Monday catch-up

Monday, January 07, 2008 Filed in: Blog stuff, Shooting industry, Political Action, Techniques & Training
I usually don't get into politics in this blog (I don't feel it's appropriate to the subject matter I cover.) But, since the future occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue will have a direct impact on 2nd Amendment issues, I'd like to address the upcoming primaries, both "D" and "R". I keep hearing that this election is about "change." Call me a curmudgeon, but I just don't see where shifting from one overspending, big-government candidate to another overspending, big-government candidate is "change."

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Here in the Pacific Northwest, it seems that those who want to "protect and serve" don't handle firearms very well. Just the other day a former Marine and aspiring police officer shot and killed himself at a New Year's Eve party. Though the news accounts played up the "alcohol is involved" angle, in a television interview his girlfriend said that he simply believed that he had unloaded the pistol, and wanted to assuage his guest's fears by putting the gun to his head and pulling the trigger.

Sound familiar? Once again, the problem is that people treat guns they believe to be unloaded differently than those they don't.

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I've been installing Bowen "Rough Country" rear sights on Ruger GP100s for a while, and the clients are very happy with them. The stock Ruger front sight, though, is very indistinct - rounded corners, irregular serrations, and sometimes uneven top surfaces. The Bowen front sight is a great alternative, though pricey - it is an expensive part, and has to be fitted and machined to desired shape. However, if you want the best sight picture possible on a Ruger, it is the way to go.

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It's a new year, and still no Dan Wesson .357 revolvers from CZ-USA. I'm wondering if they're going to show the shop-worn prototype at the SHOT show next month, and once again claim that they're "coming real soon now!"?

-=[ Grant ]=-

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