Another short post, I think.

Well, it's snowing again in the State of Ohio. So far, I've shoveled the driveway twice, tomorrow morning is going to be a pain. I've yet to get new tires on the truck and it really needs them. Ah, procrastination. But all's good, or reaching good.

Recently, my partner and I taught a class for rifle/pistol--nothing fancy, a basic six hour introduction to the art of defensive shooting. I was amazed at how many people we had show up (over 20) and was equally amazed at how many people showed up with high dollar gear and no clue how to use it. Just as many didn't even have their rifles zeroed. To top all of it off, people were showing up in class with Uncle Mikes IWB and carrying magazines on slings, in pockets, and in dump pouches. It was a struggle to get people to stop thinking target shooting and start thinking tactically. We didn't even hit using cover in this class... just too many other issues. Many, many, tried to catch magazines, find ammo in the tall grass and generally reverted to "Cold Range" mentality.

For the first time, I had to refuse to let someone on the range.

The man showed up with a M1 Garand. I have nothing against the M1 mind you, and this was a fine example of the breed, but he knew nothing about the weapon. Nothing. He came with one enbloc clip and a pocket (literally) of assorted .30-06 loads. For those of you unfamiliar with the M1 was designed to fire a specific load, a 147 grain bullet and designated powder charge (which I do not remember right now), because of the operating rod, which is prone to failure at higher bullet weights and powder charges. This guy showed up with everything from the Remington Accelerator rounds to 220 grain soft point hunting loads. Every single load had some kind of blemish on the case or bullet. Needless to say, I refused to let him shoot after explaining the reasons why.

So with that little tidbit in mind, if you take a firearms class, show up with a zeroed rifle, at least five magazines for the rifle, a pistol with a good holster and at least four mags for the pistol. In addition to those items, have good magazine carriers and ammo that works for your firearm. Classes like these are dynamic, stressing course and for good reason; we want you to be able to operate under duress when you have to, not stand and dither as the bullets fly.

Check us out at www.milcopptactical.com

Be safe.

SCHOOLS OUT FOR WINTER

Well, the quarter is over anyway and since my part-time job quest has come to naught, I've been getting some writing done. I've been working on a story I've called, The Mountain; A Prep Story. That's just a working title right now. It's moving along pretty well right now and I hope to get at least a section up a day for the course of the break. It's over on SHTF website; http://www.whenshtf.com/showthread.php?t=18054 as much as I've got so far anyway. If you're bored, jump on over and take a look at it.

That's all I got for now. I had a couple of big posts planned, but you see where I am with those.