Mar 26
Colt AR-15 Review
Colt is known for making quality AR-15′s so when I was in the market I was told its the Rifle I wanted. I wasn’t disappointed at all. Not that I have shot many AF-15′s but from what I have seen of Bushmasters I think I am pretty luck to own a Colt AR-15. In over 3000 rounds still have yet to have a single Jam or miss-fire.
After Buying my AR-15 it didn’t take long before I realized how many after market parts I could put onto my AR-15. I found Amazon.com to be a gret source o AR-15 Parts and being a Prime member it allows me to get the parts in 2 days. Here are some of the parts I have purchased
UTG Pro Mil-spec 6-position Receiver Extension Tube
M4/AR15 Receiver Extension Nut by Tactical Intent
Mako M4/AR-15 Stock with Internal Shock Absorber and Adjustable Cheekpiece
Mako Israeli Defense Forces Pistol Grip for M16/M4/AR-15
ProMag Ambi Plate Single Point Sling Attachment
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UAG AR15 AR-15 M4 CARBINE RIFLE QUAD 4-WEAVER/PICATINNY RAIL ALUMINUM HANDGUARD+ COVERS
UTG Tactical OP Bipod – SWAT/Combat Profile Adjustable Height
Mako 7-Position Tactical Folding Grip with Waterproof Storage
Mark III Tactical P4 Sniper 3-9X42/Scope Adaptor Mount/Red Dot Combo Package
Not really a part for the AR-15 but a must have Tool for disassembling your AR-15
Hammerhead AR-15 Rifle Tool V2
After all o those parts this is what it turned into
After working on sighting in the scope this is a target at 60ft (furthest distance at my shooting range) with about 100 rnds.
Mar 26
Shooting Thompson Full Auto Machine Gun
Recently I found a new hobby in Shooting, You will soon see other posts here about my guns and or new guns I have shoot including reviews of the Guns and equipment I purchase. As this is my first post about my new hobby I felt its only appropriate to start with the gun I had the most fun shooting.
Recently at Manchester Firing Lines a group of colleagues rented a Thompson Full Auto. Here is a video of me shooting it.
Dec 26
Nordic Track X9i
It’s close to the New Year and time for some New Years Resolutions. Mine is to get back into shape and start skiing and scuba diving again. Work seems to consume so much of my time its sometimes hard to find time to make it to the gym. So for this year I decided to bring the Gym to me. I setup a small Gym which has BowFlex SelectTech weights and Adjustable bench and to get my cardio in I just had the Nordic Track X9i installed in my Gym.
I ordered the X9i at the end of November but it took forever to get to me because the first on got lost in shipping. I must say I was not impressed with customer service when I called them. It sure seemed like I was inconveniencing them by making them track a shipment which appeared to be lost in shipping. Finally they realized it was lost and shipped out another one and gave me $100 off. I paid for inhouse delivery which was a good deal in my opinion for just $150 more they installed and removed all packing material. It comes on a large wooden pallet so just to have that taken away was worth it.
Today was my first day actually using it. I used the Google Maps program to run along the coast line of Cape Town South Africa. Its make running pretty interesting to see everything as you go and also have it adjust the incline based on how the terrain is going. The machine works great and is very comfortable. I ran for 30 minutes and for someone who has had ACL replacement my knee felt fine.
There is still lots that i need to work on with this but here are some items I don’t really like at this point.
- The fans are positioned at waist level so you have to point them straight up to actually feel it above your waist.
- Haven’t seen a way to install any other Android Apps it seems like they modified the Android software just for this treadmill.
- Need a lot of ceiling height, my gym is in my basement so ceiling is 8 1/2 feet but I think if your tall you really need 10+ to get on the 40% incline
So far I am really enjoying the treadmill I will write more about it once i use it for a few more weeks.