A little clearing

The evidence stands

Why does the Post Office bother with tracking numbers? Updated

since half the time they don't bother to update them.  Package shipped two days ago, the tracking still shows 'Information Available Soon' and 'we don't have a status update on this'.

Update:
Delivered.  And the tracking still shows 'Information Available Soon'...

Ammo tryout, Winchester 300 Blackout

Specifically, their Deer Season 150-grain Extreme Point first.  The people at Wideners were kind enough to say "Would you like to try out some ammo and review it?", and this is one of those I chose.

I wasn't able to set up the Chrony for my own velocity readings, so I'm going with Winchesters, which say 1900 fps at the muzzle with 1202 fp energy.  Test rifle was a AR pattern with a 16" barrel and a Vortex Strike Eagle scope.

First off, no  misfeeds, misfires, problems of any kind.  Only 20 rounds, but still nice.  Second, at 100 yards this was a typical group:

If you can't take a deer with that, you've got problems.  Fix them before you go out.

Was able to take a few shots before the end at 200 yards, which gave this(the blacked-out larger holes we will not speak of, different thing)

Low on ammo at that time so only one group.  The Strike Eagle has a large ring for close quarters with a center dot, then several stadia lines before that.  The low left just outside the bull was holding the dot on the bull, the other two were using the first stadia line.  200 yards is probably the max for deer with this cartridge, but learn where your sights need to be held and you could do it if you had to.

The other cartridge tried was Winchester 200-grain Open Tip Subsonic Range, which appears to be out of stock currently.  Velocity 1010 at the muzzle, energy shows 499fp.  This was shot through a Silencerco Hybrid suppressor(because it was available, and why not?)  Yes, it was pretty quiet; earplugs only quite comfortable, and being outside could probably have shot without them if nobody else shooting.  Due to the lower velocity had to use the first stadia line at 100 yards:

Yes, I spread them a bit horizontally.  Allergies were starting to stuff me up, and that didn't help.  And I did try at 200:

This required the fourth, very bottom stadia line, and these were the last three fired when I found that out.  Considering my eyes at the time, and using that aiming point, I'm not going to gripe.  A better set of eyes would have put them closer together, I think.

And that's the end of my report.  Winchester generally makes good stuff, and this seems to hold true.  Thanks to Widener's, and the ammo(if in stock) should be on this page.  And yes, a little more to try out.

There are universities, and law schools, who actually care

that students get an education, which includes "You get to hear opinions you disagree with.  It's good for you.  Now shut up."

That is very good.

Californicated is run by shitheads,

and while suing them would be nice, throwing them out a high window would be better.

And this 'just happened' to occur after the Supremes decision.  Right.

When the French point out to President Gropey that he's screwed the pooch,

and he's about to take everyone else down with him...
Biden was counting on Arab nations to produce more oil but a few hours ago French President Macron was overheard telling Biden that the United Arab Emirates is at max capacity & the Saudis can’t produce much more. It appears to be a direct appeal to Biden to produce more oil. pic.twitter.com/vRWJVpn3El

— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) June 27, 2022
This is a game-changing revelation since Biden was counting on Saudi Arabia & UAE. They were the only two OPEC nations perceived to have spare capacity.

Macron’s revelation means that it’s up to the U.S. to produce more oil, and soon, or the energy crisis will get much worse.

— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) June 27, 2022

Which means changing things NOW, because it'll take time to get things restarted.  And you get they'll require some kind of guarantees that they're not going to get half done and then Biden shoot them in the knees.

It's so much faster for idiots to screw things up than to repair the damage.

In the back yard are a couple of rocks

One bigger.  I used them for quite a while as my weights when I needed exercise.

After a bloody year and a half of health crap, I just used the bigger one again.

I've got a lot to recover.  Assuming I don't break before then.

Yes, I'm being careful about the knee, oh my yes.

I see that Graf's has some Swiss black in stock

1.5f through 4f if you need some.  Yeah, there's hazmat charges.

And some gifs

Time to clear out some things

Us being poor and low on energy is their damned plan,

I refuse to even consider that this shit could be non-intentional.

Ever seen one of these? Updated

A type of practice tool for the 1903 Springfield.  I'll see if I can get a picture of it set up on a rifle.  I'd never seen one before.

Update: thanks for the info, guys

Ho-ly crap, did ANY of these bastards tell the truth to us?

However, Jordan’s questions about the Biden administration’s message on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness should shock the conscience. Jordan asked Birx if the government was lying or guessing when it told the public that people who received the vaccination couldn’t get COVID. Birx responded that she did not know. However, she continued (emphasis added):

“All I know is there was evidence from the global pandemic that natural reinfection was occurring. Since the vaccine was based on natural immunity, you cannot make the conclusion that the vaccine will do better than natural infection. Although it can often do slightly better.”
...
Jordan continued, “When the government told us that the vaccinated couldn’t transmit it, was that a lie or is it a guess? Or is it the same answer?” Remember when the anchors on CNN and members of the administration told you to “trust the science”? Can you recall all the accomplished clinicians and researchers who have been silenced and unpersoned? If so, Birx’s response may infuriate you. “I think it was hope that the vaccine would work in that way,” she said.

Jeez.

Yeah, true