Today.....

We got the kids off to school, and met up with our good friend DUKE for a truck stop breakfast. Then off to the out door range to do a little cleaning up and some shooting.. Since ole STEPHEN had a itch this week, SENIOR, DUKE and I thought we would get together and scratch it...too bad Stephen wasn't there...that pesky work stuff got in the way..lol

Honestly folks..Can you ever go wrong with a good warm breakfast from a truck stop? 

Recent rains has the ground saturated, so we had to park and walk down,  Senior looked out across the large pasture and yelled "Coyote" ! or was a it deer? It was so far off we couldn't tell, so I grabbed my fancy new camera with the 42x zoom,  It stood still and posed for a pic, Yep!  Coyote: 

 

 

It then scampered in to the woods, Senior and Duke both said they had a ammo round with the coyotes name on it...

 

While the boys worked, I explored with  my camera. I love all things rustic, and love them even more in black and white, some I used the color filter selection..which is kind of cool to have :

 

 

 



 

"Why does this crazy lady keep snapping pictures" ?

I looked up and saw this ole hive..I immediatly thought of PioneerPreppy:

The Range all nice and cleaned up:

Then it was on to the fun stuff..today I shot my Bodyguard 380 and my M&P 22
The boys brought some of their toys and shot as well, mostly hand guns..remember the more you shoot, then more you got to clean...lol

 

The New Task Force

For the record, I am not a person in favor of rape. And I am not supporting rape by writing this post. I do believe there are women out there who are legitimate victims, and then there are those who abuse term, and cry wolf.

 

 Yesterday the President assigned yet another task force to deal with rape on college campuses. Once again here is another problem created by progressives and they just want to solve it with yet another progressive program.

POTUS said in his speech that 1 and 5 women on campuses get sexually assaulted. I would like to know what his definition of that is. And how does he actually know how many numbers and where did he get his stats from?  If it is wide enough to attain those numbers then how many men can equally say that they have been assaulted by women?

It is in this writer’s view that the administration has no business sticking its nose into issues on college campuses. That should be left up to State and Local authorities. I feel this is just another campaign, and its sole purpose is to take the heat off of the other more important issues that is plaguing his term in office. And since he has done such a stellar job with health care will this be run the same way?

While POTUS is worried about this, where is his concern and task force on the amount of assaults in the military?

 Mr. President if you really want to address the issue and  stop rape on campuses, then allow students at their discretion to unrestricted open carry. Then you would be solving two problems:

1. Reducing the number of rapes
2. Ridding the world of true dirt bags.

I say true dirt bags, because so many of these assaults turn out to be a mad girlfriend trying to get back at her boyfriend.

If you really want to reduce the number of assaults, then students need to start focusing on more moral issues, and less of the partying ( as much of these cases seem to happen after a drunken night out) If that were to happen then their education might lead to something more then a useless degree in sociology, where they will end up having to live in the basement of mom and dads house until they are 38.

 

-JUGM

 

Sunday

Clocks were set back last night and we got our hour of sleep back as well. Gosh I love Fall !

Senior brought home the open trailer today he did some much needed maintenance as this week is our "mulch job from hades"...   We have to move around 40 yards of it throughout one of our communities. We stick to doing it ourselves so we can net more money.

While Senior was doing the work on the trailer, I was in the back cutting collard greens, and un-beknownst to me the "IT " Happened..  I came in the house and opened the laundry room door, some how, in some way a large bottle of bleach had fallen, and half of it leaked out on to the floor. A laundry bag with a few shirts in it got wet. So, I had to break it to Senior that his favorite "Carolina Gamecocks" t-shirt was ruined, but to smooth it over I showed him my "Glock Girl" shirt. Both are now rags in the garage.   *Sigh* I promise to purchase him a new shirt on our next visit to the SC Estate.
The  bleach cleanup was a nightmare, the mop head I was using got bleached out, I smell like bleach, and it was my neighbor who said it best :" well at least your laundry room floor is good and disinfected"  uggggh

Senior felt after that incident we just needed to get out of the house, so we all headed down to our favorite gun shop to see what was on sale, I can tell you that not much was on sale. He is looking to sell his CETME and get a AR Pistol. We were also sizing up ND for his first little rifle, he is hoping Santa will drop one off for him this year.
 I am of the firm belief that not only should some people be parents, but those same folks should not be allowed to own a firearm..  I  like going in to gun stores, and people watch..very amusing.

Sun is now going down on this Sunday, the clock reads 6pm  but it looks like 7:30 outside...   We are grilling chicken and it is about ready....  Enjoy your evening everyone!


-JUGM

Armed Citizen Progect

Last evening while skimming through the local TV news station, I came across an interesting story out of Orlando, Florida.
A group called The " Armed Citizen Project" works with gun manufactures and gun retailers to help give free or discounted shotguns to residents across the country.  And it is all perfectly legal.

Currently, they are canvassing an Orlando, Florida neighborhood passing out fliers to interested homeowners. In addition to the shotgun for home defense program, they also offer self defense and gun safety classes.

I mean why not? Our government gives out free cell phones..free this, and free that.. why can't a group of people try to help homeowners with their personal protection.?

As you can figure, there will always be that one negative person. In this story a middle aged  homeowner who has lived in the community for over 25 years with out incident. She did not see the need for this program, and called it irrational behavior.
Senior and I never thought our home would get broken in to, however in December 1999 we walked in as the break in was in progress. They stole our computer, and was tearing through
un-mailed Christmas cards thinking they had money in them. Our dog started barking as we opend the door, the bad guys jumped out of the back window they had broken to gain access.
 At that time we did own 2 fire arms, but neither of us was carry concealed.

My point, is that there is always the first time. And usually it takes that first time to open a persons eyes to the realities of this world.
When this Nay -Sayer, and most likely liberal feminist leaves her fantasy world gets raped, beaten and robbed in her own home and community of 25 years that nothing bad ever happens in, what will she say knowing that she could have defended herself ?  and worse, now she has put herself out there on the news saying she does not own a fire arm, and lives alone..... I guess she never heard the term "OPSEC"

Facepalm *sigh* 

-JUGM

Over Reactions.....

 

 

As soon as I pulled into the school car line I noticed the news van antenna. "In the name of all things holy", I thought.  "what has happened"  !
I got no emergency phone calls... couldn't be that bad.

I ask around and no one seems to know. The ladies are all oblivious... 

Then I got home, and check the new stations web site and there is the story and it will be on the local news tonight:

Last Thursday, a 1st grader brought bullets. The teacher, instead of confiscating them and making it all an issue. Asked the child to put them back in his backpack and take them home.

On Friday, parents learned of the incident...then the over reaction started. All chaos has ensued and parents want the teacher fired, and their kids moved out of her class. School ends in one month... just put the teacher on administrative leave or something until then...

They suspended a 5 year old for making a gun out of Lego's , this was in Hyannis West elementary in Boston area. In Maryland a 6 year old WAS suspended for a "finger gun" and saying bang. An 8th grade student was expelled for wearing an NRA t-shirt. And please let us all not forget the poptart incident.
 This kid actually brought a bullet, he should be expelled for life! I mean come on now!

My point is, yes it was wrong for the student of that age to have a bullet, and it was wrong for the teacher not to confiscate it AND notify parents. Lets leave it at that. Lets stop this irrational fear of guns, that's all over reaction  like this is meant to do.

People have been saying for months, Guns don't shoot themselves! and for Gods sake bullets don't shoot without guns. If you hit a bullet square with a hammer, it'll explode and yeah it is potentially dangerous. But its not being launched through a barrel at 1000s of feet a second. People actually pulling their child out of school because some kid brought a bullet, these people are afraid of their own shadow and an embarrassment.. 

I have since learned that it did not happen to ND or NWs teachers. I love those ladies and would not want them to suffer through this..

-JUGM

Actual Letter...

If you are on FB, then head over and "Like" American Specialty Ammo"...he posts lots of fun pics.
This though is an actual letter that a fan sent him. Some one put this on the persons car.... 

I am curious..If one of your neighbors did this. What would you do?

Knowing Senior and I, we would probably just go get a bigger NRA sticker. Or do a covert mission one night, and plaster the persons car with Pro-Gun stickers....

-JUGM

Fireside Chit Chat

Yesterday one of our neighbors "E" had a birthday party for her husband "J" It was an all day affair for them. however, since Senior had just got back from seeing his dad, he rested a bit. I cooked him a good supper, then we decided to walk over.
Most every one there was in their late 20s, or early 30s.. We were a bit out of our age group though, Plus we had kids.

"E and J" are good neighbors and we wanted to hang out. Plus, they are very Second Amendment. and Both carry concealed. And they like to camp. It is a hoot though, because She is from Sicily, and being European you wouldn't think her that way.

Senior was in his delight talking about tent and primitive camping with the guys, He really wants to do a trip along the AT (Appalachian trail) preferably in the spring. All he had to do was mention it last night, and all the eyes light up. "J" has trail guides and books on the subject.

Then the conversation turned to gun. One of the wives,"A" was talking about purchasing a new hand gun for her husband. They first couldn't decide between Glock, and Sig Sauer, or something like that..(I did have a rum shot in me, and a rum and coke).  That is when the topic pretty much went to "A" and I  and the men fell silent, as I discussed with her the various hand guns I own and carried. I told her I had to go through a few until I found my perfect one, which of course is my Glock 26 Gen. 4 or as Senior likes to call it "The Baby Glock".  Senior then told the group about one of my first carry guns; the Judge. "J"'s eyes gleamed. perhaps one day I will let him shoot it.  Then "E" came out, and talked about her Lady Smith and Wesson with the laser grips, which led me to discuss my new Smith and Wesson Bodyguard. 380. 

I tell ya, nothing beats a warm fire, good drink, and gun talk amongst the girls, We are the new face of the gun owner in this country, and talking about it with these girl last night, just made me believe it even more. So many women carry concealed, women whom you wouldn't even think. It is our voice that will help to save our Second Amendment Rights.

 And as far as the guys, well they ended up playing with ND and NW who were a huge hit.... 

-JUGM

My new favorite American

A facebook friend who is like minded, turned me on to this guy, His name is Colion Noir. And I liked his page, and have viewed his You Tube Channel several times.

He is no holds barred when it comes to our Second Amendment rights.And has been very outspoken on Anti-gun control. He is very knowledgable in firearms and also has some useful training videos.
So go check him out... 

What is Missing....

After I recovered from my bad dream, Senior asked if we wanted to go downtown to browse the Gun Show. He had at a previous show purchased a tactical flashlight and it had since started to malfunction so he wanted to take it back to the vendor. The folks there are good like that and are ready and willing to back up their product. We found the Flashlight guy and as expected he fixed the problem with no questions. 

For being the early afternoon on a Sunday the line was beginning to swell. But was moving steadily.

But more noticeably was what was NOT inside the Gun Show:

Can you guess what is missing? 

We took the boys again. And Yes I was like a Mother Hawk..wouldn't let either of them out of my sight. Held tight to little hands.

They got to shoot at the virtual range my little ND went first:  

Then it was NWs Turn:  

While browsing the aisles Senior and I discussed the panic that people are going through. Fortunately we are some of those that saw the handwriting on the wall and prepared for all of this. I feel for those who didn't. Well, actually maybe I DON'T feel for them. They knew this was coming for the past FOUR years. I liken it to a Hurricane:  You watch the weather, you know its coming. But, you do nothing because you think it can't happen to you. Then SMACK you are hit with a Cat. 5 and wonder what just happened.....

-JUGM

Miss America..We Should All Be So Proud

Last night America was entertained with the Miss America Pageant. But the highlights were not of the bathing beauty's in bikinis on stage..no the main event actually came with the pre pageant questioning of Miss. California:  


Miss California 2012 Leah Cecil did herself an unfortunate pop-culture-footnote favor last night on “Pageant Confidential,” a 20/20 special about the long road followed by Miss America contestants. Right before the first commercial break, a quick montage included an abbreviated clip of Cecil practicing for the competition’s Q&A portion. Asked “What’s your feelings on euthanasia?”, Cecil replied “It’s a vaccine, correct?”
Later in the program, ABC ran the full clip of this sequence. The male questioner in fact wanted to know her feelings about the idea of euthanasia being legalized, whereupon Cecil prefaced her answer with: “That’s actually one thing I’m not very educated on, so I need to look up on exactly what that means, but…” Afterwards, she told reporter Lara Spencer that she felt “so dumb, so idiotic…”

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Miss New York was crowned the winner..and during the question and answer session she chose the one about fire arms : 

“In the wake of the Newtown tragedy there has been a lot of talk about gun control,” Champion said, “One solution being proposed is an armed guard in every school. Do you think that would make our schools safer?”
Hagan responded, “I don’t think the proper way to fight violence is with violence. I think the proper way is to educate people on guns and the ways we can use them properly. We can lock them up, we can have gun safety classes, we can have a longer waiting period.”


Notice that they are BOTH blonds....  -JUGM

Safety Tips From Mayor Bloomberg

Beginning Prepping 101 Pt. 3 : Toiletries

I really don't mean to over whelm you all with all these items to stockpile. And in no way am I saying go out today and spend all your money on everything. Buy small quantities at a time, keep them in a closet or on a shelf...pretty soon you will have a months worth, and so on and so on.

Toiletries is a bit of a must have, but something folks don't think a lot of. I am guilty of this myself.
Finally I started buying "girlie" items for the time of the month when my dear Aunt Rosie shows up for her visit. If and When SHTF the earth will still turn, the moon will still have its phases, and the sun will still rise and set..so why should mother nature and her monthly cycles be any different..
and besides, a good stock pile of feminine pads, is also handy in a emergency medical situation. Someone comes to you with a gun shot wound, or deep laceration,  Just plug it with a tampon !

Also, when we women have our monthlys, some of us tend to PMS..  Not saying ME of course-every one knows I am a PEACH    : )
but keeping a side of Pamperin or Midol might be helpful to the men folk in your group. I feel for the poor UN Soldier who has been sent in to our country, and faces a PMS'n woman behind the trigger of her AR-15.

If you have one near you, the Dollar Tree Stores are an amazing invention. everything is a dollar! On a funny note wanna joke with the cashier of a dollar tree? Tell her something is not marked and ask how much it is- LOL !

In Dollar Trees, you can buy tubes of toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss, shampoo, deodorant,  and all kinds of things to aid in daily hygiene. Your cleanliness is important, because you don't want to open yourself up to infections. You still plan to eat, and that food will cycle through you and create waste.. Therefore toilet paper is a definite must have on your stockpile list. Again--warehouse clubs. Buy up a few cases at a time and pretty soon you have enough TP to last a year.

What I DON'T recommend buying at Dollar Tree are canned foods.. You can walk across to the local Grocery store and find the generics for less then a dollar.

So again...I hope some of you find this helpful...   : )

The Blackout Project # 1

Today was another gun show. Senior and I meet up with Stephen and his SW, Rebel and Pirate Jim. Hanging out with Sweet Wife is always fun, she is a good friend and all around beautiful person. We held out our hands to our husbands for money, they obliged us with a smile. The men went to the right, and us ladies went to the left. It was time we had some "gurlie time" at the gun show.

 I like this one actually more then the one a couple of weeks ago. One thing I have noticed is husband and wife booths, on one end is the husband selling firearm accessories, and the other end is the wife selling home made items..today we found a nice Italian lady who made Beeswax candles, her husband was next to her selling Ammo cans.

Senior was on a mission, he is building a "300 AAC Blackout" he is tired of the traditional 5.56 and .308 calibers. So, now he is building a .308 caliber in a lightweight short AR style platform that provides hard hitting .30 caliber. 

Today he built the lower, all he needs now is the upper and it will be done.

Where There's a Will, There's a Way..and A Weapon

All these cries for firearm bans, but lets not all forget that on 9/11 Islamic madmen high jacked planes and used them as missiles. They flew them in to the World Trade Center and killed thousands of innocent lives. Where was the outrage for a ban on aircraft?
Today in Texas, 14 people were killed in a traffic accident, where is the call for a ban on motor vehicles?

My point is this...as horrible as the theatre shooting in Colorado was, it was the intent of the individual to commit this crime. It did not  matter what he had at his disposal, he was out to take lives. This was a theatre that sat some 300 people, he could have easily thrown a bomb in, or wired himself with explosives, thus causing even more causalities. But he did not do that, he chose an AR-15 a shot gun, and some hand guns.  Yes those evil black rifles that the liberals of this country are so ready to place a ban on.

Partial blame also needs to rest with the movie and video game industries. Warner Brothers deliberately does not say the weekend box office numbers, not out of respect, but because they do not wish to be associated in any way with the shooting. I am sure that at no time over the weekend did any of their public relations people answer phone calls. 

WB has taken the crime fighting Batman, to a whole new level with the Dark Knight Series, they have transformed him in to a dark individual with a deep and tragic past, long gone are the days of Adam West as Bruce Wayne knocking and socking the bad guys. The movies are so violent, that we have not allowed our 2 boys who absolutely adore all things Superhero to watch any of the Dark Knight movies. Instead of laying blame with firearms, I believe that there are more parameters involved and they should all be addressed not just the gun issue.
And if the topic of gun banning is going to be discussed and try to be forced on the American people then so should the topic of banning every thing else in this world that causes bodily harm and or death.

We did do our homework and found some interesting stats from 2010...
and here is a link if you would like to read more : http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_04.pdf

Assault (homicide) by discharge of Firearms : 11,015
Heart Disease : 378, 270
Motor Vehicle accidents : 35, 080
Alcohol Induced Deaths: 25, 440

Our Federal government conducted the  Fast and Furious operation in which many innocent Mexican lives were taken along with two federal agents so where is the ban on government and the outrage? 

UN Arms Treaty

Imagine the prospect of foreign governments with the knowledge of individual gun owners in the United States...  Its an incredibly scary thought..... The basic sentiment of the UN is governments gets the right to own guns and protect the people..not individual citizens..

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/07/11/un-arms-treaty-could-put-us-gun-owners-in-foreign-sights-say-critics/

Happy Anniversary...

To the AK-47!   The Soviets being impressed with the German Sturmgewehr 44 held a design competition to develop their own version of an assault rifle. Enter Mikahail Kalasknikov who was going through rehab in a military hospital, he joined the competition and began working on his own design. Initially he lost the competition, the soviets chose the Simonov design (scaled down PTRS-41), or also known as the SKS. The Soviet army was also interested in producing a true assault rifle with a shortened M1943 round, this first weapon was the Sudayev- but, they determined it to be too heavy, so two years later they held another competition. Kalashnikov entered another design. It was a gas-operated rifle which had a breech-block mechanism similar to his 1944 carbine, and a curved 30-round magazine.

It proved to be reliable, and was passing all field test, but one of Kalashnikovs assistants asked for a major design change, Kalashnikov first reluctant, agreed . The new rifle was produced and subjected to a second round of test firing under extreme conditions. This new design proved to be more simple and more reliable then the first rifle...so therefore on July 6, 1947 production began and was adapted by the Soviets in 1949 as the  "7.62mm Kalashnikov assault rifle (AK) "  and the rest is history.......

Tell me what yall think...

Okay, here is an original design that myself and the airbrush artist have come up with for the spare tire cover on my Jeep-I decided not to pick some of the ones I showed you guys the other day because ,when there is more detail in the image..the cost goes up--WAY  UP!   So this taken from the last image on that post and adding my own touch to it. This  is just a mock up from the artist. She is incredibly talented with her gift infact Senior liked her gallery of work because most of  her artwork does not look like its airbrushed.  airinkstudios. 

What is Your Favorite Gun ?

Today over on the "Anything About Guns Blog" they are asking what is your favorite gun to shoot and why?

The only weapon to serve as: Judge, Jury and Executioner...

For me, My All time favorite is My Taurus Judge. It is completely Bad @$$ .  I use to carry it as my concealed gun, but as much As I love him, it was just too heavy. So that is when I got my Glock. Now my Judge is used as a home defense gun, as it takes both 410 shotgun shells and .45 Colt. . It  has a  rifled barrel, so it doesnt come under the  ultra-restricted classification of a short barreled shot gun, As long as I use .45 in it, I can freely shoot it at my indoor range.

 I have taken it to a private out door range on several occassions and shot spaghetti squash and watermelons with it, Doing this gave me the advantage of seeing what shooting with a shotgun shell at close range can do to  a potential attacker. The Judge renders a different kind of stopping trauma because the energy developed by the pellets is more broad and instantaneous...In other words: It creates one heck of a mess and can certainly ruin a persons day.

So, now I pass the question off to all my good followers and those who are not...You have heard about my favorite gun, what is yours?

You Carry???? Really??

I haven't been online much in the past couple of days.. It is the busy season for us, and Both Senior and I are thrust in to the middle of our work. It is a first for me, because now the boys are in school, I can help more. I am enjoying and it is helping with my weight loss issue. Yesterday I got to install 3 trays of grass plugs for an elderly client, and then today we rented a tiller and did some work at my sisters house. Plus, we got the most excellent news of getting awarded yet another commercial property to mow...so our little business has been very blessed.

Sunday was my friend who past aways viewing. I was so depressed and sad that afterwards I stopped by my neighbors house for a few margaritas. I know, you all probably think my middle name is "margarita" with as much as I talk about them.. I promise I am no lush.  --But they are just so darn good.

So we are sitting around talking, and her husband lights off their fire pit, only he has no traditional fire wood, but uses instead some of her dead hibiscus plants..let me tell you those things can burn..
our conversation goes to guns and how my friend has her CWL..  I was floored. Because of all the people out there I would have NEVER figured she would be a person that would carry.She is European, and has never struck me as a Pro-Gun Rights person. The conversation has never arose , and I am never one to approach the subject either, I just keep things to myself.
 Her husband then tells me how before he left for Afghanistan as a private contractor, he encouraged her to get her license, and purchase a gun. She chose the Lady Smith and Wesson Revolver with laser grips. I then heard about how she just loves her little gun, and how she likes shooting it....  So I was like " Alrighty Then!!!"... " When do you want to go to the range for a ladies day? "  So we are, after spring break is over.

The night ended with a couple more drinks, and her whipping out some Greek Green Olive Hummus..I had never had it before, but I actually liked it.  I then walked home to a lonely Senior who was stuck here with the kids....   : )  Who stated " I thought I was going to have to send your PJ's Over there for you"..  Ahahahahah....He is so funny!

Our New Family Member

Whenever Senior sees a good deal on a cool gun that has practical use, He jumps on it. So here is the latest member to our family, The  PPS-43C.

Originally these handy guns had folding stocks, but due to BATFE regulations the folding stock has been welded closed and now considered a pistol.  If you are not familiar with these they shoot the 7.62x25 Tokarev which is an "Okay" pistol round, however shooting this round through a longer barrel gives better ballistic coefficients. 

The Russians developed this gun in response to a Red Army requirement for and lightweight weapon that would provide similar accuracy and firepower (with a reduced rate of fire) while utilizing more cost-effective means of production than the Soviet PPSh-41 submachine gun being widely deployed at the time.

Since 1943 when it entered production, efforts were constantly being made to improve manufacturing and safety. The ventilated heat shield was integrated with the upper receiver cover, both the barrel and shoulder stock were shortened, the stock's locking mechanism was simplified, the casing ejector was moved to the rear of the recoil spring guide rod, the magazine well angle was increased in the receiver in order to enhance feeding reliability and the safety was improved to block the trigger and lock the bolt in either the open or closed positions.

Different countries such as China, Finland, Germany, and Poland all came out with their versions, but Polands was a training version and chambered in .22 long rifle rimfire cartridge (fed using standard PPS-43 magazines but modified with an aluminum reduction insert).

So, we are very excited to have found this gun, and can't wait to get it on the range.....