Greybeards Gripes

For the past few days I’ve been having problems getting to a lot of different web pages.  Originally I thought it was a problem with Charters DNS service,  but changing DNS servers didn’t help anything.

I try to open a web page,  and it hangs,  usually about halfway through loading.  Sometimes a refresh will complete the load,  sometimes not.  Kind of frustrating.

Tonight I tried firing up my old packet analyzer.  (haven’t used that in a while)

What I’m seeing is a very large number of bad TCP checksums.  

Anyone have any insight into what might be going on from that tidbit of info?

When referring to the Second Ammendment:

“This right is necessary to an Anglo-American regime of ordered liberty and fundamental to the American scheme of justice.”

WA SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RICHARD SANDERS

  Aragorn, aka: Strider,   from Lord of the Rings.

Born of Hope  by Kate Madison,  The story of Aragorn’s parents,  in full wide screen professional video, on the web.  Watch for Free!

Think “Lord of the Rings” prequel.   I thoroughly enjoyed it!

More here

The Beretta A400 XPLOR Unico.   Guns and Ammo gave it a great write up.   It sounds like the all around 12 gauge auto I’ve been thinking about.  Actually I never thought I’d be interested in a Beretta shotgun,  but,  this one sounds real nice,  unfortunately interested is probably as far as it will get,  with a price tag of over $1600,  it’s a little rich blooded for this old river rat.

Today I was reading an good article about the Savage model 110 BA in .338 Lapua Mag.   This sounds like the long range highly accurate arm that I would love to have in my safe.   The price was a little stiff,   but I figured if I was downsizing,  I could sell off a couple of guns and break near even.  Over 5000 ft-lbs of energy,  range out to 1000 yards,  kicks like a .308 and shooting 3 inch groups at 300 yards out of the box.   Sounds great,  until I got to the final paragraph of the article.   .338 Lapua Mag. ammo,   box of twenty rounds,                           ONE HUNDRED, TWENTY DOLLARS! (at Midway)  And I was complaining about my .300 SAUM being $50 a box.

Oh well,  :-(  , (sigh)

Just back, from a few days offline.   A trip south to Davison.   While down there attending to other business,  I stopped in at William’s Gun Sight Co. .     Don’t let the name fool you,  they have a LOT of guns and shooting paraphernailia.   It’s an interesting time just strolling up and down the racks of long guns,  and glass cases of handguns.   If you’re actually interested in purchasing a gun,   you might have to wait a little while.   I won’t say that the counter workers are slow,  but maybe there could be a few more of them or something.  There’s also an adjacent L.E.O. supply store,  and a nice set of shooting ranges.  I’ve been halfway in the market for a couple of new guns,  but not interested enough to stand at the counter waiting for 20 minutes or more.   I saw an older 20 gauge Stevens double barrell that kind of caught my eye,  but the price was a little stiff.  And of course there were a handfull of the dozens of 45’s that I lusted after.  Notably a Sig,  and a Kimber,  oh yeah,  and that tricked out,stainless, long slide 1911 Colt!  (I just can’t seem to get used to the fact that if -I- want to sell mine,  it’s worth about 50 percent less than if I want to buy it.)

I’d like to consolidate and downsize a bit,  but I have a few problems with that plan.  I’ll have trouble parting with most of my Dad’s guns,  and the ones I grew up with.   I probably could manage to trade off a shotgun or two,  and maybe my  Remington .300 S.A.U.M. but the problem is,  I’d like to add at least one more carry gun,  a light 20 gauge double gun,  and possibly a tactical style .308 bolt gun,  oh yeah,  and another DPMS in .223.     It just seems like, if I start selling off and buying guns,  I’ll probably wind up with more than I already have?  What happened to consolidating and downsizing?  Anddddd,  there’s that 26 inch barrelled 12 gauge auto with screw in chokes……….

Down Size, Down Size, Down Size!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!