Memorial Day 2012

The Fallen...

Remember them.
Honor them.
Earn what they gave you, and thank God for such men and women. Enjoy your day, your time with your loved ones, your freedom, and at some point raise your glass and say "Thank you".

Photo credit: The Boston

As always, get on over to Blackfive for some excellent Memorial Day commentary, remembrances and postings.

Almost done!

The latest project is almost complete... a Remington 700 LTR which started life as a stock PSS DM. It's now in a Bell & Carlson stock, with Surgeon Precision bottom metal, a Timney trigger and a 5 X 20 X 50 Trijicon scope. I still need to change out the base, going to a 20 MOA steel from the existing 30 MOA. Once I get the base changed out, it'll get a new paint job.

Shoots like a dream. Almost ready for Snipercraft...

Peace Officers Memorial Day

Today, May 15th, 2012, is Peace Officers Memorial Day.. Please take a moment to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and those families they left behind. Rest in Peace, Brothers and Sisters.

Here's a link to a video at Police One... Warning! It'll make your eyes get wet.

Quality time!

Got to spend some quality time the other evening with the good folks from US Night Vision Corp. They brought lots of good stuff to the range to get some video in the IR spectrum. It was a great time for a couple of us to get some hands-on with new equipment. USNV Corp. is a top-notch company supplying night vision gear to our war fighters and law enforcement. As soon as the video is up I'll provide a link. Their new PVS 14 / iPhone adapter is pretty slick.

A great time and some good training! Thanks guys!

Training is winding down... for the moment!

The first training cycle of the year is winding down with one more session to go. There'll be a break while we try to get caught up on some projects, assess training needs department wide, while still teaching training & qualification ranges (those never stop!) plus all the other things that go along with running a training unit. In the fall, we'll be off and up the hill for a repeat of the training cycle for another station.

Were we successful this year? Time will tell. We've gone back to foundational work in the weaponless defense side of the house... fewer techniques and many more repetitions. Seems to be working.

The patrol rifle training courses will be starting up again soon.

Trying to Get Back to It...

At least once in a while, I'll try to write something! Life keeps intervening...