With Hurricane Irma a bad memory and Hurricane Maria past our latitude and no prediction of turning to South Florida, I decided (read: the missus ordered) to start putting crap away  and return to normal madness.

The generator is already cleaned, emptied of gas and with fresh oil, but the jerry cans of gas not used went to refill the family fleet. If you have one of the new federally mandate jerry cans and have used it, you have cussed plenty to the bureaucrats who one day decided  “fuck the laws of physics, we are doing it my way”  and made the cans a pain in the ass to use. You cannot pour gasoline and not think the poor container is choking itself to death from all the gurgling. And it is a slow transfer of fuel as a reply from a Freedom of Information Act or an NFA stamp.  basically the Federal Government in another moment of bureaucratic stupidity reformulated the gas can into something that makes it almost impossible and even dangerous t use.

I am not a traditionalist so I enjoy the plastic containers. Something about bouncing around, not rusting and light weight appeals to me.

I found a fix for the struggling pour & lack of speed in Amazon: Fuel Gas Can Jug Vent Cap.

If you look carefully, there is a small section on the back of the handle that is flat or very close to it. You will need a 1/2 inch drill bit or spade bit (they tell you use one step lower, but trust me you will need the 1/2 inch) and a plastic or rubber mallet to drive that sucker home.

It takes but a couple of minutes to install and saves you a bunch of time and aggravation.

Of course, you should mind your local and federal laws regarding the proper use of the jerry cans. This post is for informational purposes only and what you do with the info is up to you.

Why I say that? Check the latest blatant lie from Bloomberg’s Everytown:

This gigantic pile of dung is so fresh is still steaming.

They do hate HR 3668, don’t they? It looks like a pretty good bill that concentrates several bills into one and I have to admit I am not up in all of it other than a quick glance. Nothing raises flags with me, but I’ll leave deeper research for later or foe somebody who may have been keeping an eye on it.

…I am tired of your shit. Fuck off.
Love.
Roger.”

Because a can of spray paint and stencil set do not come with spell-check.

And humid as a Chinese laundromat.

For the Winchester 1964 Model 70 project. From the research I have done, the rifle came from the factory with a Lyman 48 WH receiver sight and a Lyman 77 globe front sight.

Thanks to a donation from a reader, I have the Lyman 48 WH rear sight on its way. What I am stuck trying to find at a decent price is an original Lyman 77 R which stands for Regular as there is the “H” version which is taller.

It seems there are, if not a lot of, enough fans of iron sights that these things are being snatched.  I got lucky with the rear sight as I have not seen another one for sale but the front one is proving to be a pain in the butt.

I am not on a rush other than wanting to have it. I am not going out to shoot till the weather cools off and the hurricanes stop taking cruises. My target date is somewhere in November when hopefully the highs will be in the upper 70s.

I blame McThag for this urge to make sure the rifle has original parts. I admit that there is a certain pleasure on bringing it back to the way it was.

If you happen to come across a Lyman 77R, drop a line  to miguelATgunfreezone.net. I am aiming for $50 to $65 with the original inserts, preferably in the tin can.

Thanks in advance!

The smart holster uses fingerprint ID, RFID and voice identification to keep out everyone but the legal owner (and up to 200 other users), Cohen and Raj Kumar said. A small fingerprint reader is embedded into the wall of the holster. The beauty of their design is that you “don’t have to change your gun at all. It’s just a holster similar to the one you have except this is maneuvered so that it’s almost inherent that you put your finger [on the fingerprint reader] when you pull it out,” Cohen said.

Source: Team from NYU Tandon wins $1M prize in Brooklyn BP’s Smart Gun Competition | Brooklyn Daily Eagle

I am going to leave the reality (or lack thereof) of the electronic security measures to people who know about it. But there is a couple of things that bother me some.

Number one:

Solid things near trigger make me nervous. In fact anything inside the trigger guard that is not the trigger by its lonesome has the potential for a negligent discharge. I seem to recall a similar mechanical device in the TSA-Approved holsters for pilots that was responsible for some negligent discharges in the cockpit.

Second: Where are the frigging belt loops/attachments? It is supposed to be a Smart Holster as in “going to be carried attached to a belt.”  Because without a way to actually keep the gun firmly and safely on the person, the only thing you managed to create is a minimalist and expensive Hornady RAPiD safe box.

Oh well.