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  1. Hi JWR, I was curious about your suggestion of your favorite red dot the Sig Romeo 5. How hard have you actually used it?? Do you think it is remotely as tough and rugged as an Aimpoint or Eotech?? I have had decent luck with your Palmetto State armory recommends so far, but have yet to really torture one to the point of failure. Thanks for the blog and all you do. I try to send dollars your way by purchasing suggested products.

  2. PS. I guess my real aversion to the Sig Romeo 5 would be that it is most likely made in China. But a man only has so many $500 bills for optics on numerous weapons stockpiles. Oh ya, after beggining tests of Palmetto State AR’s, I have found that they are just as reliable as my higher dollar AR’s. The only thing I have found is that the point of impact shifts without any specific pattern when changing ammo, unlike the higher dollar Krieger/Criterion barrels I use on my builds, which shoot very well with numerous bullet weights, and almost always to the same point of impact. The only real changes in the higher dollar barrels being a shift up or down slightly, due to the velocity changes. I am glad that thus far you have been wrong in regards to the ban on private sales, however it did cause me to invest in 80% kits and snap up numerous private sales. Thanks again for all you do Sir.

  3. Thank you for the “skip-it” recommendation on the movie ‘Radioflash’. I rarely give any of my hard earned money to Hollywood (haven’t been to a theater in about 3 years and maybe twice in 10… I do miss the delicious but expensive popcorn though.) , I will however spend $3.99 on the dvd at my local mega-lo-mart store when it comes out in about 2 months.

    1. Rob, you are man after my own heart. Unlike the theater, a DVD allows me to go back and catch something I missed, turn on the closed captions, and take a break without missing some action. Um, then there is the price, for us frugal eagles.

      I like to be in control of my experience and my money.

      Carry on

        1. Roger that, Spotlight. Especially the FREE part. The less money I spend on entertainment the more I have for, well, let’s say “other things”.

          Carry on

  4. Really good rifle drills. These are drills that I try to do at every range session.
    I also practice similar drills with pistol. I usually practice my first runs with a slow, deliberate pace and try to have perfect shot placement.
    At the end of a range session, I’ll use a timer and subject myself to speedily taking those same shots.

    They are good confidence builders and a great way to safely manipulate the firearms time and again to maintain handling skills.

  6. Eduardo Garcia is a decent person with a fantastic spice brand. What bugs me and many other people who have been around this area, is that his story questionable poop. I have talked to a couple of wardens over the years who say that the bear Eduardo “found” had been very visibly dead for weeks, rotting and covered in flies. It was suspected that he was attempting to cut off the claws rather than “see if it was alive”. For a warden to have very strong suspicions of that makes me think they are right, they are pretty good at identifying that type of thing. There was no way to challenge that assertion to the point of criminal citation, nor does FWP care to ruin the guys name after the insane injuries he received, so they quietly let the incident go away. Now Eduardo is a local hero for receiving horrible injuries while trying to save a bear, when the reality is most likely a story of a young dumb kid but experienced hunter who knew the rules out trying to score a bag of claws.

    1. From Wikipedia:

      “On October 9, 2011, while bow-hunting elk in the Montana backcountry, Garcia came across the dry remains of a bear.[7] Attempting to remove a claw with his knife, he received a severe electrical shock from a 2400-volt power line hidden underneath its carcass.[5] He was knocked to the ground and severely burned. “

  7. I have several of the Romeo 5’s and they are fantastic – small, light and very durable with multiple mounting bases for both 1/3 and full co-witness. PSA had a black Friday sale combo for a Romeo 5 and 10 PMAGs for $199. I hope others saw that and took advantage.

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