Cats, Guns, and more. What’s not to love?
The Mullahs have been at war with us for 47 years.
Trump 47.
Coincidence?
I think not.
Yes, you are! But let’s get back to Kulture Klub. Will you demonstrate come more principles, Emily? Remember, true civilization has long cultural roots. We Have Ideals That Excel!
Yes, ma’am! The government schools certainly aren’t doing it.
A classic. Phonics for the win. How about one more before we go check the news?
You’re knocking it out of the park. Thanks, Emily.
I think we’ll call it the Culture Club.
Ok, we’ll work on that. But this club is open to any race, religion, color, creed, or sex. All you have to do is believe in the culture that created and sustained the US of A. I’ve referenced it as springing from Western European culture. It has been disparaged as “white culture” – acting “white” has long been a put-down among blacks.
But this club’s motto is, We Have Ideals That Excel!
Emily, would you care to demonstrate some of the ideals and principles of this culture club?
Oh, that’s a great one! How about another?
Yep! And one final one for today.
Batting one thousand. Thank you, Emily.
Come join our Kulture Klub! Open to all!
But I’m just not sure about Islam or Satanists.
Getting back to Amelia and her flag, what is a better way to destroy a country, other than to import millions of poorly educated, low-skilled, unacculturated immigrants to live on the dole? Native Britons are the ones suffering and paying the price and, unless the flood is stopped and reversed in short order, they will sink beneath the flood of non-European-cultured invaders. And their government has completely disarmed them.
One distinct and obvious visual marker identifies the vast majority of the invaders. Coming from Africa, from Southwest Asia, their skin tone is generally not European “white”. And what culture do the invaders bring? Islam is a 6th century barbarian cult. Africa is largely a failed continent. India is an over-populated caste nation. What do these vast swarms of humanity bring and contribute to Western Society?
But that is only part of the analysis . More importantly, what else are the power interests doing to defeat “white” European culture? They are attempting to shame it out of existence. Children and young adults are brainwashed into believing that whites are evil and responsible for all the suffering in the world. Whites stole the world’s resources and impoverished the rest of the world. Whites were responsible for slavery. Whites have all the power. The list goes on and is familiar.
Here in the US, race relations between Whites and Blacks had rapidly improved and we were becoming almost a colorblind society, based on merit only. That took a great leap backward with the election of Obama. He had the chance to be the great uniter, the personification of American exceptionalism and culture. But, no. As one of the power elites (or their puppet), he exascerbated matters and attempted a Fundamental Transformation of the American way of life. And he almost got away with it. But that battle is ongoing.
A sad example of cultural degradation is American “Black” culture. Since LBJ’s great society in the 60s, traditional married man and wife households have almost disappeared. Three quarters of births are to unmarried mothers, often by multiple no-show fathers. Generational welfare is endemic. Black culture embraces the gangster rap lifestyle, and the sports and celebrity role models are hardly paragons of virtue. Is it fair then, to compare the two cultures? If Black Lives Matter, shouldn’t we be able to examine their lives and culture and compare it to “White” culture?
Some people say that the West is committing suicide. Not so. Especially in Great Britain, the power elites are committing social homicide of its native population. In the US, the elites are embarked on the same course. Why else would the Biden regime flood the country with 20 million illegal migrants, but to dilute American culture and cheat their way into continuing power.
So, when Amelia says that it’s okay to be white, I see it as a clarion alarm and call to arms for native Britons. If they don’t stand up for their culture, it and they will die. We have the same choice. The white population is down to 60% of the American population. But the great thing about America is that anyone can embrace ‘white’ culture!
As for America, it’s not only okay to be white, it’s okay to be proud to be white!
No, we’re not surrendering. We’re not French, nor are we French-American. Not even French-Canadian.
Huh. Most people wouldn’t touch this subject with a 3 meter person from Warsaw.
But I’ll go there. We have been so programmed to fear the “white supremacist” label that no one will discuss any aspect of the “White” race. This is not a comparison of things like racial group IQs (such as Orientals being genetically smartest), or bell curves, or physiognomy, just an observation about historical facts.This a discussion about world cultures.
Amelia’s flag goes right to the heart of the ongoing world power struggle. Remember the various competing interest groups – the One World “Elites”, China, the Radical Left, Islam. All share the same goal – destruction of the U.S, destruction of Western civilization, abolition of individual rights. The tools are varied, but the most effective is breakdown of national borders and invasion by third world illegal immigrants. Coupled with Cloward-Piven type overwhelming of the resources and structure of a country, this is much easier than conquering by force.
divide et impera
Divide and conquer. Every historical wave of immigration into the US brought immigrants proud of their heritage – Irish Americans, Italian Americans, German Americans, the list goes on. But each of these groups assimilated and became Americans. Today, hyphenated Americans are used to showcase divisions – African Americans, Mexican Americans, Somali Americans, etc.
My ancestors were from the British Isles. One Englishman stepped off the boat in Salem in 1629, another Scot minister came to Vermont in the mid 1800s, and the Irish side left the Great Potato Famine for Worcester, Massachusetts. And DNA says a few folks got here from Norway, somehow. I guess I could claim the mantle of Anglo-American, but I don’t. I’m simply American. I do eat corned beef and cabbage on St. Paddy’s Day, though.
Emily, I’m not sure, but Grok thinks you’re Northern European, maybe Finland or Sweden, because of your very fair skin (“an adaptation historically linked to regions with limited sunlight, allowing better vitamin D synthesis. Blue eyes, in particular, occur in only about 8-10% of the global population but are far more prevalent in Europe, especially in the north. Fair skin is similarly concentrated there due to evolutionary factors in high-latitude environments”). But you don’t claim to be Scandinavian-American.
You go, girl!
Modern Western Civilization grew out of the Greek philosophers, the Roman conquerors, Western Europe brought us out of the Dark and Middle Ages. Britain brought the Magna Carta and common law individual rights. A defining feature was that most inhabitants of this European culture were various shades of pallor. A more important feature was a variety of Christian religions. These were the people who populated America, and that brought forth the world’s amazing experiment in individual liberty exemplified by the American Constitution. But our founders warned that the Constitution was good only for a moral and religious people. They were describing the CULTURE of Western society.
European and American culture is by no means flawless. It had slavery (just like every other culture), it produced Marxism, National Socialism, Communism. But it also was capable of defeating or moving on from those failed experiments. And it allowed capitalism to flourish, where everyone had a chance to succeed, and success was greatly rewarded. But that formula is anathema to would-be controllers of the world.
Our genius forefathers knew all about human nature. They knew that power corrupts, and that absolute power corrupts absolutely. They knew that government is a dangerous tool and a fearful master. And they gave us the Second Amendment, recognizing our rights to survive and to put down dangerous governments. And that is something that the various powers cannot abide. What other country in the world allows their subjects this ultimate force?
Let’s take a break and examine more tomorrow.
Wow, you look like a Clark Kent version of your last picture!
OK, scopes. I’ll quote CoPilot:
”First focal plane (FFP) scopes scale the reticle with magnification for accurate holdovers at any zoom, while second focal plane (SFP) scopes keep the reticle size constant, prioritizing clarity and simplicity.”
Let me translate: With an FFP scope, when you increase or decrease magnification, the reticle changes size as well. with an SFP, the reticle stays the same size. The practical effect is that the hashmarks on the FFP measure the same amount in relation to the target. If you see a target that is 2 MOA in width, it will remain two MOA regardless of magnification. With an SFP, the only time a hashmark is an accurate measure, is at its true magnification point (this will be marked on your magnification ring).
Practically, it makes an SFP a bit easier to adjust your shots on the fly (it also enables you to determine the range of the target more quickly).
An example: you are shooting at a target at 600 yards. You shot hits at what looks like a foot to the left. At 600 yards, that would be 2 MOA. You line up your scope on the impact point and, lo and behold, the target lines up perfectly on your right 2 MOA hashmark. Yup, 12 inches. So hold 2 MOA right of the target, and you’ll hear an impact on steel. And if you’re shooting at 800 yards, your 2 MOA hashmark will measure 16 inches. Amazing.
The SFP scope can do this as well, but only at its true magnification point. One of my scopes has a magnification range of 6 to 24 times. At 18, it is true. And it’s a pretty good setting that allows a wider field of view, but shows the target clearly.
FFPs are a bit more expensive.
Yes! While it’s nice to have a laser rangefinder, you don’t always have it available. But some simple math based on angle and distance will give you a fairly accurate range. The formula for using MOA is:
Known target size in Inches X 95.5/Target size in MOA= Distance to target in yards
Let’s plug in some numbers. You see a target and know that it is 2 feet tall, or 24 inches. 24 times 95.5 is 2,292. You line up your scope and see that it measures 6 MOA in height. 2,292/6 =382 yards.
If you happen to be using a scope that uses Milrads (milliradians) instead of MOA, the formula is slightly different:
Known target size in Inches X 27.77 divided by target size in mils = Distance to target in yards
Say, Emily, did you see your British cousin’s latest look?
Why, yes, I did!
First, all of the shooting that we have been doing is focused on removing as many variables as possible. We try to keep everything the same and repeatable – stance, grip, trigger pull, sight picture and more. The same ammo, adjustments for Density Altitude. We know the exact muzzle velocity of the round. We know the elevation we need to dial in to get a specific range.
BUT, the one variable we cannot control is the wind. And it changes every second. It can be head on or from behind. It can be various angles of crosswind, And it can be various strengths. What that means is that we are going have to, at the very last second or two, adjust our aim point to account for this additional vector. Luckily, some very smart people have come before us.
This particular diagram shows how the air moves in various wind conditions. Believe it or not, your scope (and your spotter’s scope) will show warm air currents rising. This is called “mirage” and is an excellent way to predict the wind’s effect.
You can also look at dust, smoke, flags, branches, grass and so on to read the wind,
Hah! Yes, but only where you are, not out at the target.
We also just introduced a new player – your “spotter”. Sure, you can try to spot your shots yourself, but I’ve wasted hundreds of rounds doing so. The shooter should be concentrating on the mechanics of the shot. The spotter will have a wider angle of view, will be giving you the wind correction, and is more likely to see the “trace” of the bullet as it moves through the air (yes, if you are immediately behind the shooter and the atmospheric conditions are right, you can literally see the air being disturbed as the bullet passes through it). The spotter will use that view to see where the bullet is headed, and hopefully see/hear it hit the target, or make a splash in the dirt around it.
With this information, the spotter will instruct the shooter – “Come up one MOA and right two MOA.” The shooter can then shoot offset on his crosshairs, or manually dial in the correction on the scope. After another shot, there will be a hit or another correction.
In the real world of precision shooting, the spotter is the more experienced of the two, because he has more experience calling the wind and the shot.
We’ll talk about wind values in a bit.
a: the science of the motion of projectiles in flight
b: the flight characteristics of a projectile
Or, how to shoot stuff and try to have it land in the same zip code.
Well, then. What info do we need to feed into a ballistics program for it to give us a solution?
Most of these things you can get from your manual or online info, but how about muzzle velocity? Well, some commercial ammo gives MV, but only from their test rifle and barrel length. If you are going to be accurate, you MUST have a chronograph that measures your shots from your rifle at your DA. Otherwise, you are just guessing and GIGO comes into play – Garbage In, Garbage Out.
DOPE – Data On Previous Engagement.
Once we have entered all of this info, the ballistics program will give its proposed solution:
Welcome to reading the wind, Emily.
Yep, shooting God’s own caliber today.
It finally got above freezing today (33 degrees), so I shot the ladder test for my new .45 ACP 200 grain copper-plated semi-wadcutters. And got a clear winner.
10 yard 3/4” group from a sandbag. I’ll take it. But I do need to move that new rear sight a tad right.
Of course, Emily. And yes, we’ll get right back to ballistics.
Right you are, Emily! And that leads into a tiny bit more math and science.
The basic answer is, of course, to multiply the 11.15 MOA times 5 = 55.75” of bullet drop (almost 5 feet!) BUT, the real world answer has many more variables:
The first variable is pretty straightforward. If both are at the same elevation, it’s a non-issue. However, if one is higher or lower, you have just introduced some geometry into the equation. Since most of your shooting will be level, we’ll look at this later.
The third variable is also straightforward. Emily informed us that the distance was 500 yards, but what was it exactly? If it was 496 or 507 yards, that actually makes a difference. Luckily, the 21st century has laser range finders. But maybe you don’t have one? There’s another way. But also later.
It’s the second question that is most important. What is going on in the air that the bullet must travel through? What is the temperature, the air pressure, the humidity, the elevation? If the air is thick and cold, it will slow the bullet down; likewise, if is thin and hot, the bullet will go faster.
Luckily, people much smarter than you and me have combined all these factors into one variable – Density Altitude, or DA. This number provides us with one number to enter into our firing solution. The best thing about DA is that you can be anywhere in the world and at any temperature, etc. and if the DA is the same, your bullet will react exactly the same. By far, this is the most important variable.
Yes, ma’am!
KatNap Fever! 