It seems that the Pagans biker gang wanted to do some damage to their eternal rivals, the Hell’s Angels. ATF agents did their thing and stopped the conspiracy which included an explosive device packed with nails and (gasp) 34 guns! A stockpile!

The photo made me think a couple of thoughts: 1) Harsh economic times must be hitting everybody, biker gangs included. Not very sexy weapons. 2) No wonder you don’t see many bikers at public ranges, any half assed action shooting club will outgun the hell out of these guys.

Shooter Ready?

Stand By!

<BEEP!>

My 500th post should be something deep and insightful. Something that would shake people to the core or bring them to tears.

But that would mean I am some great writer that actually has something important to say and that people would actually care.

So, this is as far as it gets for today.

I really need a vacation and some trigger time.

Mazel Tov!

Gators are just ugly enough and mean enough to make fun. Plus we like them in Florida.

So what the cognoscenti are looking now in an AR-type is a reliable piston-driven, low maintenance weapon that should preferably shoot a round close to or in 30 caliber and have rails to put all kinds of crap on top of it?

Call me silly, but I thought that problem was solved.

AR owners have to go to Brownells for parts and tools to fix their babies. We AK owners just have to go to Sears Automotive.

LawDog gets to explain it better than I can. As usual.

There is a short list of people who can tell me to do any-sodding-thing with my own property, and Abdul the Moderately Rabid isn’t on it.

It has been a month without having one shot fired. Missed one IDPA match due to back problems and the last one on Saturday I had to sit out and dig deep to get the scores flowing in the laptop. Seventy shooters enduring 90+ degree weather came to our 9/11 Memorial Match which considering the really crappy closet we are forced to shoot in, it was an accomplishment for the shooters and their deep respect for the victims of 9/11.  So my co-conspirator in scoring Frank and I had to get all secretary with no time to put some lead on target.

While it is fulfilling to take care of your fellow shooters’ need and wants, I am going to shanghai into service some new blood. Ranges in South Florida are few and far between and having a range that allows you to draw and fast fire is almost a figment of your imagination. Some will not even allow a target that even hints a living thing so you are doomed to shoot concentric circles and that gets old pretty fast for me.

The powers that be in South Florida still have not realized the money they could have in income if they decided to give decent space to Action Shooting Sports. Trail Glades Range just underwent a multi-million dollar renovation and action shooting only got a couple of feet worth of berm raised in the “Tactical Range” A.K.A. The Closet which is basically one single solitary rectangular space in which you may park 6 cars or two trucks… if you are careful.

Anyway, rant off. I must get some trigger time and I am guessing I’ll be doing some dry firing till the next match. But November is coming along with vacation time in cool weather and I am planning on making up for lost time and unspent ammunition in Handgun, Shotgun and Rifle.