Rimfire flash hider
Over a decade ago, back in the AWB years, I saw a Levang “linear compensator” and wanted it in lieu of the forbidden birdcage flash hider. At the NRA show, my friend Glenn gave me this cute device. Lacking a bull barrel 10-22, I wonder what rifle should be endowed with it…
Advantage Tactical shotgn sight on an 870 barrel
I am a notoriously bad shotgunner. Part of this is the lack of practice — I get much better a couple hundred of rounds into practice session. But I get 3 of 25 after a long break, which suggests that I am not a natural action shooter. Richard Nasef from Advantage Tactical sent this in recently for pictures, I wonder if it would improve my point shooting at all…
Sight with interchangeable color inserts
The sight picture
Since my only 870 is a 20ga and this sight won’t fit it, I guess the next step would be to buy or borrow one in 12ga. Fortunately, I know just where such a beast may be found.
PS: Turns out this is a sight for slugs and buckshot. Good thing I have a lot of Rio and Brenneke ammo to try out with it.
McDonald's interior in Prague New City.
McCafe
If you click to zoom in on the images, you can see comparative prices (19.5 Czech Crown = 1 USD), though local salaries are a bit lower than the US also.
In Prague Old Town. Photo by Tatyana Volk.
On my trip, I took a Canon 5D2 body with vertical grip attached. I couldn’t find the battery door at the last moment, so ended up with the extra weight and bulk. With the grip, the camera doesn’t hand as flat against the body. Bought a better strap in Prague, it proved still inadequate. I plan on converting the camera to work with Magpul sling.
Lenses: 24-70/2.8, 90 tilt-shift and 200/2.8. The 200mm got the most use, but not finding the 72mm polarizer at the last moment proved a real problem in Budapest due to massive haze. Humidity and smog limited visibility. I even held the 77mm filter by hand in a few photos. I wished that I had acquired the 70-200/2.8 IS before the trip despite the greater weight. 90 got a lot of use as well, with 24-70 used almost purely as a snapshot lens for family pictures. 5D2 again proved a technically excellent camera with awkward menu-driven secondary controls. Zooms definitely win for travel use, as long as they are good quality fast zooms.
My mother brought her Panasonic G2 with 20/1.7 and 45/1.8 and that was the ideal travel camera. A longer third lens would have helped, but overall it was the sweet spot for weight/size/capability/noise. The lack of mirror vibration, the articulated screen and the tiny size really helped.
In retrospect, I think that a smaller, more action-oriented body would have been better. Almost all images needed either the full tele capability, or (less often) full wide, or else full rise of the 90mm. I brought four batteries but never used up more than two in a day. Video with a magnified LCD hood but without a tripod proved unusable.
Prague, Old City
Budapest
I am guessing that this display advertised an apartment building.
An overview of anti-gun signs in Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary.
For upcoming Harris Publications articles.
Without the suppressor, the 10.5″ barrel had quite a spectacular muzzle flash and generated considerable concussion.
After passing through Prague and Bratislava, I flew back on Friday from Budapest. The first weekend proved rather exciting, with Day by Day cast shooting down a drone and me documenting the picturesque wreckage. But that’s not the full story. The full story is presented here:
Much as I like Prague, it’s time for me to go. Will be posting more travel photos as I get them edited. I got to see many interesting sights, go to a concert, stroll through museums and meet very nice people, like this tango instructor.
Tips on debating anti-gunners are up on CTD blog.
Chiappo Rhino .357 coming out of a Woolstenhulme gun purse. The flip-flops aren’t good for combat, but not everybody dresses around condition yellow.
The number of countries in Europe in 1875 – 18 (if my count is correct).
In 1914 – 23.
In 2012 – 44.
I wonder if the degree of state control over individuals has grown or declined. In the US, it seems to have grown in some ways (gun control) but declined in others (censorship of the press)
Today, is a special day for me, it’s the 23rd anniversary of coming to the United States. Was a pretty good day, mostly spent taking photos of Remington shotguns, tactical and sniper rifles for several magazines. Good weather, a range in the middle of a huge farm in Kentucky, what’s more to ask of a job? While there got inquiries for one definite and one probable contracts to do more ads, photography and writing.
On the way home confirmed that a Tavor is coming my way in June.
Went by my local gun store and found that my re-birthday presents arrived, one for me and one for my inner child. I will post photos shortly, swamped with short deadlines right now. Mark II is a lot like my Mossberg 144 in intent but much lighter and shorter and handier, will be even better for introducing new shooters. Rascal…very nice wood and sights. And, quite amazingly for a kids rifle, an Accu-trigger! I have a feeling that will be a great deal of fun to wring out. I have several bricks of Aguila rifle match and CCI Subsonic on hand and lots more on order. Coming soon, a five-way kids rifle shoot-off between Crickett, Hanry Mini bolt, TC Hot Shot, Savage Rascal and Remington rolling block #6 from 1902!
Sat down to dinner with friends, then went back to work. It’s good to be healthy, happy, busy and surrounded by many friends. US is a better country than I hoped in 1989 and also a worse country in some ways. Despite the occasional smell of Communism and the increasingly frequent clacking of the jackboots, it’s still a good place to live.
This girl and her mother were both afraid of guns. Her mother went just to learn how to unload them…ended up getting a taste for shooting, while her daughter turned into a full-bore gun nut at age eight. She started by breaking clays on the berm at 12 yards and finished by doing the same at 25. For maximum shooter comfort, we used CCI Quiet .22 ammo with the Crickett and CCI Mini-mags with the SU22.
Keltec SU22 with AAC Prodigy suppressor | Crickett
With muzzle rise...
...and without.
