Next steps for the DPMS

Posted by Greybeard on Oct 20th, 2006 in Shootist | 0 comments

One big hole in the ground!  That’s what the first test firing of my new LR-308B resulted in.    I couldn’t resist anymore,  I took it out behind the shed,  loaded up one round,  and pointed it into the dirt.  BOOM!    Results:

It doesn’t kick very bad,  (it’s heavy)

It ejected the Federal spire point softnosed round perfectly.

It made a very respectable hole in the hard pack ground.

I then brought it back in and did the ritual one round,  clean the barrell and chamber thing.  Once it was clean again,  I just had to run up town and buy a scope.  The one I was waiting for didn’t show,  so I bought a Bushnell Trophy.  3to9x,  40mm.  I might have paid a little more for it uptown than I would have at Walmart,  but,  I got plenty of help selecting the right scope mounts.  We had to test out three different Weaver mounts before I found one that actually worked.  The straight stock on the LR-308B dictated that I use the Weaver extra high mount.  With the low mount,  the scope bells wouldn’t clear the mounting rail.  With the medium mount,  the scope bells, cleared by a paper width.  The high mount, gave about 1/8 in,  but the scope needed to be a little higher for me to get a clear picture.  Weaver extra-high quick detachable mounts, bingo.  (This would have been hard to do at Walmart,  especially considering that it’s an “evil Black Rifle”. 

The scope is now mounted and fit’s very nicely.  I’m impressed with the speed of which the gun comes up and aquires a sighting picture.  Maybe in a few day’s,   I’ll get a chance to take it out to the club, (along with a cleaning kit) and do the intitial sighting in.  We’re looking for one hole accuracy here,  so I’m going about the break-in very slowly.   

BTW, I considered not writing this article tonight,  (right after last nights article with warnings of legal action),  but hey,  what do I care  what certain idiots may read into what I write.   No double talk here,  slander me,  and I’ll sue you, (not shoot you).  Notice the catagory of this post,  (it’s in shootist, not news or political!

BTW II,  Tomorrow, Saturday Oct. 21st,  is the annual Pumpkin chuckin’ contest on US-23, at CC Sports between Ohmer and AuGres.  Never been there before,  but it sound pretty interesting,  catapults and pumpkins!   Hope the weather co-operates.  It’s supposed to start around 10am.

~~GB 

P.S.  You should read Kim du Toit’s latest missive:

Hunters VS Shooters

 

 

 

 

Exodus 20:16 “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”

Posted by Greybeard on Oct 19th, 2006 in News and weather | 1 comment

Going over some troubling events that have occurred over the last few months,  I’m starting to worry a little over the souls of a few people I thought were my friends.

Fortunately,  I’m now totally disassociated with those people.  There is no need for further contact with them,  or even any reason for me to aknowledge their existance.   In fact,  they have ceased to exsist in my mind.  Any contact from them directed to me,  will be treated the same as hostile contact from a stranger.

And, if any of them are still monitoring this blog,  and looking for way’s to cause hurt to my self or GreyBeard or our families,  know this:   It’s a free country (so far),  you can read what you want,  and I suppose, read into it what you want.  But, from here on out,  slanderous actions will be met with legal action.

Have a nice day ASSHOLES! (you know who I’m talking to) ;-)

~~GB

 

 

Field Strip and lube

Posted by Greybeard on Oct 17th, 2006 in Shootist | 0 comments

Tonight I finally got around to my first field strip of the new DPMS LR-308.   It took a while,  but really wasn’t that difficult.  There are good field strip and lube instructions at www.ar15.com .  It is now fully lubed and ready for test firing.  I still haven’t mounted a scope yet, or even purchased one.  I’m waiting for a 3x to 12x 40mm Bushnell recommended by a local sporting goods store.

I can say that after seeing the internals of the rifle,  I’m very satisified with the quality of workmanship that was put into it.  Hopefully,  it shoots as good as it looks. 

~~GreyBeard 

 

Trip to Leelanau Wine Country

Posted by Greybeard on Oct 16th, 2006 in News and weather | 0 comments

During our week long stay at the Manistee River,  we did take one day off to shoot up to Leelanau County for a quick wine tour.  There was also one morning dedicated to checking out the state of the Frankfort Hotel.

The wine tour was , as always, great.  We visited Ciccone, Raftshol, Leelanau Cellars, Gill’s Pier, Boskydel, Chateau Fontaine, Bel Lago, and the new kid on the block,  LongView Vineyards.  My wine fridge is restocked,  and there are a couple of cases left over in the back of a little heated closet.  Mr. Rink,  (Bernie of Boskydel, to his friends) seems to be doing well,  not a lot of change since last year.  (grumpy as ever)

The big suprize was the new kid,  LongView Vineyard,  with attached resturant in the town of Cedar.  The wines were quite good considering this was their first year,  and the food at the resturant was very good and plentiful.  This is a recommended stop. 

The trip back to camp was a bit hairy.   It was near dark by the time we left the resturant,  and it was snowing and blowing.  Mostly wet sleety snow,  keeping the blacktop dark and light devouring.  By the time we got back to Wellston,  everyone was ready to hit the hay.

The hotel at Frankfort has undergone major renovations and is now considered a “Bed and Breakfast Boutique”.  That’s a Bed and Breakfast,  with a full service resturant included.  The important part is,  the wine cellar is still open (at 4pm daily) (with the same winemaster they’ve had for years). They have tours and cellar located tastings for a nominal fee.  If you’re interested in wines (these are mostly European),  or even just interested in the architecture of old hotels with large underground wine cellars,  this is a good stop.  The food is good in the resturant,  and the cellar is a must see.  Oh yeah,  there’s also Mitchell’s Marina,  (new to me) and the Mitchell II,  a 120 plus foot yaught,  with a sports car parked on one hoist, and a speedboat parked on the opposite side.  (I believe the Mitchell’s are doing quite well) 

~~GB

 

 

 

New and different?

Posted by Greybeard on Oct 15th, 2006 in News and weather | Comments Off

Ok,  this is going to take a little getting used to.  Fortunately with cold weather on the way,  I should have time to learn.

We’re just returned from a week long Salmon fishing trip to Tippy Dam.  (That’s north western Michigan,  Manistee River.  The Salmon were running good and everyone caught a few,  then it turned cold!  Only the hardball fishermen (and women) could stick out the snow, sleet, and wind.  It also seemed that after a couple of the cold day’s,  the Salmon cooled off also.

Today was a nicer day,  but it was road day for us. 

~~GreyBeard