The Sixbears household is doing well. I’ve been getting the house ready for winter. That’s what you do up here in New Hampshire’s North Country. Storms are coming.
Speaking of storms, I finally got a chance dial in one of my rifles. There’s a fairly isolated sandpit I like to shoot in. Unfortunately the woods road out to it was washed out and closed for repairs. One of my cousins goes to run his dogs in that area and he let me know the road was open again.
I didn’t mess around. Some folks just shoot a few rounds and call it good. There are a lot of variables when shooting. However, if the weapon is sighted in and functions well those are two less things to worry about. I brought a shooting table, chairs, binoculars, targets, surveyor’s tape measure, hearing protection, tools, quality ammo -the whole nine yards.
I’m glad I did. The sights were off. There was also a problem with one of the magazines. After four or five rounds it would sometimes fall right out of the gun. That could be embarrassing. Fortunately the other magazines functioned well. Never assume that just because something is new it functions the way it’s supposed to. When there’s high demand for firearms sometimes quality control suffers.
Guns and ammo are in short supply just about everywhere. Glad I don’t really need anything new. A friend gave me a box of 100 shotgun shells recently which was a nice surprise. 9 mm is almost non-existent. A friend paid a lot for a box. Every round shot is like buying a fancy coffee. There’s some 380 available in my area for reasonable money. It’s good to have firearms of different calibers. Personally, I’m glad I stocked up on .22s when they were cheap.
With any luck all I’m going to need my firearms for is hunting season.
-Sixbears
I assume that you're still planning to stay home this winter, so I hope your winter isn't too wild.
ReplyDeleteThat's the plan. Not a good year for us to travel, plus we'll be here if friends or family have to bug out.
DeleteIt's always sensible to ensure that your tools are in good working order. Hopefully the varmints in your sights have four legs or wings.
ReplyDeleteThat's the hope. Not looking for trouble, but good to be ready for it.
DeleteI stocked up on .22 long a few years ago. Whenever I'd see them for 6 cents per round I'd grab a pile. I have no idea what they're going for today.
ReplyDeleteToo much. That's all I know.
DeleteIt's good to "feel" the seasons as they change. In my area, SE MI, the birds stop singing by July 31st. Then their voices are replaced by the crickets and the cicadas. By the end of August the cicadas are mostly gone and it's left up to the crickets to lead the singing until the first frost. I'm very aware of these changes and they warn me to start thinking about the fall chores. Do we have enough wood for the wood stove, is my freezer cleaned and restocked. How about my dry goods. This year we have the daughter and son in law living with us as she starts a new career and he finishes his last two years of engineering school. Now I need to make sure I have enough for the 4 of us. Been working on my Sunday dinner rotation list to have a good two months of dinners that produce leftovers for easy weekday meals. Oh and don't forget to clean the chimney! We aren't getting any younger but it's still a job done by hubby. Got to get out the list from last fall and check it twice!!!! You and the mrs will have an adventure at home this year. Should you consider getting rails for the the sailboat to ice sail on the lake????? Thanks for keeping up on your posts!
ReplyDeleteWe are blessed to be living out in the woods with our own well and significant solar electric. It's been a pretty good summer in spite of everything.
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ReplyDeleteIt is amazing the difference when you have a table etc. to site in, so much more accurate. Glad you're prepared. Good luck hunting.
ReplyDeleteWe had such a good time that we'll go out again soon and make a day of it.
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