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Shawn Carlock's work is truly outstanding! Everything he works on works perfectly or he won't let it out of his shop until it does. I wouldn't consider anyone else to build or work on any firearm that I own. I highly recommend Shawn Carlock!

It sucks that after such a minimal regular season snowfall, we suddenly get dumped with fifty plus inches of extra wet nontypical snow. Good for the farmers, but not so good for us powder lovers (I didn't get any powder of any measurable depth this season). Oh well, better luck next season! By the way, Eric, is that a picture of Mt. Spokane or Silver Mountain? Wish I was there!

I like that I am responsible for my own performance. All three of my hobbies are like that: skiing, fishing, shooting. I must not be a team player!

Dropping into a sixteen foot super pipe for the first time and remembering my eight year old kid's advice " now just commit and spot your landing once you clear the lip of the pipe Dad, this will keep you from smashing your body on the deck!". I still am not comfortable with this! This was 100 more scarier than seven years of being an airborne infantryman! But then again, I am now forty not twenty. TL can relate to this: Hooking into a four pound Brown on the Madison with my 9' 4wt Loomis, #16 bead head soft hackle, and a 6x tippet! It was a drift worthy of a text book and I landed it! Very exciting!!! Hearing Pat Kelly yell at me "Now thats not D class shooting!" as I did well on a stage at the 1997 Cabinet Rifle and Pistol Assc. Fall IPSC Classic. I got second D class and was my first practical shooting trophy. Driving from Jackson, WY to Libbey, MT for the above mentioned match and back in a three day weekend. Not one of my smarter moves. But it did beat working! Throwing snowballs at a car in downtown Mannheim, FRG and having the two next cars immediately pull over and pile out approximately eight guys that wanted to pummel the crap out of me and my one compadre. Believe it or not , Lars and I kicked some ass! Not one of my prouder moments, but then again I was twenty one or twenty two and a little intoxicated, not forty!

I hate that there is no snow and my local ski hill has been closed for about two weeks now. Where has winter gone? There should be another month and a half of spring skiing before I change games and pick up my blaster!

My brother-in-law drags me out a couple times during the fall for futile attempts to slay the elusive rooster. We rarely have any success compared to when I was a kid (no dogs, not as much habitat) but still enjoy the walk though. I really enjoy chukar hunting in the morning and then catching the evening hatch on the South Fork of the Boise River. We call it cast and blast! Pretty cool, you hunt chukars once for fun and then again for revenge with all the climbing they make you do. It does tend to get one in shape for elk season though!

Ten inches of fresh dry powder on Sunday! I think I love February!!!

Any premium bourbon: Knob Creek, Maker's Mark, Jack Daniels Single Barrel, etc., in a rocks glass with two ice cubes. I'm not much of a scotch fan, thats a little too smooth for me.

Today is historic! The US ski team members Bode Miller and Daron Rahlves finished 1st and 2nd respectively in the 3.2 km down hill race at the World Championships at Bormio, Italy. This is quite the accomplishment in a sport typically dominated by a strong Austrian ski team! Bode and Daron are truly studs!!!

An update on the Novak sight. I e-mailed Novak sights and they promptly replied back. The very small screw on the left side is a safety screw that keeps the blade in place and prevents the loss of spring(s) inside. The only adjustment for elevation is made with the slot screw on the top and windage is adjusted via standard Novak style; by loosening the top hex head set screw and drifting the sight right or left manually.

I just had a Novak adjustable rear sight put on my Springfield 1911A1. It appears very similar to the original Novak sight with the exception of a slot headed screw on top I assume is for elevation adjustment and a very small hex headed screw on the left side of the sight that I don't have the foggiest idea what is used for. Is anyone familiar with the proper operation of this particular sight? I would like to know about the very small hex head screw on the left sides purpose. Thanks in advance. Jeff Think Snow!!!

I don't get to shoot matches as much as I would like, but when I do I try to get there a little early to help set up and stay a little late to help tear down. It seems like most people who shoot here in SW Idaho do the same. Our matches don't have masses of competitors but everyone seems to have pretty good time. And I really appreciate the effort Rich Redovian and Kelly Beale and others put into our little world of USPSA! They offer mentoring and advice to any and all who care to ask and are two of the nicest people I know. I love this sport and try to share it with all who are interested.

When I saw this title, I thought it was referring to powders like Hogdon Clays, which I hate too!

ima45dv8 has clued us into a valuable resource! I just purchased 2 meters of .030" fiber optic rod for $6.55 shipping included. It arrived a couple of days after I ordered it and it works fantastic! Sure beats paying Brownell's approximately $10 plus shipping for a mere 3 short pieces, plus Brownell's color selection is way weak compared to Fiber Optic Products many offerings. THANKS ima45dv8!!!

So, do you think a 1/32" FO rod would tight enough in .040" rodway? I'm not very good with these fractional to decimal conversions!