Mosin Twins Cleanup Day 1

There are others who have done much more intensive reconditionings of M44's than I but this is my endeavor so.... 

Today I disassembled the 1955 build of the two.

It took a high torque drill to get the bayonet screw off but the others were easier.  There was a lot more crud on/in it that I originally thought.  Whoever unboxed it cleaned the cosmoline out of the barrel and off the outside but that was it. Even the magazine had a thick coat. Thankfully there was a lot less rust than I thought though. Some 0000 steel wool took any spots off and there were only two areas where it was pitted, neither of which are critical.

I don't plan on stripping/refinishing the stock so I cleaned it off w/ hot water and some dish detergent to get off all the oils/dirt.  Tomorrow, I'm going to treat it w/ a lemon oil wood preservative, disassemble/clean the bolt assembly and start on the 1956.    

Elliot Fineman: Firearm Raffle = Murdering Firefighters

Lockport IL IAFF Local 1544 is raffling off some guns to raise money for the firehouse and a local food pantry. All winners must go through an FFL and background check.  Apparently that's not enough.

The nutballs at the NGAC have likened that directly to arson and murder. 

This week Oregon City police said an 88-year-old man set fire to his house as a lure and fatally shot a volunteer reserve police officer. Last Christmas Eve, a convicted felon in Webster, NY set fire to his house and shot four firefighters, two fatally. Four days later an Alabama man lured and shot at firefighters and in March an arsonist/gunman in Herkimer, NY did the same thing. Undaunted by links between arson and gun violence, you raffled off 12 guns this year to raise money. The grand prize is a Smith and Wesson AR-15 assault rifle. What?
LIFE SAFETY SPECIALISTS WHO RISK THE PUBLIC SAFETY, YOU, LOCKPORT FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 1544, ARE THE NRA PUPPET OF THE WEEK.

The ICHV claims it will result in more 'accidents and suicides'.  Can there be any 'discussion' or 'compromise' w/ people who are inherently opposed to ALL firearm ownership no matter their PC claims to the contrary? 

Gun Control is a mental illness.

I certainly think supporting the firehouse is a good thing. 

G&A's Metcalf Officially Zumboed

A 'Gun Owner Butt..." who got his kicked out the door:


Via 'The Bang Switch'

All this ignorant @ss did is give ammo to the anti's.  "See?  See?  Even prominent gun people support our restrictions!!!" There's even a couple of trolls on the linked forum trying to defend anti-gun policies.  Good riddance to him.

Illinois Double Standards

While at the same time the IL legislature is voting to increase the rights of one group (gay marriage which I support), they are also voting to try and create countless more criminals by making a 'mandatory minimum' sentencing for not having a FOID/CCW card (SB 1342).  Problem is, the FOID card system is so broken most people don't get their cards renewed w/i a 6 month period because of delays.   The CCW law is so convoluted that walking one foot in the wrong direction could them make you an instant felon.

If you think I'm being paranoid, SA Alvarez has openly stated she believes no-one should own a gun. Think her office will be fair and unbiased when it comes to prosecution?  Instead of catching and locking up real criminals, instead the courts will be filled w/ those who didn't see the 'No Guns' sign at their bank or who forgot their license at home.

That's 'Justice'.It's pretty sad when you can forecast just how (not if but when) a law will be abused the the authorities.

Why I Oppose 'Universal Background Check' Laws

Beyond the fact that only .01% of prohibited persons are prosecuted is this...

It will never be 'enough'.  Take a look at this article claiming the usual panacea of UBC's (using BS claims from the Brady Bunch) and how unreasonable, robot-like, and in denial we gun people are for opposing such a common-sense measure. 

Why won't we just 'compromise'? 



In Illinois, we've had UBC's for years in the form of the FOID card.  Yet that hasn't stopped the anti's for pushing for even more.  They fought for years for ALL sales to go through FFL dealers (while at the same time trying to shut down as many FFL's as they could) and finally got a 'voluntary', watered down version following the passage of the CCW bill.  It hasn't stopped them from trying to ban semi-autos, magazines, CCW, etc. It hasn't stopped them from trying to push additional licensing for handguns, registration of all firearms, 'safe storage' or any other myriad of laws they think might stick if they throw it against the wall.

They will never stop trying to pass more so-called 'reasonable', 'common-sense' laws which offer nothing to firearm owners in return and which only effect those who aren't currently criminals to begin with.

I will not give them another nibble of my 'cake' no matter how many blood drenched diatribes they post or how many times I'm called a baby killer by those who choose to give the state total power of life and death.

Not another bite.

The Truth Hurts: Elliot Fineman Enables 'Reasoned Discourse'

Or whoever it is running the NGAC FB page since they seem to be keeping Elliot out of the spotlight following some pretty disastrous interviews.

After years of calling them on their lies/nonsense and showing just how ignorant their supporters are, they went and banned me.  I guess the 'final straw' was remarking on this comment (which has been left up):

So this is what the NGAC endorses w/ their supporters.  Gun control is a mental condition.

Update:  Unsurprisingly, I'm not the only one.  A number of other pro-rights commenters have been blocked/banned and countless posts removed.  Yet more like the one above remain. They are in full RD mode. 

中國陸軍槍支和一頂帽子

Translation: Chinese Army Guns and a Hat

Show is over.  Fair but people are still being tight w/ their spending.  Mostly hats sold w/ a couple of good sized toy purchases. 

I managed to pick up a few goodies. One of the dealers had a pair of Chinese M53 copies of the M44 Mosin-Nagant.

Dated 1955 (top) and 1956 (bottom), they are both is good condition but are absolutely filthy.  Some rust but it's all surface and just covered in crud.  Next weekend I'm going to disassemble them, take some 0000 steel wool to those areas and clean the hell out of all the nooks and crannies and the wood. Follow that up w/ lots of oil and wood preservative should make them look a lot better.

Also found this little gem I traded another hat for:

Chinese PLA 'Mao' cap (modeled by 4thPower Bravo's head) w/ a few baubles pinned on. Neat addition to my Commie gear collection.

Gun Show Weekend, Sullivan, IL

VFW Hall on State Hwy 32 Sullivan IL

Sat: 8AM-5PM
Sun: 9AM-4:30PM

Rigged Study Gets Rigged Results

Two Universities in nations that adamantly support gun control ask if white US gun owners are racist.

You can guess the result even before looking at the headline. 

Racism, Gun Ownership and Gun Control: Biased Attitudes in US Whites May Influence Policy Decisions

Color me shocked. What do you expect from a study that takes this as one of the authors' premises:

The statistics on firearm-related suicides and homicides in the US might reasonably be expected to convince US citizens that action on reducing gun ownership and use would be beneficial to their health.

Of course they're going to promote more gun control.  Anything else would be 'unreasonable' and more like those stupid, cousin' humping rednecks in the US. It gets even better:

Gun-related deaths in the US are a significant public health concern, representing a leading cause of death, and are particularly prevalent from ages 15–54. Attitudes towards guns in many US whites appear to be influenced, like other policy preferences, by illogical racial biases.

Yep, we only like our guns because we hate blacks.

Evidence on the psychological and sociocultural drivers of gun ownership and resistance to strong controls will in turn help inform educational campaigns (e.g., social marketing) that may aid public acceptance of appropriate policies in the interest of the US public’s health, and/or allow policy makers to implement good public health policy. The reinstatement of funding for research on gun control in the US should assist in these research endeavours.

No bias there, eh?  Gun ownership is 'inappropriate' and 'bad'. 

This is the worst kind of junk science out there.

Now take a look at the comments from the NYDN.  The ones supporting 'gun control' are the ones filled w/ hatred, bigotry and biases. 

Help A Gamer; Buy A Game

According to Kickstarter, flash flooding in Austin, TX destroyed Steve Jackson (of Steve Jackson Games) 's house last night. 

Steve is an old school gamer and his company is one of the most hardworking and down-to-earth that I know of.  When I was in the Navy, in response to a request for a catalog, they sent me a box of stuff to entertain me and my shipmates.  The OGRE DE was designed as a loss just to put out a fantastic and loved game.

Go and buy something to help them out.

More E. German Goodies

Just a few little additions to the collection:

AK Mag pouch in Blumentarn and a dosimeter in rain camo (anyone know how to use this?)

Camo is fun.