It is with near-religious fervor, when Damsel cleans her guns after our weekly shoot. She has a low tolerance for any gunk or dirt on the firearms. In the picture below, the three top insets are the ‘before’ from Sunday. In the bottom panel is an ‘after’ tight shot of the Warthog’s slide and adjacent areas.
You had better believe that that gun is as clean inside as it is outside!
We didn’t do anything much different at the range today, except we didn’t take Damsel’s 20 Gauge shotgun. We’re going to send it to the gunsmith for some ‘tune up’ so, hopefully, it will be easer to reassemble the bolt, slide and fore-end into the receiver after cleaning.
Here is the pictorial version of the report:
The handguns we took, Damsel shooting the Warthog (good report – 100 rounds no problems), Damsel carrying the guns to the truck after shooting (I usually help, but I was hauling a load of ammo that we just bought) and the pieces of Glocks and Rem 870 spread out for cleanup.
In a couple of months, We’re going to be out and about doing some research for a potential relocation of our residence. Most places we’re going will be CCW positive territory, so I am planning to take along the Glock 30 parked in this Bianchi holster under the winter garb we will need (It’s going to be a lot cooler than we’re used to).
It seems a shame to hide something this purdy under the coat. (Clickable Image)
Today’s outing was a lot of fun – again. We took our usual assortment of hand guns and our Remington 870 shotguns.
Our range was really busy today. Late in the summer, we noticed a lull in attendance, but the last couple of fall weekends, the shooters are back. It’s a good thing that people keep current with their firearms practice.
We shared a booth and took turns randomly shooting the handguns. We shot close to 200 rounds of .45s and about 100 rounds of 9mm. We also shot a handful of .38s through the revolver (and a couple of 158gr. .357 magnums left over from the last box we bought).
After we finished with the handguns, we got out the shotguns and put 25 rounds of 12 and 20 gauge through them. Damsel’s is a 20 gauge ‘youth model’ that we bought since her reach is a bit shorter than needed for the full-sized 870 – or so I thought – she is now just as comfortable with my full sized 870 as she is with her smaller one. That’s her in the video with her Warthog and my 870. The guns in the Pelican Case are the Glocks on the left (26 and 30), the S&W 686 revolver, S&W 908s and the Warthog.
The true context of firearms ownership is in the defense of liberty, defense of country, defense of family and the traditional provisioning of game for the table. There is so much at stake in the coming weeks for these constitutionally-guaranteed rights. Keep this in mind as you look at this nice portrait of my favorite pistol – and be sure to vote with this in mind.
Click image to magnificate.
Our trip to the range today was a lot of fun. When we got there, the place started getting really busy. We were glad to see the activity pick up after the usual summertime slowdown. We saw families shooting together, but not as many kids as we have seen in the past.
Firearms Inventory
We generally start out with the handguns and finish with the shotguns. Today, we just mixed it up with the handguns and switched off between the 12 and 20 gauge. I didn’t count the number of rounds we shot, but it was on a par with our usual, I’m sure. For sure there were 100 rounds of .45 ACP through each of the Para Warthog and the Glock 30. We finished with 25 rounds through each of the shotguns.
As an aside, when I dismantled the 20 gauge shotgun for cleaning, I really hacked myself up getting it back together. Damsel did 4 band-aids of first aid on my fingers and hands. My fingers are just a little big for the 20 gauge – I have no problem with the 12 gauge even though the edges on the receiver are just as sharp.
We haven’t been shooting for a couple of weeks, so today was especially enjoyable. Our gunography consisted of my Glocks (G26 and G30 ) and Damsel’s “Girls,” the Warthog, the S&W 908s and her S&W 686. I also took my ancient Ithaca single-shot 20 gauge shotgun, our 12 gauge security gun and Damsel’s 20 gauge, the latter two being versions of Remington’s 870 series.
We have come to the conclusion that the sights need to be adjusted on the revolver; everything else seemed to hit where we aimed (more or less) but the revolver consistently shot below the target.
The Warthog performed flawlessly for the first 49 rounds. The very last round in the last magazine stuck on its way into the chamber. After clearing the round and re-inserting into the mag, she fired fine. On inspecting, it appeared that the friction spot on top of the barrel was a little dry, possibly contributing to the misfeed.
The Glocks both worked like “Glockwork” for a total of fifty rounds each. I lost count of the .357 rounds through the 686, but it was probably somewhere around fifty as well. The other S&W pistol saw a similar number of rounds and worked just fine.
The old Ithaca only got five rounds of 20 gauge since that was all I brought for it. The Remingtons each saw twenty-five rounds.