Handsome Rob

I rebored a .243 to .358 winchester because I was bored. I TOTALLY understand doing stuff for no reason! Having owned a GSR, albeit in .223, I found that the standard scout setup was more than accurate enough (Leatherwood Hi-Lux 2-7) for my average hunting needs & she accounted for a decent number of hogs before I got bored with it. That left the original peep in place too. Why not just do that?

I can very, very highly recommend the Primary arms, 1-4x24 number (I think it's around $150) I've repeatedly dropped mine, knocked out over, dropped it out of my truck & generally run it unreasonably ragged for a few years on several guns & it has yet to shift zero. It's had several thousand .308, .358, .30-06 & .45-70 rounds passed under it. It's scratched, battered & badly abused & I cannot kill it.

Dumb question.... well, kinda not so much a question as it is a statement really. Pick a sight. Peep or scope. If you mount a scope, I promise you; in your lifetime you're never, ever going to take it off to shoot irons. If you're going to be sticking to hunting within iron sight ranges, put a freaking scope on it because honestly, it's far more accurate. If you wanna shoot a peep, more power to you. Go with God & ignore the scope entirely. I've been in some ri-DICulous situations & have yet to need to remove a scope. Buy good, reliable glass & it'll last you a lifetime. Or run irons & accept that you're probably not going to 12-ring that 200yd critter.

I done did it.... Sig gave us the P365. Then the P365xl. Then the 356 on the xl frame & called it the 365X. Well, I went t'other way. Considering that it's the grip length that makes a pistol more, or less, concealable; I built up an XL slide from parts & installed it, along with a Holosun 507k x2 RDS, on the standard frame. P365L? Recoil & muzzle flip is noticeably reduced, although accuracy hasn't changed at 3,5,7 & 15yds. Not that that's an issue. The 507 is going to take some getting used to. Right now, I'm noticeably quicker on target with irons, but once shooting the dot is much easier to keep on target. Range time definitely needed here. Regardless of name, it suits in an AIWB holster better than the shorter version, has a far nicer 'in hand' balance & all in all, is a far groovier package (that can still take 10, 12 & 15 round mags) If you ever see me selling it, come round & smack me around a bit.....

Yeah, I didn't really speak to him after the incident. It was him that killed the 2 guys. I don't know any details of it, other than it was 2 Indian guys.

I mean, it's a gun forum, right? Everyone's had a boo boo....I know there's ex military & police dudes here so come on, fess up. Who's been shot? Where, how, why & please explain to the uninitiated what it felt like. I'll go first. All of these were accidents (the last was entirely my fault & the shame hurt FAR more than the injury) First: I was 17. Recruited to the British Army long range shooting team & training for the Queens trophy at Bisley. I took a 7.62 ricochet thru my right knee. It bounced off 2 brick walls before it hit me & I honestly don't remember a thing. I heard a bang (I was working targets in the range butts) then woke up in a hospital. Wheel chair for 3 weeks, crutches for another 6, then physio for a couple of months. I remember that it felt like..... well, like I'd been freaking shot. Second was the week after I quit the physio.... my best bud & I were rabbit hunting (we're both 17...) with .22s. We were having a great day, probably had 35 bunnies in the bag. I shot a really good hare & my 'buddy' (foreshadowing...) decided it'd be funny as all get out to make its head explode, just as I'm picking it up. Well, he missed. Put a .22 short through my hand. Literally just got the all clear from the army, medical discharge & all that & my bestest best friend in the world shattered my right hand pinky knuckle, 3 metatarsal bones & my right index finger knuckle. I passed out at the impact, but came to 30 seconds later feeling like a red hot soldering iron had been shoved thru my hand. Stupid thing, the really stupid thing.... is that I didn't tell anyone for 5 days. I was more worried about getting him in trouble than anything else. My hand was black & the size of a cantaloupe when my mum took me to the hospital (I lied & told her I'd hit it on a rusty nail.) The doctors fixed my hand & dug the slug out from next to my thumb. He's just finished serving a 25 year sentence for killing 2 people back in the UK, by the way. Got out in August last year, apparently. Kinda wish I'd known what he was like in '91....... The third (yeah, I know.....) was entirely my own stupid fault. I won't go into details because, well......no. Nothing bad, nothing cagey, I'm frankly just ashamed because this was totally on me. Ar10 (not mine) with which I was very unfamiliar. I had it muzzle up in a truck & decided (because I'm a tit) that muzzle down would be safer (hahahahaaaaaa!) In my infinite wisdom, I decided to invert the rifle & this bit I don't remember. The safety was off. Not a doubt in my mind, I screwed up. 110% my own doing, not an excuse in the world is going to change that. Now...I don't know if my finger was on the trigger, in the trigger guard or not. Maybe the seat organizer of the driver I was sat behind got in there, maybe fate, God, karma....I honestly do not know. But; something hit the trigger. And the recoil made it a double tap. I, frankly, shat myself. Everyone in the vehicle shat themselves. I have never experienced a moment of shame like it & I pray I never do again. To this day, the thought of what happened & more importantly what COULD'VE happened keeps me awake. It's a feeling I cannot shake. Having been shot twice at this point (and shot AT quite a bit. Now that ####'s scary), this instance was hands down THE most terrifying. Because it was me. It was my fault. I screwed up. Royally. Nothing that occurred can be attributed to anything. Anything, but my negligence. So, I drilled 2 (TWO), 150gn .308 soft points BETWEEN MY BIG TOE & THE TOE NEXT TO THE BIG TOE I DONT KNOW WHAT IT'S CALLED DAMMIT DON'T JUDGE ME! An inch in literally 3 out of 4 directions & if have lost, at best, a toe. At worst, literally my entire f'king foot! (Srsly, not exaggerating) Best I can describe the feeling, physically, was like having an anvil dropped on my foot from about 20 feet. However. The pain IMMEDIATELY disappeared once I realized what'd happened and that it was me that'd screwed up. The physical shock, however; the realization of the situation etc.... knocked the ever living tar out of me. I cried. I panicked. I profusely apologized to everyone. I hyperventilated. I tried to make jokes because that's my default "oh....####" setting. I cried a bit more. I finally realized that the only person physically hurt was me & honestly, I might kinda oughtta think about maybe doing something about that. Took off my boot, nothing odd looking. Took off my sock: bloody, but not weirdly shaped. Looked at my hoof....... RIGHT BANG SLAP between the little piggies. I almost. Almost took up religion, sobriety & veganism at that point. There have, been zero negative effects (other than the continuing sleepless nights, guilt & shame) & the skin came back very nicely. Anyone else here as unlucky, foolish or clumsy as me? TL,DR; Robbie's been shot 3 times. It really, really f'king hurts.

Yeah, but to be fair, I'm f'kin loaded..... Not everyone has my insanely Scrooge McDuckian disposable budget* *One or more of these statements may not be 100% true. The rifle in question wasn't mine. I also might've shot myself with it a bit.

You rich elites have a complete disconnect from us working class proles, dontcha?!

https://imgur.com/a/2vfhGnn

We drained & mashed the capping on a screen, then let it sit for about a week (maybe more) I think the capping was from 20 frames & we got about a half gallon of honey by draining. Rendering the mostly drained wax gave us the extra bonus. I've got another 16 frames worth of wax rendering in the oven right now. I'll see how much we get from that. The bees are cleaning up last night's frames as I write this....

https://www.primaryarms.com/primary-arms-1-4x24mm-illuminated-riflescope-pa14x I've got 3 of these on different rifles & not only are they insanely clear, they're also bulletproof. I've dropped, dragged, bumped, knocked & slammed them into all kinds of stupid accidents & not one has lost zero. My .308 knock around gun has had at least 2000 rounds through it & the scope is 100% exactly where I zeroed it. I recommend them to literally anyone who'll listen.

No tlr-7 light option. I've searched high & low and I've not found anyone that makes what I want. I contacted JX Tactical, who make my current holster, and they can offer everything I need, but the light mold. I guess in a year or so it'll be common, but right now the light is too new.

I'm trying to find another AIWB holster for my p365xl. It seems like nobody builds one with an optic cut & molded for a Streamlight tlr-7 sub. Especially a low ride, fat guy friendly, pull-the-dot loop number. Does anyone know of someone local who's up to the task? I'm more than happy to supply the pistol for molding purposes.

This is our first year taking more than just a frame or two (we went from 1 hive to 5 in 4 weeks! Busy swarm season....) & it's amazing to me the change in color, texture & taste in such a short time! We also rendered a couple of pounds of cap wax last time & drew about a half pint of the most amazing, apricot colored honey from that. The stuff we're bottling is totally raw, but the wax honey was heated to 150° & the change is unbelievable! 5 times thicker, much sweeter & more 'honey like'

We just pulled another 10 frames tonight (3-1/2 gallons) that puts this year's harvest total at around 9 gallons. I had to order more frames & foundations tonight, since we've run out! We still have 3 unchecked hives that I'm sure will need emptying soon! It's really cool, bottling up each different harvest as the season goes on. The difference in taste & color is amazing! https://imgur.com/a/M2jBDT7 (EDIT to add..... have I mentioned how much I despise imgur?)

I'm happy to help you..... It's, the non alcoholic version of the 6.5 Manbun. I will laugh & show scorn & derision at every opportunity.

What's your opinion on the 507k? I'm seriously considering one for my 365xl slide (that I STILL need internals for)

Ohhhhhhh my........ The hives are in full flow right now! It was too hot to do any real harvesting today, but she collected 4 frames to make some room & harvested 11 pints of honey! We have around 30 more frames to harvest next weekend. VID_86300520_063544_247.mp4

WARNING!!! FAT GUY BELLY PHOTO BELOW!! How would you rate this 'concealment level'? Is this what would be considered acceptable or is the point of the grip a problem?

Update. I got my JX Tactical Fat Guy holster a couple of days ago. I've been wearing it around the house, farm & at work ever since it arrived. It took a little bit of fenagling to find the best position & angle & a few hours to get used to the new sensation, but I have to say, I 'think' I may have lucked out on my first try! This thing is really comfortable walking, standing, sitting & sitting in my recliner. It doesn't seem to print too badly, even in thin shorts & a normal fitting polyester Tee. Put it this way...Le Wifey has no idea I've been carrying since Saturday. I emailed JX to see if it was compatible with any of the proprietary 'claw fittings, since the only really visible point is the very tip of the grip & I'm waiting to hear back on that.

Damn! I think my go button got stuck!

I swear.....I WILL strike you. Do you want to get striked?! Mrs P. has been pestering for goats for years. I drew the line at ducks. We have ducks. I really drew the line at geese. We have a goose. I was vigorous in my protests about a pig. We have a pig. Goats is the hill I will 'king die on.