tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684624409103387727.post7287475392405435878..comments2024-02-17T15:52:32.444-08:00Comments on Wolf Tracks: Three Dog NightShy Wolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12708293970831678927noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684624409103387727.post-62084522155708661522008-12-28T21:52:00.000-08:002008-12-28T21:52:00.000-08:00Speakin' of T-shirts...I wanna get one that has "I...Speakin' of T-shirts...I wanna get one that has "INFIDEL" written on it. :-D<BR/>ShyShy Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708293970831678927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684624409103387727.post-75831590646913776792008-12-16T19:45:00.000-08:002008-12-16T19:45:00.000-08:00Just reading that made me cold! Ha! It's damn cold...Just reading that made me cold! Ha! It's damn cold for me down here, but for you it's t-shirt weather.... You can sure pick out the snowbirds down here during a cold snap! Us locals are all bundled up, and the snowbirds are in shorts..... Stay warm up there!Mayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664966137470121099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684624409103387727.post-11453192543770205882008-12-16T09:14:00.000-08:002008-12-16T09:14:00.000-08:00Right on, Ken: I have a serious problem with plast...Right on, Ken: I have a serious problem with plastic. Give me steel any time. Still, I just hadda have the newest toy on the block.<BR/>Temp was 28 below when I got up at 0600, rose to 23 by the time I got outside- ooo, it's a pain getting the Michelin costume on! Well, it wasn't that bad, still, not as sweet as going out in fifty degrees with T-shirt.<BR/>Had my gloves on- big leather honkers- and caused a bit of dilemma for a second. Have you ever thought about how BIG your fingers are inside an XL size glove? Holy Moley, they're huge. I was really concerned the thing would go off as I forced the finger into the trigger guard, but it didn't.<BR/>Then aimed and pulled back...nothing. Dang. The trigger moved, nothing happened. Time to do some thinking (OUCH, that hurts!) about this. Now: why won't it fire? (No, I didn't look down the barrel to see if there was a bullet in the chamber! Remember: there ain't no such thing as an empty gun.)<BR/>Raised to sight again, squeezed back...hmmm...the finger's moving, so I know the trigger's going back. Somewhat, anyway. Kept it aimed as I moved eyeballs to look things over. Ever consider how much 'slack' there is in 1/4" of glove insulation? Pull back farther. Nothing. Back to the drawing board. Something didn't quite feel right, so sight again and pull once more. Allow for insulation and keep pulling, then felt the problem. AHA! (Somtimes I have a Thomas Edison moment.)<BR/>The glove's leather and the insulation is thick and I was holding both hands in normal fashion. Just not allowing for the palm swell on the glove. <BR/>Grip harder with the web, compress the grip safety much, much harder, and squeeze off the shot.<BR/>Worked. Sooooo, lessons learned: A) gloves suck when shooting pistols with trigger and grip safeties. B) hold tightly though it 1) changed the POA a bit and hadda readjust and 2) felt recoil was sure a lot less and recovery time was faster.<BR/>Also, tried a couple draws and aim. <BR/>Ugly, to say the least. Felt awkward as hell when I couldn't feel the grip as readily as I like. Also, the gloves sure keep your finger from going into the trigger guard smoothly. More like a fight. Still, with the off-hand holding the gun, the finger eventually finds its home.<BR/>Dressed warm as I was, with the wind blowing in my ear, there was noticeable shake from the weather and cloth restriction that the group was opened enough to be 'bad shooting', still, all would have been a hit. <BR/>All in all, I think the test was a success just for lesson learned as well as the weapon's ability to hang together in extreme cold. So, color me happy face (big smile here) as to a successful test.<BR/>ShyShy Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708293970831678927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684624409103387727.post-54079632514081118502008-12-15T19:51:00.000-08:002008-12-15T19:51:00.000-08:00...cover yer eyes,brother...i just cant get used t......cover yer eyes,brother...i just cant get used to plastic...a decade ago,my gov't model was so cold it dern near froze to my hand(northern mich winter...right at 'zero' actual temp)...off the seat of the truck,4 mags without a hiccup...our 'stress test' of the day...(hint: ARs' dont do well for few initial rounds)<BR/>Anyway,be safe,let us know what happens...Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13559414057439356066noreply@blogger.com