I’m really busy at work, so busy I should probably be using my lunch break to do more work instead of blog. Anyway, e-mailing the winners of the IMAO T-Shirt Babe Contest and everyone else will probably be delayed until tonight or tomorrow. Also, I’m way behind on e-mails in general; I do read them all, but I often flag them for follow up and then forget about them. I’ll try to make time this week to respond, so don’t be surprised if you get a response to something you wrote me a month ago.
Also, I’ll try to have things finished up with the Limey tomorrow. See you then.
Archive of entries posted on 3rd May 2004
May 1st Range Report
So, I wanted to try out my little Kel-Tec I mentioned previously plus see if I had fixed my Colt 1991, so I went to the range Saturday. As recommended by many readers and especially Kim du Toit, I purchased an eight round Wilson Combat mag for my Colt plus I replaced the recoil spring with a Wilson Combat recoil spring and even put some Wilson Combat grease on the rails. The Wilson Combat mag sticks out underneath, making my gun lose some of its simplicity, but that new mag sure makes the regular Colt magazine (the one lying next to the gun) seem like a crude piece of tin hammered out by some caveman.
Anyhoo, here is how things went at the range (this time I remembered a pen):
First I tried my Kel-Tec P3AT one handed (the thing is just too small for two hands) at close range, firing three of it’s six round mags. It jammed a number of times, but it’s in its breaking in period.
Results (Sorry I wrote “clips” on the target; I caught myself later on as I knew some readers would get there panties in a bunch when they saw that improper use of firearm terminology)
Next I tried out my .45, two-hands on it firing 20 Winchester jacketed hollow points at 10 yards. No problems.
Results
Now I fired three 8-rd mags of FMJ hodling with just my right hand. Again, no problems.
Results
Time for my PPK, which I fired left-handed, first round of each mag at double action. Pretty accurate for my off hand if I do say so myself, but what you don’t see is how often the damn thing jammed plus had other problems such as the trigger pull not ever firing the bullet (no duds; just pulled the trigger again double action and it fired).
Results
With two hands on the PPK, there were less jams, but there were still some problems with the firing pin. I really like this gun, as it is quite accurate for its size, so I hate to see these problems.
Results.
Now I tried the Kel-Tec again. Still jammed multiple times, and it takes some getting used to its double action trigger, but it’s too early to have a verdict on the gun.
Results
Fired my .45 two-handed again. I’m going to blame my poor results on trying different styles of trigger pull (how much of my finger I put on the trigger).
Results
Finally, I put the target out at fifty feet and fired off three 10rd. mags of my Browning .22 target pistol. Well, if you count them, you will find thirty holes at least 🙂
Results
Well, I think my poor PPK needs to be taken to a gunsmith. I love that gun, but it’s malfunctioning too much for me to carry it. Some of it has to do with probably how I’m reacting to the recoil, but some must be internals. Also, I can never get it to eject a round by manually pulling back the slide; I have to pull back the slide and let the round fall out the back of the barrel and down the handle.
It’s great to see my baby, my Colt 1991, not have any problems. The only thing was after cleaning and disassembly, it almost seems I’m jamming that recoil spring in there. I think I should replace the spring cap with a full guide rod to keep the spring in place.
As for the Kel-Tec, I’ll wait to see how it performs now that I’ve disassembled and cleaned it myself. It may just need some more breaking in.
Happy shooting.
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I have new advertiser on my blogads, Proud Zionist Apparel, with lots of neat stuff with slogans in Arabic. My favorite is the t-shirt that proudly announces you’re an “Infidel”. They also have embroidered apparel with even more slogans in Arabic, such as “Don’t Mess with Texas”, “Zionist Enemy”, or ones saying which branch of the military you’re in. Check them out.
The IMAO T-Shirt Babe Competition Winner
Well, this came down to the wire. As I said before, the third place winner is only two points behind first place. Thanks once again to the judges:
Doug the T-shirt Guy
Emperor Darth Misha I
Harvey
Bill Whittle
Blackfive
John Hawkins
Glenn Reynolds
No One of Consequence
Me, Frank J.
The judges each chose their five favorites and ranked them. A contestant received five points for being number one on a judges list, four points for second, three points for third, two points for fourth, and one point for fifth. Each of the judges’ choices will remain secret unless they choose to reveal them (I’m keeping mine secret since there were so many contestants who would have made a great winner and I don’t want to admit I didn’t vote for them). I’m only going to announce the top five, but any other candidate can e-mail if she wants to know her final ranking.
Anyway, onto the winners…
In fifth and fourth place are the two lovely girls from the liberal Mecca of Berkeley who write for the conservative paper the California Patriot (Carissa’s latest; Reva’s latest). Having 13 points and the distinction of being on more judges’ top five lists than any other is Carissa, a.k.a BerkeleyGirl. Beating her for fourth by three points is Reva, a.k.a. BerkeleyChick.
Second runner with 18 points is the beautiful blogress Serenity of Serenity’s Journal. I’ve known her in the blogosphere for a while now, but she never said how cute she is. I feel like I’ve been lied to.
First runner up with 19 points is the fetching and intelligent Willow of The Whomping Willow. As one reader put it, “Hello Nurse!”
And finally, with 20 points, the IMAO T-Shirt Babe is…
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In My World: Implosion
“I’m President Bush, and I approve this message.”
Bush stared silently at the camera for a few moments.
“Dammit! I forgot what I was going to say!” Bush then shook his fist at the camera. “Vote for me if you know what’s good for you.”
“We might want to do a retake on that one,” Dick Cheney suggested, “but I think that new commercial about Kerry voting against military weaponry is good enough for now.”
“And I think we did pretty well testifying before the 9/11 commission,” Bush said, “It just annoyed me how Lee Hamilton and Bob Kerrey left early. I’m sure they got their comeuppance, though.”
“It’s great snubbing Bush to greet the Prime Minister of Canada,” Lee Hamilton said as he sat at a table.
“It sure is,” Bob Kerrey agreed as he sat down too, “but doesn’t the Prime Minister look a bit like an angry rottweiler to you?”
Hamilton stared at him a moment. “A very angry rottweiler.”
“Still, I’m worried about the debates with John Kerry,” Bush continued, “What if he starts throwing other people’s medals at me? He could take my eye out!”
“He might just throw ribbons,” Cheney assured him.
The figure of Karl Rove emerged from the shadows. “It is too early to worry about the debates. What may be of interest is how the public views you and your nemesis, the one known as Kerry.” Rove produced a scroll from his cloak. “When likely voters were asked what words came to mind when your name was mentioned, the top five were ‘Dummy’, ‘Rube’, ‘Maroon’, ”tard’, and ‘Trustworthy’.”
“That’s not so bad,” Bush said.
“As for your enemy, the top five words were ‘French-looking’, ‘Haughty’, ‘Aloof’, ‘Wishy’, and ‘Washy’.”
“Heh heh,” Bush chuckled, “Everyone hates that stupid Kerry. So what do I do now, Rover?”
“According to the ancient book of punditry,” Rove intoned, “Whilst the opponent dost destroy himself, the wise dost keep his distance such as not to be injured as well.”
“If I’m understanding that right,” Bush said, “Best move for me right now is to go to my office and play Mario Kart.”
“Our little president is growing up,” Cheney said with a tear in his eye, “I just wonder what Kerry is up to.”
“If I knew my voting record in the Senate was going to be used against me, I would have abstained on every vote!” John Kerry fumed, “That would have been the nuanced approach.”
“You were just voting to destroy America’s military might like any good Democrat,” Terry McAuliffe said.
“Everyone who is or ever has been in the military is a war criminal!” Kerry yelled, “Except for me… I’m a war hero. Too bad I threw away my medals.”
“There right there on the wall,” McAuliffe pointed out.
“Whatever!” Kerry shouted, “All this controversy is making me so mad I think I’ll punch Jeeves.” Kerry then socked his butler in the gut.
“Very good punch, sir,” Kerry’s butler said as he picked himself off the floor, “Would you like to hit me again?”
“Maybe later,” Kerry answered, “First I will consult with my League of Foreign Leaders for Kerry, all of whom I am happened to run into at Deli’s in New York.”
Kerry walked over to the large meeting table. “Here is President of France, Jaques Chirac.”
“That damn Bush ruined my ‘Oil for French Kickbacks’ program!” Chirac yelled.
“And then there is Kim Jong Il of North Korea.”
Kim stared into a mirror and worked at his hair. “Still not poofy enough! And it is all because of Bush!”
“Osama bin Laden is also here for support.”
“I’m just disturbed by all these contracts favoring Halliburton,” Osama said.
“And a mad mullah from Iran is here too.”
“Allah despises tax cuts for the rich!” the mad mullah yelled.
“Then we have Pol Pot’s preserved head in a jar.”
“Bush liiiiiiied, people diiiiiiiied!” Pol Pot gurgled through the fluid that kept his head living.
“As a very special guest we have Hanuman the monkey god.”
“Bush rushed into war and upset the balance of monkeys in the universe,” Hanuman pronounced.
“Finally, I have this letter of support from Saddam Hussein,” Kerry said as he held up a letter, “He couldn’t come since he’s a political prisoner, but he wanted to express his support and say how enthused he his by my dynamic campaign. That reminds me, I wanted to hand out a booklet describing my positions on all the important issues in black and white and sixty-four shades of gray. Jeeves, hand them out.”
“Yes, sir,” the butler answered as he brought forward a wheelbarrow full of what looked like phonebooks.
“By the way,” McAuliffe whispered to Kerry, “Do you have any supporters who aren’t evil?”
The Clintons then walked into the room. “No,” Kerry answered.
Chirac started choking. “I can’t breathe!” he exclaimed, “It’s like something is sucking the air out of the room!”
“So did you all hear about my new book?” Bill Clinton asked. He then spotted Osama. “Hey, remember when I tried to launch a cruise missile at you?”
“Yeah, I got a good chuckle out of that one,” Osama answered while laughing.
“I don’t need you two here,” Kerry said angrily. He then spotted a folder Hilary was holding. “Does that say ‘Plans for 2008 Presidential Campaign’?”
“Don’t be silly,” Hilary said as she hid the folder, “We just came here to watch you implode… I mean give our support.”
“Unless you’re donating money to my campaign, I want you out of here!” Kerry said.
“I’ll give you twenty bucks for that head in a jar,” Bill offered.
“Deal.”