A while back I managed to snap the tip off of my little Kershaw knife. It was a nice  little RJ Martine design and I was pretty bummed about it so I called them up to see if they had a blade for it.  They say yes and I fill out the repair ticket send it in going to cost me 10 bucks plus shipping.  So off it goes and I don't hear any thing back from them no big deal I am pretty busy I didn't really think about it for a while until the other day and realized it had been two months.  So I shoot them an email see what's up.  They send me one back apologizing for the delay and telling me that they don't have any parts for it.  They gave me voucher good for 65 dolled toward a new knife, sent me the link to the website with the 800 number said to call up when I see one I like and they would ship it out.  Well the knife I wanted was 80 bucks.  They paid the difference and the shipping.  I was initially a little irritated about the situation but to their credit they made it right.   

I just got an email about this tuff being on sale.  Unless they are paying you to take it off their hands I'd stay far away from it.  I bought 500 a while back and ended up pulling the bullets out of most of them and using the brass.  They wouldn't cycle my Colt or S&W. The ranch rifle would eat them but they didn't shoot worth a darn. The ones I pulled the bullets out of had 27 grains of some type of ball powder in them.  Maybe in the tropics or the desert they would work dunno.   

So Ron's last post on the long range hunting topic got me to thinking, for an old school guy or what I thought was an old school guy, a lot of tech has managed to creep into my gear.  When I was a kid the list of gear was a 30-30 of some flavor maybe with a scope if I got lucky maybe not, a knife and a rope and a flashlight.  That was about it and I put a pretty fair amount of Pa whitetails in the freezer with really no more tech than my grandfather would have had in the 40's.  But now I have to confess I carry or have used Laser range finders, GPS, GMRS radios. My loading bench has a digital powder dispenser and I have a chronograph   All gadgets that I use and really enjoy for the most part. Synthetic stocks and short mags have found their way into my safe and while I do love a pretty wooden stocked rifle I have to say that the Accumark I have is my favorite rifle ever at least so far.  So I guess I use more tech than I used to but it's funny I don't seem to shoot any more deer.  How bout you guys?     

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/USPS-ammo-purchase-federal/2014/04/14/id/565541/
We are living in the freaking twilight zone for real.

I have recently been given a chance to give something back to the hobby/sport of rifle shooting by coaching kids on a Jr bench rest team at my local club.  I think it's going to be a blast we are going to start them out with 22s then move up to probably 22-250s and we have a new 6mmBR from Savage for some 1000 yard shoots this summer. I'm thinking I need to pick up a good bolt action 223 too and I'd be real curious to see if Weatherby would be up for a club discount on a couple of VG varmint rifles?  The 22lr we borrowed from another club and the 22-250s are some that guys are willing to use for this so we'll use them.  My old 722 custom will get some use too I think because it will shoot 1/3 MOA out to 300 yards at least.  Any way should be a good time and If any of the Weatherby guys can help us out let me know.  We looking for corporate sponsors too hint hint.   Never hurts to ask right. I hate to see Savage get all the glory.
Chip

It's about 7 degrees steaks are almost done and this Crown Royal is fine.
Cheers gents

Some of you guys who have been reloading for a while might get a kick out of this pic

So for a while now I have wanted to get down to maybe three powders for rifle and two for pistols and I think I have made my call on what powder.  I load for for 222 Mag and 223, 6mm Rem 7-08, 308, 270 WSM and 7 Rem Mag. and 44 mag and special on the handgun side.  After looking over my loads and what I have had good luck with over the years I think I can get by just fine with.  BLC-2 for the 222 mag,223 and 308 and IMR 4350 for the 6mm and 7-08 and the 7 Rem Mag. I also use RL-22 in the 270 WSM and the 7 Rem Mag. I'm sure IMR 4350 would work well in the 270 WSM also just haven't played with it yet with this rifle. On the handgun side I am going with 2400 and H110. Thoose two have done everything I have ever needed to do with my 44s.   Any of you ever give any thought to thinning out the powder heard too? 
Chip