We sampled the donuts and coffee, and came away very impressed.
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Luke's American Grille - Gettysburg
Lynne's cousin started a new venture in downtown Gettysburg. Luke's American Grille is just what you might expect, with donuts. In an area with plenty of casual dining competition, it will test the mettle of these fierce entrepreneurs. I hope they are getting more than their share of the region's business and support from our small-business friendly administration.
We sampled the donuts and coffee, and came away very impressed.
We sampled the donuts and coffee, and came away very impressed.
Monday, June 04, 2012
Jellystone RV Park, Natural Bridge VA
Gravel roads, take me home... Virginia on $56 per night. But you do get the use of the pool and putt putt. The plumbing is newer, but some are obviously smoked in. Occupancy is about as low as the pricing would suggest.
Probably a decent place to drop a pack of kids for the week, but I would guess that most would soon bore themselves up to the next level of demands. The visit from Yogi was a very nice touch.
Overall not so enthusiastic from my 67 year-old standpoint.
http://www.campnbr.com/
Probably a decent place to drop a pack of kids for the week, but I would guess that most would soon bore themselves up to the next level of demands. The visit from Yogi was a very nice touch.
Overall not so enthusiastic from my 67 year-old standpoint.
http://www.campnbr.com/
Baileyton RV Park, TN
A delightful quiet little park off I81 in northeast Tennessee. Driving range, fishing pond, extensive picnic grounds, immaculate showers and restrooms. Crushed stone roads and drives, are the only negatives we could find. A perfect after-dinner stop on our way further northeast.
http://www.baileytonrvpark.com/
http://www.baileytonrvpark.com/
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Knoxville Competition
Competing at the Tennessee Volunteer Glock Shootout V. Shooting both a Glock 19 and 26 9mm. The 19 is a compact model on which I have a couple of months experience. The 26 is a subcompact which I have had for only a couple of weeks. I improved a little from May, but still need more work on the plates.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
Cumberland Falls St Pk KY
Turning West off of I75, we filled up in Corbin, only $3.30 per gallon. That was a refreshing 35 cents lower than what we were used to. On to Cumberland Falls, about 15 more miles of very hilly forest road. Quite a few spots available for the first weekend in June, I'd say. Many spots to rent horses and canoes for the adventurous. Very lucky to have an extension cord of 30 amps to reach the outlet on the wrong side of the site.
The major highlight is the weather. We thought it important to get South out from under the rain clouds, and were rewarded with a splendid mix of high puffy clouds, sun and 72 degrees. About as perfect as anyone needs. Kicking back for the rest of the day...
Cumberland Falls State Park, Kentucky
The major highlight is the weather. We thought it important to get South out from under the rain clouds, and were rewarded with a splendid mix of high puffy clouds, sun and 72 degrees. About as perfect as anyone needs. Kicking back for the rest of the day...
Cumberland Falls State Park, Kentucky
Friday, June 01, 2012
London, KY
Morty is on the road again. After a 14 month hiatus healing some torn quad ligaments, we are headed to Niece Julia's graduation in New Hampshire with a stop in Tennessee to compete in our new hobby. We are stopped for the night in London, KY which is a mere 40 miles or so from our old friend Tim, but will come again in a couple of weeks to visit him... So far just asphalt and road food. Perhaps tomorrow's stop in Cumberland Falls will have some interesting pics.
It is something though how hitting the RV road gets my blogging juices flowing...
It is something though how hitting the RV road gets my blogging juices flowing...
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Glock 26 vs Glock 19
Recently picked up a subcompact Glock 26 from a local guy selling on gunlisting.org. This is a fairly mint low-round unit in olive drab that had been a daily carry. Subcompact has its own category in competition thus I could enter two divisions without a barrel change.
Handling the 26 subcompact seems more challenging than its larger counterpart in that there is no gripping surface for your pinkie finger, except for the magazine extension. The actual firing of the gun though is much more alike the 19 than not. Somehow, I am not aware of the smaller grip.
The other big difference ought to be in the shorter barrel and sight radius. In both cases, the results are almost identical to the larger 19 compact -- more than I would have ever expected.
My recommendation if you are trying to decide between the two, the handling and firing are not different enough to notice. So you can base your decision simply on which size would be more useful for you.
Handling the 26 subcompact seems more challenging than its larger counterpart in that there is no gripping surface for your pinkie finger, except for the magazine extension. The actual firing of the gun though is much more alike the 19 than not. Somehow, I am not aware of the smaller grip.
The other big difference ought to be in the shorter barrel and sight radius. In both cases, the results are almost identical to the larger 19 compact -- more than I would have ever expected.
My recommendation if you are trying to decide between the two, the handling and firing are not different enough to notice. So you can base your decision simply on which size would be more useful for you.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Glock 19C vs Glock 19
I wanted to compete in a couple of stages in the nearby Glock shoot-outs, but my 19C was only eligible for the Competition class.
The 19C is a compact 9mm with a ported barrel and slide that shoots a small part of the explosive gasses up, giving a downward force. This compensates for the upward kick caused by the tangential location of the barrel relative to the point of contact with the shooter's grip. Some shooters notice that this produces the side effects of more loud report, muzzle flash, and percussion wave.
It is possible to convert the C model into a plain 19 by acquiring a genuine Glock unported barrel and switching into the slide of the 19C. Almost as soon as I learned that, I came across such a barrel for sale on eBay. I sniped that auction to acquire the piece necessary to allow me to enter the Civilian competition, which also recognized my advancing age as a Super Senior.
Shooting two different configurations at the Dayton competition did give me slightly better results with the C model, but not enough to be statistically significant. So call it a wash as far as being a complete rookie goes.
In my experience, the 19 does have somewhat more recoil than the C model, but in the 9mm calibre, this is not as noticeable as it would be in larger sizes. I feel totally competent with the uncompensated arrangement, and will probably be shooting the ported barrel a lot less. In training especially, handling more recoil is a plus, as is less flash and report...
My recommendation for most newbies: Get the 19C. It is a great first experience. Then you can decide if you want to go in the direction of the second barrel or a second gun. I am completely happy with doing that.
http://us.glock.com/products/model/g19
The 19C is a compact 9mm with a ported barrel and slide that shoots a small part of the explosive gasses up, giving a downward force. This compensates for the upward kick caused by the tangential location of the barrel relative to the point of contact with the shooter's grip. Some shooters notice that this produces the side effects of more loud report, muzzle flash, and percussion wave.
It is possible to convert the C model into a plain 19 by acquiring a genuine Glock unported barrel and switching into the slide of the 19C. Almost as soon as I learned that, I came across such a barrel for sale on eBay. I sniped that auction to acquire the piece necessary to allow me to enter the Civilian competition, which also recognized my advancing age as a Super Senior.
Shooting two different configurations at the Dayton competition did give me slightly better results with the C model, but not enough to be statistically significant. So call it a wash as far as being a complete rookie goes.
In my experience, the 19 does have somewhat more recoil than the C model, but in the 9mm calibre, this is not as noticeable as it would be in larger sizes. I feel totally competent with the uncompensated arrangement, and will probably be shooting the ported barrel a lot less. In training especially, handling more recoil is a plus, as is less flash and report...
My recommendation for most newbies: Get the 19C. It is a great first experience. Then you can decide if you want to go in the direction of the second barrel or a second gun. I am completely happy with doing that.
http://us.glock.com/products/model/g19
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Dayton Competition
Competing at the Tri State Regional Classic II in Dayton. First time ever. Shooting a Glock 19C in two classifications by switching from a ported barrel to a solid one that came from an eBay seller. Need more practice in shooting with adrenalin flowing.
Monday, April 09, 2012
This was a spectacular spring for our Saucer...
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Monday, December 12, 2011
This blows my mind every time I watch it...
Star Size Comparison HD
youtube.com - There are several videos circulating showing a comparison of the largest stars. I like these kind of things, and I wanted to try one myself. Probably because I also watched "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan as a ...
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