I just ordered two Choate stocks

I just ordered two Choate stocks from European Target Shooters Supplies. It's my first dealing with them, but so far I think they'll be great to work with.

This is Ultimate Sniper stock I plan to use on my for my .338 Gaillard project;


This is what the new Varmint stock looks like. I think it will be great on my .223 project.

I am also considering getting a nice fat barrel for the .223 and chambering in .223 improved. Comments??

I said I wouldn't hunt this year, but...

I told enough people that I probably wouldn't hunt this year. I am still pissed off about my supposed buddy keeping the two deer I harvested last year. I haven't really shot much all year either. I think I fired about 15 rounds of 7.62x39mm. I hope I'm not too rusty. I usually fired hundreds of rounds yearly.
Well I changed my mind. I picked up two doe tags for the Herd Reduction Area. These were so cheap. Both tags cost me a total of $10.90 (That's 11.32 USD, ha ha ha). So I hope to get some time off and bag a couple fat does. Who knows, maybe I'll go back for a big buck after I turn in the heads so the folks at Sask. Environment can test them for Chronic Wasting Disease.

So now I have to make some emergency repairs to the stock on my Norinco m-305 (M14S, M1A clone) . Last year I overtightened my Harris bipod and pulled the sling stud right through the stock. Now I am building it up and reinforcing it. Next year I will finish my customized fiberglass stock.

Good Bye to my .338 Win Mag

Ted Gaillard inspected my rifle and found that the bore was actually pretty good. I thought it might be, as the rifle looked like it had little use when I bought it used. He even showed me the bore in detail with his bore scope. Of course I found the bore scope to be very cool. I was amazed at how closely I could see every little detail in my bore. Turns out I had some copper tracing present. I found that a bit odd, as I had just cleaned the bore with a spray in foaming bore cleaner. Ted didn't seem too concerned with the tiny amount of copper he found, so I am not too worried.

So I asked Ted to take his time re-crowning the muzzle and chambering the barrel in his .338 Galliard cartridge. He was even kind enough to set me up with what I thought was far to good a deal on the .338 Gaillard two die reloading set from Redding.

So I have until next year to start gathering up piles of 8mm Remington Magnum brass, magnum rifle primers and powder. I  just hope the factory Remington stock isn't too light for this cartridge. I don't want to develop a flinch from the recoil.

Torn Between Two Worlds

I am standing firmly with one foot in the Geek world and the other in the Gun world. What a weird mix? On one side I am a computer nerd. You know the type. I love Linux. I want to teach my self the Ruby programming language. I am a network administrator wannabe. On the other side of the coin, I love guns. I love how they work. I enjoy the science behind their function. I love learning about external ballistics and ballistic coefficients. I enjoy spending hours hand loading my own ammunition to perfection.

Is this normal?

As a result of my strange interests (only strange in that they are very unrelated), I find that many people are shocked to find I am interested in one of either guns or Linux. Here's what I mean:  People I bump into at gun shops or at the range, find it odd that the big redneck facing them enjoys configuring an Apache server. Then there are the times I surprise other geeks when they find out that I actually enjoy collecting military surplus firearms.

If only I could combine Linux with guns. Any ideas?