Founder of Illinois Firearm Owners, BWHaas
Posted by Brandon H on Feb 24, 2014 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Founder of Illinois Firearm Owners, BWHaas
Alright guys (and gals), this is going to be a fairly long article, but I ask that all of you do take the time to read it. (Ahem) Like some of your know, I am originally from the Mid-Michigan area, where it is more common to see people open carrying handguns and most everyone you come across is happy to discuss the firearms they own with you. When I moved to Illinois for business, I was worried about the firearm ownership culture here. As I have found out over the last few years, there are more people here than anyone outside of Illinois would expect to be Pro-2A. I was very pleased when I was introduced to this group by Rick Cancino and I have met several of you throughout the last 6 months or so that I’ve been here. I have to say, every day I am glad to read the words and thoughts posted here and on the FB page. I have “friended” most of you here on FB and for those of you I haven’t, it’s only because I didn’t feel that it was appropriate yet for me to do so as I think there is a lack of human interaction on Facebook before people allow them into their personal lives. When I was living in Michigan, I was a part of several committees with the Michigan Gun Owners Non-Profit Organization and really enjoyed the camaraderie that was created there and the dialogue that became the reference material that I studied as a beginner to firearms ownership. I met many people through that organization and still am involved as much as I can be from a 300+ miles away. Although this Facebook group creates this to a point, there is another way that it can be created that allows an even larger network of like-minded individuals to access it. I would like to create such an atmosphere here in Illinois. I started a Non-profit organization here in Illinois called the Illinois Firearm Owners Organization and I invite all of you to join and participate in spreading the word about our organization and our Forum (www.illinoisfirearmowners.org/forum/index.php). Like our Facebook...
Read MoreAR500 10″ Steel Target
Posted by Lonely Raven on Jan 18, 2013 in Articles, Lonely Raven, New Products | 1 comment
Part of my personal training is learning to quickly and accurately engage a target at distance. Both with the AR platform, and my Remington 700 in .308. To make that training more effective, I felt I needed to start using steels for that near instant feedback. Below is my first of what I expect will be many steel “gong” style targets. This steel was purchased off of eBay. There are many shops offering steel targets, some at fairly reasonable prices and some that would quickly clean out my pocketbook. Since I was just testing the water with steels and I wasn’t sure what I was getting into, I went with what was cheap…pretty much like many of us do when we want to get into something we aren’t sure of. This target is made from AR500 steel, and is 1/2″ thick and 10″ around. I went with the 1/2″ because I knew I’d be hitting it with .308, and sharing it with friends who may have much more powerful rifles. I figured 10″ round was a good starting point that would be easy to hit with pistol at 25 yards, AR15 at 100-200, and still visible and challenging for scoped .308 at 300-600 yards. Here is how the steel showed up at my door. A little surface rust, but clearly a solid piece of metal! The triple bolt holes give me many options for hanging/mounting. So far it feels like I’m getting my monies worth. Close enough to 1/2″ for our needs. For the quick and dirty test, we just used some camo bungie cords I had in the car, I’m pretty sure these were on sale for $3 at Harbor Freight. A quick coat of Rustoleum white – This paint came highly recommended by steel shooters. The Rustoleum has a higher solids/pigment content and covers the steel with less spray, and is supposed to stick to the steel longer than cheaper paints. It’s easily spotted by the naked eye at 200 yards. The results speak for themselves. After a couple dozen .308 hits at 200 yards, and many, many .223 hits, the steel is still solid and ready for more! The bungie...
Read MoreSeekins Sling Rail System – Review
Posted by Lonely Raven on Jan 18, 2013 in Articles, Lonely Raven, New Products | 0 comments
Early in 2012 I had a little fun money to spend, and decided it was time to learn to shoot past 200 yards reliably and consistently. To start, I needed a fine rifle, and I needed a fine platform for that rifle. I’ve had my heart set on a nice Remington 700 for a while, with an Atlas Bipod setup (review to follow), so I picked up a Remington 700 .308 SS 5R “milspec”. The very experienced shooters over at SnipersHide recommended this rifle highly for my skill level and budget. Now I needed a solid way to mount the Atlas Bipod – Enter the Seekins Sling Rail system. Previously I had only heard of Seekins in passing, it wasn’t until I hit their page to check out the Sling Rail that I realized these were the guys that made that cool, almost gothic looking AR lower that I’ve seen once or twice around the web (which I just picked one up for myself – another review to follow). What sold me on this rail over other, more inexpensive ones, was twofold. #1 I’m a strong believer in using slings. I fear sling use is a lost art in modern times, and slings are just something to hang the rifle from. Anyone who’s seen the WWII marksman training videos, or been to an Appleseed event knows how important a sling is. #2 I was impressed with the machining of the Seekins Rail over other less costly rails. It looked thicker, has well defined shape, and a fantastic finish – all of which shows an attention to detail from beginning to end. For my $35 I received the fine Sling Rail, a set of stickers, a nice PVC Patch (of which I’ve become a collector) and some fancy promotional cards. You can see from this closeup, the Seekins Sling Rail has nice hard but not sharp edges, the picatinny spacing is perfect and well squared off, the sling attachment point is solid, and the screw spacing gives you a little leeway to match many different mounting points. The Seekins Sling Rail lined up with my rifle, looks like the spacing is...
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