The Conservative UAW Guy

Just Give Me a Number

2008-07-17T05:27:00.002-04:00

She's rich, so why should she worry?

Pelosi
stands firm against offshore drilling

"We learned the hard way that
oil and water do not mix on our coast," Pelosi told a key committee in 1996 as
she made her case for keeping the ban in place before a Congress then controlled
by Republicans.

How many oil rig spills were there from Katrina? Umm...none?

How high does gasoline have to get before the Democrats will let us drill for oil?
$5 a gallon?

$7?
$10?
$15?
$50?
Or is there no price they can't live with? No amount of lost jobs or cold or starving people that would sway them?

I just want to know what to expect.
So how's about a number, Nancy (and Harry)?

B**ch.

Oh. My. God.

2008-07-11T05:59:00.003-04:00

We're doomed...

Dallas
County officials spar over 'black hole' comment

A special meeting about Dallas County traffic tickets turned tense and bizarre
this afternoon.

County commissioners were discussing problems with the
central collections office that is used to process traffic ticket payments
and handle other paperwork normally done by the JP Courts.

Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that
central collections "has become a black hole" because paperwork reportedly
has become lost in the office.

Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black, interrupted him with a loud
"Excuse me!" He then corrected his colleague, saying the office has become a
"white hole."

That prompted Judge Thomas Jones, who is black, to demand
an apology from Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy.

Mayfield shot back that it was a figure of speech and a science term. A black hole, according to Webster's, is perhaps "the invisible remains of a collapsed star, with an
intense gravitational field from which neither light nor matter can escape."

Maybe it's an object that doesn't let intelligence escape, either.

I hope this post doesn't get me black-balled; that would be a black day.
I wonder if Mexicans get mad when the power companies talk about "brown-outs"?Indians re Red China?
Chinese re yellow-bellied liberals?

I'm worried about the children...

Prayers Please

2008-06-13T19:52:00.003-04:00

Someone dear to me (Denise) has lost her son as the result of a murder in Detroit.
It sickens and saddens me more than I can express.

Please pray for her and her family members, and for her departed son.

ePostal Match

2008-06-09T20:13:00.004-04:00

D'oh!
Here is the (LATE) link to the latest of Mr. Completely's ePostal Pistol match, hosted this month by the charming and well-spoken Sebastian, of Snowflakes In Hell:

Silhuetas Metálicas

I'm pretty sure that's fancy-shmancy for Metal Silhouettes.
Sheesh. Educated people; go figure. ;)

The rules and target are both at the link.

Anyhoo, it looks to be challenging, and then some. I printed out a few targets and wow.
Itty-bitty animals on paper (but no paper tigers).
I'm up for the challenge, though. I mean, losing builds character, right?

So take out a loan, buy some ammo, and make us proud!!

The Weak and the Strong

2008-06-02T05:38:00.000-04:00

Remember these words when you here politicians telling you how it is in your best interests to be disarmed.

In a state of psychological weakness, weapons become a burden for the capitulating side. To defend oneself, one must also be ready to die; there is little such readiness in a society raised in the cult of material well-being. Nothing is left, then, but concessions, attempts to gain time and betrayal. - Alexander Solzhenitsyn

ePostal Results

2008-05-31T13:14:00.000-04:00

Here are the results of May's ePostal contest hosted this month by Manfred of Armes et tir passion.

June's contest is going to be hosted by the always thoughtful and eloquent Sebastian of Snowflakes in Hell.
Get ready!

**Class 1 : rimfire open sights**
Shooter	Gun	Circles	Pins	Total
Mr.Completely	High Standard .22	43	40	83
Bill (10yards)	Ruger Mark I .22 6"	35	42	77
Bill H	High Standard .22	23	30	53
Danno	Ruger 22/45	30	15	45

**Class 2 : rimfire optic sights**
Shooter	Gun	Circles	Pins	Total
Mr.Completely	High Standard .22 + reddot	49	50	99 !
Manfred	Colt .22 Target 2xreddot	46	50	96
Kee Wee	High Standard .22 + reddot	44	45	89
Conservative UAW Guy	M107 .22 Ultradot Match	44	45	89
Bety	Colt .22 Target 2xreddot	36	45	81

**Class 3 : centerfire open sights**
Shooter	Gun	Circles	Pins	Total
Ahab	Remington 1858 .45 Colt	46	50	96
Ahab	S&W 1937 .45 ACP	45	45	90
Wyatt Earp	Uberti 1875 .45 Colt	45	35	77
Manfred	HK Mark23 .45 ACP	46	30	76
Torpedo	Tanfoglio .40S&W	40	33	73
Bill	Cz Vz82 9.18 Makarov	30	42	72
Bill	Rossi .357 Bullseye 6"	35	31	66
Bill H	S&W 19 .38Special	31	15	46
Bill H	Glock 27 .40S&W	33	6	39

Sweet

2008-05-30T05:13:00.000-04:00

I wasn't really planning on buying a new car, but...

A

This is a real add from Max Motors in Butler, Missouri. (Click add to largify.)
Also check out his Guns and Gas site, and some of the hilarious (and ignorant and hateful) comments.

Strap in and lock-and-load!

Transcending Gay

2008-05-29T16:19:00.003-04:00

And I thought the giant truck testicles were gay.

La Scala to stage Gore's 'Inconvenient Truth'

MILAN, Italy (AP) - First it was the film and the book. Now the next stop for Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" is opera.

La Scala officials say the Italian composer Giorgio Battistelli has been commissioned to produce an opera on the international multiformat hit for the 2011 season at the Milan opera house.

Wow. A science-fiction opera.
And WTF? I thought La Scala was an opera house, not a bath house.

We really are doomed, aren't we?

Beyond that, I'm speechless...

Thoughts From the Nuge...

2008-05-27T05:26:00.000-04:00

"If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective."
- Ted Nugent

Dang! So are mine!!

Memorial Day

2008-05-26T11:54:00.003-04:00

Thank you Vets, past and present.

We remember.

The Only Logical Conclusion

2008-05-20T22:35:00.005-04:00

I've had a change of heart.
And I'm big enough to admit when I'm wrong.

~~Taxpayers~~ Government should help those who are disadvantaged.
Seriously, dude.

And there is a very large group of people who need help right now.
Lets face it: High gas prices disproportionally affect pickup truck, high-performance car and SUV drivers.
Our household personally has an SUV, a pickup, a midsize car, and a 400HP Backupmobile.
So lets buck up and help those in need.

The people who are getting the sweetest deal out of these high fuel prices are the car-less. (And I reckon the homeless, as they don't have to pay propane, fuel oil, electric or gas bills.)

So anyhoo, cash is good, but I'd settle for a prepaid debit/gas card.

Write your congressman right now!! I need to fill up tomorrow!!!

Thank you for your support of the whiny and gravely impacted.

Update: As the high cost of everything has impacted my ~~freedom~~ ~~fun~~ ~~anti-UN~~ necessary firearms budget, I will also accept firearms, accessories and ammo in lieu of fuel or fuel credits...

Puh-Lease

2008-05-15T20:44:00.006-04:00

An open letter to a tard:

Dear Dude,

The huge testicles on the trailer hitch on your pickup truck ARE NOT COOL.
Seriously. And I'm plenty redneck, believe me.

They're tacky, base, and give the impression you're immature...or...lacking.
Let's be perfectly honest - they're kind of gay. I mean, c'mon, you can get them in "Big Boy Style".

If you are a regular visitor to this site, and you have truck ba##s, no offense.
I'm just telling you what your friends and relatives aren't.
You're welcome.

Sincerely,

jimmyb

I don't know, maybe he's from the south.
Just kidding about the south thing, I'm drinking and talking to Nate on another site...

Now THAT'S a Service Rep!

2008-05-14T21:51:00.000-04:00

I ordered 200 rounds of 44 Magnum brass (to go with the old 629 and the new 1894 Marlin!) from Midway USA. I like Midway, they have decent prices, good sale prices, and a large selection of almost anything gun/hunting/reloading that one could need.

Well, they had Starline brass on sale, and when I got my order, it was 9 pieces short! Grrrr.

So I called Midway's customer service number (located conveniently on the invoice). I was on hold about 4.7 seconds, and then was connected to a customer service representative. Wow.

That was fast!!

And the kicker? He was an English-speaking customer service rep!!
With an Amurican name: Don.

I told Don of my plight, and he was very understanding and polite. He asked me to wait a moment while he accessed the proper information on his computer.
While he's looking, I politely enquire if it would behoove me to yell and curse, to help expedite matters.

His equally polite response was, no; it was neither necessary nor helpful.
I told him I didn't figure it would be, but I always try to help out those helping me!

Don puts me on hold for about 6.3 seconds, and them comes back and instead of saying, I'll send you nine pieces of brass, he says, "How about I sell you 100 more pieces for half price, with no shipping costs?"

Uhhhh...more rounds? Whatever shall I do?
Heh.

So, here I call up to b**ch about their service, and instead I give them more of my money.
And happily.

That is some serious customer service. Make the customer happy, get more of his money.

Thanks, Don. And thanks Midway.

You both rock.

In other news, Graf and Sons (whom I like very much as well) sent 100 of 100 pieces of 7.5 Swiss brass, so I can't call them and see if I could get the same deal.

I counted them twice.
Dang.

When Do Tickets Go On Sale?

2008-05-13T05:36:00.000-04:00

To paraphrase Cartman:

"Vox has warped my fragile little mine!"

Re: The new Sex and the ~~Hippies~~ City movie -

Stake the undead!

Don't get me wrong, I would have loved to write the script for the big move to the big screen. Two-thirds of the way through, after the usual montage of tiresome romance, relationship babble in expensive restaurants and designer retail therapy, the four aging ghouls would be revealed to be vampires. That's right, the perfect blending of the Sexually Empowered '90s Woman and Dark Romance! And after two hours of this excruciating sensory torture, what man wouldn't pay to see a grand finale of the Unsexiest Woman Alive thrashing around screaming and spraying blood all over the place with a wooden stake hammered through her chest?

Heck, I'd buy tickets AND pre-order the DVD!

Conventional Wisdom?

2008-05-12T05:27:00.002-04:00

According to this guy, the conventional wisdom holds true.

45's rule.

At least when reviewing things in real-life (and death)applications.
Go give the article a read, the information is anecdotal as you'll note, but still a very interesting read.

I like this quote:

Terminal Ballistics as Viewed in a Morgue

As for me, I'll take a slow-moving .45 to a gun fight any day. I absolutely despise a 9mm for defensive situations (yes, they will eventually kill but often not quickly enough to prevent the BG (bad guy) from doing you in first)and the .380 as well.

I don't know if I despise a 9mm, but it would not be my first choice, that is for sure.

45 ACP - Slow and heavy. The Teddy Kennedy of pistol rounds, at least from a physics standpoint. And a proven bad guy stopper.

I guess I'm just old-school. I like that late-1800's/early 1900's design. It has withstood the test of time, albeit with some modifications, but has remained basically the same gun it has been for the last 100 years or so.

Real Conversation and the Next ePostal Contest

2008-05-05T14:54:00.003-04:00

The next of Mr. Completely's ePostal contest is up over at the internationally know Armes et tir passion.

The contest rules, targets and such can be found here: ePostal match: Pin Shooting Training
(no passport needed, yet!). Manfred is the one calling the shots; It looks to be a challenging one, so we shall see what happens.

This reminds me of a conversation at the pistol club this evening:
One of our premier, top shelf, dedicated shooter's was not at the range tonight.

Dialogue was as follows (approximately):
K: Where's J.
L: He can't make it tonight, he has a bridge game to go to.
CUG: Forgo your weekly shooting with the guys to play bridge... (a litlle loudly) Well THAT doesn't sound gay at all.

Wait till I see him... ;)

And don't forget to join the contest, folks. Time to topple them: ePostal match: Pin Shooting Training

ePostal Results

2008-04-30T20:02:00.010-04:00

At last, here are the results of Mr. Completely's April ePostal Contest: Don't Abduct Me, Bro!.
Sorry it took so long.

Name	Firearm	Caliber	1 Hand	2 Hand	Total
			Score	Score	Score

Class One - Rimfire Open Sights

Name	Firearm	Caliber	1 Hand	2 Hand	Total
Billl	Ruger MK I	22 LR	11	9	20
Thor	CZ75 Cadet	22 LR	8	9	17
Merle	Ruger super single six	22 LR	7	6	13

Class 2 - Rimfire with Optics

Name	Firearm	Caliber	1 Hand	2 Hand	Total
jimmyb	High Standard	22 LR	11	19	30
Mr. Completely	High Standard	22 LR	7	11	18
Merle	Ruger Mark 2	22 LR	7	8	15

Class 3 -Centerfire Open Sights

Name	Firearm	Caliber	1 Hand	2 Hand	Total
Leon	CZ SP-01	9mm	11	15	26
Manfred	H&K Mark 23	45 ACP	11	8	19
BillH	Glock 27	45 ACP	10	8	18
Thor	Springfield XD	45 ACP	6	10	16
Merle	Enfield 5" Revolver	380/200	9	5	14
KD5NRH	Ruger Blackhawk	357 Mag	6	8	14


Class 4 -Centerfire with Optics

Name	Firearm	Caliber	1 Hand	2 Hand	Total
jimmyb	Colt 1911	45 ACP	10	10	20
Merle	Dan Wesson revolver	357 mag	9	8	17

Class 5 - Other

Name	Firearm	Caliber	1 Hand	2 Hand	Total
Robert M.	Pietta Rem 1858	45	8	5	13
	Black powder, open sights

Notes of interest:

Merle shot all 4 classes - THAT is dedication!

Robert M. is an 18 year old libertarian (and Ron Paul supporter!). It's great to see young shooters, especially ones with cool revolvers! Go take out a young and/or new shooter this month; you'll both enjoy it, and it will help preserve our rights and heritage...

KD5NRH shot his targets while standing in a brier patch. That is dedication, too!!

Leon and Manfred are both blogger/shooters from France, and make Mr. C's ePostal contest an international event!!

Thor began shooting again a couple of months ago, after a 25 yr hiatus. And he did a dang fine job, too. Make sure to keep shooting, Thor; 25 years is too long!

Billl tells us the following:

"Saturday at the range it was 25 deg, 30 mph winds, blowing dust and dirt mixed with snow.
Today at the range it was 72 deg, 5mph winds, slightly overcast.
Springtime in the rockies. Took my daughter along, had great fun."

Sounds like good times (except for the wind). :)

And finally, I shot a perfect score on my two handed rimfire! Yay!! A rarity, to be sure.

Thanks to all the shooters for participating in the contest, and don't forget to enter the next contest (which should be announced soon(, hosted by our friends across the way at Armes et tir passion.

FYI

2008-04-28T11:04:00.002-04:00

Two notes:

1. This is the last day for the ePostal Contest: Don't Abduct Me, Bro!

2. If you attempt to energize a 3000KVA transformer by throwing in the 13,800 volt switch connected to it, and you hear a big shotgun type bang; that's bad.

Don't Forget the ePostal Contest!

2008-04-25T20:19:00.003-04:00

This is the last weekend you have to shoot the ePostal contest!!

The deadline is 11:59:59 PM, Monday April 28th.

Details are here: ePostal Contest: Don't Abduct Me, Bro!

Necessary items: Guns, ammo, targets, good safety awareness and habits, and a thirst for fun (and a thirst for freedom doesn't hurt, either).

Now go hit it this weekend (or Monday!).

We're Number 2! We're Number 2!

2008-04-24T05:13:00.000-04:00

GM is now the number 2 automaker in the world (at least for this past quarter).

And GM's managed to modify its market share from %30.2, down to %22.1 in just 5 years!

Nice job, Mr. Wagoner.
Make sure you give yourself a nice bonus for a job well done.

PS - Dear GM Board:
I can lose you market share and I'll only charge you 1/4 of Rick's salary!!

I will await your call...

Annoying and Yet Catchy at the Same Time

2008-04-20T13:32:00.005-04:00

So like, there was this guy who told me guns kill people and they should be illegal, and I was all like, Yeah WHATEVER!

H/T to Vox, who has an eclectic taste in music.

Let's Get to It

2008-04-13T09:59:00.006-04:00

Good news, if it weren't for tree-huggers and price manipulation.

Massive Oil Deposit Could Increase US reserves by 10x

America is sitting on top of a super massive 200 billion barrel Oil Field that could potentially make America Energy Independent and until now has largely gone unnoticed.

The US imported about 14 million barrels of Oil per day in 2007 , which means US consumers sent about $340 Billion Dollars over seas building palaces in Dubai and propping up unfriendly regimes around the World, if 200 billion barrels of oil at $90 a barrel are recovered in the high plains the added wealth to the US economy would be $18 Trillion Dollars which would go a long way in stabilizing the US trade deficit and could cut the cost of oil in half in the long run.

Why do I get the feeling nothing will come of this?
You know Alaskans get a check every year for their oil. Can we do that here on the mainland?

You Ever

2008-04-09T08:17:00.002-04:00

just get in one of those moods?
The Terminator II and classic Guns and Roses.
Great song from a great movie.

Heh.
It doesn't get much better than that.

A Giant Passes

2008-04-06T17:03:00.006-04:00

Friend of the Second Amendment.
Friend of America.

Charlton Heston is no more on this earth.

Thank you for putting a face (and voice, for that matter!) on gun owners that people could love, admire, and trust.
If you can't trust Detective Robert Thorn, Colonel George Taylor, and Moses, then who the heck can you trust?

And let's face it; Chuck was just plain cool. And classy.

You will be missed, sir.
God bless you and your family.

Now, go buy a gun or two to honor his memory.
Or more...

ePostal Contest: Don't Abduct Me, Bro!

2008-04-04T21:30:00.020-04:00

Ok kids; here it is - the second ePostal contest of the season.

Here's the theme -
Aliens want to abduct you!

And do... stuff... to you.

Your mission is to stop them.
You know, from doing... stuff.

(Target courtesy of The Glock FAQ)
But of course, life is never simple...
So here are the rules (any similarity to Mr. C's rules is purely because I blatantly plagiarized them):

For every entry, you will need to shoot two targets, each printed out on a single 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. Download the target here (it's a PDF file, so you'll need the free Adobe Reader):

ePostal Target - Aliens II

DISTANCE: All Classes: 25 feet, or 10 yards, which ever is available to you.

PROCEDURE:
First Target: 10 shots, offhand, standing, unsupported, 1 or 2 hands, your choice (three hands allowed if you're an alien).

Second Target: 10 shots, offhand, standing, unsupported, 1 hand only, left, right, or middle hand - your choice! (NOW you remember me, don't you??!!)

The targets must be shot in pairs. You cannot shoot several target #1's, then shoot several target #2's and put together the best two. You can only submit one target pair per shooter/gun. You can shoot multiple entries, however, with different firearms.

You can shoot the match more than once if you don't like your score and want to try again, but remember to shoot the targets in sets.

SCORING: 10 shots per target, for a total of 20 shots per entry.
Touching any object once will score.
There are 7 large objects in a circular configuration in the center of the target (six aliens and a ship) -

These large objects are worth 1 point each.

There is also a row of small spaceships on the top (5) and bottom (4) of the target.
These small objects are worth 2 points each.

Only one hit per object allowed. Multiple hits on a single object will only score once.

A perfect set will render a score of 38 points (2 X 9 ships, plus 1 alien or the 1 big ship = 19 points per target). This may take a little strategery, depending on what you're shooting.

Mark your individual scores for each target, target #1 total score, target #2 total score, the total score for both targets combined, and the name you want to use when listed in the results all on target #1 with a legible felt pen, along with the class and type of gun used.

Don't write your name on the target, only the name you want to appear in the results.
Email the results to me at cugblog AT msn DOT com.

CLASSES:
CLASS ONE: Rimfire - Iron Sight. Any rimfire handgun with no more than a 12" barrel. Optical sights such as red dots, lasers, or scopes are not allowed.

CLASS TWO: Rimfire - Optic Sight. Any rimfire handgun with no more than a 12" barrel. Red dots sights, lasers, or scopes can be used.

CLASS THREE: Centerfire - Iron Sight. Any centerfire handgun with no more than a 12" barrel. Optical sights such as red dots, lasers, or scopes are not allowed.

CLASS FOUR: Centerfire - Optic Sight. Any centerfire handgun with no more than a 12" barrel. Red dots sights, lasers, or scopes can be used.

CLASS FIVE: Other stuff - BB, pellet, arrows, slingshots... Let me know, but no shotguns.

ALTERNATE ENTRIES: If for whatever reason you cannot shoot the match in the manner described, shoot it anyway and send in your entry, but be sure to tell me what you did so I can include that info in the results.

MULTIPLE ENTRIES: You can enter more than once, in fact, it is encouraged. Shoot everything you own, and everything you can borrow! Take a buddy to the range, get him entered, then borrow his gun and enter that! The only restriction is that a shooter can only enter once for any given gun.

Different calibers in the same gun count as one gun. For example, .38SPL and .357MAG are considered as one, as would be .44SPL and .44MAG. Different guns of the same caliber and barrel length can be entered. A .22 conversion on a .45 frame counts as a second gun, so you can take off the conversion and shoot the .45 too.

PRIZES: My complete respect and adoration, as well as the respect of shooters (literally) across the globe, as well as a kudos on my site, which is read by
~~millions of~~
~~thousands of~~
~~hundreds of~~
~~tens of~~
some people every day.

SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY: Take a digital photo of (or scan) your targets, and email the image(s), along with:

1. Your score for target #1, target #2, and your total target score.

2. The name you want to be used when we post the results.

3. Gun description - Brand, model, semi-auto, revolver, caliber, barrel length, and type of sights.

4. Class:
Class One - Rimfire Iron Sight
Class Two - Rimfire Optical Sight
Class Three - Centerfire Iron sight
Class Four - Centerfire Optical sight.

5. Anything interesting or unique about your entry that other shooters might enjoy hearing about.

6. Hot stock tips.

And if you're not quite motivated yet, here is a video of Joe Satriani playing "Surfing with the Alien" live, to get you going.
Wow.

Sweeeeeet.

See you at the range.
Have fun, and be safe! :)