don't, you can bet the would-be robber who changed his mind is dialing 911 as he runs away, screaming some madman just pulled a gun on him! Police assume the first caller to report an incident is the victim, so if you don't call, you could be suddenly surrounded by police demanding that you drop your weapon and surrender. Call first.

Here's some good advice from an article by K.L. Jamison in Concealed Carry Report.

The first words out of the caller’s mouth should be the location of the incident. If the battery then dies, or the minutes run out, or some other technological catastrophe occurs the authorities will know that something of interest is at that location, and the caller’s cell phone records can prove that he or she made the call. The next statement is the caller’s name.

The core of the 911 call consists of three sentences:
“He tried to kill me.”
“I was never so scared in my life.”
“Send an ambulance.”

The first sentence serves to introduce the roles of the parties, the caller is the victim, the other person the attacker. Being in reasonable fear of life or limb is a prerequisite to acting in self-defense. The phrase “I was never so scared…” is to preclude the prosecutor from claiming that the citizen never said he was scared “until he talked to a lawyer.”

The phrase “Send an ambulance” says that the caller does not want anyone to die.
When the police arrive, they will want a more elaborate statement; this should consist only of:

1. He attacked me.
2. I will sign a complaint.
3. There is the evidence.
4. I WANT A LAWYER.

And if you can't manage to say anything else to police or when calling 911, say "I was in fear for my life!"

If you have any trouble after that explaining the situation, fall back on a one-word vocabulary, "Lawyer!" You can get in a lot of trouble by saying too much or too little, but it will never hurt to shut up and say "Lawyer!"

Yankee 'Warlord' is best man for N.C. 4th Congressional District

I'm predicting this fall's election is gonna be a "Throw Out Da Bums!" election at minimum on the scale of Bill Clinton's 1994 disaster and hopefully far worse -- for the leftwingnuts, that is, far better for the rest of the planet. I've read some pundits saying it's gonna be worse because this time it ain't Bill Clinton and Hillary in the White House, but an even more arrogant leftwingnut, Barack Hussein Obama.

And if we can get rid of Nancy "Dumber than a sack of rocks" Pelosi and Harry "The war is lost!" Reid, it will be a real good start toward vacating the White House in 2012 and moving in the best man for the job, Sarah Palin.

But back to the job up first, cleaning out Congress. One good move would be to elect a yankee named Ilario Pantano from Noo Yawk City to serve the 4th Congressional District here in North Carolina. Seriously.

Mike Adams has the lowdown on why this Yankee is the best man for the job here in the Deep South. Short version, when in trouble, Send In The Marines!

Ilario Pantano is a Warlord. That was the name of his U.S. Marines unit when he served during the Iraqi War. It was his second tour of duty after serving previously in the Gulf War. He had returned to civilian life during the 1990s and was working on Wall Street when the attacks of September 11th rocked his office in lower Manhattan. The first thing he did after the attacks was to go to his barber to get a military-style haircut. He knew right away that he was going back to war.

Some of you may remember Ilario Pantano from his appearance on The Daily Show with John Stewart. He was promoting his book Warlord: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy. I will never forget the interview because I have never seen John Stewart behave in such a respectful and professional manner while interviewing someone so diametrically opposed to him politically.

And there was plenty of potential for fireworks in the interview. Pantano had been accused of murder after killing two insurgents during intense fighting near Bagdad. But Ilario Pantano was cleared of all charges in an Article 32 Hearing, which is the military equivalent of a preliminary hearing. No trial was ever convened.

Ilario Pantano also acquitted himself well in the court of public opinion. Even when dealing with tough adversaries like John Stewart he overwhelmed them with a sharp mind and an articulate tongue. When I saw his interview with Stewart I knew Ilario Pantano was congressional material.

And now the Warlord is running for Congress against Mike McIntyre – a Democrat who voted against the surge in Iraq.

Help send Mike McIntyre, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi to the unemployment line. Elect Ilario Pantano!

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Reflections on being 63 on the outside and 19 on the inside

I just turned 63 which sounds awfully ancient to my ears, but my body is telling me it's true. I have no idea how I got to be so old because if it wasn't for all these aches and pains, I could believe it was just yesterday when I was 19 and could jump a 10-rail fence.

Well, maybe a one-rail fence. I never could jump very high or run very fast or do anything physical very well. But I was young once and really do still feel like I'm 19 on the inside. I've never really thought about why I've chosen 19 as my forever-young-inside age, until now.

That was the year I partied myself into flunking out of N.C. State University in Raleigh as a freshman. The Vietnam War was raging and the draft was under way, so in the spring of '67 when the grades came in, a flock of F's, one D and one I (for Idiot!) , I literally saw the writing on the wall. I walked from campus to downtown Raleigh to the Navy recruiter's office and signed my life away for four years.

I was gonna be a war photographer, like one of my heroes, Cornell Capa, except in uniform. But after boot camp I got sent to electronics school and learned how to be a gunnery fire control technician, whatever that was. I put it down as my first choice in boot camp because some idiot told me you never got your first choice. Photographer went down as second and that's how I became an FTG rating in the Navy.

And I discovered that what drew me to that Navy recruiter's office, instead of the Army, Marines or Air Force, was the call of the sea that was within me. I truly loved my four years in the Navy, serving on four small ships almost constantly at sea, three destroyers and a communications ship. Shore duty sucketh in the Navy, as the KJV says, but sea duty is great. I even enjoyed my 1969 tour off the coast of Vietnam during the summer of Woodstock on the USS Mullinnix, DD-944, lobbing 70 lb. shells at the enemy with my literal finger on the trigger.

Peace hell, war was what I was all about then. But I also discovered drugs in the Navy: marijuana, hashish, acid, LSD, uppers, downers, sideways, every which way but loose, I never met a drug I didn't like. So when I got out in 1971, I let my hair grow long and joined the hippie generation. But at least that attitude adjustment I got in Uncle Sam's service made me grow up more than four year's worth.

I got married in the fall of 1971 after I got out of the Navy and soon had two kids, a son and a daughter. Then in 1977, when I was 29, came the event that changed everything. I met Jesus. He found me. He wasn't lost but I was. The Lord saved me on Feb. 28, 1977, when one day I read about His plan of salvation and said to him out loud in my bedroom, "Well Lord, I've tried everything else. Why don't I try you?" The Lord heard me and took me at my word. I knew something happened that day but it took a while to realize exactly just what.

Now 33 years later, I'm still learning "just what" the Lord wants to teach me. And I've learned far more from my failures than I ever have from the few successes along the way. And I wouldn't change a thing, even if I could, which I can't. It's been a wonderful life, as Jimmy Stewart said, and I'm looking forward to about 30 more years or so of seeing what Jesus has in store for me here, until He comes again.

And then I'll spend eternity with him in that land where we'll never grow old. The older I get, the more I'm looking forward to that fair land.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

How to buy beer without looking like you're gonna drink it

From Brownells:

BEAUTY PARLOR
Bob Brownell

While shopping in a food store , two nuns happened to pass by the beer, wine, and liquor section... One asked the other if she would like a beer.
The second nun answered that, indeed, it would be very nice to have one, but that she would feel uncomfortable about purchasing it.
The first nun replied that she would handle that without a problem.
She picked up a six-pack and took it to the cashier.
The cashier had a surprised look, so the nun said, "This is for washing our hair."
Without blinking an eye, the cashier reached under the counter and put a package of pretzel sticks in the bag with the beer.
"The curlers are on me."

You're welcome.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Focus on the Solution - Best Shooting Advice I Ever Recieved - Shooting Photo Galleries

Focus on the Solution - Best Shooting Advice I Ever Recieved - Shooting Photo Galleries
Expert shooters share their advice on how to shoot better. Here's my favorite:

Posted by: NRA Staff

Stay with the Big Picture

If I may be so bold, I think I gave an aspiring hunter some of the best advice on a pronghorn hunt several years ago. The hunter was from the east and had never seen a pronghorn, much less hunted or killed one. This individual was consumed with caliber, scope, scope reticle, sling type. It got so bad that during the few weeks before the hunt, this hunter was bugging me daily—sometimes several times a day—about minutiae that would be of consequence only on a sponsored hunt, which this was not. The questions came fast and frenetic. It got down to a difference in bullet manufacturers—same weight, same general construction—which one would kill a buck?

I sort of lost my patience at that point and blurted out: “The first rule of hunting or shooting is P.T.F.T!" The hunter looked quizzically at me and I explained, "Pull The Freaking Trigger!"

We all get a little too wrapped up in gear occasionally. I've done it, too. However, once you have a suitable arm—something that will fling a bullet with reasonable accuracy—sighted in with, again, a reasonably accurate load, it's time to paste the cross-hair on the critter and let fly. Everything else is feathers on the dog.

Dave Campbell, AmericanRifleman.org Contributor

Drunken mortgage worker shoots computer server

Drunken mortgage worker shoots computer server
His name ain't Elvis so this guy is in a lotta trouble.

Kimber pistols come flooding in -- a sure sign the gun glut is over

The gun glut is most definitely over and a buyer's market has been in full swing for the past few weeks. Yesterday I listed 10 new Kimber pistols on gunbroker and how we have 17 Kimber models listed plus a .22LR conversion kit and a couple of different Kimber nonlethal pepper sprayers.

Kimber pistols we've had on backorder for weeks and even months are now coming in daily so I think it's accurate to say the Kimber factory has finally caught up its backlog of demand and is shipping promptly.

I'm lazy so I just copied and pasted our Kimber listings off gunbroker. You can look at the pretty pictures free, we haven't figured out a way to charge for that yet.

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