Wilson's Explanation

In comments, Wilson asked for an explanation of the 1/2M.O.A. post.

Basically, I was shooting my savage, with the new stock, and it was the first chance I've had to really wring it out. I went with my dad to the sheriff's range, and settled into the 300 yard range. I had to work with my mil-dot scope to get the elevation right, but after a little tweaking, I found my groove, and the rifle did it's part. My rifle was a 1M.O.A. rifle at 200 yards before. Seems the stock shrunk my groups a bit.

Anyway, Wilson, and all my readers, sorry for the terse post. hope that explains it a bit better.

1911 Grips

I've decided to try my hand at making grips. I enjoy working with my hands, and it passes the time. I had a few pieces of poplar lying around, so basically, I just used another set of grips to trace a pattern, and I cut them out with a jigsaw. After drilling the holes, I shaped them with a pocketknife, and sanded them smooth. I coated them with polyurethane, which gave them a slight amber color. After installing them, I realized that I forgot to put the bevel on the bottom edge of the grips, so they have flat bottoms.

I like them, though.


I was also going to make a set for my dad, using red oak, but when I was digging around, I came upon this great piece of deer horn, so what the hell, I decided. I mad my dad a set of stags for his Kimber. They are a little outside of spec, as I was working with an irregular section of horn, but they turned out ok... I just wish I would have flattened the back of the left grip just a tad more.
Ah, well. They still look nice.

1/2 M.O.A.

1.42 inches at 300 yards? I think so...

New Leather

I made a purse for my wife while she was away in Florida. Monogrammed, with a 'clutch' style handle, and a flat bottom, so you can stand it upright. I like how it turned out.