Screaming, "I HAVE A GUN!"

Stories like the one coming out of Ohio are why I am grateful that in Colorado there is no requirement to notify.  I'm not even going to comment on the rest of the B.S. in the linked video.

Stop Playing With It

Denver cop shoots himself in the hand while playing with it in the bathroom.

Seriously, stop playing with it.

Happy Birthday To Me

So, I've had a lower in need of an upper for quite some time.



Yesterday was my birthday, and my most amazing wife decided to get me this.

It's a 16" DPMS Sportical upper purchased from MidwayUSA.  Hopefully the snow/sleet/rain will stop soon so I can take it on a test drive.  I'm already thinking about changing out the handguard.  Any suggestions are appreciated.



ETA: Turns out that when iron sights are installed after several birthday beers the chances of getting them on backwards goes up by 78%.

I Didn't BAG....I BAT

I didn't make a gun purchase on Buy A Gun Day.  Instead I B.A.T.

It's got some rust issues, some in need of paint issues, and some needs the brakes adjusted issues (which I'm in the middle of right now), but it should be a fun project.

I also made a batch of non alcohol taxable homebrew.

It's a dry hopped wheat beer, should be interesting.

Policy Revision

Well that didn't take long.  The new range owners down the road got tired of hearing about their customers' dislike of their ammo policy and revised it.

Hurray for owners who listen to their customer base and respond accordingly.

Full Auto BBs

No tax stamp required...for now.



They look to be on backorder, but for only $299 I could afford a bunch of BBs.

How To Lose Customers Before You Open

I had been rather excited about the "new" shooting range opening literally a couple of blocks away from my house.  I had used the location rather frequently when the place was under previous ownership.  The place is now called BluCore Shooting Center and is run by some guys that had previously been offering training courses and decided to run a range instead of borrowing someone else's.

As details about their membership pricing and new lane configurations started showing up on their website, I was pretty excited about the possibilities.  Then they posted their ammo policy.  It requires purchase of range ammo for the most common rifle and pistol calibers.  I quickly became significantly less excited, as did many others.  When the owners started to spin this as anything other than a way to stay profitable, I became even further ambivalent about exchanging cash for goods and services.

I'll probably still use the place from time to time, but for now I'll still be looking around for a better local spot to shoot at.