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NRA Store Free Shipping Upgrade

9:40 am on December 17 2009, Comments Off
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There is still time for your gifts to arrive before Christmas. The NRA Store is offering a free upgrade to 3 day shipping on orders over $99. This offer expires on 12/19/09!

Visit the Online Guns Hot Deals page to receive the 3 day shipping upgrade promo code.

- Greg

 

Tactilite T-2 : Magazine fed .50 BMG AR-15 Upper!!!

12:41 am on October 26 2009, Comments Off
By Steve
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How frick'n awesome is this ...

gen 3 mag 2 2 tfb tm Tactilite T 2 : Magazine fed .50 BMG AR 15 Upper!!! photo
Reminds me of the FG-42 ... only more awesome!

I have never seen a side magazine mounted .50 BMG upper for the AR-15 platform. Tactlite have outdone themselves!

The T-2 will also be available chamabered in .338 Laupa and .416 Barrett.

The price starts at $2,198 and preorders require a $500 deposit (refundable at anytime before shipping). It is expected to ship by Christmas.

[ Blogging is addictive ... I really need to take a break ]

 

2009 Black Bear With A Bow

4:45 am on May 1 2009, Comments Off
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For Christmas this year I was the lucky recipient of a Bowtech Flatliner Archery Package. It was something I’d been just throwing on the list for years without ever really caring if I got one or not… Well… I am kicking myself in the ass that I didn’t get into years ago!

After practicing, practing and practicing for the last few months I am fairly confident that I can take a killing shot within 20 yards. Being on the Island, Black Bear seems like a logical first choice.

I’ve got a trail cam setup on a trail I picked up a few bears last year on and have been scouting most of April but haven’t seen a thing until last night.

Coming around the corner on the logging road behind my house I saw a large black object clearly out of place in a large, dead douglas fir tree. It was a black bear cub. He dropped out right away and met up another cub. I hopped off the bike a little leary as I had not located the sow yet. She was right there at the base of the tree just out of sight.

When I focused the camera in for a pic I realized there was actually 3 cubs! Good for her.

Sow And Three Cubs - Vancouver Island Black Bears

Sow And Three Cubs - Vancouver Island Black Bears

 

Leupold Ultimate Slam Deer Season

11:53 am on December 16 2008, Comments Off
By Steve L
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I drove with my friend Scott. We motored a few hours to Cass County, Illinois, for Muzzleloading deer season. I had an either sex and an antlerless tag. We met a couple folks down at the home we stayed in that also had tags. The house was only a few minutes away from the Illinois river, which we had to cross to get to the island where we were to hunt. Crossing a pitch black river would be fun in an unfamiliar boat.




The first morning we were up about 5AM. The wet gusts were making the 17 degree weather feel a whole lot colder than the thermometer said. Before I threw the covers off me I had a few minutes of deer hunting self hypnosis. "Deer hunting is fun...deer hunting is fun...." I was well prepared, though, with good polypropylene underwear and windproof clothes and my new Irish Setter Snow Claw Boots. The boots were my Christmas gift from My Shirley, and they're worth every penny for treestand use. Of course, buy the proper size as with any boot, and use disposable heat packs inside them. Bring enough Heat Factory warmers for your gloves and chest and kidneys if you are so inclined.




The Leupold 3-9x40 Ultimate Slam riflescope I used is one of the best and most user-friendly scopes available for a muzzleloader or slug gun. It offers a reticle with hold over points for use with different muzzleloading sabot loads or various slugs. It is born as a VX-II, and the quality of Leupold products is at least on par with any riflescope manufacturer, bar none. I rely on them and have recommended them for years. And I don't baby my stuff. If you want a scope that will last lifetimes, buy one. At all power levels before dawn I was able to see significantly more through the scope than with my naked eyes. My scope was mounted in a DNZ (Dednutz) mount on a T/C Omega, and it's a good gun. The trigger is clean, it's easy to load, and without experimentation with loads it gives me under two inches. I could probably chop that in half with some homework. I like the DNZ mounts quite a bit. These one piece bases and rings are machined beautifully, and a couple quick passes with a Wheeler lapping bar shows almost no wear. I used a BLACKHAWK! sling on this trip and liked it a lot. Sorry there's no picture in the link. It's easily adjustable and doesn't easily slip from a shoulder, even over backpack straps.




I also used a Leupold RX-III rangefinder. This is typical Leupold quality, but I must admit that I am not savvy enough to use most of the features in this model. Fortunately, when you insert the battery and turn it on, the default mode of operation is TBR, which means "True Ballistic Range." This means it gives a factual horizontal distance to your target instead of line of sight. This could be a useful feature in many instances, and I've had a few on trips this year. When changing modes and experimenting and things get confusing, like they often do for geniuses like me, just hold down the power button and it defaults to the TBR setting. Easy. It's waterproof, has 8x magnification, and has myriad options for smarter people than me to use. It's not hard to find those people, though, especially when technology is involved. There are many choices in a Leupold rangefinder, but this RX-III is an excellent choice with a maximum reflective range of 1200 yards.


Scott must have night vision behind his eyes, and he led me through the woods like it was freakin' daytime. I just stepped mostly in his tracks. Some of the land was his, and he was familiar with the terrain like most people are with their living room. I cheated a bit at times and used my superb Browning Tactical flashlights with a red lens. My favorites for a long time, and the best buy in a superb light. Walk in with as little clothes as possible to prevent sweat. Sitting in your perspiration for a few hours in below zero weather in a windy 20 foot treestand leaves a bit to be desired. Once you get up there, zip up a bit at a time. Most hunting injuries have to do with treestand falls, so be careful and always use a belt. Do what I say, not what I do. One of those kinds of things. I use a safety belt, but usually use them to drag deer out of the woods. I recommend you try it if you haven't.


I saw a few magnificent bald eagles through some bright, small and handy Leupold Katmai binoculars, and the week before, Scott and his sons Jake and Eric spotted snapping turtles through the ice. Never heard of such a thing and would be thrilled to catch some some time. I love turtle meat.


Scott was the only one of us to shoot a deer. I busted two out of their beds before dawn on the way to a stand, but that's all I saw. That's why they call it "hunting" instead of just "killing."


Sunday morning was the last time in a tree this trip, and it was one of the nicest times you can imagine. Still wet and windy, but the temperature was in the high 30s and it was beautiful and pleasant and comfortable. I talk to my maker a lot at times like those.


Bob and Brad were a lot of fun, and not a lot of the humor and witticisms were lost on us. We went to church one night, but it was converted to friend Tim's extravagant hunting lodge, complete with mounted monster deer and alcohol. God bless hunting.


Scott forced a hind quarter and a backstrap on me (wasn't hard), and I cooked a dinner that night with his venison, and a potatoes-in-foil concoction that he taught me along with some frozen corn on the cob from a friend's farm this year. I sure gave My Shirley the meat that night. Don't read anything else into that statement if you can help it.


I hope you all had a fun season hunting, and that you brought some meat home from your own kill. It does taste a bit better when it's yours. My thanks to Scott for everything.
 

Leupold Reticles

11:18 am on December 2 2008, Comments Off
By Steve L
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There's a lot of misinformation out there about Leupold reticles. Even a google search states that most are wire. Not true. This was mostly true many years ago, but technology grows. All Leupold illuminated reticles are etched. All Mk IV, and VX-III, and VX-L, mildot, Boone & Crockett, and Varmint Hunter's reticles are etched. The Duplex is not wire, either. It is a metal form stamping made out of a single, solid piece of steel. About the only wire reticles left are the CPC, target crosshair, and target dot. Not that it makes much difference; it really doesn't for most of us for most applications. Keep in mind that the etched reticles add another lens, also. It is a glass lens, very thin and not much bigger in diameter than a turret dial. This piece of glass is coated appropriately as the other lenses in the particular system are, Index Matched or not. It also has an anti static coating on it. Leupold scopes are among the most reliable optical systems made, period. I rely on them regularly, and they are worth every penny. Keep a look out for some very exciting new improvements and options on the 2009 line I can't talk about yet. Recently, the Leupold mandated MAP (minimum advertised price) has been removed on the VX-III and VX-L scopes, making them superb deals until they are gone and the new ones have taken their place. They make great Christmas gifts!
 

AR-15 MAGS – Energizer(R) and Chamillionaire Turn the Spotlight on New Music Talent

8:14 am on March 25 2007, Comments Off
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Ruger 10/22

Ruger 10/22 rimfire autoloading rifles provide reliable performance with the following key features:

** America's favorite .22 rifle.

** High-speed, pivoted hammer for short lock time.

** Proven performance in a wide range of styles for every rimfire application.

** Barrel that is locked into the receiver by a unique two-screw V-block system.

** Unique, removable rotary magazine that offers superior reliability, no exposed magazine to dent and no uncomfortable protrusions at the rifle's balance point.

** .22 Magnum model only (10/22 RBM) incorporates a rugged steel receiver with integral scope mounts and free Ruger medium height scope rings.

** The .22 Magnum model holds nine rounds and features an 18 1/2" barrel.

** Compact model features a shorter 16 1/8" barrel, short 12 3/4" length-of-full, high-visibility fiber optic front and rear sights, and correctly proportioned tapered forends with no barrel bands.

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Energizer(R) and Chamillionaire Turn the Spotlight on New Music Talent
The rise from mixtape king to Grammy-winning artist is a dream for aspiring musicians. It became reality for one Houston rapper who celebrates a recent Grammy win for Best Rap Performance of "Ridin'" just one year after releasing his first major label album, The Sound of Revenge.

Red Cross launches emergency prep program
The Twin Cities' Chapter of the American Red Cross is urging people take time this year to get prepared for possible emergencies. The organization is asking that people prepare in advance for a variety of emergencies, such as fires, heat weaves, tornadoes, blackouts and winter storms.

The small things in life can make a big difference
Dont sweat the small stuff. There is a book by Richard Carlson with this title. I have not read it but I have heard the phrase many times.

No More Teen-Pop Fluff: Aguilera Tries Being a Serious Singer
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Protesters mark 4th anniversary of war
Hundreds gathered all over Greater Boston last night in candlelight vigils to mark the fourth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq. According to MoveOn.org, 30 such vigils were set to be held in...

CVSS Awards Six Deputies for 'Hook of the Month'
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VAI Pre-configures S2K Enterprise Management Software, Integrating with Business Integration from EXTOL International
POTTSVILLE, Pa.----Vormittag Associates, Inc. , a leading ERP solution provider for the IBM iSeries, has pre-configured its S2K enterprise management software with the EXTOL International line of business integration software.

VAI Pre-Configures S2K Enterprise Management Software, Integrating with Business Integration from EXTOL International
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Neighbor wonders why gun was used
Charlie Jones set two fires and tried to run over firefighters with his tractor before he was shot and killed by a deputy sheriff Wednesday night, his neighbor says.

Tasers: Are they suspect, or necessary for subduing suspects?
It was 8:39 p.m. on Christmas night and 21-year-old Greg Michael Galbraith was intoxicated and barricaded into his second-floor apartment.