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<blockquote data-quote="tRidiot" data-source="post: 3027966" data-attributes="member: 9374"><p>So, picked up a new wheelgun from Glocker, very happy, had to take it out to the range.</p><p></p><p>First time I'd fired my Kel-Tec Sub2000. It's the .40 S&W version, takes Glock mags. It's a fun little gun. I wish the peep aperture was just slightly bigger, we were shooting at steel plates at 100 yards. Probably 6 or 8" plates? Not sure.</p><p></p><p>Here it is:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Random-McRandomness/i-QR8ZbcC/0/e0719f80/L/20170829_172504-L.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I let The Boy have the first few shots, and we got failure to feed on about every 3rd shot for him. I'm not sure why, although I wonder if the SWC or flatnose design of the WWB .40 ammo might have contributed? I don't know, that was the only thing I could think of... here is what the jammed rounds looked like:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Random-McRandomness/i-g4mk4Xq/0/d5fc9a8a/XL/20170829_191519-XL.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>You can see there is a gouge that is pretty significant where it got jammed in the feed mouth. Like I said, this happened about every 3 rounds with my son.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Random-McRandomness/i-FtBSxmd/0/cd8f5189/XL/20170829_172559-XL.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>He had a ball, though. Once I got to shoot, as well as my neighbor, misfeeds were less prominent, but they still happened. I wondered if maybe he wasn't holding it pulled in tight enough, but it still happened with the big guys. Oh, and I think his form is pretty good there, anyways. <img src="/images/smilies/new/clap3.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":clap3:" title="Clap3 :clap3:" data-shortname=":clap3:" /></p><p></p><p>So, what else did we shoot? Well, I put some .357 through my little Taurus snubbie. This was painful. That thing really hurts shooting full-power loads. But the .38 Special I picked up was MUCH more comfortable and much more accurate for me at about 15-20 yards. In the pic above you can see the metal knockdown plates we were shooting at. I'm really pleased with the new setup at our range, they've done a helluva job with it, for sure.<img src="/images/smilies/new/hug3.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bighug:" title="Hug3 :bighug:" data-shortname=":bighug:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>In addition, I picked up a new beast yesterday to go along with the snub:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Random-McRandomness/i-33LmjQF/0/1356dca7/XL/20170829_165538-XL.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>I met up with [USER=916]@Glocker[/USER] (hey dude! <img src="/images/smilies/new/Thumbup3.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumbup3:" title="Thumbup3 :thumbup3:" data-shortname=":thumbup3:" />) and picked up this S&W 629 Classic stainless in .44 magnum. Holy SMOKES, this is a nice gun to shoot! Very accurate, much more comfortable than that little .357, even with full power magnum loads. That thing is a hoot! I love it!</p><p></p><p>Then it was time to come home and celebrate the new acquisition with this:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Random-McRandomness/i-CMFvfVB/0/4e3a3d97/XL/20170829_155050-XL.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>Just a little dry-aged Prime ribeye, cut to a FULL 2", cooked sous vide at 129F for about 2 hours or so, then seared with my Searzall. In the sous vide bath, some fine salt, fresh-cracked black pepper, onion powder and a generous lathering of chopped garlic. In retrospect, I would have gone <strong>SLIGHTLY </strong>lighter on the salt, is all. I was VERY generous, as sous vide tends to dilute out some flavors, so I've found I need to be more aggressive with the seasoning to achieve the desired result. So these steaks were prety damn salt-and-onion-and-garlic-crusted when I bagged them up. But the result...</p><p></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Random-McRandomness/i-z838xLX/0/ae018d28/XL/20170829_195922-XL.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>Like I said... it was literally just a <strong>TINY</strong> bit too salty, really just the first few bites. After that, I just enjoyed the awesomeness. It was incredible. Absolutely <strong>LOVED </strong>it! Then sat out in the cool night air on the back porch with the neighbor for a couple hours, shooting the sh|t and enjoying some Jim Beam Devil's Cut.</p><p></p><p>So that was yesterday's adventure for me - tonight it's back to work, but yesterday was a good day, to be sure.</p><p></p><p><img src="/images/smilies/new/mosh.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":mosh:" title="Mosh :mosh:" data-shortname=":mosh:" /><img src="/images/smilies/new/mosh.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":mosh:" title="Mosh :mosh:" data-shortname=":mosh:" /><img src="/images/smilies/new/mosh.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":mosh:" title="Mosh :mosh:" data-shortname=":mosh:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tRidiot, post: 3027966, member: 9374"] So, picked up a new wheelgun from Glocker, very happy, had to take it out to the range. First time I'd fired my Kel-Tec Sub2000. It's the .40 S&W version, takes Glock mags. It's a fun little gun. I wish the peep aperture was just slightly bigger, we were shooting at steel plates at 100 yards. Probably 6 or 8" plates? Not sure. Here it is: [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/Random-McRandomness/i-QR8ZbcC/0/e0719f80/L/20170829_172504-L.jpg[/IMG] I let The Boy have the first few shots, and we got failure to feed on about every 3rd shot for him. I'm not sure why, although I wonder if the SWC or flatnose design of the WWB .40 ammo might have contributed? I don't know, that was the only thing I could think of... here is what the jammed rounds looked like: [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/Random-McRandomness/i-g4mk4Xq/0/d5fc9a8a/XL/20170829_191519-XL.jpg[/IMG] You can see there is a gouge that is pretty significant where it got jammed in the feed mouth. Like I said, this happened about every 3 rounds with my son. [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/Random-McRandomness/i-FtBSxmd/0/cd8f5189/XL/20170829_172559-XL.jpg[/IMG] He had a ball, though. Once I got to shoot, as well as my neighbor, misfeeds were less prominent, but they still happened. I wondered if maybe he wasn't holding it pulled in tight enough, but it still happened with the big guys. Oh, and I think his form is pretty good there, anyways. :clap3: So, what else did we shoot? Well, I put some .357 through my little Taurus snubbie. This was painful. That thing really hurts shooting full-power loads. But the .38 Special I picked up was MUCH more comfortable and much more accurate for me at about 15-20 yards. In the pic above you can see the metal knockdown plates we were shooting at. I'm really pleased with the new setup at our range, they've done a helluva job with it, for sure.:bighug: In addition, I picked up a new beast yesterday to go along with the snub: [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/Random-McRandomness/i-33LmjQF/0/1356dca7/XL/20170829_165538-XL.jpg[/IMG] I met up with [USER=916]@Glocker[/USER] (hey dude! :thumbup3:) and picked up this S&W 629 Classic stainless in .44 magnum. Holy SMOKES, this is a nice gun to shoot! Very accurate, much more comfortable than that little .357, even with full power magnum loads. That thing is a hoot! I love it! Then it was time to come home and celebrate the new acquisition with this: [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/Random-McRandomness/i-CMFvfVB/0/4e3a3d97/XL/20170829_155050-XL.jpg[/IMG] Just a little dry-aged Prime ribeye, cut to a FULL 2", cooked sous vide at 129F for about 2 hours or so, then seared with my Searzall. In the sous vide bath, some fine salt, fresh-cracked black pepper, onion powder and a generous lathering of chopped garlic. In retrospect, I would have gone [B]SLIGHTLY [/B]lighter on the salt, is all. I was VERY generous, as sous vide tends to dilute out some flavors, so I've found I need to be more aggressive with the seasoning to achieve the desired result. So these steaks were prety damn salt-and-onion-and-garlic-crusted when I bagged them up. But the result... [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/Random-McRandomness/i-z838xLX/0/ae018d28/XL/20170829_195922-XL.jpg[/IMG] Like I said... it was literally just a [B]TINY[/B] bit too salty, really just the first few bites. After that, I just enjoyed the awesomeness. It was incredible. Absolutely [B]LOVED [/B]it! Then sat out in the cool night air on the back porch with the neighbor for a couple hours, shooting the sh|t and enjoying some Jim Beam Devil's Cut. So that was yesterday's adventure for me - tonight it's back to work, but yesterday was a good day, to be sure. :mosh::mosh::mosh: [/QUOTE]
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