What did you do today to prep?

[Oathkeeper1775]

Quartered and boned a deer; hung him in the cooler...

Processed some .223 range brass.

 

[Camelfilter]

Swung into Walmart after shift for some odds and ends, picked up 3 #10 cans of Augason farms powdered peanut butter. $12.50ish ea. Yum!

 

[OldTengu]

Started a regimen of stretches to help repair the muscles on my left side. a knee injury that I let go for about a decade resulted in a bit of atrophy there and removal of 70 percent of my meniscus. Between work and life o haven't been great about maintaining my pt, so today I got back on it.

 

[Argonaut]

The first snow at the ranch this morning.......and we are only at 2300 feet

 

[Hop Sing]

Made two gallons of quince, cinnamon, and anise infused brandy. For medicinal purposes.

 

[etrain16]

I posted this in Guns, Gear and Accessories, but seems applicable here too.

I've wanted to try my hand at wax slugs for a while now, for budget defense/SHTF rounds as well as for fun. So, I finally decided to get the process started. I wasn't sure the best way to make the cuts consistently, but had found some ideas online for cutting jigs, but didn't want to wait or pay for them. One guy on YT used a piece of EMT to make a sleeve and it looked pretty slick. I didn't have any EMT on hand, but did have some 3/4" Sch40 PVC on hand, so I gave it a go myself. The jig works great! And only took maybe 3 minutes to make.

I cut and removed the shot from 50 shells in pretty quick time. Next step will be to make the wax slugs, but not today - other things to do today.

 

[notazombie]

Very cool. Always wanted to do that.

 

[Pete F]

Started a regimen of stretches to help repair the muscles on my left side. a knee injury that I let go for about a decade resulted in a bit of atrophy there and removal of 70 percent of my meniscus. Between work and life o haven't been great about maintaining my pt, so today I got back on it.

Same thing, except right knee. Kept popping out of socket and I would pop it back in . A little painful, but got me by for years. One day it popped out and wouldn't pop back. Had to belly crawl about 200 feet back to the house to call for help. They shot me up with several hypo's of Demerol and tried to get it back in socket - no go. Wore a cast and wheelchair for several days before surgery - long painful story. Removed about 2/3's of the meniscus. Now it is almost bone to bone. Should have got it fixed sooner, 20/20 hindsight. I need to start with my PT regimen again too. Did get a nice $700 brace to wear when it gets bad and for working in the yard. I am now having issues with my trigger finger after hyperextending it 4 months ago. My Doctor tried several remedies, but still hurts. X-ray showed a possible healed break, but I don't remember ever hurting it that bad. Not waiting this time - in to specialist and get it repaired.

 

[Oathkeeper1775]

Set the turret press up for 9mm.

Loaded a hundred 124g XTPs with 6.2g of HS-6 in nickel plated brass (pet load)

Loaded 25 test rounds of 147g plated round nose from xtreme; in reg brass with 5.0g of HS-6.

Been using the Sellier Bellot primers for @ $23.70/1000, and no problems.

Will test tomorrow after I verify a 62g pulldown project.

 

[Camelfilter]

...Loaded a hundred 124g XTPs with 6.2g of HS-6 in nickel plated brass (pet load) ...

 

[Sgt Nambu]

Same thing, except right knee. Kept popping out of socket and I would pop it back in . A little painful, but got me by for years. One day it popped out and wouldn't pop back. Had to belly crawl about 200 feet back to the house to call for help. They shot me up with several hypo's of Demerol and tried to get it back in socket - no go. Wore a cast and wheelchair for several days before surgery - long painful story. Removed about 2/3's of the meniscus. Now it is almost bone to bone. Should have got it fixed sooner, 20/20 hindsight. I need to start with my PT regimen again too. Did get a nice $700 brace to wear when it gets bad and for working in the yard. I am now having issues with my trigger finger after hyperextending it 4 months ago. My Doctor tried several remedies, but still hurts. X-ray showed a possible healed break, but I don't remember ever hurting it that bad. Not waiting this time - in to specialist and get it repaired.

Started a regimen of stretches to help repair the muscles on my left side. a knee injury that I let go for about a decade resulted in a bit of atrophy there and removal of 70 percent of my meniscus. Between work and life o haven't been great about maintaining my pt, so today I got back on it.

It's true boys! Getting old ain't for sissies!!!

 

[Oathkeeper1775]

Validate 2 pistol and 1 rifle loads.

Ran some round through a new rim fire.

Hounded brass

 

[Oathkeeper1775]

Loaded a few "plinkers"; 9MM, 147g plated RN with 5.0g HS-6

Bought a couple Butler CK scope caps

 

[The Heretic]

Scored some Nalgene quality (but a different brand), brand new 10 liter chemical lab type bottles - for free - from Iceman!

Could not believe the quality - like the kind you would spend $50 to $100 a bottle!

Definitely worth the drive.

 

[The Heretic]

Now I need to figure out how to best use these containers - something that will do their quality justice. Storing a dollar's worth of water in a $50 container seems inadequate, but I don't want to put anything in them that would preclude putting food or water in them later.

I was thinking maybe rice and/or lentils. No way the mice will get into these containers.

 

[Oathkeeper1775]

Butcher, vacuum-pack and putt'n away this year's deer.

7 days of hang-time in the old fridge is usually enough.

Steaks and stew cuts are done; have to grind @35 pounds of neck, shoulder, rib-meat, shank, and trimmings into burger...

Can't bring myself to let anyone do it for me yet....

 

[Adelaarvaren]

Jog the fenceline with the dogs. All the ammo and food in the world won't do any good if I don't have the fitness to keep myself moving...

 

[Texas-1836]

Ordered two more 30 round magazines for the AR.
Went to the indoor range and lit off some 9s and 45s

OT but sent in paperwork for Utah and AZ conceal carry.

 

[OldTengu]

Finished the work week, gonna set up some Jiu-Jitsu classes with one of my customers who is a teacher, pool some funds for panic ak/ar purchases, gonna try to get out to Clackamas to let some rounds off at the indoor range and get a feel for my new .38. I also seem to spend an unreasonable amount of time reading cookbooks lately. That and land invasion defense strategy.

 

[uscsoldier]

Paid off the last car loan I'll ever have