DON’T BE A SHEEP, BAAAAAAAAA

The mainstream media is talking to you people “the sheep” of the world. Their advice? “Find an exit and run” BAAAA BAAAA BAAAA if you are a sheep then that is my advice as well.

I do not know what the carry laws are in paris, so my advice below may possibly be illegal and reason for the residents of France to get their laws updated.

However, if you are on US soil, BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION if necessary. The school shootings, the theater shootings, the attacks on civilians in any public or private venue, be prepared. Learn to shoot, learn when to shoot, learn how to shoot, learn NOT TO BE A SHEEP! There are going to be wolves in the world, it is the way of life, the solution from our government is “more gun laws, stricter gun laws, ban certain types of guns” Do I fault them, no, they are uneducated in the ways of personal protection and may even have a fear of guns. They only see the side if what criminals create when they break the law and attack innocent sheep.

• When you are at your home, have a gun available on each floor.
• When you leave your home, at least have a gun in your car, or your purse, or on your person, better yet, all 3.
• The only way to stop a bad guy (ie: wolf) with a gun is for a good guy (ie: sheepdog) with a gun to get involved.
• Learn to shoot, learn your gun, how it works and what to do if it jams or does not shoot.
• Practice, practice, practice. Spend a day every month or so at the range, “blow some stuff up” it really is fun.

My prayers go out to those who did not make it in Paris, and Colorado, and Connecticut, and every location where the wolves have attacked unsuspecting, innocent children, adults, and others. I do not place blame on the victims, they were just doing what they do in life and someone came and took that away.

We live in a different world, we live in a time where people, for the most part, do not care about fellow man. Terrorist wish to do harm to us ON OUR SOIL, be prepared. Our government is NOT going to protect you, they are overworked, underpaid for the sacrifice that they make everyday, and the police will only be there to write a report after the incident has happened. PLEASE DO NOT INTERPRET THIS AS ANTI-POLICE, I am VERY PRO-POLICE, many of my very best friends are current or ex-police, deputies, military and the like. I will work with them, I will help them if they need the help, I will even supply them with hardware if they needed it, but, because they have such a busy job to do, I will not depend on them when the world starts to turn to “shit”…

So back to my point, be prepared. Find a firearms instructor, get some knowledge, go to a range, get some practice. Practice at 15 yards or closer, you don’t need to be a sniper at 100 yards, just up close and personal 15 yards or less. Have a gun by your bed, be ready for those wolves who will enter your home and take the stuff that you have worked so hard for, or harm those that you love. Society teaches the wolves to take from the weak, because it is easier than working for what you want. That is why the jails are overfull and crowded, wolves in cages that have attacked society.

I will leave you with this: BE PREPARED.

If you would like me to assist, please get in touch with me, and I will give you my advice.

Until then, be safe, be a sheepdog

Steve

 

IDPA 11/15/15 Titusville Rifle & Pistol Club

First time at the Titusville Rifle & Pistol Club for an IDPA shoot. As expected, the squad was excellent even with a previous person who made a shoot weeks earlier difficult. The club has several mock buildings and it is always fun to be able to shoot from simulated windows, doors, and from cover of actual “structures” instead of barrels or fake walls. One of the stages had a mover that was pretty cool, started by a heavy piece of steel, that when falls, it activates the gravity moving “guy”.

Overall, the weather was perfect, not too cold, but again, not too hot, light breeze (as you will hear from the video) and long jeans were not entirely necessary, but I wore them just in case. The Sig Pro 2022 operated flawlessly, and even though I think that I may want a new “piece of equipment” the Sig just has not let me down to this point.

Scoring today was very good, only down about 15 points all day with 1 FTN (failure to neutralize), 1 HTN (hit to a non-target) but I will qualify that with the fact that it was REALLY tight to get the bad guy without hitting the good guy. The technicals (which usually kill me) were zero!!! My accuracy is getting better, and it was mentioned to me that I should consider shooting in the Florida State IDPA match in March 2016, that I was “good enough” to be a competitor. I think that I am CLOSE to good enough, but I am going to keep practicing each weekend to see if I can get to a point where I am good enough to actually win something, even if it is a T-Shirt…

The one thing that I DO know, is that I have to lose some weight, you can hear my breathing and my groans as I get into some of these shooting positions. I am going to try to get out a couple of days per week to walk and exercise to get my cardio up. I do have a “fit by 50” goal that I think I am going to start on sooner than later. No time like the present…

So, here is today’s video, the “hat rig” is just not working for me, I believe it is the wrong type of hat. I had a failure where the hat fell down into my field of vision, so I threw it off (stage #6) and it sat upside down for the last part of the stage. Maybe I will try the headband setup from GoPro since I have a couple of those, and see if that works any better. If I could just get the damn thing to stay on and not move that would be an improvement. I did switch back to my other GoPro camera though, and I think the image is much better. The sound seems to be not the same quality, however, an external mic may be the solution for that.

Next week that are 2 shoots, both at the Flagler Gun Club, one is a night shoot, which I have never done before, and the other is the regular IDPA shoot Sunday. Stay tuned “kiddos” cool things to come.

Have a GREAT day!

Steve

IDPA Shoot Ancient City Gun Club 11/14/15

Good evening HAPPY CAMPERS!

This was a GREAT day… cool, few clouds, wonderful weather. I was with a good squad today, helpful friendly people. I was a little concerned with the closeness of the spectators to the firing line in a couple of stages, but fortunately, NO accidents, just a little too close for my comfort level as a chief range safety officer.

What can I say about shooting sports, it makes me happy… “slingin’ lead down range”, the jump of the firearm in your hands, just puts a smile on my face, can’t help it. Tried out a new set of earplugs today instead of the over-ear noise suppression type, I had in the ear, “still hear conversations around me” earplugs. Surprisingly, they were only about $15 via mail order. Mostly comfortable, I think my left ear canal is a little smaller than the right one. Kept having to reset it into the ear.

I am having a few growing pains, in that, I am starting to upgrade my equipment to items that are IDPA rule compliant because I am planning on attending several state matches in the next five or six months. On the Radar, Texas, Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida state championship(s) coming up before June 2016. Club shooting, and who knows, if I can get some RV travel in as well, then we might be on the road for some fun…

Video for today’s’ IDPA shoot at the Ancient City Gun Club in St. Augustine is below.

Have a GREAT day.

Shooting Titusville tomorrow.. Stay tuned!

Steve

IDPA shoot Volusia Gun & Hunt Club

Today, I shot an IDPA match at the Volusia Gun & Hunt Club. Weather was hot, but cooperated long enough for us to get thru all 6 stages. I shot well only giving up about 25 or so points until the last stage…

Missed one target (did not even engage it) so it cost me 5 points for Failure to Neutralize (FTN), 5 points for Failure to Engage (FTE) and 2 missed shots (5 points each) for a loss of 20 points just on that ONE target. I should probably walk the stage first and be a little more observant.

Camera also went on the fritz, so I will switch to my other camera, and see if that one works better. I might be ready for an upgrade to a different camera that will be more conducive to being mounted to a hat or visor. At this point in time, since I am still waiting for the video to be finalized and uploaded to youtube, I am not quite sure what it will look like. We shall see.

Next week, my lovely wife will be at an antiques fair so I will be shooting St. Augustine on Saturday, and Titusville on Sunday. Making new friends, and some good connections along the way. Still looking for a sponsor to cover the expanding cost of ammo and match fees.

See the video here…

Have a GREAT week!

Steve

IDPA Shoot 11/1/15 Central Florida Gun & Pistol Club

IDPA at the Central Florida Gun & Pistol Club today. Up to this point, I have not been in a squad with had any people who were “difficult”… Also, I have been advised now that my holster “does not qualify” that my mag holder does not qualify, and the duty belt that I use also does not qualify. Also was told that you can carry extra magazine (above the 3 allowed) in your back pocket, but not in the magazine pouches that you carry on your belt.

This tells me that there is A LOT of different interpretations of IDPA rules and what is and is not allowed. I am going to find a higher ranking IDPA official, and get some straight answers about some of the things that I was told today. Seems that everybody is an expert in some capacity and they certainly want to show it.

On the upside, I got to spend some time with my best friend from high school, Dave, who I have not seen in a very long time. Turns out, he is also a 2nd Amendment believer, and found the IDPA experience to be a good one. There was some negativity with people on the squad that we were assigned to, so I want to get him to a Flagler Gun club shoot, where it is very positive, especially for people new to IDPA, so he can see how much fun it can be.

Check out the video at about 2:oo or so minutes, the Safety officer lets a couple of guys “have it” that she had a problem with earlier. Yes, they did make a mistake, but she let them “have it” more so that it should have been. Guess being on video was not a big deal for this person.

Also, still working out the “bugs” with the camera. For most of the match, the camera was pointing too low, should be more upright, forward. I also used an external microphone, that really did not help much. From looking at the quality of the audio, it appears that it made the audio worse. So we will go back to standard camera microphone next match. Might also move the camera from my hat to my headphones, to eliminate the sag on the bill of my cap.

NOW to the video… Don’t forget to “like the video, and subscribe to my channel”. Still looking for a sponsor to cover the cost of ammo & gas for travel. I have some “leads”, coming soon…

Steve