My Life as a Shooter: The Scout Rifle

In the firearms world, a scout rifle is a bolt-action (sometimes a lever-action) rifle intended to be a general purpose firearm capable of good usage in hunting and defense. The Wikipedia article does a decent job explaining the idea and its origins.

While there are a number of commercially-available bolt-action rifles intended to be (and sold as) scout rifles, I'm thinking of going with a lever-action rifle as my basis thanks to reading this Chuck Hawks article. Where I live, lever-action rifles chambered in .30-30 Winchester are very common. (Most of them are Marlin 336 models, but that's neither here nor there.) Therefore, acquisition is easy and won't be impeded by treasonous statutes. The ammunition is not regarded as "military" either, so stockpiling both the usual round-nosed offerings and Hornady's LeverEvolution cartridges with the polymer tips won't be hard.

The build in the Hawks article is mostly a matter of getting the rifle itself, followed by the aftermarket iron sights, the forward rail section, and then the scope. Everything else I can buy easily at the Fleet Farm store near the house, including the ammunition and a sock or case should I not want to hang it up or stick it in a safe.

Sootch here has a video that explains the hows and why behind this choice. While the rifle (a Marlin 336) is not scout-configured (the scope on a Scout Rifle has its mounting forward of the receiver, over the barrel; see the Hawks article for an example picture), everything else is on point.



If you live in a place where hunting rifles are allowed, and you're wanting to be prepared, consider setting yourself up with a Scout Rifle- either purpose-built or taking a hunting or surplus rifle and making the changes needed. Remember: bolt-action or lever-action, in a potent caliber that is easily gotten with minimal or no official scrutiny, and sufficiently affordable that you can practice on a regular basis. I'm with Hawks in the opinion of preferring "hunting" over "military" chamberings, but if you do go with one that's easily gotten.

(Note: For this reason, I do consider the 7.62x39 cartridge an acceptable "military" cartridge despite it not being a full-powered rifle cartridge, and therefore consider the CZ 527 Carbine in that caliber another acceptable basis for a Scout Rifle despite the lack of magazines with a capacity of 10 or more rounds.)

So, if you're in a position to consider doing so, consider having a Scout Rifle in your inventory. If you have only one rifle, make it a Scout and forget the rest.

The Jamar Clark Case Ended Predictably

Here in the Twin Cities, the Jamar Clark shooting remains a matter of local relevance. The local Black Live Matter clique and their allies are not happy that the officers will not be charged criminally for the shooting. Nevermind that Clark beat his girlfriend so badly that an ambulance had to take her away for treatment. Nevermind that Clark interfered with paramedic efforts to treat the girlfriend. Nevermind that he went for a cop's sidearm. Oh no, he was a good buy who dindu nuffin; he didn't need to die- oh fuck this.


There's meetings and marches going on as I write this. I'm expecting a riot soon, and I'm expecting that the city government--run by Regressive Leftists that make up urban and suburban Democrats here--will knuckle under like the cowards, cuckolds, and cultists that they are. (One of the city council members is an open BLM member.) They should be ready to execute mass arrests of the entire group.

This BLM crew has already laid siege to a precinct house ones, disrupted commerce in North Minneapolis and the Mall of America, disrupted transit on Interstate 35-W and in downtown Minneapolis, and otherwise engaged in acts of war and banditry (and yes, that's what they are) against county and city government as well as corporate property. They are keen to do it again.

Quite frankly, this demonstrated behavior should have city, county, state and--yes--Federal prosecutors combing over the statutory codices for applicable measures. But, so long as the leadership in the Twin Cities and in the state house of Minnesota remain so thoroughly cucked we're going to either way for them to cross the line (and compel effective action), we're going to get foot-dragging and half-measures at best.

It will also begin the serious decay of Democratic (and thus SocJus) hold on Minnesota's urban counties and state government, as this is going out to the rural population--already disdainful of the Cities--and make this Urban/Rural split even worse, and ultimately breaking the urban power in this state. We Minnesotans--the proper nationals here--are a people who value order, and this chaos will NOT be tolerated once it becomes clear that this cannot be avoided.

Dependent, Fragile, & Fearful: The Core Traits of the SocJus Cult

Larry Correia made a post recently about another author's success outside the legacy genre fiction machine. As the man who got the Sad Puppies rolling (and now sits back to enjoy the fireworks), he had a sense of how said machine is politically biased.

Enter Verdant Labs. They figured out what those biases are (in a U.S. context, but remapping to where you are ain't that hard). Book Publishing? 100% Democrat, and thus Regressive Left.

But I noticed a pattern in the assessments, one I think you'll find very interesting: the more Democratic a profession is, the greater it is dependent upon institutional structures, the more fragile its members are, and the more fearful (in a "Mommy! Mommy!" sense of anxiety) they are as a class.

This fits the profile of the SocJus Cult.
They are individually weak, disdainful of self-reliance to the point of delusion, and anxious about their vulnerability at all times. To cover this anxiety, they cope by projecting their weakness and compel their dependency upon others. They have no faith in their own abilities. They have no sense of perspective regarding how the world works, so it terrifies them and they seek a Big Mommy to soothe them. They live in scarcity.

The "Republican" professions require the fostering of an independent character that sees themselves as superior to the structure that they work within, as fathers to their children, and that gives them a mentality of abundance due to the knowledge that their skills and acumen will allow them find useful and productive work wherever they go.

Well then, I see now what path to go to fix the SocJus problem at the higher levels of engagement: break their scarcity paradigm.

Social Justice Cult Hits Overwatch

So, some cunt who doesn't even play Overwatch pulled for "For Muh Babies!" whine and now Tracer's getting her best shot patched out.

Kaplan had to sign off on this. Stop being a fucking cuck, Kaplan. If someone advised you to do it, toss them out a window and tell HR to bring in a replacement. If you did it, man the fuck up and revert it. The majority of the audience is adults, not pre-pubescent children, and therefore "For The Children" cries need not be considered.

God forbid that chicks have some sassy sex appeal. (Or are you going patch out Widowmaker's fantastic ass also?) The Tumblrinas have Zarya, so stop coddling the crusty cunts and punt them to the curb already- especially those fake "journalists" who lie about their gamer cred when they do this Social Justice bullshit.

Here, let me show you how it's done: "Fuck off, loser. We like Tracer's fine ass, and you can choke on my fuck."

Not hard, is it?

No one respects doormats.
This will not end well, and I expect some backpedaling to come soon (along with the restoration of that fabulous ass).

My Life in Fandom: I Love a Good Dogfight

Look, I'm not going to be super-serious all the time. This is a good day for a fun post, so I'm taking it.

There were some parts of The Force Awakens that I loved, and it usually had to do with Poe. For me, as a sucker for dogfighting, anyone who does a flight sequence shot like this gets my curiousity- and those who do it well get my attention. In this respect, TFA delivered. The video is a complication of Poe (and a few others) Being Awesome In Flight set to Loggins' classic Danger Zone (from Top Gun):


Oh hell yeah! I do hope that Rogue One and Episode 8 deliver more of this. A lot more.

What's To Come: More on Success

I have more to say on the matter, more than just one post will allow me to satisfy.

So, over the next few weeks, I'll post about this topic on the weekends. When I finish I'll collect the series together and add a Page to curate them together.

This is a pilot for a more general shift in how I use this blog as a platform. If it works, then I'll do more limited series like it.

And that's all I have to say today. It's Easter weekend, and I'm thinking of bigger concerns right now.

The Mainstream Media Is Going Down

Mike Cernovich's Tweet made in the wake of the emerging (as of this post) Ted Cruz Sex Scandal summarizes the Establishment media quite well:

We caught the entire media lying about Michelle Fields. We don't trust you now! #cruzsexscandal

— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) March 25, 2016

Cernovich got wind that the National Enquirer would run the story last night. He got word that Breitbart sat on it after internal superiors put the kabosh on it earlier, something confirmed by Allum Bokhari later. Cernovich's article at Danger & Play has the relevant details.

Today he put out a follow-up article, and this is where he again hammered the point I showed above, a point he concludes on after pointing out that Cruz is a known liar and backstabber who can't be trusted- which lead to one of the mistresses lashing out at Cernovich over his successful drive to compel the scandal's coverage.

That's NOT a denial! #cruzsexscandal pic.twitter.com/1pSGSEzrWl

— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) March 25, 2016

He's right. That's not a denial.

While the sex gets the attention due to the sizzle, the meat is the transfer of $500K to one of the alleged mistresses- one that worked as one of Carly Fiorina's manager. That's the sort of shit that that gets the FEC involved, and that means investigations with the threat of criminal charges and subsequent trials- the sort of thing that ends campaigns, careers, and lives.

Meanwhile, the Establishment media sat on their asses all night. Cernovich saw this as coordination on a narrative shift, and he was right, which is part of what prompted the Tweet at the top: they're worse than useless, and have to be harangued into doing their purported jobs properly. So, as they are unfit for purpose, they should be destroyed and replaced.

And Mike Cernovich is leading the charge.