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Who Taught You to Hit?

One of the questions I hear quite a bit when gunnies get together is “Who taught you to shoot?”  For a lot of us, it’s a parent or grandparent, or maybe that favorite uncle or aunt, who took us out back and showed us which end the bullets come out and how to hold it.

Everyone remembers who first taught them to shoot.

A very wise, and rather crotchety, old gentleman once told me that anyone can shoot, but it takes skill to hit.

So, who taught you to hit?

For me, the first person to teach me to do more than send copper jacketed lead in the general direction of an empty beer can was a volunteer instructor and RSO at Boy Scout camp in North Dakota.  For his sins, he spent a few weeks of his summer teaching 10 and 11 year old boys about safety, trigger control, sight picture, and breathing.  In the week I spent at camp, I got a lot better.  I wasn’t good, but at least I was only dangerous to the target.

He reminded us daily that our rifles, ammunition, and targets were all donated by businesses and people who thought it was important for young people to know how to handle a rifle.   At the end of the week, he had us write to our benefactors, thanking them for their generosity and telling them about how much we’d learned and how much fun shooting was.

So, who taught you to hit?  How to sight properly, control your breathing, and squeeze the trigger?  How to be safe, both on the range and in the home and field with a firearm?

Was it your parent or grandparent?  A coach on a rifle team?  A Scout or 4-H leader?

As you all know, I’m involved with my local committee of the Friends of the NRA.  We take in money through fundraisers such as raffles, games, and banquets, which is then directed back to youth safety and shooting programs, both here in Kentucky and nationwide.  Basically, we try to provide the things that the men and women who are teaching the next generation to be safe, responsible gun owners need to get the job done.

Our local banquet is going to happen on August 1, and if you’re close by and would like to come, we’d love to have you.  If you’re not local, I’ll bet that there is a committee close by to you that would either love to sell you a ticket to a raffle or to a banquet, or even better, have you as a volunteer.

But if you can’t do that, try taking a young person out and teaching them gun safety, responsibility, and oh yeah, how to hit.

by daddybear71 on July 20, 2015  •  Permalink
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Posted by daddybear71 on July 20, 2015

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Gun Data for the Day – Day 43

While we’re at it, let’s look at what it takes to carve out a 1911 from an 80% frame:

by daddybear71 on July 20, 2015  •  Permalink
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Gun Data for the Day – Day 42

Let’s take a look at something that makes some people itch – AR-15 80% lowers.

by daddybear71 on July 20, 2015  •  Permalink
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Musings

  • It’s amazing how much you can accomplish at work when you’re left alone and have a mandate to just get things done.
  • Irish Woman called the cable company the other day to talk to them about the rate increase they threw at us this month.
    • I came home to an announcement that we no longer had cable TV.
    • Our bill went down 50% when we went to only having telephone and data service.
    • A $25 indoor antenna gives us about 18 channels, which is more channels than we actually watch anyway.
  • I’ll learn to live without Monday Night Football, or at least the two or three games that I had the time and energy to watch.
  • I looked at one of the services that allow you to stream NFL games, and while it’s tempting, I’d rather buy a gun or stock up on ammunition with that amount of money.
  • Since we were looking at the channels we got, I decided to see what broadcast TV looks like on Sunday evenings.
    • Wow, what a wasteland.
    • The two things that looked even remotely interesting were a PBS documentary on New York self-immolating in the 1970’s, a show that featured pumped up individuals doing parkour and pullups, and robotic gladiators.
    • I then did what any responsible adult would do, and switched over to an alternate channel and watched Gilligan’s Island.
by daddybear71 on July 19, 2015  •  Permalink
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Gun Info for the Day – Day 41

Kriss has come out with a new version of their Vector series – The Gen II Vector Carbine in .45 ACP:

Feature Technical Specifications Details
Operating Action Closed bolt, delayed-blowback patented KSV System
Caliber .45 ACP (230g FMJ recommended)
Magazine Std. 13-round Glock 21 mag. Optional 25-round KRISS® MagEx. Fully compatible with G21 model mags
Dim. / Wt Length open:
Length folded:
Height:
Weight (unloaded w/o accessories):
Barrel: (16:1 twist)		 34.8″
26.5″
6.8″
5.8 lbs
16″
Fire Control Ambidextrous Fire/Safe settings
(Can be factory-configured in any combination)		 Semi-automatic
Performance Max. effective Range:
Group 100m:
Groupings 25m:		 150m
< 15cm
< 2.5cm
Construction Meets/exceeds MILSTD 810F
Advanced metal components: A2 and 4340/4140 chrome-moly steel alloys heat hardened/manganese phosphate treated with aerospace 7075/6061 hard-anodized aluminum alloys
Aerospace polymer components: Lightweight injection molded housings of 15% fiber-reinforced Ultramid ™ Nylon 6/6 composite alloy treated for toughness and environmental protection
Options Full line of KRISS accessories
by daddybear71 on July 19, 2015  •  Permalink
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Posted by daddybear71 on July 19, 2015

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Gun Data for the Day – Day 40

Let’s have a glance at one of the new offerings from Ruger – the Ruger Precision Rifle:

Model No. Caliber Cap. Stock Barrel Barrel Length Folded Length Overall Length Height Width Weight Length of Pull Twist Sugg. Retail
18001 308 Win 10 Folding, Adjustable Length of Pull and Comb Height Cold Hammer- Forged, 5R Rifling 20.00” 30.60” 38.25” – 41.75” 7.30” 3.30” 9.70 lbs. 12.00”- 15.50” 1:10” $1,399.00 Spec Sheet
18005 6.5 Creedmoor 10 Folding, Adjustable Length of Pull and Comb Height Cold Hammer- Forged, 5R Rifling 24.00” 34.60” 42.25” – 45.75” 7.30” 3.30” 10.60 lbs. 12.00”- 15.50” 1:8” $1,399.00 Spec Sheet
18010 243 Win 10 Folding, Adjustable Length of Pull and Comb Height Cold Hammer- Forged, 5R Rifling 26.00” 36.60” 44.25” – 47.75” 7.30” 3.30” 11.00 lbs. 12.00”- 15.50” 1:7.7” $1,399.00
by daddybear71 on July 18, 2015  •  Permalink
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https://daddybearsden.com/2015/07/18/gun-data-for-the-day-day-40/

Gun Data for the Day – Day 39

Today, let’s take a look at assembling an AR-15 from parts:

Thanks to MidWay USA for putting things like this up.  It’s the kind of thing that we’ll lose if the proposed ITAR changes go through.

by daddybear71 on July 17, 2015  •  Permalink
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Posted by daddybear71 on July 17, 2015

https://daddybearsden.com/2015/07/17/gun-data-for-the-day-day-39/

Today’s Earworm

For them, and for their families

by daddybear71 on July 16, 2015  •  Permalink
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Posted by daddybear71 on July 16, 2015

https://daddybearsden.com/2015/07/16/todays-earworm-655/

Driving Lesson Topics

Well, Girlie Bear is learning to drive and I’m learning to cope.

Here are a few of the topics we covered during our driving lesson tonight:

  • The existential differences between forward and backward motion
  • Braking and other ways to adjust your father’s spine without the expense of a visit to a chiropractor
  • Field first aid for whiplash and other spinal issues
  • Early warning signs of myocardial infarction in a middle-aged man of Scandinavian descent
  • Cause and Effect – What happens when you hit the accelerator instead of the brake
  • Use of peripheral vision to check mirrors instead of craning your neck across the passenger seat
  • Use of the command voice
  • Paranoia – Is it really necessary to stop at each and every intersection, regardless of the lack of a stop sign?

2 hours of driving practice down, 58 hours to go.

by daddybear71 on July 16, 2015  •  Permalink
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https://daddybearsden.com/2015/07/16/driving-lesson-topics/

Gun Data for the Day – Day 38

Here’s the South African G6 howitzer:

Specifications
Weight 46,500 kg (46.5 t)[1]
Length 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)[1][2]
Width 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)[1]
Height 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)[1]
Crew 6
3–5 (G6-52 Extended Range)
Caliber 155 mm[2]
Rate of fire G6-52: 8 rpm
G6 M1A3: 6 rpm
Sustained: 2 rpm
Effective firing range Standard: 30 km (19 mi)
Base bleed: 39 km (24 mi)
V-LAP: 52.5 km (32.6 mi)
M9703A1: 67 km (42 mi)
Main
armament
 1 x 155mm T6 L/52 (Caliber: 155mm – Scope estimated 33 km to 42 km)
Engine air-cooled diesel
525 hp (391.49 kW)
Suspension 6×6
Operational
range
 Road: 700 km (430 mi)
Off-road: 350 km (220 mi)[1]
Speed Road: 85 km/h (53 mph)
Off-road: 30 km/h (19 mph)[2]
by daddybear71 on July 16, 2015  •  Permalink
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Posted by daddybear71 on July 16, 2015

https://daddybearsden.com/2015/07/16/gun-data-for-the-day-day-38/

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