No need for ID to Vote??

Posted by Greybeard on Nov 8th, 2011 in Political | 0 comments

I just watched a news report,  (found here),  which shows a group of Democratic lawmakers,  blabbering about how we shouldn’t have to Identify ourselves before voting in an election.

It appears that they are starting a nation wide movement in this direction.

Personally, I’ve rarely heard of anything so idiotic! Ok,  I walk into one precinct,  state my name and vote,,,, now I go the next precinct,,, state my name and vote (0r any name for that matter).   Hey,  what  a great idea!!!!

We can load up buses with people,  and bus them between precincts,  (we could even serve lunch on the bus).   For each person that is able to get on the bus,  we can get 4, 5, 6,  hell,  maybe 10 votes!!!!!!!!!   Hell,  and they don’t even have to be citizens of the precinct,  or EVEN CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok,  argue me how this is a good idea.

A quick history of Islamism

Posted by Greybeard on Nov 3rd, 2011 in News and weather, Political | 0 comments

A quick and scary history of Islamism, (separate from the Islamic faith),  can be found in the latest Imprimis at this web address.

http://www.hillsdale.edu/news/imprimis.asp

It’s called Executive Power in Wartime, and is by Michael Mukasey,  former U.S. Attorney General.  It’s a very good read!

Carry on..

Posted by Greybeard on Oct 30th, 2011 in Fishing, News and weather | 0 comments

Not much new going on around here,  I’m still spending the very few hours of nice weather we’re getting,  outside and getting things ready for the coming cold.

Hoping to get in some more shooting and a little fishing,  but the prospects aren’t real good for that.  It’s currently cloudy, spitting rain, and 46 degree’s,  backed up by a mild but gusty breeze.

A side note:  I did hear that they are catching a few steelhead up at the Singing Bridge (East branch of the Au Gres River).

Catchin’ up after vacation

Posted by Greybeard on Oct 24th, 2011 in Fishing, News and weather, Shootist | 0 comments

Well,  dodging the bad weather and all,  I think I’ve got mostly everything winterized.   (For those of you who don’t know)  It get’s cold in the winter time here in Michigan,  and things that aren’t properly winterized,  usually don’t work come the next spring.   All the big items are completed,  boats, pumps, etc.,  just a few little things to do before the icebox get’s started.

I’ve tried fishing the river (AuGres),  a couple of times,  without any luck at all,  so I’m guessing that the muddy water is keeping the fish out in the Bay.   Since the boats are now all in the polebarn,  I guess all those Bay fish,  will last until next spring.

I did get out to the range the other day,  and ran 20 rounds of Black Hill match ammo through my DPMS LR-308.   All 20 rounds went without fail,  which is quite a bit different that using some of the other ammo I’ve tried.   I suppose I’m going to have to blame the ammo for frequent jams I’ve been getting.   I fired 3 rounds at 50 yards,  all which were touching nearly dead center on the bullseye.   Next I fired 8 rounds at 100 yards.  These opened up a bit,  to about the size of a tennis ball,  and still in the bullseye,  on the upper right hand portion.   Finally 9 more rounds at 200 yards.   Here’s where the trouble started.   The first few rounds were off the paper,   but I thought I saw a bullet strike high and to the right,  so I fired the last 5 rounds at the lower left hand corner of the Bullseye.    This got them on the paper,   and I had a pattern of 5 holes about the size of a baseball,   on the upper right hand corner of the target.      That finished off the box of ammo,  so I guess I’ll have to go back and finish sighting it at  200 yards.

I am wondering a bit though,,,   when I move the point of impact at 200 yards,  down and to the left about 5 inches,  how is that going to affect the point of impact at 100 yards?   It seems that it would move it out of the bullseye,   but how can the gun shoot pretty much dead on at 100,   and be 5 or 6 inches off at 200?

Bottom line,  I’ve got a way to go,  before I decide to drive up to Oscoda and try out their 600 yard range.

And for the record,  compliments of Jim Rink,  here’s a photo from Boskey Del vineyard,  looking back at where I took my picture from a week ago.

Vacation completed

Posted by Greybeard on Oct 19th, 2011 in News and weather | 0 comments

We’re baaacck!  It was a little weird being basically removed from internet access for two weeks,   but I seem to have made it though it.  ;-)

We spend way to much money,  and visited all the vineyards that we had planned to,  plus a couple of new ones.   (That was the first week)   The weather during our second week in Wolverine,  was great until the last couple of days,  when the wind kicked up violently.  On Saturday,  we had what looked like a near tornado,  completed with a wind driven hail storm.

Here’s a picture of BoskyDel’s from across Lake Leelanau,  and a few more of  Saturday’s storm building.

Doc Russia offline

Posted by Greybeard on Sep 29th, 2011 in Shootist | 0 comments

Ok,  I’ve given it quite a bit of time,  it looks like Doc Russia is now offline.   Link is removed.   We’ll miss him.  Good luck Doc!