Are you tight?
Amber writes about tightness. Tight is good.
I like tight. It keeps up that momentum thing I was talking about. She has several good tips to get tighter!
I feel the world needs more tightness, yes I do.
Rant
I have been going to the same polling station for years, ever since it was moved to the big church down the road.
Usually I am voter ~#8. One busy year I was voter #23, and that was towards the evening. I vote every election. Every single one.
I arrived right when the polls opened.
I waited in line.
I was paper ballot #56.
One thing can be said, people who do not vote are voting in this election.
Congratulations America. You will be getting exactly what you wanted.
Perhaps if you took an interest in the political system beforehand we would not be where we are at today.
Be careful what you wish for…
Hotter than Georgia asphalt
After a weekend of precision cuts and MORE ALIEN insertions (both metaphorically and literally), Bunny Trouble is now wound tighter than Laura Dern after watching eight hours of lesbian pornography right before filming a love scene with David Duchovny in a David Lynch remake of Body Heat.
I have one more manuscript to get back, and then I will go through the novel backwards and make all my proofreading corrections. Then Draft 3 goes out for a spin.
Yippy! Back to raw writing on The Baby Dancers, my current work in progress.
Then the Dragon went NOM!
The Players
Thing One: Jacon, the Sorcerer
Wife Unit: Frou Frou Mitty, the Cleric of Pelor (DM supplied, of course)
Anthony: The Illustrious Dungeon Master
The Scene
The kitchen table, with an expertly arranged outdoor setting (using preprinted tiles).
The Game Starts
DM: Place you figures in front of the catacomb doors at the bottom of the short stone steps leading into the ground.
(the players place their figures)
DM: Traveling nearly a half-a-day, the intrepid band of adventures finds themselves at the fabled catacombs, reputedly filled with treasures and fell monsters guarding their dead. The door at the bottom of the steps is closed.
Jacon: You open it. I only have four hit points!
Frou Frou Mitty: (having not played D&D for 28 years): I, uh, try to open the door.
DM: (places a gigantic dragon tile in back of the small party): As you touch the door, a dragon appears. It snatches Frou Frou Mitty in its gigantic maw and flies upwards with a mighty bound. As Jacon watches the dragon recede off into the distance, he hears loud crunches as the dragon gruesomely chews its meal. With a mighty spit, parts of Frou Frou Mitty spew along the countryside as the dragon delivers a satisfied burp and is seen no more.
Jacon: Awesome! (claps)
Thing Two: Yea! (claps)
Frou Frou Mitty: (eyes narrow) Ha ha ha. Not funny!
DM: That was the best D&D session ever!
DM: (Puts away the dragon tile)
DM: Traveling nearly a half-a-day, the intrepid band of adventures finds themselves at the fabled catacombs…
Dido, My Lover’s Gone
My lover’s gone
his boots no longer by my door
he left at dawn
and as I slept I felt him go
Returns no more
I will not watch the ocean
My lover’s gone
no earthly ships will ever bring him home again
bring him home again
My lover’s gone
I know that kiss will be my last
no more his song
the tune upon his lips has passed
I sing alone
while I watch the ocean
My lover’s gone
no earthly ships will ever bring him home again
bring him home again
Sunday Reflections, 6
“I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this Government: ‘I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.’ We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and suffering. You ask, what is our policy? I can say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us: to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.”
Saturday Bunny Trouble musings
I talked to one of my beta readers today in person: my father-in-law, Ed, is a voracious reader of all things sci-fi, military thrillers and suspense novels. He really enjoyed the book. That is always a big ego boost. The man knows his genres. He has been reading them longer than I have been alive. Therefore, I take what he says very seriously.
One thing about established readers is that they love a well-researched novel, and dig concepts that have a firm researched foundation even if the writer slips into “tell mode”. Thus, he was a little sad to hear I had cut Megan to a different character, which got rid of her interactions with the Indian tribe, parts of the book he really dug.
On the other hand, his favorite parts of the book have the momentum that I was talking about earlier in my blog. Since he also felt the beginning of the book was rough, I believe Draft 3 will please him mightily. In Draft 3, I will lay claim to the reader. You are mine. I will not let you go.
He was curious about what other people thought (he is not a blog reader). I told him Caroline felt the book was “sex sex sex sex guns sex sex sex sex guns” when what she probably wanted was “guns guns guns guns sex guns guns guns guns sex”.
He agreed and thought that was funny.
Writing is like that.
Molybdenum disulfide and the AR-10T
I am getting hits from our NATO military friends landing on my AR-10T post, specifically searches on what types of ammunition to feed it. This is a more specific post for our servicemen and anyone else who uses the AR-10T as an urban-centric sniper rifle.
The manual that comes with the AR-10T recommends molycoated match ammunition.
I agree. Molybdenum disulfide “coated” bullets (more accurately, injected into the microscopic pours of the jacket) works very well in the rifle.
Breaking in the Barrel
When I broke in the barrel, I used a combination of molycoated / non-molycoated rounds with a 20 to 1 ratio. For every 20 moly rounds, I used one normal match. Most simply use molycoated and leave it at that.
I went down that route for two reasons. Essentially, I wanted to reverse any effects of moly fouling, if there was such a thing, with the application of a normal round. I also wanted to save money! Shooting is getting expensive.
Anyway, the barrel is now slicker than a baby’s butt after eating mooshed prunes and guacamole. Not only is it much easier to clean, I do not have to do it as often. There is no “moly-fouling”. Once I clean it, it is golden.
If I could go back, I would just use moly-coated bullets.
What I feed the AR-10T
The Armilite feeds on Black Hills molycoat 175 Gr. Match Hollow Point .308 Winchester, which has a velocity of 2600 FPS and 2627 Ft. Lbs. energy.
Exclusively.
Drawbacks
Using non-moly bullets is not an option. Essentially, the barrel would need to be broken in again, cleaned more often and cleaned more vigorously. “Moly-fouling” seems to me a myth. I have yet to encounter it.
Conclusions
I have a lot of confidence in this match ammunition and rifle. With my scope, the three factors do a dance in my favor, and believe me my old tired eyes need the help!
Please feel free to leave any comments or questions. However, I am not an expert long-distance shooter by any means. I shoot my M4 three times as much as my AR-10T, consider this a layman’s peek at the wonderful AR-10T.
Logic would dictate that moly-coated match ammunition allow bullets easier passage through the rifle barrel with less deformation and better ballistic accuracy. I have no evidence to support this, so take that for what it is worth.
Stay safe.
