Author: Sebastian

Practical Rifle: Kalashnikov

Having never shot any kind of practical rifle before, I got up this morning to go try out one of Langhorne Rod and Gun Club‘s practical rifle matches.  LGRC holds practical rifle shoots once every month, but this match was the one Kalashnikov match they hold each year in December.  I haven’t fired my Kalashnikov beyond 25 yards since GBR, October of 2007, and I shot like it.  Not good.  Had no idea even honestly where my site settings were.  Next time I go, I will make sure I have time to check my shit before walking on to the range and shooting a match.

But any day you get to spend sending hot lead downrange, particularly at steel, is a good day.  LRGC runs a fun, safe, no-pressure match.  They are very welcoming to first time shooters, and everyone there seems to have a good time.  Ran into Dave Markowitz of the Blog O’ Stuff, and was glad to meet him.  Here are our pictures for the day.  I commented in the pictures to give people an idea of what goes on in a practical rifle match, in case they are thinking about attending one (which I would highly recommend).  The pics of me were taken by Dave.

Who says AKs have no sporting purpose!

UPDATE: More pics up over at Blog o’ Stuff.

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Brady Presser on Hain Lawsuit

The Brady Campaign seems to be really eagar to tout their involvement on the Melanie Hain case on the side of the Lebanon County Sheriff.  I agreed with the suit to get her License to Carry reinstated.  I might even agree with some form of civil rights suit.  The problem is, I just can’t agree with this particular suit.  I think the Brady’s see an easy opportunity to add a feather to their hat here, and unfortunatly, think it’s likely they will get what they want out of this situation.

UPDATE: A recent interview here:

Q: How do you feel about the Brady Center becoming involved?

A: They offered some aid to the county, but to my knowledge, neither the county nor the sheriff have taken them up on that, so it would seem to me they are just sitting on the sidelines drooling in hopes that they do get the go-ahead to handle things.

I would not be surprised if this is the case, but Bradys’ eagerness to get involved should say something.  They are not stupid.  For the better part of two decades they, in their several incarnations, had us on the defensive.  What the Bradys probably don’t realize here is that it would be problematic for the Sheriff to work openly with them in the part of Pennsylvania he’s in.  But they are eagar to define this struggle on their terms regardless.

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Headed Home

Time to go back to Pennsylvania.  Tomorrow there’s a Kalashnikov match at Langhorne Rod and Gun Club that I’m going to try to attend.  I’ll be shooting the AK-74, though I’ll probably take the 7.62 Romanian Kalashnikov too, just in case I feel like shooting that instead.

UPDATE: Back in Pennsylvania.  We got a new GPS for Christmas, and decided we liked being bothered by the American guy the best.  The British woman pronounced “Skippack Pike” wrong and it just annoyed me.  It works very well though.  We threw it for a loop a few times by deviating from the prescribed route.  Someone needs to make a gun nutty GPS navigation unit that can take you the shortest distance for states with no reciprocity.

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Star City of the South

Bitter and I decided to head to Mill Mountain to see the giant neon star that looks over the City of Roanoke, Virginia.  We used our new GPS navigator that Bitter’s mom got is for Christmas, and it worked pretty well.

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Quote of the Day

SayUncle on the Pope’s Christmas message:

He says don’t be selfish and help those who live in places where the basics needed for survival are missing. He said this from an extravagant mantle, on a gold throne with jewels, wearing a priceless gold cross, and some expensive clothes.

Good message there, chief.

UPDATE: The spiritual leader Governor of the Anglican Church, gets her Christmas message right, I think.  The message is appropriate, and the backdrop is not ostentatious:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gOdaPvGsw0[/youtube]

UPDATE: More from Wolfwood here.  I was incorrect as to the title of Queen Elizabeth within the Church of England.

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Artery Clogging Goodness

I see Tam has discovered the unmitigated joy of the Brazilian Steakhouse.  I went to one in New Hampshire with friends a few years ago and though I had died and gone to heaven, only instead of spending an eternity with Jesus, I would spend it with “our servers providing continuous table side service, gallantly walking among the dining room with sizzling skewers of the hottest, most delicious rotisserie-cooked meat. Every bite is perfection.”  I thought suggesting their servers were gallant was a pretty bold statement, but afterward, I had to agree, they were pretty damned gallant.

There’s one in Philadelphia I’ve been meaning to go to, but I need to starve myself for a few days beforehand, so there’s room for all that delicious meat.  Maybe I’ll take Bitter there to celebrate when she gets a job finally.  If you have a Brazilian steakhouse in your city, go.  You can find it by following in the opposite direction from the fleeing vegans and PETA members.

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Guns Stolen from Class III SOT

Looks like one of the Class III dealers attending the Valley Forge Gun Show decided to stop and have some dinner with $200,000 worth of inventory in the back of his truck, and $5,000 cash.  It got broken into, and the contents stolen.

If I had $200,000 dollars worth of Title II firearms in the back of my truck, and I got hungry, I think the drive through would work just fine.  Not only are those firearms now in criminal hands, they are no longer available to the civilian market.  If I am ever in the market for a machine gun, I won’t be buying it from Arms & Ordnance.

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