The spiral rifling gleams in the afternoon sunlight shining through the barrel of my Para Warthog after the weekly shootout and cleanup. The Strike Hold we now use to clean the firearms leaves them sparkling and bright.
Firearms
Product Report – Part I
Damsel’s Para Ordinance Warthog still has the occasional hang up; it did it a couple times as she put 100 rounds through it at the range yesterday. At Rob’s suggestion, we purchased some Strike Hold cleaner/dry lubricant. After our weekly shootout, we came home and used Strike Hold for the first time to clean and lube all of the guns.
Image – Strike Hold and some dirty guns – click to enlarge.
I have to say that the cleaning aspect of Strike Hold was phenomenal. Up until this weekend, we have been using solvent to clean off residue and light gun oil to lube. Damsel also tried some of the Para-supplied lubrication. Compared to the solvent, the Strike Hold lifted off most residue and particles with literally half of the effort.
After cleaning, we spritzed a little Strike Hold on the slides and moving mechanisms for lubrication. After wiping off the excess, we put the guns away for another week. Next week, after Damsel takes the Warthog to the range, we will probably have another product report on Strike Hold. We’re hoping to be able to report that the Warthog fired the 100 rounds without any problems.
A product description and a link to where we ordered our Strike Hold follows:
Well Balanced Pistols
Damsel took a picture recently of her Balancing Warthog and posted it here. Just out of curiosity, I took out the other pistols and tried the same test. The S&W 908s wouldn’t balance at all. The Glock 26 balanced just like the Warthog, without the magazine and with the slide locked back.
The Glock 30 wouldn’t balance until I inserted a magazine. The magazine gave it a flat bottom to rest on. The Glock 26 has a lip on the bottom front of the grip which kept the gun from falling forward like the 30 was prone to do without a magazine.
Left to right, Glock 26 and Warthog, sans magazines, and Glock 30, magazine inserted.
I’m thinking that this balancing act is possible due to the pistols having been designed for good recoil properties. Does anyone have thoughts on that?
Point and Click
Please don’t associate the “point ‘n’ click” terminology with computers – unless the *&^$@ computer dies and just might make a better target than a tool. Come to think of it, even though the hard disk died, it’s possible it could be recovered and read by unauthorized persons. Any personal data on the hard drive should be destroyed.
Hmmmmm – a remote area, the Glocks and this defunct laptop – it might be fun.
Naah – I’ll just remove and destroy the drive and take the rest to the recycler.
Important – Sign the Petition
Second Amendment Alert – Via Redstate via The Wandering Minstrel:
Redstate has a post today about the intervention of the Solicitor General of the United States in the Heller vs. D.C. case. In the post is a link to savethesecond.org where Congressman Eric Cantor (R – VA) is organizing a petition to let the government know that you value your second amendment rights.
Click here to sign the petition.
Here’s an excerpt from the petition site:
Last Friday, the United States Solicitor General filed formal briefs asking the Supreme Court not to affirm the lower court’s decision. This is just outrageous. The Solicitor General is the Federal Government’s lawyer. So, now we have the federal government using our tax dollars to argue for a delay on a ruling concerning our fundamental rights.
Take action today – sign this petition to let the government know that you value your second amendment rights. Together, we can ensure that your rights are protected. For the first time in years we have the opportunity for the Supreme Court to clearly say that the second amendment applies to all Americans and that no government can ban all handguns.
Let your voice be heard – sign the petition today.
Balancing Warthog
Did you know that with no magazine installed and with the slide locked open, the Para Warthog will balance upright on a flat surface?
San Francisco Gun Owners Win
Breaking News from the NRA:
NRA Wins Big in California State Court of Appeals
The California State Court of Appeals announced today their decision to overturn one of the most restrictive gun bans in the country, following a legal battle by attorneys for the National Rifle Association (NRA) and a previous court order against the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
“Today’s decision by the California State Court of Appeals is a big win for the law-abiding citizens and NRA Members of San Francisco,” declared Chris W. Cox, NRA’s chief lobbyist.
In 2005, NRA sought an injunction against the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to prevent them from enacting one of the nation’s most restrictive gun bans. NRA won the injunction, but the City’s mayor and Board of Supervisors ignored the court order and approved a set of penalties, including a $1,000 fine and a jail term of between 90 days and six months, for city residents who own firearms for lawful purposes in their own homes.
“We promised our California NRA members in 2005 that we would fight any gun ban instituted by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and we haven’t given up that fight,” continued Cox. “Today we see our second win for the Second Amendment against the San Francisco gun ban. We beat them once in court and the City’s attorney appealed based on his personal disagreement with the court’s first decision to overturn the ban. Now we’ve beaten them again. The California State Court of Appeals has upheld the state preemption law.”
Today’s decision came in the form of a 3-0 opinion in favor of the lower court ruling overturning the gun ban.
“This decision is a thoughtful and well-reasoned legal opinion,” concluded Cox. “I’d like to thank our approximately 4 million members, including the hundreds of thousands of members in California, for their continued commitment to protecting our cherished freedoms.”
Let’s hope that SCOTUS will follow suit in the D.C. Gun Case.