Autumn
Friday, November 18, 2011
Thanks & Welcome
To my new follower, Basic Humanity. Thank you for joining my humble little blog. I promise to always answer your comments as quickly as possible.
Lots of nice folks hang here...don't be troubled by the smell of gun powder, we're all addicted, and for the most part, all members of the gun culture. Don't worry, it doesn't hurt.
You are now among friends...again, thank you. Please, to all my friends, run over and say hello. Basic, is a new blogger from Great Britain.
Stephen
Lots of nice folks hang here...don't be troubled by the smell of gun powder, we're all addicted, and for the most part, all members of the gun culture. Don't worry, it doesn't hurt.
You are now among friends...again, thank you. Please, to all my friends, run over and say hello. Basic, is a new blogger from Great Britain.
Stephen
Thanks & Welcome
To my 100th follower, Molon Labe.
I promise to always reply to your comments as soon as possible. Please run over and say hello. He's a new blogger and will need all the help we can give him.
Again, thank you and welcome.
You are now among friends.
Stephen
I promise to always reply to your comments as soon as possible. Please run over and say hello. He's a new blogger and will need all the help we can give him.
Again, thank you and welcome.
You are now among friends.
Stephen
Bits & Pieces
Cool and very windy here this morning. I'm into my busy season so entries will begin to be few and far between in the weeks to follow. Please be patient with me; we make hay while the sun shines.
My friend Duke just stepped in for coffee and gab. Reports his mother-in-law has some complications. Hold her in your prayers, please.
Our group meets tomorrow so I'll be sure and take pictures if any situation presents itself for such...never know with a bunch of veterans. I've yet to send my loin clothe to the cleaners. Its a bit grubby....
Gotta run, need to jerk another cup of coffee. You guys should hear the wind here...now, this sounds and feels like Autumn.
Do any of you remember the line etched on Hemingway's grave stone, "For he loved Autumn the best..."
Me too.
Stephen
My friend Duke just stepped in for coffee and gab. Reports his mother-in-law has some complications. Hold her in your prayers, please.
Our group meets tomorrow so I'll be sure and take pictures if any situation presents itself for such...never know with a bunch of veterans. I've yet to send my loin clothe to the cleaners. Its a bit grubby....
Gotta run, need to jerk another cup of coffee. You guys should hear the wind here...now, this sounds and feels like Autumn.
Do any of you remember the line etched on Hemingway's grave stone, "For he loved Autumn the best..."
Me too.
Stephen
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Slings
Not sure what it is about me and slings, but I like them. I don't care if it's a shotgun or rifle I'll have a sling on it sooner or later.
I make my own. It's always during the quiet of the evening. I'll read a while, get antsy, set aside my book or Kindle and reach for my current project. Currently it's the little Rossi that came home with me last week. She needs a sling.
Years ago I began hand knotting survival bracelets from 550 paracord. It keeps my hands busy. So it was an easy step for me to make slings for those weapons of mine tucked away in the safe not fully dressed. I could almost feel their shame, naked as it were...
I've gotten in the habit of sling construction with the first knot attached to the rifle. I'll knot until I've reached the desired length. Some projects take days, even months. I might tie six knots, set the rifle aside and read an hour, grab the rifle and tie twenty more....there's no hurry. It'll get done, eventually.
Pick your nose while I pull up a picture of questionable quality...
As you can see the picture above was taken with my Dingleberry in low light conditions. Anyway, there's the Rossi and my sling. I might, not sure, retie a another layer over this one. The boys out there have named this pattern Cobra. A second tie will result in a (go for it) King Cobra. The single knot shown is sufficient for most applications. Just make sure the length allows you to throw a 'hasty' over your elbow for stable sight alignment. Here we go, another poorly taken photograph.
In process.
Above, an awful shot of my three (or four) year old bracelet I wear daily. I made it from three (as you can see) colors. I guess it holds close to forty or fifty feet of cord. Very useful in a survival situation, think tourniquet, shelter cordage, heck even fishing line if you break down the cords.
If you are interested in this quiet activity of mine run over to Youtube. It's loaded with 'how to's.' Just search survival bracelets and/or paracord. Have fun.
Stephen
I make my own. It's always during the quiet of the evening. I'll read a while, get antsy, set aside my book or Kindle and reach for my current project. Currently it's the little Rossi that came home with me last week. She needs a sling.
Years ago I began hand knotting survival bracelets from 550 paracord. It keeps my hands busy. So it was an easy step for me to make slings for those weapons of mine tucked away in the safe not fully dressed. I could almost feel their shame, naked as it were...
I've gotten in the habit of sling construction with the first knot attached to the rifle. I'll knot until I've reached the desired length. Some projects take days, even months. I might tie six knots, set the rifle aside and read an hour, grab the rifle and tie twenty more....there's no hurry. It'll get done, eventually.
Pick your nose while I pull up a picture of questionable quality...
As you can see the picture above was taken with my Dingleberry in low light conditions. Anyway, there's the Rossi and my sling. I might, not sure, retie a another layer over this one. The boys out there have named this pattern Cobra. A second tie will result in a (go for it) King Cobra. The single knot shown is sufficient for most applications. Just make sure the length allows you to throw a 'hasty' over your elbow for stable sight alignment. Here we go, another poorly taken photograph.
In process.
Above, an awful shot of my three (or four) year old bracelet I wear daily. I made it from three (as you can see) colors. I guess it holds close to forty or fifty feet of cord. Very useful in a survival situation, think tourniquet, shelter cordage, heck even fishing line if you break down the cords.
If you are interested in this quiet activity of mine run over to Youtube. It's loaded with 'how to's.' Just search survival bracelets and/or paracord. Have fun.
Stephen
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