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Posted on 08/07/2007 7:52:15 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
Sing hey! for the bath at close of day
That washes the weary mud away!
A loon is he that will not sing:
O! Water Hot is anoble thing!
O! Sweet is the sound of falling rain.
and the brook that leaps from hill to plain;
but better than rain or rippling streams
is Water Hot that smokes and steams.
O! Water cold we may pour at need
down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed;
but better is Beer, if drink we lack,
and Water Hot poured down the back.
O! Water is fair that leaps on high
in a fountain white beneath the sky;
but never did fountain sound so sweet
as splashing Hot Water with my feet!
Ha! That’s awesome!
First on my list was a front sight upgrade to my Mossberg 590.
This type of sight is "simply" epoxied over the existing bead. That is, if things fit properly. Things did not go simply, because there was a little hexagonal base on the existing bead sight, and the bead a little taller than it was supposed to be. Out came the rotary files for the base, and a little bit of handwork for the bead.
The sight really isn't epoxied to the barrel as much as the cavity is filled with epoxy, and the sight squished on over the bead. I used some Loctite super-strength epoxy, and left everything clamped for 24 hours. Prior to that, I did my best to keep the original bead from exiting the premises by using some good ol' Loctite green thread sealant. The real test will come with firing. Here's the newly updated business end:
Since I'm giving my nephew my unfired Glock 19 for his 21st birthday, I figured half-off meant Trijicon upgrades for both the Glock 19 and the 21. Along the way, Saint Barbara must have whispered something in my ear, because I bought a $90 Glock sight pusher, too. The savings from these two sets of sights pretty much paid for the tool. I could have also taken the slides to a gunsmith who would eventually install the sights with the same kind of tool, and charge me the price of another sight pusher.
Out of all the mini-projects this week, this turned out to be the easiest part, because the tool proved itself to be a real lifesaver.
Below it is a broken-off dental pick that works well in removing the original Glock front sights, as well as a factory rear sight that was removed with the sight pusher.
The rear sight dovetail on a Glock tapers inward in the middle, proving strong, or vey strong pressure to keep the sight in place. No matter what some "experts" say about using a drift punch to move the sights, they ain't moving without a heavy-duty sight pusher, which this one certainly is. Here it is in use, having just pushed the replacement sight to its final position:
Since this was a new tool for me, I figured I'd test it out on my Glock 21 first, before tackling my nephew's Glock. It was a piece of cake, removing and installing the sights easily. Then I went to work on the Glock 19.
For some reason, the original sight dovetail was so tight, it was hard to get it off, even with the pusher. Getting the new one on was even tougher. I gave up holding the sight tool in my right hand while cranking with my left. Fortunately the tool is so heavy duty, I clamped it in the vise, and then used both hands to turn the screw. It turned out fine, and there was no way on earth that could have been done without a tool like this.
Things got stickier putting on the replacement front sights. They seemed to be a snap in theory, just screwed on with a tiny bolt from the inside of the slide. A teeny tiny bolt, with a hex head so thin (little room for clearance) that you're almost guaranteed to round it off while tightening it. But using my smallest 3/16 socket and lots of Loctite Green, I think they're on good and tight. The proof, again is in the firing.
Here are the update Glocks, which also have tungsten guide rods, third-generation extractors, grip pugs with lanyard rings, extended slide stops and mag releases, and takedown latches 2mm wider than the factory (Gaston, how could you have missed that one?). Now they also have sights that you can find in the pitch black of night. Just look for three green glowing dots.
And if your sights don't light up, just light up the target, instead. The FN FiveseveN is the first handgun I've owned that has an accessory rail. So I installed the new SureFire X300 LED light. It uses two CR123 batteries, and is tremendously bright.
I figure the longer battery and lamp lives, and the cooler temperature, should make it more durable than a halogen bulb, which gives off a lot of heat, and has a fragile white-hot filament. The ambidextrous controls are well thought out for both momentary and constant on-off use.
If you can't light up your sights, light up your target.
Now that I've had some trigger-time with the FN, I've replaced my old S&W 60-NY with FiveSeveN and light as my "hot" weapon in the electronic hideaway safe. It's a lot bigger, although still comfy in my hand. But I now have 20 rounds of high-lethality, low-penetration ammo on hand, and a light I never had before (unless I grabbed by little combat light).
Evenin’...
Fixin’ dona’s computer. Replaced her HD last week and had a devil of a time setting it up again. Stupidly installed xp home edition first, didn’t look carefully enough. Then tried to reinstall with xp pro but kept getting home instead. Was vexing.
Finally took it to the office and tried a different xp setup cd. Found out that the CD I’d been using was in fact a home edition CD mislabeled as a pro CD.
That would ‘splain it.
That’s Microsoft for you.
Dell printed the CD’s. So this one isn’t Bill’s fault I don’t think. :-)
Just this once.
Nice.
That weapon may have a place in my NaNo novel ...
Does anyone else watch this?
So, I also notice the gear they wear. I have some awfully simple-minded NaNo-related questions about what I've seen.
Why do shooters (not just on Dog, but on other shows) so often wear ballcaps? What's the difference between a ballcap worn bill forward and one worn bill backward? And what's the difference between a ballcap and a boonie hat? Or a shaped Stetson?
The men (and Beth) often wear leather gloves with pads along the fingers and across the backs of the hands. Are these "ballistic gloves," and what service(s) do they perform? Dog wears gloves that leave the fingertips uncovered ... do they really help?
For you gentlemen that do or have worn cowboy boots, do you find them comfortable enough for everyday wear?
The first reason to wear any head cover is to protect your head from the weather. You might turn the baseball cap backwards if you're firing a scoped weapon from the prone position, or you just want to look like a dork and blend in with everybody else.
A boonie hat provides the best protection against the elements, and the best camouflage. The more mangled it is, the better it disguises your head and face. Psychologically, the human brain instinctively recognizes a human face before anything else, with hands second. That's why snipers will either wear face paint, or a sniper veil over a boonie hat.
Hands are delicate, and need protecting. Some of the gloves have padding and hard covers in areas of the hand. Look at a goalie's gloves for an extreme example. Some cop gloves also have several ounces of powdered lead sewn in over the knuckle area, to add to the persuasive power of a fine glove. The more knocks and scrapes your hands might take, the heavier the glove. A good glove also increases security of grip, so you don't drop your weapon, or let go of something.
A lot of shooters will have gloves with half fingers, so they still have fingertip dexterity. Snipers usually wear standard pilot's Nomex flight gloves. They are extremely thin, and provide a good sense of touch, something pilots need, too. Plus, any kind of glove provides some measure of camouflage for the hand. A gloved hand is not as instinctively recognized as a bare hand is.
Teeheheee! I love it!! You guys look great!
Yes! I've seen several episodes (on business travel) - on a recommendation from a gal at work who is a fellow Janet Evanovich fan. Absolute guilty pleasure!
I wear boots - and yes, the better brands are extremely comfy. High-quality leather, broken in... divine. Big'ol has a couple dressy pairs that he wears with slacks. (Big'ol sez: "They're comfortable enough for everyday wear, but they're not trainers or anything. They're not running shoes.") Most of the farm/ranch outfitter places have nice, sturdy work boots that lace up and some of them look suspiciously like hiking boots. I have two pairs of Luchesse mules with 3.5" heels that may well be perfect shoes - I've trekked across Atlanta airport (almost a mile... with a heavy carry-on) in 'em with no fatigue or ill-effects. My Tony Lamas need a heel repair but I used to wear them a lot. They do crunch my toes a bit. boots are like any shoe, ymmv, certain brands are better for certain feets.
Well, that last one = *THUD*
‘Morning.....did Daylight Savings end this morning?
~sip~
Never mind.....the local TV station just admitted that their clock was wrong.
~sip~
Yeah, they’re robbing us of an hour in November of all months. I’m tempted to start NaNo an hour early just cuz’.
I thought we gained an hour....I was ready to go back to bed!
We just had popcorn for dinner last night, a Sonic #2 for lunch really takes one's appetite away, so I fixed bacon and eggs for breakfast. Gypsy has had her egg and is ready to go for her morning walk (sigh).
BBL LSA & OB
I think Miss Cat is already back on standard time. She keeps waking me up at four.
LOL - I always get confused. I’m from AZ which doesn’t do the daylight savings time thing. I’m still not used to it. If we gain an hour, I guess I owe myself an additional 1k words, then.
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