Awesome quote. I love that one.

Makes sense to me, which is more than I can say about political correctness. Why is it that a hate crime can only be committed by a white man? Why is my Remington 7400 less of a threat than other semi-automatic rifle? Why are illegal aliens suddenly undocumented workers? Isn't that like calling a drug dealer an undocumented pharmacist? I'd like to see someone pick these questions up by the clean end.

Speaking of L Atwill, whatever happened to him? I used to really enjoy reading his stuff, both with Sports Afield and later with Field and Stream, but he seems to have dropped off the face of the Earth.

Same for Jerome B Robinson. Other than the "Jerry's Tips", we don't hear from him anymore.

Back in the early 1950s, I went to a small summer camp in rural Maine. We were young teenagers of mixed ethnic background, and it was not uncommon for us to address each other by descriptive epithets that today would be considered damaging to self-esteem, if not downright actionable. We all seemed to have survived the ordeal quite happily, and we correspond regularly and get together several times a year to reminisce about "our terrible ordeal." So, my question is, why are kids (and grownups) today such wussies?

There. You see? The Goat knows. He recognises the problem because he is connected to it. He lives it, and he is uniquely positioned to solve it, should he so choose, and to solve it to his complete satisfaction. He has no need of Ms. Pelosi and her absurd emanations. He has paid her her due, which consists of nothing. He possesses both the question and the answer.

I told you Esteban wouldn't call you back. Now look what you've done! He's run away to the hills to to join up with the Contras!

Canadian Sniper in action
kind of disturbing when you realize he's hittin taliban soldiers.
With a 50 BMG

Folks this is not PC here!

http://moonagewebdream.blogs.com/moonage_spacedream/technology/NastyMeds.wmv

A notorious former member of the Hell's Angels bikie gang has been arrested at Melbourne airport and faces charges of extortion, blackmail, and outrages against common norms of fashion sense.

Detectives apprehended Terrence "jimmy" Tognolini at Melbourne Airport on Friday night as he returned to Australia from an overseas trip.

Victoria Police said Tognolini was arrested as part of Operation Mensa, which has been ongoing for four years as part of an effort to restore some sanity to Fashion in Australia. Operation Mensa fashion police also seized a large amount of drugs, outsized implants, men's purses, and other outlandish accessories in a coordinated series of raids across Melbourne and other major Australian cities.

"jimmy"Tognolini, 42, of Coburg North, was instructed to "pull his pants up" and was then remanded to appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Monday.

In February it was reported that jimmy had been expelled from the Hell's Angels bikie gang for appearing in club colours while wearing a pink poodle skirt and carrying a huge burnt-orange leather purse.

http://www.hillary.org/hc/Hillary_Clinton_Forum_1207_chat1.cgi

Jail, eh? Hmmm... speaks volumes, it does. It seems you missed out on a rare opportunity.

The young fellows who "know their way around the equipment", and "pass muster', so to speak, are thrown up on the pillion seat and carried away to an exciting, whirlwind life as a bikie's moll,or "bitch".

It's just one crazy great party from then on, with madcap bikie runs to the beach, the mountains, gang riots, hill-climbs, and keggers, with plenty of bugs and roadkill barbeque thrown in for good measure, along with every kind of illicit drug and distilled spirits known to Humanity.

There is really nothing else quite like it, with the possible exception of being a pirate on the South China Sea or off Africa's lawless coast.
Had you been diligent in getting your vitamin C, you would now be a Beverly Hills poolboy. Of course you'd have to mousse every night on account of the chlorine, but it's a pretty good gig, all in all. Many of the A-list celebs aren't really as sick and twisted as they appear to be on the Carson Show.
It's damned tough keeping up a pleasant conversation with a lady of culture and refinement when your plate is brimming over with elk manure and the unctuous waiter, heedless of your protestations, keeps dishing out more and more of it.

People talk of the rubber chicken circuit, but I tell you there are worse circuits than that, and may Allah preserve you if you find yourself at a formal dinner on the elk manure dinner ciruit.

Once caught up in one of these affairs, one can really do no more than smile and strive to remain pleasant and convivial while fervently praying that the table will collapse and deliver you from the growing mountain of elk manure before you.

Having created this blog I guess you're it's father Dave. Happy Fathers Day! And don't worry the kid will eventually straighten up.

Don't matter how much ya spend on equipment if ya can shoot to begin with ,if these young guys want to shoot heads up with ya it sounds to me like they may loose their shirt !!
But if they want ya to compete against the whole field your screwed !!!
Simple because the guys that are competing are going to have the added advantage of better equipment !!!!!
If it didn't matter about equipment then there wouldn't be new stuff year in and year out !!!
Guys want all the advantages that they get against the same skill shooters !!In general, you're dead on in saying that skill beats technology, though it is to a point.

I win 300 and 600 yard F-Class in the T/R class with my .308 M700P, a rear sock (which is part of my go-to kit), a harris bipod, and the Nightforce glass consistantly, and juggle between 1st and 2nd overall score with a guy who has a decked out target rifle in 6.5x284 and knows how to use it.

The two of us are friends, we chill both on, and off range. One day we just figured we'd shoot 10 round groups with each others rifles on a 100 yard zeroing target. I shot a .55 with my M700 using black hills 175s, and a .26 with his 6.5 using his handloads; he shot a .26 with his rifle and a .55 with mine as well. We both, just screwing around, got two identical .33 5 shot groups with my LRPT. I'd say we're both consistent, and evenly matched. His rifle will win overall in matches if he does his part, irrespective of my ability. When my M700 is back from GAP, I hope to be able to get .20" @ 100 yards with my 155gr Scenar loads.

FWIW, I rarely use a shooting mat and I don't use one at matches.

For your match, I'd say try putting a Tasco Super Sniper (right at $300 price point IIRC, and a decent value) on your M700VLS. Oh, and get in touch with the wind spirits while your at it...

God Bless whoever wrote this. I remember the very first time I heard the phrase "P.C." back in 1994. It made me want to vomit on the person who said it. I knew instantly, in my gut, that it was a very bad thing.