A Day at the Range
Apr 19
Had a great safe day at the range yesterday. Took an “Intro to Competitive Pistol” class.
Tim Logan runs a great class and runs a really safe range.
I learned that actively engaging a target pushes you as a shooter, and also pushes your equipment to a point where any weaknesses in your setup become very evident.
I have a Glock branded 10 round magazine sitting in the trash today as a result from consistent critical failures yesterday that never showed up during stagnant shooting.
I shot well, but the consistent 10 round magazine failures hurt my times. On a positive note, I got a lot of practice clearing jams, swapping mags, and cycling the gun under pressure.
Here’s pictures of the basic course and the instructors showing us how it’s done.
—– Brandon
Homemade Gin – Day 3
Apr 06
Ladies and gentlemen, we have Gin!
With this kit, it only takes about 36 hours to make Gin.
The kit is great! It came complete with everything to make Gin except 750 ml of cheap run-of-the-mill Vodka. It even includes the bottles to put it in!
I was skeptical that the strainer would actually work and keep out all the solids I had added to the Vodka (see Day 2 post).
As you can see, it worked great! No solids whatsoever!
So, how does it taste? Well, I’ve never had Gin, but I can definitely say it’s a sippin’ kind of drink. That’s a good thing, though.
It’s smooth with what I would call a hint of coconut and pine combined. I know, that sounds awful, but it’s not. Mixed with Sierra Mist, it tastes kind of like Ginger Ale, but smoother. It’s good.
Keep in mind, I’ve never had Gin so my description may be a bit unorthodox because I’m not at all familiar with Gin. Feel free to leave comments if I’ve completely botched describing it.
Honestly, this was drop dead easy to do and I think the results are great. The kit runs about $50 and they sell the seasonings separately so you can keep using the kit over and over.
I give this kit a solid thumbs up so if you like Gin, definitely give the Homemade Gin Kit a try – http://www.homemadegin.com/.
—– Brandon
Homemade Gin – Day 2
Apr 05
Here’s a quick update to my Homemade Gin adventure.
Added the Botanical Blend from the kit tonight.
Now I wait.
According to the instructions after 12 hours, I’ll have Gin.
Stay tuned!
—–Brandon
Homemade Gin – Day 1
Apr 04
Broke out my Homemade Gin kit I got for Christmas.
Never had Gin and am looking forward to trying it.
This cool kit makes it crazy easy.
Added the Juniper Berries to the 750 ml bottle of Vodka tonight.
This will sit for 24 hours, then I’ll add the Botanical Blend to it.
Stay tuned!
—– Brandon
A rare piece…
Mar 14
Here is a rare Swiss piece I was lucky to find on Ebay back in December of 2013.
As you can see it had some extensive damage. Most of the base was missing and it had a hole drilled in the top of the head. It also had some damage on the face, especially the nose.
I wanted to have the piece fully restored for my wife’s birthday at the end of February. Unfortunately the weather here in Ohio did not cooperate and I had to give it to her partially finished.
The weather has finally broke a little and I was able to get it done this week. Missy is very happy with it and it is going in our private collection.
Be sure to click on the pictures for a bigger view:
Thanks for looking,
—– Brandon