RECCE ROOM

Yes, I know I've   shared it  before.  It's still worthy of sharing again. Rules of SHTF:  1. Nobody is coming to save you. 2. Everything is your responsibility. 3. Save who needs to be saved. 4. Kill who needs to be killed. 5. Always be working. Also, I'll add, if you do not maneuver and shoot, you will be maneuvered upon and shot. 

Yesterday, the Rifleman and family dined at the   Hermitage House Smorgasbord  for Thanksgiving dinner.   How was it? - Two thumbs up. - 5 Stars. - 10/10 The Rifleman certainly does recommend.

Recently, Reid Henrichs made a YouTube video regarding   some new policies  at Valor Ridge. The most criticized was his decision to disallow home-build rifles. Additionally,  number of persons online mentioned the fact that they don't like his adherence to a 100-yard zero. Particularly for AR15 rifles. As is often the case, the arguments against were not founded in fact, but in feeling. Here are a couple of counter-proofs to these arguments. A Rifleman knows his holdovers. Regardless of your zero, you should know your holdovers. My ACOG was zeroed at 100, as per manufacturer specification. However, during Rifleman I , we zeroed and checked zero at 50 yards. I knew to hold over by an inch, because a Rifleman knows his holdovers. My first three shots were in the 10-ring, and grouped within an inch, prompting Reid to remark to me, "good shooting!" So, a real Rifleman would simply know his holdovers and apply that knowledge, rather than kvetch about the 100-yard zero. And...

Posted on the 8th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks: "Never forget what those ragheaded bastards did to us." But, when there's   backlash , back down and take the sissy way out: "I apologize that some may have interpreted my comments as about Muslims in general, which is not true, and that some of my language was inappropriate." This was done, of course, to try to salvage the job. Predictably, it didn't work - he got fired anyways.  Fast forward to more recently. The same individual tells the Rifleman that he is lobbying for a bump stock ban in Tennessee. He mistakenly assumes the Rifleman would agree.  The Rifleman does not agree.  Bump stocks are stupid... but that doesn't mean they should be banned.  Rights are lost inch by inch.  The Rifleman does not intend to give up any more inches.  Not ironically, the same person is also against Constitutional Carry in Tennessee. And he calls himself a conservative. This is why Conservatism has failed....

If we   had some eggs,  we could have some ham & eggs... If we had some ham.  - Pops

Three tweets sum up my election predictions: You must deliver what your employer wants.  If you do not, they find someone who does.  That leads to poll skewing: This is why polls lie.  Because polls lie, we cannot believe them.  So, what's the truth? Mitchell was right in 2016, and he will be right tonight.  There is no blue wave.  

The most avid reader of this blog - Pops - passed away   yesterday.  

Seen on social media - Fact:  You can vote Republican and be the better person! Republicans don't instigate violence... Republicans don't threaten to raise your taxes... Republicans don't use the FBI to rig elections... Republicans don't sell our uranium to Russia.. Republicans won't take away your doctor... Republicans won't open our borders to anyone who wants to come here... (that includes the criminals and terrorists that sneak in with all the others) Republicans won't allow illegal aliens to shoot your children only to be let out on the streets again... Republicans won't allow Sharia Law to be practiced in our country... Republicans will treat all of us as Americans, not divide us against each other for their own hateful, greedy, purposes... Republicans will not allow Communists to take over our government... Etc...  Etc...  Etc... So be the better person.  Vote Republican and STILL CARE about the poor, the jobless, the physically and m...

Recently, The Rifleman took the class   Rifleman I from Valor Ridge. There has already been a review of the class posted on this blog, and I would suggest you read that review. The purpose of this post is to discuss the decision by Valor Ridge ban rifles that have been built at home, or that contain internal parts originating from somewhere other than that manufacturer's Factory. Here is   The Video announcing that decision. You will note that there are thousands of comments, mostly negative. Here is   an AR15.com   read on the topic. This is not linked for fact, but for the fact that ar15.com discussions usually will contain all sides of an argument. And this one is no exception. If The Rifleman were to guesstimate the percentages of the responses seen online, they would probably look something like this - 60% - This is BS. 35% - Reid's School, Reid's rules. 5% - Legit decision.  So what are the Rifleman's thoughts on this? No, I do not know more abo...