Just When I Think A Break Is In My Sights...

...I get reminded that after this week, I am also working on Monday of next week. Damn, that is just over 5 weeks of work - what is a retired guy to do! I am not complaining, really I am not because I certainly can use the cash; it's just I've had to keep changing my plans to go scouting for spots to hunt deer & bear this year. As it stands now, if I go during New York's early bear season up in the Catskill Mountains (open from September 9 - 24th) I will be going blind so to speak; I meant to get in quite a bit of scouting last month and this one too but was too tied up with work and could not get away.

Oh well, hopefully I can get some hunting in next week.  I would go on opening day this weekend but figure a longer trip than a day or to is in order so will wait until free from work. So, it sound likes Tuesday or Wednesday of next week may be my bear blast-off day. Not complaining just anxious to go!

What I will complain bout though is that the rifle I bought to use for hunting this year is damaged and in need of warranty repair. I am currently waiting for Marlin to give me an answer about what they will do to fix my Marlin 1895GBL.

All the best,
GB

A Terribly Good Beating...

...might not be legal but in my opinion it most certainly would be fitting punishment, along with life in prison - no chance of parole, for this guy if he is convicted of the crime he is alleged to have committed. That crime was reportedly the rape of a brain injured woman in a Bronx, NY hospital. More here at the source.

All the best,
GB

When Buying A Gun Look It Over Well

I recently purchased a Marlin 1895GBL in 45/70 Government. I was excited to make the purchase and ordered it online. I ordered it from an evidently reputable dealer who gave me excellent customer service and shipped it promptly in a factory sealed box. The rifle arrived at my FFL holder on a Monday, much sooner than expected because I had ordered it on Saturday just two days before. It had to sit at my FFL for a few days because I was tied up working each day and had no chance to pick it up until that Friday. When I went to pick it up at the dealer, I took it out of the box and gave it as good a going over as I could do. I said it that way because while I had my glasses with me, I had the wrong ones. I use a pair of glasses for distance and another pair for close up stuff like reading and there is quite the difference between how I see things depending on which pair is sitting on the bridge of my nose at the time. I had forgotten the strong reading glasses but figured the others were good enough - they were not.

Well, everything looked good except for the front sight cover which was not set right. All that required though was being snapped into place. Everything else looked okay and I accepted it and took it home where it sat in the box for about another 2 weeks or so. Just over two weeks later I got a chance to go to the range with it so I took it out of the box for the first time since getting home. I then proceeded to strip it for cleaning as per the manual. As I was handling it, my fingers wrapped around the forearm tip and I felt that the left side forearm tip tenon screw was protruding at an odd angle. I took a closer look, this time with my reading glasses in place. I saw the screw was askew and not fully seated.

I thought it was nothing but was I wrong. I tried screwing it in and it would not budge. I took it out and even that was not easy. I tried screwing it in several times and it would not go in right. I examined the forearm tip tenon more closely and the screw hole in it had a an uneven ring of metal around it and looked oblong as opposed to perfectly round and correctly drilled. My guess was that both the threads in the forearm tip tenon and on the forearm tip tenon screw were damaged when the rifle was assembled. I even tried the screw from the other side but neither would it screw into the left or damaged side.

Only have a photo of the right side but the screw in question is
on the opposite side of the one I circled, there is one per side.
The carrier assembly is inside the receiver above the lever.

I proceeded with the field strip to clean the rifle anyway but stopped shortly after when I noticed another problem. What appears to the carrier assembly is rusty. Yep, a part in a brand new gun evidently has rust on it. Marlin quite possibly does not make 'em the way they used to or should I blame Remington since I believe they took over Marlin.

I reported the problems and requested a warranty repair. So what did Marlin do? They sent me a "rear band screw" - or in other words a screw for another model rifle. I received that earlier this weekend. Last night,  I shot of an email to their customer service with a detailed description of the problems and asked them to notify me without delay as to how they plan to resolve the issues.

I hope they realize and admit this is indeed a warranty issue. I got this rifle at a great price and on top of that should be getting back a $100 rebate but I sure do not want to have to spend even a penny of that repairing a gun that was faulty from the factory. That would truly dishearten me about buying another Marlin. Let's face it, I have not had the best of luck with new guns lately; I sent a Savage Model 93 in for warranty repair - the mags would not fit securely. That gun was a pristine new gun and they returned it with muzzle 
gouges, scratches, dings and a cracked stock (thank goodness I have before and after pictures). I do not need any more headaches.

So, what is the moral to this story. Don't be an asshole like I was that day and inspect a rifle without exercising the utmost scrutiny. I should have gone home to get my correct eyeglasses or at least checked in my car for a spare pair (which I did have in the glove box but I was in sort of a hurry). Still though, it is not my fault it was damaged. That was a manufacturing glitch on the part of Marlin. Next time though, you can bet that the correct pair of anteojos will be sitting on the bridge of my nose where they belong, or I will drive home to get them, before I examine and accept any firearm from a dealer or anyone else.

All the best,
Glenn B

Someone Please Explain To Me Bloggers Dropping Google...

...and refusing to use videos from YouTube (run by Google). I have been working virtually full time for the past 5 weeks and not keeping up on reading other folks' blogs as much as I had been doing but saw tonight at least two bloggers in my blog rolls who are even talking about or have already gotten out of Blogger (also run by Google).

What's up with all this fallout over Google? Have they done something more leftist than usual? Have they stopped allowing gun videos at YouTube, have they been censoring gun blogs, have they banned the NRA from their sites, have they called for the assassination of our president - what gives?

This is a serious inquiry, someone please clue me in.

Thanks,
Glenn B

BLM - The Original Movement

Actually it was well over 300,000 Union soldiers who lost their lives.

All the best,
GB

Gassed Or Not...

...that could be scary.

All the best,
GB

It Wasn't A Scam After All

All the best,
Glenn B

Too Bad This Guy Was Never At A Gun Show I Attended!

 

All the best,

GB

Seems To Have ANTIFA Pegged Just Right

All the best,

Glenn B

Does Hevelius Kaper Translate To Heavenly?

Nope, it does not but maybe it should translate to just that. Hevelius Kaper is the Polish beer I bought tonight on my way home from work (have been working 19 out of last 20  business days but that is another story). She who must be obeyed and o adored (the wife) asked me to get red cabbage when I inquired as to what we eed from supermarket. When I asked if she wanted fresh or jars of prepared red cabbage she said fresh, then moments later changed to the stuff in a jar if I could get a German brand. Being I was in Port Chester, NY - a city more known for a large population of Hispanics, I could not even find sauerkraut on the shelves let alone prepared red cabbage. So I bought a fresh one. Then headed home and on the way I decided to stop at a Polish Deli close to home. They had jars of prepared red cabbage including apples, just like the German style. I bought a couple of jars. I also picked up a quarter loaf or so of light (not low calorie but lighter in color) Lithuanian Bread, two smoked Hunter's Sausages and one beer. That beer was Hevelius Kaper.

It is named after Johannes Hevelius who was born on January 28, 1611, or as he was named in Poland: Jan Heweliusz. Amazingly enough his parents were brewers and he chose to get as high as he could - not with beer but by becoming an astronomer (although beer may have helped). You can read that Wikipedia article about him now here, I will read it sometime in the future when I am not drinking the beer named after him. The beer is heavenly and will definitely help one reach the stars. It is 8.2% ABV and is more malty by far that it tastes of hopps; although, I msut say it is not overpowered by malt flavor either. In fact, it is a very mild but good tasting beer for one that has that high an alcohol content. Not bad at all (or in other words to you non-New Yorkers - it is excellent).

I like it and have to ay it goes great with Jagermeister!

All the best,
Glenn B

A Shout Out Of Respect & Admiration...

...for the special agents of Homeland Security Investigations, ICE, DHS who have volunteered to go on temporary assignments in Houston for disaster relief.

All the best,
Glenn B

I Love It When I Do Well At A Gun Auction...

...and that is just what I did this month at the Hessney auction on August 12th. I bought two firearms that day, both were shotguns. One was a Remington Model 31 pump gun in 16 gauge that I blogged about shortly after the auction in this post.

That one is an oldie, manufactured in December 1947 as far as I can tell, and a goodie. It is also a keeper, I think at least for awhile of shooty goodness. Then, who knows, maybe I will give it to my son or maybe not - time will tell.

Back then, I was not as revealing about the other shotgun I had picked up that day. I mentioned that I had gotten another gun in the post about the Remington 31 but that was pretty much all I said about it except that more would be revealed I the future. The reason for that was that I had been thinking of giving it to Brendan as a birthday present later this year and wanted to keep it under my hat until I decided for sure what to do with it.
 
That one was an as new in the box, unfired, Mossberg 9200 National Wild Turkey Federation Banquet edition 12 gauge semi-auto shotgun, manufactured in 1994 as far as I could tell. After doing some research on it though, I figured I would sell it. Anyway, it was just too damned pretty for me.

 

 

 

I wound up posting it on GunBroker.com just over a week ago but had no bites or bids and relisted it yesterday. I was in no hurry to sell it and was fairly confident it would sell there within the next month with hunting seasons upcoming in short order. Regardless, in order to increase my chances, I also listed for sale yesterday on a local gun forum. Here is how I described it in both ads when I put it up for sale:

"Mossberg 9200, National Wild Turkey Federation, Banquet (as per box label), 12 gauge, semi-automatic, shotgun as new in box. Has 24" barrel, vent-rib, gold colored (plated?) trigger, and engraved receiver. Box label says synthetic stock but it looks like wood to me. It accepts 2 3/4" and 3" shells. Includes four (4) Accu-choke II (?) choke tubes. Note, it says Accu-Choke on barrel but Accu-Choke II on box label. Tubes are: XTRA FULL, FULL, MOD & IMP CYL. Also includes choke wrench, manual and original box (with bar code label that has matching serial number to gun). This gun has never been fired. It is in excellent condition with the following minor cosmetic issues: Small scuffs on right (shiny) side of bolt above handle. Extremely small ding on top front of stock. Very small ding to spacer between recoil pad and stock."

Within just a few hours, of listing it on the local gun forum, I had an offer on it. The deal went through today. The offer came unexpectedly quick and that was good. The buyer maintained good communication, was amenable to working with me essentially around my schedule to meet me to do the sale; that was great since I am working all week. The buyer showed up on time, had cash in hand and loved the gun - that was the best - well almost the best. It could not get much better than that or so one might think. It does get better though. I spent x amount of dollars, in total, on both the Mossberg and the Remington back on August 12th at the auction. The price I got for the Mossberg today paid for both of them with about $4.00 left over to put in my pocket. So, I basically picked up the Remington Model 31 for free and have almost enough left over for a box of shells for it. That my friends has made me quite the happy shootist and a very happy auction bidder too.

All the best,
Glenn B

That's My Boy...

...and I am proud of him. Well, he is really quite the man now and a good man at that. The reasons I am proud of him are many but tonight I am a bit extra so. He just told me that he volunteered at work to go on a relief mission to the hurricane devastated areas in Texas. Whether or not they select him to go, I will remain proud nonetheless simply because he did the right thing to volunteer. He certainly did not fall far from the family tree, even though he moved to AR, and as I had always hoped he has since a young age cultivated some very good principles in his lifestyle. 

All the best, 
Glenn B

My Favorite Picture Of Andrew Cuomo...

...at which to throw darts. In fact, it is my only picture of him. Used to have another one but that one just got too peed on in my bowl and would not stick to the side anymore.




FUAC

I don't quite know why but using that picture on my dartboard seemingly gives me incentive to throw amazingly better. Of course, I mean no actual harm to Cuomo but I guess it is that his politics and all things he represents are seemingly so disgustingly anti-American and anti-Constitutional as to make it an excellent 
dartboard add on.

All the best,

Glenn B

Christians Around The World Rampaging...

...Because A Bible Was Burned" was not among the headlines this week after a group of women and men allegedly set fire to a bible in PA last Monday. More at the source. On the other hand, had it been a quran that was publically burned, instead of a bible, you could probably place a safe bet that Muslims around the world  would have exploded with anger, fury and extreme violence lasting at least days if not weeks.

All the best,
Glenn B

I Think My Last Post Facebook Is Being Scrutinzed...

I copied and pasted a post, very similar and essentially the same as my most recent previous Blogger post "If I Self Identified...", to Facebook several minutes ago. While I can still log into FB, since that post, I cannot see any of my previous Facebook postings including that latest one. Instead, I see this:

Posts from 2017

 

That has been ongoing for about 10 minutes or more by now no matter if I refresh the page or sign in anew with another window. Oh well, life goes on and it will go on with or without FB if that is how it winds up.

Edited to add: Maybe I am too cynical because now I am seeing this:

"Facebook Will Be Back Soon

Facebook is down for required maintenance right now, but you should be able to get back on within a few minutes. In the meantime, read more about why you're seeing this message. Thanks for your patience as we improve the site."

Of course, maybe that is showing up while the Facebook Grand Inquisitor reviews my post to see if my further existence on FB is warranted or need be terminated under their arcane and twisted rules relative to tolerance.

Edited Once Again: Back on FB now so maybe it was just me being to cynical.
 
All the best,
GB

If I Self Identified...

If I self identified as an Islamic, black, transgender hermaphrodite of Asian origin with Hispanic attributes who claimed to be an indigenous person of North America, who also was a commie sympathizer, who wore Che tee-shirts and who first supported Bernie and then Hillary but yet was also an avowed supporter of the RKBA and was a firearms enthusiast who voted for Trump - would the leftist screwballs in antifa, blm and the mud slinging media still hate me? I suppose so.

Just ...wondering because I want ever so much for there to be love and harmony in the world yet still want to be ready to defend my family, myself, my nation and her Constitution against all enemies just in case all that Utopian love and harmony does not materialize in my lifetime!

In fact, I am fairly certain they would still hate me, it surely seems evident they do just that already and nothing will change it. So, fuck them if they hate me and why bother becoming a leftist loon of a self loathing white male and then claiming I am anything but who and what I already am.

All the best,
Glenn B

He Is Going To Fire One Off Sooner Or Later...

...and when he does what if it's aimed at us. I am talking about the psycho leader of North Korea who has ordered more ICBMs be built (read more at the source). 

A launch of a live warhead, I think, will likely catch us with our pants down thinking it is just another ICBM test. By the time we figure out it is for real, do any of you think we will actually intercept and destroy it without it's warhead going boom! Not me, so I think we should take him and most of his generals out before it is too late.

All the best,
Glenn B

As Opposed To Enjoying August...

...and my retirent during this month, I have been working the past three weeks and was busy the first  few days of the month. So as far as having to work goes, good for me and mine because we need the money. Then again, bad for me in a way because I wanted to scout hunting areas this month. 

Since I have had little free time yet this month, I had made plans for trips for next week and the following one. Then, earlier tofay, I found out they need me to work for the next two weeks and a day after tomorrow. I said I'd do it, we need the money and will have some left over for our savings. That is a good thing but it still sucks as I will miss the first week of early bear season. I planned to do deer scouting and if lucky stumble across and bag a bear. I suppose that will have to wait until Septrmber 12, my first day with  no work scheduled.

I'd much rather have won at Poweball and then have been able to quit work but as it is I'll make the best of what work I can get.

All the best, 

Glenn B

 

I May Never Buy Another Gun Made By Savage Arms...

...but that all depends on how they handle my current situation with them. 

I have owned an old Savage rifle in 22LR and and old Savage 12 gauge both of which that I wound up selling and still own a Savage Axis XP in 308 and a Savage Model 93 in 22WMR (both bought new).

I sent the Model 93 into Savage Arms for repairs back in late June. It was not feeding reliably, in fact it was feeding terribly when doing so at all, and the mags were loose as all hell when in the mag well. They finally got it sent back to me a few days ago and it looked as if they fixed the problem with the mags having been loose. I am guessing that may alao have fixed the feeding problem but I refuse to test fire it until they address some issues new to the rifle since I sent it to them.

Yes, I am saying it appears they fucked up my gun while they were supposed to be repairing it. Here is a list of things I found wrong with it when I got it back from them and mind you those prpblems were nonexistant when I sent it to Savage Arms:

1) The shoulder portion of the stock is badly scratched, gouged or cracked. The more I look at it the more I am convinced it is a crack. The crack runs into the butt plate. 

 

Crack free stock on June 27th, the day I sent the 93 to Savage Arms.



The stock as it appeared when I got it back from Savage!
Click the image to enlarge the photo.

 

2) The crown (? - raised portion of muzzle end) is gouged and dinged. The metal around the bore is scratched.

View of the muzzle end on June 27th, clearly showing no damage to muzzle.

Another view with different lighting that show zero damage to muzzle
on June 27th, the day I sent the Model 93 to Savage. Click to enlarge.

This is what the muzzle looked like when I got the 93 back from Savage!
Click to enlarge image. 

3) The barrel is dinged between the receiver and stamping on left side.

 

 

June 2th - no ding on left side of barrel between receiver and stampings and
there was also no scratch or marring in the wood under rear scope mount.

When I got it back from Savage there was
a ding on barrel between stampings and receiver.

 4) The wood under the rear scope mount, after midway between top and bottom is scratched and marred.



Again, when I got it back from Savage, there was also a scratch and marring in
the wood under the rear scope mount that were not there when sent to Savage.

 4) The bottom of the L-Bar is scraped. 

 

Not scraped when I shipped it to Savage but scraped when I got it back.

 

5) The metal on the receiver immediately behind the ejection port is scratched.

 

Receiver not scratched behind ejection port when sent to Savage.



Receiver scratched when I got it back from Savage,

 

6) Adding insult to injury, they did not clean the rifle after supposedly test firing it as you can see in the last photo.

7) The forward movement of the safety is no longer smooth as it was before back in June but now seems to be grating on something internally and it is hard to push forward. The rearward movement is still smooth. Obviously there are no pics for this.

 

Maybe I am forgetting something else for the moment but I think I covered all the 'new' issues. 

It seems they may have actually addressed the problem for which I sent it to them - the rifle not feeding properly and the mags fitting loosely. Yet, while the mags now seem to fit snuggly, I did not test fire the rifle due to the issue with the safety. 

I have reported the new issues to Savage and sent them before and after photos. I noted that the return shipping boxes were not damaged ; so, these apparently happened while the rifle was at Savage for repairs. The rifle was almost pristine when I sent it to them, there was only a tiny ding in the wood in one spot. I am happy I took photos as I was preparing it for shipping (a good practice). While the photos I took when I sent it to them were not of the highest quality (it seems my camera setting may have been off kilter a bit) they are of more than good enough quality to shot there was no preexisting damage with regard to the new issues above. Now, I am anxiously awaiting their reply to find out what they will do, if anything, to rectify the situation. As I said, I may not ever buy another firearm by Savage Arms  - but that all depends on how they handle this situation.

 

All the best,

Glenn B

I'm Enjoying A WTF And...

...it's not bad at all. I am having it with a wee dram of Laird's Applejack and half a croissant as well. It's all my evening midweek dessert. It is a work eve but I am lowing myself since I have been booze free since Saturday. 

Yep, not bad at all!

All the best,
Glenn B

Will Trump's Announcement Eclipse All Else Tonight

Today's expected solar eclipse may be the big news of the day so far but something tells me that President Trumps scheduled announcement for tonight on his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan will eclipse new reports about the eclipse. More at the source. Something also tells me that no matter what is the sum and substance of his announcement, the Mud Slinging Media, others on the left, RINOs and the Never Trump types of Republicans will vehemently disagree with it.

All the best,
Glenn B

Jerry Lewis

What a sad night it was for me last night when I learned of the death of Jerry Lewis, more at the source. He made me laugh many times when I was a youngster. He was slso the champion of Jerry's Kids, those American childten with muscular dystrophy for whon he headlined an annual fundraiser for 45 years. He was 91 and had one heck of a good run bring laughter and hope to many. He will be missed.

All the best,
Glenn B

Maybe There Really Is No God...

...or maybe it's just that the devil is winning -if it has really has come to this being for real:

All the best,
Glenn B

Some Folks Will Wonder What BLA Stands For...

...and others will immediately understand the meaning of this photo, especially old timers who know BLA is not an acronym.

All the best,
Glenn B