Hot Brass 6

3 Note from the President
5 Offhand Shots from the Editor

In This Issue
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28 My Persimmon Gun
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A Note from the President . . .
Gene Kelly,
President, GCA
I am working on something brand new for GunTech DVD magazine that may
end up as a series on Cable TV, but either way, if you are a Silver member of
the GCA you will have the very first look! Its called . . .
GunWorks
How they are made and the people who make them
An insiders look at firearms manufacturers around the world.
We currently have an agreement with a major cable company to produce the
very first show which will be the pilot program. The pilot will be filmed in the
USA and we are considering a number of different companies to profile. We
are looking at companies from small one man shops to major brands. If you
have a favorite company that you would like to be considered, please let us
know. Email Jack Landis, the GunTech/GCA Connection Editor with the
information at jlandis@americangunsmith.com
We will be doing the pilot in July 2012. In the fall my son Jacob and I will be
traveling throughout Europe meeting with manufacturers and interviewing
them as candidates to be featured in the series. We will spend approximately
ten weeks canvassing Europe as we develop the background for the 13
episode series. We expect to start filming in the Spring of 2013.
The goal is to unite all people who appreciate firearms by showing the
processes through which they are made and revealing what kind of person it
takes to design, build, and market these guns.
But we wont be out of touch with you and I promise that our Silver Members
will get the early peek at what we are doing. Many of the interviews and
product reviews will be available ONLY to our Silver Members. As we travel,
we will be filming some interviews and other interesting material that will be
available exclusively in GunTech DVD Magazine. You will not want to miss a
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Meet me in St. Louis
The 2012 NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits were in St. Louis this year again,
which is a great venue. The attendance was 73,740, breaking the previous
record, with over 500 exhibitors. This time, Bob Dunlap and Ken Brooks,
American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI) instructors, accompanied the group.
We loved having them along, plus Gary Brooks; AGI students came by to talk
to Bob and Ken, some of whom have only previously heard and watched
them on the DVD gunsmithing classes, D&Rs (disassembly and reassembly of
specific firearms), and in GunTech, our
monthly DVD video magazine.
One of our GCA members, Bill Barclay,
decided he was going to take it upon himself
to educate us on St. Louis barbecue. Did he
ever! We drove west from the convention
center about 40 minutes to a little place
called Company B Barbecue. Yep, melt in
your mouth ribs. Those who didnt come
along sniffled the next day after savoring a
few ribs we kindly brought back for
them. Thanks Bill!
It was definitely a highlight of the trip!
Bill engaged in what the Gun Club of
America is about and striving to be:
people taking someone else in under
their wing, having fun and fellowship.
He topped off the trip by helping out
when it got busy in the booth, and
then said hey, I will be here to take
you to the airport. Two thumbs
up to you, Bill!
I need to make a correction for Ken Brooks . . . somehow I said he went
through the Lassen Gunsmithing Program in 1998 and it should have been
1988. Sorry, Kenny, apparently I thought you were younger . . . If you picked
up a copy of Hot Brass at NRA, you may have seen his handwritten correc-
tions for he occasionally picked up a pen and tried to singlehandedly set the
record straight during slow times at the booth . . . there wasnt much of that.

Offhand Shots
from the Editor
By Lene Landis, Hot Brass Editor
Ken Brooks and Bob Dunlap meet GCA member
Bill Barclay, center. Bill definitely took the whole GCA
motto to heart: Fun, Education, Fellowship and Savings!
Ken Brooks, Bob Dunlap and AGI Professional
Gunsmithing student Naomi Degraff share stories.
I have a project which I am doing for the next issue of Hot Brass: I am
watching the AGI DVD course, Building the Custom Ruger 10/22 to see if I can
build one myself. If anyone had told me I would think that thought, say 10
years ago, I would have laughed heartily. But since I saw some of the prepara-
tion for the video, with Jack and cameraman Robert building about 17 species
for the shoot to show the many options available, I thought I can do this.
Now, it may be sort of like watching Deadliest Catch and thinking you know
how to haul up crab pots, but I am giving it a go. Lets face it, I can get
tutored since (full disclosure here) I know Jack! But, if I run into trouble, Im
reporting it. The idea started at the beginning of the year, and I have been
picking up parts since SHOT Show and again at NRA.
I started out at SHOT Show . . . I told Kurt
Maus, from Boyds Gunstocks, I wanted a
photo of him handing the stock to me. We
bought the stock earlier but Jack got ahold
of it and built a display gun. Well, this
particular stock is mine, and I wanted to get
a picture with Kurt. They put a GCA logo
on this baby. (By the way, their charge for
doing a custom logo is a significant bargain!) I cannot tell you how many
gunstocks we have purchased from them personally, but we have a lot of
family members! Boyds Gunstocks is based in South Dakota; their customer
service is exemplary and I think their stocks are fantastic. So, I guess Jack will
have to take the current rifle apart, because I need my stock back. How can
you know that I wont pretend I made this rifle? Hah! First of all, I wouldnt
do that. Second of all, mine has a gorgeous red receiver, trigger housing and
underlever.
Here is what I have to make this Super Duper rifle, as I mentioned, using the
AGI video: I have a red Tactical Innovations trigger housing, red receiver, and
silver trigger; an underlever mag release from Tactical Solutions, also silver.
A bolt handle spring and guide rods from Superior Concepts, and a Ruger
bolt, which is headspaced, squared, and jeweled by Connecticut Precision
Chambering. I have a stainless fluted target barrel from Green Mountain;
a hammer, sear, and disconnector shims, from Volquartsen, and frosting! I also
have a multi-reticle red dot sight from TruGlo.
I am also going to use a custom Ruger tool, made by Real
Avid, which I want to do a product review on. See how
you can combine tasks when you have 45 things to do
all at once?
In the meantime, we are getting ready to go to GunStockwait,
aaacckkk! I have a 24" Ammo-Up brass picker upper in my living
room, which we are going to do a product review on at the event . . . that
seems like a good place to determine how it works because there will be a lot
of brass over three days! Especially, when you count machine guns . . . and
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Kurt Maus from Boyd's Gunstocks hands Lene her
stock to start building her own Custom Ruger 10/22!
Do you know the difference between a muzzle brake and a flash suppressor?
They are both threaded onto the end of a barrel, so they may look the same.
A muzzle brake directs the gases to the side
or rear to reduce the recoil of the jet engine
effect of shooting on the barrel. The slots
are lateralcircling the brake.
The flash suppressor redirects the gases to the
side resulting in a star effect rather than a long
flash. It has minor effect on recoil because the
pressure is reduced, but it was designed to
suppress the flash at night for combat troops.
The slots are longitudinal.
why, you say, is it in my living room? `Cause thats where it got delivered . . .
my motto: If Im responsible for it, I am going to make sure I have it and it
gets there . . . hhmmm, I should figure out who will use it to pick up all that
brass for the GunTech video . . . how about Kenny? And Jack.
Heres some late breaking news . . . S.W.O.R.D. International, which stands
for Special Warfare Operation Research and Development, is donating a gas
piston operated SWAT Carbine for GunStocks raffle/auction benefitting The
Pathway Home. This is a residential treatment home for veterans of Iraq and
Afghanistan who have had Traumatic Brain Injury and suffer from Post
Traumatic Stress.
This generous donation was a surprise, yet it should not have been,
for this is a veteran owned small business, 100% manufactured in the USA,
which supports the Wounded Warrior Project and the Special Operations
Warrior Foundation. As you might guess, S.W.O.R.D.s Founder and Director
of R&D, Jeremy A. Elrod, served in the 2nd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger
Regiment including in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The companys ultimate goal is to put world class weapons systems in the
hands of military, law enforcement, and civilians. His motivation? Poor
equipment in the hands of he and his fellow soldiers. What a powerful
testament to American ingenuity and making things right.
Rangers Lead the Way!
REMEMBER: E-mail me your projects, your stories, your photos, and your
camp songs: Lenee@gunclubofamerica.com
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M-16 "Bird Cage" style
flash suppressor,
note longitudinal ports
Holland "Quick Discharge" muzzle brake, note vertical
ports on sides and top ports to reduce muzzle climb
Whats the
Difference?
The Shooting Sports
The goal of the Gun Club of America is to help our members have MORE
FUN with their guns and meet others with the same intent. Each issue we
introduce you to some new or interesting aspect of the shooting sports.
This month we show you where to become a rifle marksman . . .
Article and photos by Lene Landis
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What do Joshua Streiff of
Indiana and Eric McCabe of
Florida have in common?
They are both volunteers for
Project Appleseed, a 501(c)3
non-profit organization,
headquartered in
North Carolina. We talked
to them at the NRA show
recently in St. Louis, and
give you an overview of
the program here.
If youve ever wanted to learn to shoot a rifle and pass the adapted Army
qualification test, plus get a Rifle Marksmanship badge, heres your chance.
The two day classes teach people how to be a rifleman, using the traditional
rifle marksmanship skills in the standing, sitting and prone positions. You
shoot a standard rifle with iron sights, and learn a bit about the history of how
this country began.
Joshua and Eric donate a lot of time to this mission as do many others.
Project Appleseed is all volunteer and is in almost every state. You can check
their schedule in your area by going to appleseedinfo.org, where the first
entry under the Appleseed menu is schedule.
This program is free for active military, reserves, National Guard, and peace
officers. The cost for men is $70 for the 2 day program, $10 for women (to
encourage them to learn to shoot) and $5 for kids under 21. They do this rain
or shine.
The Revolutionary War Veterans Association (RWVA) is the force behind
Project Appleseed, so named, as you might guess, for Johnny Appleseed
whose mission was to untiringly plant seeds so trees would grow and bear
fruit.
The RWVA promotes civic responsibility and an awareness and appreciation
for our early heritage. They want to promote citizenship, "the great middle
Project Appleseed
Eric McCabe at NRA Joshua Streiff at NRA
The Shooting Sports
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ground between subjugation on one hand and
bloody warfare on the other," which were the only
two choices during the Revolutionary War. Nope,
there are no politics here.
The program has produced some amazing
marksmen. Take Kateshe is a teenager, who
attended, subsequently became an instructor, and
now sits on the city council in Indiana. Joshuas 8 year old daughter can hit
an 8" plate dead center at 200 yards.
This is where it started, the night of April 18, 1775,
after King George III notified the Massachusetts
Royal Governor that he was sending troops to
contain the people and destroy the military stores.
The church sexton climbed the steeple at the old
North Church and swung two lanterns to fulfill the
code of One if by land, two if by sea to let the
people know the British troops were coming by sea.
Paul Revere and William Dawes rode
two different routes, yelling out
warnings, both meeting in Lexington
where Samuel Adams and John
Hancock were being hidden, on their
way to the Second Continental Congress
which was only a few weeks later.
On April 19, 1775, shots were fired and
the Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The
details of this day in American history will give you goosebumps as you hear
the names of the people who, with great courage, fought the most powerful
army in the world to establish this country. Project Appleseed brings these
details to life during the two day class where you can qualify as a rifleman.
Eric noted the US Army and National Guard used select Project Appleseed
instructors to help train squad designated marksmen who showed marked
improvement after the training. A few months later, after convincing higher ups,
a large contingent of deploying soldiers ran through the training at Ft. Stewart,
GA; White Sands, NM and Fort Drum, NY. The usual training is 200-300 yard
qualifiers and many engagements in Afghanistan are 500-800 meters.
Everyone is equal before the Army Qualification Test. After you pass, you
could go on and be an instructor! One lesson is clear, get involved!
Shown in the backdrop is part of a map published in
London in 1775, showing Boston and the place of the
late engagement between the Kings troops and the provincials.
The Old
North
Church
in 1792
and
above
circa
1940.
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My story did not have a very
glamorous start. My husband Phil had
learned about the Appleseed project
from the INGO (Indy Gun Owners)
website. Phil, his dad, and our son
attended one weekend. My daughter
and I had a weekend to ourselves for
girl time. The boys came back very
excited about the program. I think my
reply was "That's nice dear, I'm glad
you three had fun."
Little did I know what an impact the weekend had on my boys. My husband
started talking about us girls going to an Appleseed event. I replied, "That's
nice dear, maybe sometime" . . . Little did I know how much the Appleseed
Project awakened my husband to get off the couch and get involved. So, one
very cold morning in April we got up in the wee hours and drove to a country
range.
I grew up in Northern California in a family consisting of my sister and
widowed mother. Guns and rifles were not in my scope. My husband grew up
in Iowa with 3 brothers in the county and I have always been a little awed
about his rifle and pistol knowledge.
So the day went like this . . . It was cold, then got colder, then it started
raining . . . and we proceeded with the Appleseed. My daughter (13yrs) and
I are tough cookies and kept going but eventually my hands got so cold and
shaky I could not load my tube magazine rifle anymore. At Appleseed you
start in the prone position and we had
been laying in puddles. We were
soaked from head to toe and freezing.
Did I mention that my husbands
weekend was in the early fall and was
warm and sunny? MMMmm . . .
so not a good start to my rifle career.
But funny thing: on the way home
my daughter and I started asking
questions about the history we had
learned at the event. Appleseed weekends teach marksmanship but there is
also story time about what happened at Lexington Green, Concord, and
Merriams Corner on April, 19 1775. We had been inspired by the men and
women that helped shape this great nation. That is when this 'appleseed'
started to grow. I had been awakened by the spirit of our forefathers and
mothers. I was also a little baffled about why had I not heard of these men
and women before. Why are they not in my kids history school books?
I was hooked and my ire was up . . .
from Lunch Lady to Rifleman
By Marti Brown
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Project Appleseed is dedicated
to helping Americans of all
ages and backgrounds connect
with and remember the heroes
of the past who sacrificed so
that we could live in the nation
we have today. The Wounded
Warriors Project is dedicated to
helping today's heroes who
have sacrificed in our own day
and age and who need our
help, here and now.
Project Appleseed will be
holding an event in Wisconsin
June 9 and 10th for the
Wounded Warrior Project. This
weekend event is their way to
honor, thank and support the
heroes of both ages.
Attendance at the event is free
with requested donations made
to The Wounded Warriors
Project. Pre-registration is
available online and is free
using an available discount
code. While the event has the
capacity for a large number of
shooters on the firing line and
even more behind the line, a
RSVP is requested. Loaner
equipment is available with
advance notice. More
information on Project
Appleseed is available at:
AppleseedUSA.org
I felt the need to tell others about this lost
history. My daughter started talking about
these people in her history class to her
teachers. We looked at her school history
book and found only a half a page on
Paul Revere, Lexington Green and the
Battle of Concord.
So this mother of two teenagers, who
works as a lunch lady, decided to become
an Appleseed instructor. I, who had
never picked up a rifle until a year ago
and was taught in California that guns
were for movies, police and military,
wanted to teach.
To earn my rifle-
man score took
me 4 Apple-
seeds, or events;
the first two did
not really count because they each got
rained out. And come to find out, I was
diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and
have had it for awhile, which is why I
was having problems putting the ammo
into the Marlin 60 tube rifle.
I earned my rifleman patch before my
husband! Ha! He got his rifleman score at
the very next Appleseed class. Actually it
is typical that a woman gets her rifleman
patch before a male. Common knowledge
in the industry is they dont have the egos
or a lifetime of bad shooting habits to
break.
I am now the new owner of a spectacular
Smith and Wesson M&P 15-22!
In October 2011 we both received our
instructor in training hats, which you get
when you decide you want to volunteer
to learn to instruct. Now, together, we
are inspiring and teaching families about
our American Heritage and rifle
marksmanship.
Marti told us her Mom, 80 years old,
wants to earn her rifleman patch too.
That is the beauty of the program -
everyone benefits!
What to do with that venison in the freezer? Have you heard
it is one of the most healthy things you can eat? You could look it
up . . . one of the strongest players in healthy eating is Paleo Cuisine, or as it
is popularly known, the Caveman Diet. The best description yet is eat only
things that have lived so meat, vegetables, and fruits are the basics.
Patricia Cashion will tell you, it is not a diet, but a healthy lifestyle choice
with wild game and fish playing a starring role.
We want to introduce you to Patricia, the
Chef and owner of "Shoot for Healthy" who
found her niche in the firearms industry
specializing in Paleo Cuisine. A professional
chef trained at the Le Cordon Bleu College of
Culinary Arts in Austin, Texas whose passion
has always been in fitness and nutrition.
She says After three months of altering my eating habits to a strict
hunter gatherer style of food, I felt 100% better. My energy and attention
span increased noticeably, and my body tone began to change as well. The
only drawback was Paleo food wasnt very entertaining. She wanted to
share this cuisine with everyone and attended Le Cordon Bleu to learn the
science of cooking and apply it to Paleo foods to make them more appealing
and scrumptious. As a professionally trained chef, she experimented and
developed an exciting menu of Paleo/Primal foods.
Patricia is also a strong 2nd Amendment rights supporter. She related:
I am married to a former police officer who got me involved in defensive
firearms training, which included pistols, rifles and shotguns. Most of my
husbands friends are shooting professionals; Law Enforcement Officers,
military, competitive shooters, and instructors. It was only a matter of time
before I became immersed in the shooting industry.
Julianna Crowder, of A Girl and A Gun Club, in Leander, TX approached
Patricia about catering for a Babes with Bullets camp in Texas. She catered
their event in November 2011 and again, in April 2012 in Louisiana.
Training with different instructors and shooting groups, she made great
friends in the process. Catering requests increased so she had the
opportunity to combine her love of shooting and her love of healthy cuisine to
create "Shoot for Healthy." Patricia says I love being able to pursue my two
passions together!" Her advice: There is no better time and place to grab a
healthy, energy filled meal than when spending all day on a hot range sending
lead downrange.
She is pleased to share her recipe with you on pages 13, 14. & 15.
"Caveman" Chef
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Braised Venison Kabobs
1 2 pounds Boneless Venison
(minimum 16 pieces cut) Butt Roast (or other Cut into -1" cubes
locomotive muscle)
1/2 Carrot Washed, peeled & cut
into inch slices,
then quartered
1 White Onion Peeled & medium diced
8 Crimini Mushroom Washed & cut in
STEMS lengthwise
1 TBSP (or about 2 toes) Garlic Chopped
About 3 TBSP Flour or ground Flax
Meal (for Gluten-free)
4 TBSP Applesauce
cup Apple Cider Vinegar Reduce by 1/2
cup Apple Jack Brandy Reduce by 1/2
or Apple Juice
1 cup Chicken Stock (can use
beef stock if you prefer)
16 Crimini Mushroom Washed & whole; stems
(or Button mushrooms) removed & reserved
16 Cherry Tomatoes Whole
16 Pearl Onions Peeled & whole
Enough to cover Water To boil Pearl Onions
cup Maple Syrup
3 TBSP; 1/3 cup Clarified Butter Divided
16 Pearl Onions Whole, Peeled,
and softened
1-2 (depending on size) Hatch Green Chilies Deseeded, rinsed
need 16 pieces (or your choice of and cut into 1" squares
green pepper)
To Taste Sea Salt and Pepper
(8) 12" Kabob sticks
Measure Ingredients Method
This delicious recipe has been sent in by Chef Patricia Cashion
Directions for preparation
are on page 14
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Directions for Braised Venison Kebabs:
1. Cut and prepare all items listed for production. Heat oven to 150 to help
keep food warm as you follow the recipe.
2. In a saucepan, add water and salt (2 pinches) and add Pearl Onions.
Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes. Remove when
done, peel and set aside. This will allow you to peel onions easier and will
help soften them for later caramelization.
3. Remove fat cap and connective tissue (as much as possible) from meat.
Cut meat into 1" cubes, cover and place in refrigerator. Throw out connec-
tive tissue and keep fat cap.
4. Cut fat cap into smaller pieces (the smaller the better) and render in
skillet on low-medium to medium heat. The fat cap will release its own
cooking fat, which is what you want to start your braising. It is a much
healthier choice for oil and it contains the flavors of the Venison you are
cooking. When rendered, you will have dry, brown crackling (which can be
reserved for snack or salad a great fat consumption since Venison is
grass-fed). Strain the fat with a fine mesh strainer and return the
rendered fat to the skillet.
5. Heat the rendered fat on medium to medium-high heat before adding the
meat. Sear the meat, ONLY browning both sides (to lock in natural juices
of meat) and remove from skillet.
6. Add aromatics (carrots, onions, and mushrooms STEMS) to skillet.
Cook about 3-5 minutes or until soft. Natural water will sweat from
vegetables as they soften.
7. Add applesauce and garlic to help brown vegetables.
8. Add flour OR flax meal to absorb moisture and help combine everything
(ground flax meal, gluten-free healthier substitution)
9. Deglaze with apple cider vinegar. Scrap the suc (parts that stick to the
bottom of the pan). Reduce liquid by 1/2 on high heat.
10. Add Apple Jack Brandy and reduce liquid by on high heat.
NOTE: Apple Juice can be replaced if you want no alcohol.
11. Add venison and garlic and stir. Add chicken stock and simmer, add a
pinch of salt and pepper and cover with foil or lid to lock in steam.
You want MEDIUM-RARE!!!
Using a short braising method, let venison simmer in skillet for 4 minutes.
Using tongs remove a piece and check for doneness. A little bit of red is
what you are looking for but only in the center of meat. If more time is
needed, cook an additional 1-2 minutes and test again.
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Since we are using a locomotive muscle and because the venison is
such a lean piece of meat, it can OVERCOOK easily. It will continue to
cook as it rests outside of braising liquid so if it cooks past
medium-rare the meat will become tough.
12. When meat is done, remove from skillet and let rest. The meat will
continue to cook for 1 -2 minutes while resting. NOTE: This is important
because you are looking for your Venison to be cooked to the lower end of
MEDIUM at service.
All meats need to rest a minimum of their cook time.
13. Cover and set meat aside in 150 oven to keep warm as you finish up.
a. Strain skillet and reserve vegetables to eat.
b. To make a sauce: Strain liquid and add back to skillet, reduce liquid
by on high heat. Add your choice of thickener, a little at a time,
and mix till you get to your desired sauce consistency.
(Healthier thickeners are ground flax meal, almond meal or arrowroot.
Flour and cornstarch can also be used). Sauce can be used to
baste or as a dipping sauce.
14. In another skillet, melt 3 TBSP of clarified butter on medium heat, saut
the Crimini mushrooms till tender (no color, just soften). Remove and
place in oven to keep warm.
15. Rinse same skillet and add 1/4 cup clarified butter and maple syrup and
stir on medium heat to dissolve together. Once dissolved, add onions and
tomatoes. Cook slowly, stirring occasion-
ally, for 4-6 minutes or until golden brown
and remove. Lastly, add in hatch green
chilies to soften and coat for 2-3 minutes.
16. Thread all finished ingredients on 12" kabob
sticks. Per Kabob: 2-3 pieces of Venison,
2 Crimini mushrooms, 2 tomatoes, 2 pearl
onions and 2 hatch green chili
squares/green peppers
17. Serve on a warm plate over a bed of
Cranberry-Walnut Couscous. (see below)
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PS: When Patricia is not shooting for healthy, she is shooting this!
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The .30-06 Springfield is my favorite rifle cartridge. Yes, there are plenty of
cartridges that are bigger and faster. Many of those bigger and badder
cartridges will tear up your shoulder pretty quick too. When I was a kid,
compliments didn't come around too often. One of my fondest memories was
when my Dad told me what a good job I did reloading a big pile of ought
sixes! The .30-06 was the caliber of my Dad's deer rifle (Springfield 1903A3)
and that is what we primarily loaded for. To this day I get a satisfying thrill out
of churning out a custom batch of cartridges.
The .30-06 cartridge (7.62x63mm) was born in 1906 at the request of the U.S.
Army and was known as the M1906 cartridge. The thirty-ought-six's case was
based on the earlier .30-03 rimless bottleneck case. It replaced all of the
armies' previously used .30 caliber cartridges. During the first decade of the
twentieth century, most of the world's armies began using the aerodynamic
spire point bullet (or Spitzer, German for pointed). By shortening the case
neck of the .30-03, the .30-06 could achieve higher velocities and longer
effective ranges using the boat-tailed Spitzer bullet. It turns out that machine
guns liked this design change as well! The military used the Springfield
cartridge for almost a half a century before being replaced by the 7.62x51mm
NATO cartridge (.308 Winchester) . . . "Grumble, grumble."
During the .30-06s service to our country, it was fired from such weapons as
the Springfield 1903A3 rifle, the M1941 Johnson rifle, the M1917 Enfield rifle,
the Lewis gun, the BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle), the Browning M1919 ma-
chine gun, and the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle! That's a pretty damn good
cast of characters that spit out lead from the good ol Springfield cartridges!
The .30-06 was our country's sniper round for many wars, right into the 70s.
The cartridge was developed for its .308" diameter bullet to reach out to 1,000
yards. The recoil and muzzle flash is moderate (compared to magnum car-
tridges) and when loading bullets between 150-180-grains, velocities of 2900
to 2700 feet per second can be achieved. These ballistics will ruin a
two-legged predator's day for sure (unless your enemy is larger than a deer or
an elk)!
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By: Robert Dunn
American Gunsmithing Institute/
Gun Club of America Member & Video Producer
The .30-06 Springfield
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In the Vietnam War, Carlos "White Feather" Hathcock's weapon of choice was
a Winchester Model 70 chambered in .30-06, which put an end to many
enemy combatants lives.
With such an exemplary track record, many folks wonder why the military
would switch to using the 7.62 NATO (.308 Winchester) cartridge. I guess it is
because the 7.62 NATO round utilizes a shorter action which has weight
benefits. Weight and space savings for like numbers of the two cartridges was
of course also a major consideration. The .308 case also uses less propellant to
achieve similar velocities, which equals less recoil. Modern powders are a
wonderful thing.
The Winchester 1895 lever action was the first commercial rifle to be
chambered for the .30-06 cartridge (circa 1908). Winchester had a good idea
using that cartridge, as the .30-06 is still one of the most popular hunting
rounds in North America! Like my Dad's rifle, many Springfield 03A3s were
sporterized for hunting purposes. Depending on the charge the cartridge is
loaded for, it is a good choice for almost all types of small and large game in
the United States. When I think deer or elk, the .30-06 always comes to mind.
If you are after bear, loading a heavy 200 grain bullet would be preferable,
as it would give you deep penetration. The cartridge is not a bad choice for
much of the game found on the African plains too.
The ought six is a versatile cartridge. It has been manufactured for various
uses over its many years of service, for example; armor piercing, armor
piercing incendiary, ball, explosive, rifle grenade cartridges, tracer rounds and
match cartridges for competition shooting. Many large cases do not perform
very well with reduced loads, however the .30-06 can still maintain good
accuracy when the charge is reduced. If you are teaching someone to shoot a
centerfire rifle, you can use a lighter 100 to 130-grain bullet at 2000ft/sec to
make a good training round with low recoil.
The .30-06 was the first centerfire cartridge I fired. We used to blow up milk
jugs, watermelons and, unfortunately, an entire collection of G.I. Joes, at the
range when I was growing up. Now that I am all grown up, the .30-06 is the
cartridge that I hoard. Why? . . . because the .30-06 cartridge is still produced
by every ammunition manufacturer I can think of, there is still plenty of surplus
ammo out there to be found, and .30-06 reloading dies are purchased more
than any other die set on the market. Of course, I already own a Springfield
and a Garand. The popularity of the cartridge is not limited to the USA; it has
been a successful cartridge worldwide and can be purchased just
about anywhere that ammunition can be found.
The next rifle on my list is a left-handed Remington 700
SPS chambered for .30-06. I've got a Leopold VX-3 and
a Harris bipod sitting on the shelf eagerly awaiting
my next purchase . . . whitetails and
zombies be scared!
An inexpensive reloading set-up
with Lee Precision press and
dies with a Roll your own
ought six ready to go.
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One of the interesting visuals at
the 2012 SHOT Show was inside a
mobile museum comprised of a
display of various game animals
called The Sensory Safari; these
photos were taken inside.
The Sensory Safari was born of a
humanitarian service from Safari
Club International Foundation, and has
two different forms: the mobile museums
and the permanent displays. A number of
chapters around the country participate in these
mobile safaris, utilizing many volunteers.
In addition to the mobile museums, they also use table
mounted displays, donated pelts, horns and antlers, teeth,
etc. as well as full mounted animals to teach kids what these
animals are like. The displays are different, depending on what
items have been donated to the exhibits.
The Sensory Safari actually began about 20 years ago when
Robert Easterbrook, Sr. started the presentation to allow people to see these
animals, and visually impaired people to see through touching and feeling.
The National Federation for the Blind asked SCI to host a Sensory Safari at a
convention which was so successful that in 1997 the 2 parties agreed that SCI
would continue to display their Sensory Safari at future national conventions.
These kids were able to hug the neck of a deer, touch a bear or a buffalo, put
antlers on their own head, and feel the textures and sizes. In addition to the
mounts, there might be other things such as game calls and information about
their habitats through headsets.
These animals have served well: at one point, they served as food, and now
they bring to life the importance and beauty of animals and conservation. As
the National Shooting Sport Foundation (nssf.com/hunting) points out,
Sensory
Safari
Sportsmen contribute nearly
$8 million daily toward
conservation through licenses,
excise taxes and other special
taxes such as duck stamps.
The donations of mounts, hides,
etc. come mainly from hunters.
Other sources contribute as well,
including the US Fish & Wildlife
Service, who, for example, donated items
seized as contraband to the Washington School
for the Blind in Vancouver, WA, where the
Northeast Chapter worked with many to open a
safari room 62' long by 22' wide, with 12 foot
ceilings. This was inspired by a permanent
display which had been built at the Louisiana
School for the Blind.
Interestingly, a change in IRS rules made the donations of animals drop.
Because of the unique way these mounts are literally handled, they do wear
down over the years and need to be replaced. Also, as they have been so
successful, the demand has grown for new Sensory Safaris as well as new
permanent displays
In 2010, there were 154 of these Sensory Safaris around the country which
allowed tens of thousands of school children to see animals they may never
be able to see up close, as well as the visually impaired who might not be
able to see them at all. There are also educational and fun resources such as
a flyer with a Wildlife Matching Game you can download. To check out their
website to see more of their many programs, go to
http://safariclubfoundation.org/
Safari Club International Foundation is a
501(c)(3) charitable organization; they
have a number of additional programs
such as Sportsmen Against Hunger,
Disabled Hunter program, and the
American Wilderness Leadership School.
Another SCI educational program
project is the International Wildlife
Museum in Tucson which depicts over
400 species of insects, mammals, and birds
from all over the globe, along with
interactive displays and computers.
To those of us who believe we have probably seen
every type of mammal, quick . . . How many
antilocaprids have you seen lately? Mmmm,
thats what I thought . . .
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Shooting a Ma Deuce? Helping wounded vets at the same event? Yep, I can
tell you this definitely qualifies in terms of my definition of An Excellent Day.
In mid-June, the Gun Club of America (GCA), for which I edit the Hot Brass
magazine, is holding an event at the Stillwater Firearms Range in Fallon, NV.
In previous years, it has been called the Bash. This year, it is GunStock.
Manufacturers are bringing or sending guns so GCA mem-
bers will get the opportunity to shoot firearms some have never seen. For ex-
ample, Ohio Ordnance Works (OOW) is bringing an M2 .50 BMG the Ma
Deuce, (a Browning .50 caliber machine gun designed at the end of WWI);
an M240 machine gun; an M240-SLR (OOWs unique, re-engineered, belt-fed,
semi-automatic version of the M240 machine gun); 1918A3 - SLR (a patented,
semi-automatic version of the Browning Automatic
Rifle); and a VZ 2000, a semi-auto tactical rifle.
Chiappa Firearms will arrive with an 1886 lever action rifle,
1889 lever action shotgun, the Chiappa 1911/22, M9/22, and M1-22.
When I think of Chiappa, I think of the Rhino revolver. If you havent had the
chance to shoot it, do so. For concealed carry, this firearm is an amazing find.
The cylinder is flat, the alloy used makes it light, and the barrel aligns with the
bottom chamber, hence it is on target, with very little recoil, and is a pleasure
to fire time and again.
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The Firearms Community Gives Back
The Rhino by Chiappa Firearms
HELP A VETERAN!
SHOOT A MA DEUCE
This was originally posted on the Womens Outdoor Media
Association blog to let people know the generosity of donors
who are supporting GunStock and veterans at The Pathway
Home in Yountville, CA. It is a story wed like to share:
AND
The Ma Deuce
courtesy of
Ohio Ordnance
Works, Inc.
(OOW)
The M240-SLR from OOW
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They are also donating three .22LR
M1 carbines (22 version of the M1
carbine), and a Rhino revolver
for raffle.
Nemesis Arms is
bringing their custom backpack sniper rifle, the
Vanquish. You may have seen it in the motion
picture, The Bourne Legacy. This rifle packs down in under a minute from
39" to 20", and only weighs 12 pounds. Marine Scout Snipers tested it, getting
3" groups at 600 yards. My groups were not that good, but they were all on
target and it was a pleasure to shoot. Their custom muzzle brake brings felt
recoil down to what youd have with a .223.
There will be seminars at the Fallon Convention Center as well, plus some
special bookend classes before and after by the likes of Babes with Bullets
instructor Lisa Munson, Western 3 Guns Lefty Longridge, Gene Shuey of
Shuey Custom, just to name a few. I can personally vouch for the quality of
these instructors and am impressed with their willingness to share their world
class skills.
And . . . I saved the best part for last: part of the ticket sales and all proceeds
from donated firearms and other items which will be raffled or auctioned will
100% benefit The Pathway Home, a residential treatment center for Iraq and
Afghanistan veterans who have suffered Traumatic Brain Injury and post
traumatic stress.
As I open the latest donations: two Front Sight
four day defensive handgun certificates worth
$2,000 each, from Fred Zeglin at 4D-Reamers;
and a womans shooter package from Babes
with Bullets which includes a Babes logo pistol
rug, Howard Leight shooting muffs, Champion
shooting glasses, Hi-Viz front sight, Atlanta
Arms and Ammo T-shirt, and the book Women
Having Fun With Guns by Deb Ferns of Babes with Bullets. I am grateful
that this industry has a soft side. Time and again, the people in this industry
come forward to help their neighbor, and it is not widely reported in the
conventional press. But one thing I know, you can always count on your
shooting buddies!
Anyone who wishes to donate or wants more information is welcome to
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By Justin Ledgerwood, GCA Silver Member
This article of Budding Gunsmiths is on tool collection. You dont have to
spend a lot of cash building your tool kit. You can either make your own
tools, or re-assign other objects as tools and other necessities around the shop.
Just use your imagination, not your wallet. Many expensive tools can be
found, made, or reassigned. Just figure it out as you go.
Here are some examples:
1. Old toothbrushes make great cleaners. Either save your old used ones,
or head out to the local dollar store and pick up a cheap box.
2. Those little fuzzy mascara things. I dont know what they are called but
I love them. I have my wife save them when she runs out of mascara.
They can be used just like the toothbrush, except they can fit into
smaller spaces.
3. Ziploc sandwich baggies are great for storing small parts. They can get
expensive, but they can be reused many, many times. And of course a
box of baggies is usually cheaper than a lost part.
4. As I mentioned in the last article, clothes hangers can be hammered flat
or sharpened for scrapers.
5. Cut up old cotton shirts for cleaning rags and patches.
6. Lawnmower blades are made of tool steel and can be used to make a
variety of tools.
7. Those little refrigerator magnets that businesses give out can be glued
picture side down to a wood block to hold small parts. I mounted a
bunch to the side of my workbench to hold small files and screwdrivers.
8. Popsicle sticks can be wrapped in sandpaper to help sand in those hard
to reach places.
9. Scraps of carpet can be used to lay your pistol or rifle on while working
and can be carried with you to the range.
10. Old tube socks can be slid over stocks to protect them.
11. Vinegar can be used to remove bluing if left to sit for 15-20 minutes.
No need to buy expensive de-bluing solution.
12. If buying screwdrivers, ensure that they are the gunsmithing type
without the tapered blade.
And . . . to begin working, try to find some gunsmith specials. These are
guns, or pieces of guns that can be picked up real cheap. They can, however,
ring up a long bill, once you start working on them and find out that all the
parts that need to be replaced are going to cost twice as much as the firearm
itself is worth. But it is great experience (especially if you want to garner some
metalworking experience) to repair or make most of your own parts. There
are millions of .22s floating around out there that can be bought cheap and
practiced on. And if you end up butchering it, just sell it as a gunsmith
special.
As budding gunsmiths, it is up to us to find ways to save money without
taking away from the value and quality of our work.
As always, be proud of what you do, and put your name on your work.
Training the Budding Gunsmith
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It was my shotgun and they were my persimmons. Before me, both were part
of my fathers California ranch and to his father before him.
It was a farmers gun made by the Baltimore Arms Company on 13 February,
1900 and handed down through my family. It was a simple, inexpensive,
hammerless 12 gauge with double Damascus barrels thirty inches long.
It accompanied my father when he turned on the irrigation pump. Skunks
lived in the irrigation pipes; they killed our chickens, they were the enemy.
Dad blasted the skunks as the water flushed them out.
Dad also used it to take doves for the table. I remember spitting out shot
from the birds. I hated that, but it was the Depression and the shotgun put
food on the table.
After four and a half decades of hard farm use both barrels would fire if the
left trigger was pulled. This was devastating for the skunks and doves, but
uncomfortable for a family of left-handed shooters. Today this defect would
make it fit the definition of a machine gun because two cartridges fired from
one trigger pull. The government in those days were concerned with real
criminals with real machine guns. Today the gun no longer fires at all.
When not in use, Dads shotgun always stood in a corner of the back porch.
And it was always left unloaded. I was instructed at an early age to respect
and fear the gun and to stay away from it. In the summer of 1945, I was
twelve years old and it became mine.
Dad died in March of 1945. A few months later I found Mother handing the
gun to a farm laborer who had seen it on the porch. As the man reached for
the gun, Mother reached for the ten dollar bill he held out to her in payment.
While I had never touched the gun before, I snatched it from the man and
handed the ten dollars back to him.
You cant sell Daddys gun, I told Mother. From that day forward I
considered the gun my property and I kept it in my bedroom. Although I had
no wish to load the shotgun and hoped I would never be forced to do so,
handling it gave me a feeling of power over anyone who might endanger us.
I began sleeping with the gun beside me, with shells on the bedside chest.
Mother knew of this and she seemed agreeable as long as the gun remained
unloaded.
The persimmon trees led a less varied existence along the road in front of our
property. Our persimmon trees produced a tremendous crop in the fall of
1945. Mother said I could have the proceeds if I harvested the persimmons
and sold them to Justesens Market. While I waited for the fruit to become
ready for harvest, thieves seemed to know there was no longer a man on the
ranch and my persimmons began disappearing.
By Carole Mathewson and Kevin L. Jamison
My Persimmon Gun
The war had suddenly ended and people had gasoline to drive out to the
country and steal from us. I saw several cars stop and the occupants steal the
fruit. This had never happened while Dad was alive. I could see my profits
diminishing.
Mother felt we were powerless to do anything about it, but I had a plan.
When the next car stopped beside a persimmon tree and I saw a man reach
for the fruit, I, at age 12, took the shotgun from my bedroom and ran toward
the thief. Get off this property, I shouted. The fellow eyed the shotgun.
I was no longer just twelve; I was 12 gauge. He would have laughed at a
12 year old, he fled from a 12 gauge, an unloaded 12-gauge. The scenario
was repeated many times and I managed to save my persimmon crop.
My older sister Vivian came home for a visit and was aghast when she saw
me, with gun in hand, order a couple off the property.
Mother, do you know what Carole just did? She ordered people off the ranch
at gun point.
Mother replied, with a bit of amusement in her voice, She does that quite often.
It wasnt at gun point, I corrected. Ive never pointed a gun at anyone.
They see the gun in my hand and they run.
The unloaded gun and I saved my persimmon crop for as long as we lived on
the ranch. I harvested my persimmons and sold them to the market. I might
have used the money to buy shells for my shotgun, but I was 12 and I bought
clothes instead, although some of them were work clothes.
When we moved into town in 1949, I took the shotgun with me. I never felt the
need for protection while living in town, but the gun was always displayed in a
corner of the den. Nothing could beat my old persimmon gun for intimidation.
Twenty-five years later, with no
persimmon raiders to intimidate, I gave
the gun to my nephew, knowing of his
interest in guns. It pleased me to know
that he was the owner of the shotgun
that belonged to his grandfather Harley
Mathewson and originally to his
great-grandfather Edward Mathewson.
In time he will hand it down the family
line with my story of the persimmons.
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Kevin, the current owner,
completely without Persimmons
and the 12 gauge girl today.
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APEX Tactical:
The American
Gunsmiths Dream
By Desiree Burt. Photos by Joe Alesia
So many small businesses today are formed with the aspiration of just making
it and others grow to be an empire. I had the pleasure of meeting the team
at APEX Tactical in Los Osos, CA, after receiving an invitation at SHOT Show
2012. I learned how the small one room 500sq ft modest office has grown to
a 6400sq ft empire.
Owners Lisa Farrell and Randy Lee teamed up in 2000 to form APEX as a gun-
smithing outfit with a dream to manufacture gun parts one day. Randy, an
electrical engineer from Cal Poly, and Lisa Farrell, a pathology assistant, both
enjoyed guns and gunsmithing and wanted to set their sights on working for
themselves. Scott Folk has since joined Team APEX.
The dream was realized on Christmas Day 2009 with the development of a
standard hard seer for the Smith & Wesson M&P. Randy had found the answer
to the complaints of hard trigger pull with overtravel and a far reset distance.
The company had no money but took the risk on Randys invention. It was
posted to the website and in just two days they had sold out.
They have grown substantially since with several new parts and kits and have
flourished with many new products that are quite popular among the competi-
tive shooters including several triggers.
While the company expanded, so did the
staff; hiring three new full-time
employees and contracting
with
Achievement
House, a local
non-profit group that
employs the
developmentally
disabled to package
their wares.
APEX is built on a high moral
foundation that includes hiring
The APEX Trigger
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retired wounded veteran John, using disabled persons to package, and
making sure all parts and products are manufactured and assembled in the
USA. Lisa and Randy feel strongly about their company giving back to the
community and setting a high standard for the gun industry.
APEX has taken many guns such as the Sigma, M&P and the Glock and found
the areas where the gun could be modified to best fit the needs of the individ-
ual shooter. Much of law enforcement nationwide has moved to the Smith &
Wesson M&P. While it is a great and reliable gun, the stock trigger was a bit
of a bear and APEX found a way to spruce it up with their custom reset kit.
The reliability is, what Randy said, a must. While law enforcement is enjoy-
ing the clean reset of the trigger, the competitive shooters have been blown
away by the reliable, smooth, and very
little take up of the competition trigger.
I had the pleasure of feeling this trigger
dry last August at Steel Challenge and I
was so impressed that I asked if it was
available for my Glock 34. They said it
was coming soon. I soon purchased the
M&P so that I could have the APEX trig-
ger.
Now that I have the APEX trigger I
couldnt imagine competing with an-
other trigger. The clean crisp break that
is offered with little to no reset is a
shooters dream. Thousands have been
sold and not one has been returned.
The best part about this product is it is
as easy as 1, 2, 3 to install yourself in
about 30 minutes. Owners, Lisa and Randy invited me up to Los Osos to learn
how easy it is to put in the trigger. I am not what people would refer to as
tech savvy and the idea of installing my own was quite scary.
I spent just one hour with APEX gunsmith newcomer Claire W. and I went
from just being able to field strip my gun to installing my own trigger and
understanding my firearm components. A few companies have tried to make
the custom drop-in trigger and fell short of expectations regarding reliability,
but APEX has proven itself to me.
The new Apex facility is a gunsmiths dream, complete with all the latest in
equipment and machinery, which will support their five year plan of growing
to about 50 employees with 24 hour machining. Their sprawling facility
supports the beginning of a new empire sure to be a recognizable name in the
shooting industry.
This is a company to watch. Apex and Bar-Sto Barrels have already teamed
up and there are some pretty exciting new products in production, so stay
tuned to Hot Brass!
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GCA Member Spotlight
Rob Roy Kinney is one of those fellas who
seems bigger than life . . . he attributes his
many experiences to getting bored very
quickly, but that is one of those tongue in
cheek remarks; it is clear he is strongly
committed to anything he does, enjoys
learning as much as he can and
excelling in it, and has an appetite
for more, more, more.
He retired from the
U.S. Army in January
1997. While serving,
the Army utilized him
for a number of jobs.
Imagine the stories he could
tell from being a RECON
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ARMORER; MILITARY
POLICE ARMORER;
U.S. CUSTOMS K-9 DOG
HANDLER; U.S. ARMY
GAME WARDEN IN ALASKA;
UNIT MARKSMANSHIP NON
COMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO).
Those are just a few of the jobs he has
filled. Rob Roy says, Let's just say
my time served was very eventful,
with no regrets and I would do it all
again in a heart beat! AHHH to be
17 again.
A TOP SHOT
in GCAs Book
He took an apprenticeship under a
Georgia Gunsmith and began taking
correspondence courses from a competitor who goes unnamed
because Rob Roy is a gentleman and we have manners. These
courses didnt fit the bill, and he described them as sub-caliber.
He said In 2005, I got onboard with the American Gunsmithing
Institute and its family of SUPERIOR craftsmen and gunsmiths.
Rob Roy described his experience with AGI thus In doing so,
I have never in 7 years been bored or let down in any way.
Administration, support and an endless degree of knowledge is
readily available from a vast array of Master Gunsmiths, which has
assisted me greatly in my own business as well as personally in
becoming a MASTER STILL IN TRAINING.
This Louisiana man has always been a shooter, but says he
doesnt consider himself more than an above average shot
although in the military, he qualified expert with so many weapons
systems wed have to add pages to this article. Briefly, you can count pistols,
rifles, machine guns of all types, grenade launchers and anti-armor rocket
systems, and can we mention blow darts here? You can see for yourself on
youtube, just type in SSG Kinney. (Its a Top Shot
audition video). He counts the fact he had so many
jobs in the Army as a blessing, allowing him to
experience in those 21 years this vast array of
weapon systems.
Rob Roy now owns and operates his own gun repair
and sales shop called Rob Roys Gun Repair in
Loranger, Louisiana and has a large customer base.
TOP SHOT/SONS OF GUNS
AUDITIONS . . .
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He says: My customers have seen me shoot. When
TOP SHOT first aired I was getting bombarded
weekly if not daily with comments such as `You
need to get on that show and show people what
YOU can do! and `Represent us and Louisiana.
He and his wife Maria began watching Top Shot.
After several seasons and my lovely wife pushing
ALL THE RIGHT BUTTONS she told me I need to
get my behind on that show. `Just think-- free
ammo, six week paid vacation, shooting weapons
that you don't have to clean, the competition of it
all . . . and winning $100,000 to boot! I told her she
HAD ME at FREE AMMO!!!, Alright sign me up!!
He completed his application on January 25th, and
posted the video noted earlier. Hot Brass opinion here? Favorite scene was
the first one in the Louisiana swamp.definitely a Rob Roy moment.
How is it to audition for a show like Top Shot?
Rob Roy answers The waiting and guessing game now begins . . .
you wonder, did I show enough personality? marksmanship skills? It's a TV
Show 10s of THOUSANDS APPLY for, and you get to thinking like a
businessman and a producer, lets see-what applicants will bring the most new
viewers? The ones with the highest number of followers. That boils down to
YouTube hits!!! In my eyes. Therefore, since we know Rob Roy from
GunStocks predecessor, the Bash, we encourage our readers to take a
moment and support him by checking out the video.
February 23, Gene Kelly, President of AGI, calls and says he was approached
by a producer at the SHOT Show looking for a gunsmith in Louisiana. Still
fresh in his mind, he thinks of me. After clearing it with me, he passes my info
to the producer as well as my audition
link.
The next day, February 24th, the Pro-
ducer for the show SONS OF GUNS
calls and asks: would I be interested in
doing an `On Camera Job Interview
with Will Hayden of Red Jacket
Firearms for the show in Baton Rouge?
My first thought that came to mind -
HELL YES!! But I opted for, Do I get
paid?" Business man all the way.
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The first week of April, I reported to Red Jacket Firearms and filmed a few
days. I met the whole crew, as fine a folks as you will ever want to meet, just
good ole down home people who lucked up and got a TV gig building and
modifying weapons to assist in their full production line. HOW COOL IS
THAT? Don't know when it will show or if they will call me to return full time
for the show. That is yet to be determined by powers above.
Rob Roys energy would stand out on either SONS OF GUNS or TOP SHOT,
whoever calls him with a contract first. He stated Both shows portray Guns
and Gun ownership in a positive light and in these gun-grabbing times we,
as legal gun owners, need all the positive publicity we can get . . .
That's why I stay as active as I can. If neither calls, I'm still enjoying life
educating the youth of America in safe responsible gun ownership. I give
classes at a local shooting club that sponsors a summer camp for kids. I do a
local High School Mentorship through my Gunshop. I also find time to
support the 4-H Shooting
Sports here in Louisiana.
I really enjoy educating
adults and especially kids in
shooting sports and in safe
gun ownership. These
youngsters will be voters
one day and I would like to
think I might have played a small
positive role in their voting to preserve
our Second Amendment Rights.
While this was going to press, Rob Roy
was called back to Red Jacket Firearms
in Baton Rouge; seems there was some
gunsmithing to be done. Hhhhmmm, maybe itll be on Season Five . . .
Rob Roy is the type of down home guy who heads to the front: he knows
how to appreciate a good time, has served this country long and well, and is a
solid friend and family man. He is definitely not the type of guy who fades
into the backgroundunless he wants to . . . take a look at that video, youll
see
exactly what I mean . . .
Remember, its a Top Shot audition video on youtube,
just type in SSG Kinney.
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There is nothing normal about the way
my twin sister and I do things.
When it comes to hunting, there is no
exception. We hunt in most places a normal
person wouldn't even dare. If its far enough,
steep enough, rough enough, and challenging
enough, we are going to hunt it.
Amazing physical shape is our blessing and
our curse; biathlon has given us that. With
the amount of physical training we do during
a year, we found most easily accessible hunt-
ing areas just weren't challenging enough for
us. Plus we didn't like the idea of being elbow
to elbow with other hunters who wanted the
easy hunt. You see, when we hunt in an area
we like a small list of things to be checked off before we consider it.
Here is the list:
Is it remote? . . . the further away from civilization, the better.
Are there abundant game animals, preferably the ones who haven't
had much contact with Homo Sapiens
Will we see another hunter? If so, we obliviously haven't gone back
into the woods or mountains far enough.
If an area doesn't have all three on the list, than we usually won't hunt there.
Our blessing of great physical shape has allowed us to access areas that most
people physically can't. We can bike, run, hike, and climb our way to some of
the most pristine hunting wilderness and have access to game that usually
haven't had much contact with humans.
Our curse is one of two things: one - we can get so far back into the woods or
mountains that it could provide added dangers if something were to go
wrong, an accident were to happen, or a unexpected storm were to roll in.
Because of this, we always bring extra provisions to be prepared for the
unexpected.
Two - not many people volunteer to hunt with us, or the ones that have
usually don't come back after the first attempt. We hunt long and hard days
and are never back to the car by lunch. We usually are running out in the dark
or if successful, we are rewarded with heading out (usually at a run) early.
A Bird, a Bike, a Gun, and . . .
a Challenge!
By Lanny Barnes,
USA Olympic Biathlon
Our latest expedition was last weekend turkey hunting. Because all the forest
service roads in Colorado are closed in spring to allow for snow melt, most
people can't access the millions of acres that lie behind the locked gates.
Now, biking, hiking, and running on the roads is legal and a great way to get
back into country that hasn't seen a human since the snow started to fall back
in October.
Every spring, Tracy and I expend large amounts of energy to get back to areas
where the turkeys are. Usually this requires a 2+hour run or bike, just to get
back to where we start our hunt.
In Southwest Colorado, the turkeys are hunted hard and usually get really
call shy by the end of the first weekend. With call-happy hunters squawking
on their calls non-stop for two days, the birds usually wise up and don't come
into the calls. So, if you want to shoot a turkey, you have to go where the
birds haven't been harassed by tons of eager hunters.
Last weekend we biked uphill for 2 hours in the dark to get to one of our
secret turkey hunting spots. Once there, we stashed the bikes and climbed a
steep hill to a meadow that overlooked one of the most gorgeous views in
southwest Colorado. By then it had started to get light.
We made two or three calls and waited.no more than 5 minutes later, we
heard a tom gobble and it sounded like he was coming in fast. I ran up 50
yards into the trees and waited, while Tracy called behind me to try and draw
him right past me. Her sweet talk was just what he wanted to hear and he
headed right for us.
In his love-struck state hearing Tracy's calls, he puffed up and danced his way
too far to my right and went directly into the field between Tracy and I. It
was beautiful! Because of his coming in too far on my right flank, it awarded
us some extra time to observe this beautiful tom in action. I made a few calls
with my mouth call and he reversed his direction towards Tracy and again
came in on my right allowing me a perfect shot and a turkey dinner.
If we would've hunted closer to town or civilization, this bird would have
never come in the way he did. If you want to be successful in turkey hunting
or hunting in general in an area that gets a
lot of hunting pressure, than you have to be
creative in the way you hunt and you have
to put in the work.
The advantage for us having biked the two
hours uphill in the morning was, we tied
the turkey to the bike and it was all
downhill to the car!!
As the 2014 Winter Games approach in
Sochi, Russia we keep our eyes on Americas
twin biathlon entry. Their grueling sport of
biathlon combines cross-country skiing and
shooting. These young women train hard,
do public service events, and are sweet and
polite. Not only can their Mom and Dad be
proudso are we! They are a wonderful
example of the best America has to offer.
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Where in the World is
"Machine Gun" Kelly Now?!
Gene Kelly is President of the American Gunsmithing Institute and the Gun Club of America
Gene "M.G." Kelly
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Taking The Gap Year
As many of you know, my son Jacob is graduating
from high school in May of this year. He has been
very involved in the family business from a young
age, helping to sort and box gun parts when he was
around 5 years old or so. He has worked in our
warehouse after school and during past Christmas rushes, but now
it is time for him to go off to college, OR is it?!
Jacob applied to four different colleges and was accepted into all
four of them. But I have asked him to wait for a year and instead
travel with me as my cameraman to learn real business skills and
see the world. I know he will get a better education from doing that
than he will get in a couple of years of college; more about that in a
minute.
Right now the entire educational system is pushing everyone
towards a college education when in fact it really isnt right for them
and will only put them deeply in debt and without real job skills.
(only 50% graduate, and the average time
invested is 5.7 years currently) Of the ones
that do get a college degree most will end
up in a cubicle in some dead end job competing with people in third
world countries that speak three languages, have two degrees and
will work for far less than minimum wage via the internet.
If you are interested in alternatives to this nightmare scenario for
yourself or a family member, go to www.InstantTradeSkills.com
and download a free copy of my book The College Myth: why
you shouldnt go to college if you want to be successful.
While you are there, you will see information on how to learn real
in-demand trade skills rapidly and for a small fraction of the cost of
four year college education. You might even qualify to participate in
the Genesis Project, so go check it out.
During this Gap Year as it is commonly called, we are going to be
traveling around the USA and internationally, filming segments for
GunTech and potentially for a cable TV series I am developing called:
Bystrice,
Czech Republic
GunWorks
How they are made and the people who make them
An insiders look at firearms manufacturers around the world.
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I think this will be a program that you and hundreds of thousands
of other people who love guns will enjoy and appreciate. I will be
putting segments from our travels, interviews and other insider
information in issues of GunTech. If you are not getting GunTech
DVD video magazine every month, as a Gun Guy (or Gal), you are
really missing out. Ask for your free trial Silver membership by
calling 1-800-797-0867 or going to www.JoinGCA.com. You can also
check out some of the many benefits of being a Silver Member on
page 4.
We will travel around the Northwestern States in July doing the first
interviews. Then Jacobs 18 Birthday is in August!!! and he wants to
be home for that. In early September we will travel along with my
wife Paula to Europe to start working there. We will travel by ship
from Rome down through the Mediterranean to Athens, Greece
where I hope to interview the staff of the Military Arms Museum. We
then return to Italy at the port of Venice and will drive up through
Austria to the Czech Republic.
I plan to be in the town of Bystrice, Czech Republic on my
55th birthday (Ugh!) It is where my Grandfather on
my mothers side was born and grew up on the
family farm and grain mill. He was the second
oldest son, and knew he would not inherit the
mill so he emigrated to the USA in 1908 leaving
the day after his 18th birthday, never to return
or ever to see his Mother again.
Doing so preserved his life as he missed two
World Wars and there may not have been a Gene
Kelly to start the American Gunsmithing Institute
and the Gun Club of America. Going there on my birthday is kind of
my way of closing the loop in our family history.
This area was behind the iron curtain for much of my life so I am
really looking forward to it. We will visit the firearm factories at
Bruno, and go through Prague on our way to Frankfurt, Germany,
where we plan to arrive the first week of October which happens to
be during Oktoberfest!
We will meet with manufacturers in Germany then my wife will fly
back to the USA to take care of the home front and us guys will
continue to travel throughout Europe doing interviews.
If you are interested in monitoring our travels, I plan to blog and
post on Facebook about what we are doing, seeing and learning.
It should be very interesting. During those months I will be using
Skype to host the live GCA webcast meetings. If possible we will
even meet with our international GCA members. So this will be a
truly international travel event.
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Jessie is a compelling figure in the world
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presents when she is aiming at a target. Her titles include the Bianchi Cup
and the World Speed Shooting Championships. If you havent heard her name,
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Jessie, you have over 40 national and world champion shooting titles,
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training do you do to achieve that kind of success?"
I put a lot of time and effort into my training to make sure that I am prepared
as best I can be for every match. That means a lot of rounds down range, and
endless drills specific to whatever discipline I'm competing in.
As a competitive shooter, how do you overcome the ups and down of
life when you arrive at a competition?
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on in life, does not affect your performance. The best way to make sure of that,
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Since Matthew and I got married, my life has had some pretty big changes, but
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What would you like to do in the shooting world that you haven't yet
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