Articles by Herschel Smith

It might be more accurate to do this while the rifle is in a vise.

Dancing around a tree trying to swat a woman.

And then there’s this.

CRAZY NANCY: "Mother Earth gets angry from time to time, and this legislation will help us address all of that."

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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 13, 2022

Mother earth, father fortune and lady luck are all figments of the pagan imagination, no different than motionless totem poles.  There is no such thing as mother earth. Fortune and luck are pagan replacements for God’s providence and sovereignty. They have no causative power at all.

American Rifleman.

This round can launch projectiles weighing between 145 grains to 255 grains at higher velocities for an effective range of around 250 yards. The case is slightly tapered to contribute to positive ejection from bolt-action and semi-automatic rifles alike. Winchester’s initial ammunition options included 150 grain (2,350 f.p.s.), 160 grain (2,225 f.p.s.) and 180 grain (2,100 f.p.s.) hunting loads …

I try to step into sporting goods stores frequently to see what ammunition is for sale and what it’s selling for.  I noticed in the last two I surveyed (just this week) that there were dozens upon dozens of boxes of 350 Legend.  Between the two stores there were multiple hundreds of boxes.

These data points are anecdotal, but they’re still data points nonetheless.  It would seem to me that the 350 Legend has staying power.  I think the thing that has helped it most of all is that the case is designed to fit inside the AR chamber (something like 2.2″).

Making it look very easy.

That bear showed real dexterity and quick movement.

Dean Weingarten has a very informative article up at Ammoland.  He’s always a good read, although I disagree with his seeming exoneration of the NRA in these affairs.  It’s not just that they didn’t stop some of it, they actively participated in it, and failed to stop the worst parts.  Those failures today haunt the firearms community.

I won’t lift any of the article.  In this case it would be bad form since it’s so long and detailed.  But go read his piece.

I will mention that TCJ commenter Sisu mentions this in the comments.

Sen Thomas Dodd (Christopher’s corrupt, demonrat father; another political dynasty) had many roles in government including a stint with the FBI, and was second ranking lawyer at the Nuremberg Trials, it is there where he is said to have obtained and retained a copy of the Nazi’s Gun Control Acts. … Many will recall JPFO translated the Nazi 1938 Act and compared it to US GCA of 1968 proposed by Dodd; they are in all material respects the same legislation.

I didn’t know that.  Thanks to reader Sisu for educating us.

Several weeks ago I wrote to Double Tap and asked when 450 SMC was going to be available again, just as I said I would.  They responded that they were planning a run of it soon.

Reader Ned happened to stumble on this before I did.  They have it in stock now.  They don’t show it under available ammunition.  You’ll have to go to the search bar and type in ‘450 SMC’.

Remember, you’ll need a stronger recoil spring to shoot this ammunition.

I’ve already bought a box for hunting trips.  I recommend that you go to the range and shoot a couple of rounds to get a feel for the additional recoil over .45 ACP.  After that, it’s up to you.  This is expensive ammunition.

F&S.

On Saturday, August 6, two hikers came face to face with a black bear in Jasper National Park, in eastern British Columbia. The bear was only 30 meters away from the hikers when they encountered it on the popular Overlander Trail. One of the hikers fired off their 20-gauge shotgun to try to haze the bear away, but the bruin didn’t retreat. The hiker fired again, this time hitting the bear, which rolled down a creek bank. The hikers immediately left the scene.

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An official told the CBC that a hiker using a loaded firearm in self-defense in the national park was “unprecedented,” adding that the hiker was charged with “several counts” under the Canada National Parks Act. It’s not immediately clear what those charges are and what kind of punishment the hiker may face. Parks Canada typically recommends that people traveling in bear country carry bear spray and know how to use it.

Using a loaded firearm in self-defense in the national park was “unprecedented.”

First, the Canada National Park system has existed since 1885.  I don’t believe him.  I simply do not believe that self defense with a firearm has never occurred in a national park in Canada.

Second, he needs to do a bit of talking to Dean Weingarten if he thinks bear spray is as effective as a large bore handgun, rifle or a shotgun.

But failing that, or simply not caring because they worship the creation rather than the creator, this is what it looks like for a government to wish humans to perish in lieu of animals.

The men are made in God’s image.  The bear is not.  Case closed.

This is an interesting project, and it goes to show that if you’re good with the mechanics, you can shoot any firearm well and accurately, even at distance.

I don’t believe there are many bolt action 45-70 firearms out there.  There are many lever actions, but the single shot tube loading rifles tend to go at auction for high prices.  The demand is so high that even the newer lever action rifles are sometimes sold at auction.

This is likely a one-of-a-kind build.

Source.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Some of the state’s religious leaders are going beyond church policy and asking for action on gun control from lawmakers.

This resolution from the state’s largest African American denomination may seem like it blurs lines of politics and religion, but Dr. CJ Rhodes explains it this way.

“One way you can look at it is this is an act of pastoral care. We shepherd people in our pews and our communities that are impacted by this, not just in terms of their physical well-being but mental, spiritual, [and] social well-being,” described Rhodes, Third Vice President of the General Missionary Baptist State Convention of Mississippi.

The General Missionary Baptist State Convention of Mississippi wants lawmakers to repeal the state’s open carry laws.

“There are a lot of sane gun owners out there,” said Rhodes. “And of course, living in, you know, Jackson, you know, you got to make sure you got something out you sometimes. But the fact of the matter is, so many of our people are being terrorized in our communities. We’ve got to do something about that as well. So, yes, I understand the Second Amendment. I understand, you know, bearing arms, but we also need to make sure that we can ensure that folks feel safe in their communities.”

Regarding the bit in italics, what?  What did he say?  Does he even know?

However, the Mississippi Justice Institute says that’s a complicated request.

“The first problem I see is that these advocates would have in trying to do this is that the Mississippi Constitution, in fact, protects the right to openly carry a firearm,” said MJI Director Aaron Rice.

And right now, there’s not a process for a constitutional amendment to be filed. MJI Director Aaron Rice says the resolution raises a similar concern for him as the Jackson mayor’s attempted order to ban open carry during the pandemic.

“Which is to point out that there’s high violent crime, and then to kind of make a boogeyman of open carry laws and making no attempt to actually link that high rate of violence to the open carry laws,” noted Rice.

They’re fake pastors.  They should be teaching theology to their congregants.  Instead, rather than connecting even a single crime to open carry, they’re out in public making things up, which of course is called lying in the Holy Writ.

Rice is right.  Open carry is protected by the Mississippi constitution according to OpenCarry.org.  Specifically, the constitution says as follows.

The right of every citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person, or property, or in aid of the civil power when thereto legally summoned, shall not be called in question, but the Legislature may regulate or forbid carrying concealed weapons.

Of course I don’t agree with regulating any carry at all, but if we’ve got to throw them a bone until passing constitutional carry, I’d actually prefer this scheme over regulating open carry.

As the saying goes, fine and well-ordered gentlemen openly display their weapons, while criminals hide them.