FoxNews is reporting that there was a workplace shooting at The Ohio State University this morning. By law, universities in Ohio are a gun free zone. How could a gun crime such as this occur in a place where there were no guns? Surely no one bent on murder would break that rule. Must all be lies. Impossible. Myth, urban legend, didn't happen. We are all safe where there are no guns after all.

        

Three weeks ago, during the lull in shooting at an Ohio CHL class, the instructor reminded the students that a safety is a mechanical device that can fail. The very next shooter up found out just how true that is when her safety broke and pieces ended up on her arm.

The gun is a SCCY CPX-1 which is basically a Kel-Tec P-11 with a manual safety.



The owner chose this gun for a variety of reasons. First, it is light weight and fits her hand quite well. The edges are all well rounded so snagging is reduced.  Finally, she chose this over the Kel-Tec because it did have a manual safety. She is new to concealed carry and is not quite sure how she will carry. She felt the safety gave her more off-body (read purse) options.




Of course, now her SCCY CPX-1, in effect is a Kel-Tec P-11. 

SCCY says they will ship her the parts to repair. They also offer a conversion kit for $20 if you want to remove the safety. However, since a Kel-Tec P-11 runs about $20 more than the SCCY, if you are wanting to buy one and convert it, then get the Kel-Tec. If you like the idea of the manual safety, the SCCY is an inexpensive carry option.  I thought about picking one up as a truck console gun but I think I would go with the Kel-Tec only because I am not a fan of the safety as my fat fingers tend to apply it when shooting.

        

The first ePostal match of the season is up and running over at Mr. Completely.  I have never entered one and always say I am going to start.  I have at least downloaded and printed the target for this one which is the closest I have come yet.

        

Yup.

Click image for trailer.

        

My reloading equipment is largely Hornady red but I don't discriminate, and as such I have some green and even orange equipment scattered in as well.  One such piece of equipment is a RCBS press mounted APS priming toolCBS press mounted APS priming tool. I use it to prime anything not loaded on the progressive.  I am a fan of the APS strips and would use them on my Hornady L-N-L AP if someone could figure out how.

 


Anyway, I've used the RCBS tool for a dozen years or more and some of the small parts are beginning to wear. I searched over their website to buy replacements but could not find parts anywhere. Finally I emailed RCBS tech support. The parts are on their way, free of charge.  Nice.  These are parts that have worn from extensive use and I was willing to pay a modest fee for them but RCBS replaced them anyway. I do not believe they were failures of "materials or workmanship" as most warranties specify but they stood by them anyway.  It is nice to see a company with that attitude.

Fair and balanced disclaimer: Hornady has always stood by their products as well and have even replaced parts that I broke through misuse and abuse.  I have also heard that the blue company is the same though I don't have any first hand experience.  I don't believe that we are getting good customer service out of one because of the others though if so, then so be it. I think some companies know their customers and client communities and the big reloading companies are an important part of it.

        

Want to add a scope, synthetic stock or bend the bolt on your Moisin-Nagant? CTD has the skinny.

        

SnowflakesInHell is reporting success against the antis at their failed protest of The Shooter Shop in Philly.

Way to go PAFOA.org and all that showed up to help against the nutjobs.

        

The State of Ohio got an F- rating from the Brady Bunch. Way to go Ohio! I hope we can get even lower on their twisted scale next year.

        

I received a confirmation email from Hornady that says my free bullets are shipping. If you are not familiar with Hornady's Free Bullet campaign called "Get Loaded", you should be and they are offering it once again in 2010.  Hornady reloading gear is decently priced (most of the time, I do have this one pseudo-gripe post I am writing....) and top notch quality. The free bullets are just icing on the cake and totally removes any price comparison to other brands.

Last year I bought Dad some 30-30 dies and had until 2/15/10 to get the UPC and receipt mailed in to get 100 free bullets. I just squeaked under the deadline. Dies are $27 and the premium rifle bullets would cost another $21.95 normally. What a deal.

        

The ePostal matches will be slightly different this year in that Cheaper Than Dirt will be presenting a $50 gift certificate to a random entry. I also hope the matches are slightly different in that I actually enter some of them as I say I am going to do every year and don't.  We all applaud CTD's generosity but really it is kind of an investment on their part. I know that I for one if a winner, would end up ordering far more than the value of the gift certificate as I expect any of the recipients will do.


CLARIFICATION: I typed "Hosting" instead of "Sponsoring" in the title. Fixed. Various gun blogs will be hosting the matches. Cheaper than Dirt is providing the gift certificate.

        

        

The following I blatantly stole from perimedik on the Long Island Firearms reloading forum. 

I must post these three disclaimers:

1.  Don't hold me or perimedik responsible if you burn or blow yourself up.

2. I have not tried this yet but intend to give it a whirl.

3. I don't think Hornady One Shot Case Lube sucks.


From perimedik:

        

And that is why we call them the 'Greatest Generation'.

Straddling an open bomb bay at 20,000 feet over Germany and swinging a short-handled fire ax to dislodge a live 250-pound, high-explosive bomb — another heart-stopping day at the office for 19-year-old B17 tail gunner Louis Stamatakos.

        

A pair of hardened criminals were nabbed by brave policemen yesterday when the pair launched missiles at an unmarked police car. The missles were made of hardened H20, a chemical compound found throughout the Midwest and Atlantic Seaboard this week.

Yep, with all the crime going on, the police actually took the time to book two college kids with a felony for throwing snowballs. What heroes for saving us all!

These 'felons' that will have their lives destroyed if convicted, are lucky that they didn't do this up North. We saw what happened in Massachusetts a few years back when citizens threw snowballs at the authorities.

        

After a long hiatus due to work, family, money, building a new house, and whatever else I can blame it on, I finally went back to the reloading bench today.  I finished working up a load for my Dad's .45 Colt and tested it in spite of the snocastrophe.

        

For the first time since 1987, John McCain (Rino) AZ, is facing opposition and he doesn't like it.  In doing what he does best, pissing on the 1st Amendment, McCain has loosed his goons on his Republican opponent to keep him off the airwaves.  Good luck Mr. Hayworth.

Sad Clown

        

If you are active duty military, the NRA would like you to join—for FREE.

        

Charles Daly is out of business. Sad, really. I hate to see a gun company go under.  I bought one of their 1911's in 2003 and it is not bad, especially for an entry level 1911.  I also had wanted one of their new made Hi-Powers just because I never had a Hi-Power. I'll miss their booth at the NRA Convention in Charlotte later this year. I spent some time there at Louisville in 2008.

To all our friends, fans, supporters and consumers of Charles Daly and by extension, KBI products, I regret to inform you that the rumors of our demise are true.

KBI is going out of business and closing its doors, effective today, January 29, 2010.

I don't want to go into each and every detail as to why this has occurred, except to say that there have been a multitude of events over the past five years that have contributed to our current situation.

For those of you with ongoing service requirements please be advised that we are currently negotiating with several companies that will be performing after-sale service of Charles Daly, CD Defense and Jericho firearms. As soon as we have finalized a contract with one of these companies we will post the name, address and contact details of that company on www.CharlesDalyForum.com, so you will know who to contact to obtain service on your KBI firearm.

Again, I wish to thank all of you that have supported our company, Charles Daly and all the other fine firearms that we have sold over the years.. This spells the end of KBI but I imagine it will certainly not mean the end of Charles Daly® and CD Defense™. Look for this excellent brand to resurface in the very near future.

Sincerely,
Michael B. Kassnar, President
K.B.I., Inc.

        

My copy of the Constitution seems to be missing some parts. Like maybe Article 8 or Article 9. You know, the one that says: The office of President shall be empowered to screw around with college football.

Thanks WarOnGuns

        

SnowflakesInHell reports that a silly gun show restriction and an attack on pre-emption not only failed to get out of committee, they were specifically voted down before they ever got to the floor. I'm glad to see common sense continues to thrive in the Old Dominion.