Good Bye Mr. President

Mr. President,

It has been a tough eight years. I look back at all that has occurred. I am amazed I am still here. Personally, I dealt with a career change, a divorce, wanderin around America, meetin Cindy and gittin remarried. Along the way we crossed paths twice. I doubt ya recall the cowboy at Des Moines International Airport who waited a few hours to shake your hand twice. We shared a joke about how I voted for you twice already, and you replied "That's how I won the election!" It was a good moment for me.

I cried on 9/11 as I watched my brothers fall from the twin towers. I still git teary eyed and goose bumped when I think of the speech you gave from ground zero while using a bullhorn. I knew you would lead the charge to keep me and my daughter safe, and for seven years we have been.

Forget what all the misguided people say. Those who can only regurgitate what MSNBC or CNN have fed them. My cousin Randy has had his boots in the sandbox. He agrees completely with what you have done, even though it has sent him in harms way. I have been astonished at the lack of independent thought about you. Idiot, dumb ass, and moron have been applied to you. Why? Cause you don't enunciate? Forget your G's at the end of your words? Can't pronounce Nuclear? People I normally consider intelligent have been the dumbasses if you ask me.

I agree it has been a tough run. I have been disappointed in the direction of our country. I do not blame you. When did the rules get passed that lead to our current financial state? Seems like it was under that other guy's administration. But the details sure seem hard to hear in the media.

When Katrina nailed our coast one woulda thought you had some remote control device steerin her into our Gulf Coast. When FEMA dropped the ball, it was all blamed on you. Nevermind the State level response was not initiated, and buses where flooded in their lots instead of used to evacuate victims. Compare that to Mississippi, Texas, Alabama and Florida who did right by their folks. Didn't git much credit did ya? But plenty of blame for men who did not take care of their own families.

I reckon I'm ramblin here, just tryin not to loose my mind in the current O'madness sweepin our land. I do not subscribe to this disease.

I guess what I'm sayin Mr. President is God Bless you. You will be missed, and if you are ever in my town look me up. You are welcome in my house and at my table anytime, just call ahead cause my wife likes to make me clean up before company comes.

Guns and technical stuff

I was recently asked for more info on The Infidel by Dan

As stated she is a FNH .45 This is a full size auto, five inch barrel, capacity 14 plus one. Large frame.

I prefer double stack magazines due to my grip and hand size. Single stack mags are just a lil too small for me.

I know I threw down the gauntlet when I compared her to the SIG and USP. These are both awesome modern non-1911 combat pistols. Rightly considered the best in the world.

When I was younger I had a Sig 226 Navy. This weapon had two serious flaws for me. No external safety, and it was 9mm. I had a new daughter in the house, and even though I am a cautious gun owner I wanted the extra layer of safety an external mechanism provides. Sigs=ya pull the trigger and they go boom. Also, I had experienced first hand how many hits it takes to put down a bad guy with a 9mm. No, I wasn't the shooter, but was the Tac Medic who was holding the outer perimeter. That plus research sold me on .45 forever. I know, if it is good enuff for the Army, British SAS, Navy Seals ect. it should be good enuff for me. But I don't have the trigger time they have. I am not 100% twice in the head, once in the heart.

Havin said that Sig Saur pistols are so so so SMOOTH. I never once double tapped and had more than 1/8" holes in the paper. When I would empty a clip fast as I could, the holes did me proud. Any Sig will do ya well.

I replaced the SIG with a USP .45. The USP came about as an offshoot of the HK Model 23.
It had/has all the features I could ever want. Large frame, external safety/decock, external hammer, and an optional internal key lock. Plus, if ya have ever held one you know you have something MIGHTY, fearless and proud in your hand. Might be a strange concept I know, but hold one if ya haven't already. This gun was great. I was sad the day I sold it, my momma needed money for Breast Cancer treatments and COBRA insurance is expensive.

With both of these pistols I carried concealed. I know they ain't compact at all, but I am a big boy so there is plenty of me to hide em. If I was wearin outfits where I couldn't hide em I didn't carry, just kept em in my vehicle. To me the biggest part of carry is the Holster. I have always liked the "FBI tilt" but this is a matter of preference. This angle always seems comfortable. On the hip, small of the back or seated. In a vehicle I try to find a place where I can stick the gun so it has a comfortable crossdraw. There are several holsters out there but I like BLACKHAWK, Galico, and for more budget minded times Uncle Mike's. Holsters, holsters, holsters. Can't say enuff about them. I could talk and talk and talk about them. No matter what gun you have the holster is the single most important part of concealed carry. It must be fast, comfortable and able to hold tight.

Right now my companion is the FNH .45

Like I have said, she is great for me. She is a big girl, five inch barrel ect. The biggest thing is how she shoots. When ya grab her you know you have something. I like serious feelin weapons. The checkering on the grips is first rate. It is an aggressive mix that seems to help when your hands are wet, muddy, oily or what not. I have had to experiment with all this when the wife is out of the house, she finds me and my scenarios kinda strange, and I can't blame her, but ya never know when you need to grab a gun.

The trigger is a bit heavy, not sure of what poundage she breaks at but it is a little heavy like most non-custom guns. I think a trip to the gunsmith is in our future. Would like to drop her double action down a bit and the single action to under three pounds. Accuracy is more then adequate. My wife has shot her and seems to like her alot. Not bad on recoil for a .45 , and the shot goes where you point. I am very impressed with the ergonomics of this design. They also included a rounded backstrap if the square design doesn't feel right. It is nice that gun designers have finally realised our hands ain't all alike. For really particular folk you should look into the Springfield XD pistols or the new SIG P250. Seems like they have a frame to fit anything, I bet you could find one to help fit lug nuts on a 57 Chevy.

As my experience grows with the Infidel I will be back. Dan, good luck with the concealed carry. I think you made one of the best choices out there. That USP .45 should do you well, just wrap her in something slick. If y'all have more questions or suggestions I will gladly look into them. I would love to hear what y'all feed your guns. I really like Horandy TAP when I switch away from 230g ball ammo.

Well, imagine that...

It seems once again I fell off the blog wagon.

A lil house keepin here:

My new pistol has been given a title for a name She is know as The Infidel. Reckon due to our current times it just fits.

Hope y'all had a very Merry Christmas, and a wonderful New Year's.

Got a neat lil toy from CD's parents for Christmas. It is a Garmin Nuvi GPS. Kinda cool, her name is Samantha and now I have somebody else to argue with in the truck. Better watch out if I have your address, Samantha KNOWS where you live!

Work has been ssslllooowww. Please keep me in your prayers that I stay busy this year. I git nervous and feel less of a man when my paycheck shrinks. I know it is a hazard when ya have a job that is weather dependent, but I take it hard nonetheless.

Thank God for brave, knowledgeable, fast friends. We just got back from CD ridin JJ. He rolled in his pen, was flat on his back, and managed to git his legs hung up in the fence. CD hollered and the Calvary came runnin. Glen scaled two fences, Katy slipped thru some gaps and when I went thru the gate CD had his head down so he couldn't move. We got him extricated and rolled away from the fence. Katy threw in her words of wisdom to JJ as we were rollin him "JJ, if you kick me, I will knock out all your teeth!"