Edm Clinic Was Awesome!!!
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Finally home and unpacked now. I cannot forget to say thanks over and over to Sosa and his wonderful wife (pizza). They put up with me in their house for 2 days and shuttled me around. We had a super dinner on Sat evening and then I had to take a walk down to the Univ of Alberta campus where I had not stepped foot since Dec 1984 when I left Edmonton in a hurry for my new life in Ontario. It's been a long 24 years. The visit was something out of 'Back to the Future' with Marty McFly (Michael J Fox). My old house 8321 - 112th St. is now a parking lot. 
Anyways, back to the clinic. I'm so happy that we accomplished so many tasks thanks to Sosa. Without all of his kind groundwork, getting the necessary tools in place, we could not get all that fun accomplished. Props have to go out to Hey You who provided that service truck & generator. We completed all the necessary barrel re-indexing and then we installed several new barrels and swapped more Norinco M14 barrels. Way more than we ever did at the Calgary clinic this weekend last year.
Don't worry Calgary M14 addicts, I'm pencilling all of you in for the middle of April. Gotta do an Ottawa clinic for the Eastern Ont and Montreal CGNutters in the middle of March.
Then somewhere in May, I'm contemplating a BC M14 clinic, all depends on the facilities, tools , range, infrastructure available.
Whoops, we cannot forget the parkerizing jobs that WCMD accomplished in that Quonset hut at the 50m range. Without all of Sosa and Tex and Hey You, we would not have accomplished all that we did.
I'm bushed. Gotta kick back and sort out the expenses.
Barney
Anyways, back to the clinic. I'm so happy that we accomplished so many tasks thanks to Sosa. Without all of his kind groundwork, getting the necessary tools in place, we could not get all that fun accomplished. Props have to go out to Hey You who provided that service truck & generator. We completed all the necessary barrel re-indexing and then we installed several new barrels and swapped more Norinco M14 barrels. Way more than we ever did at the Calgary clinic this weekend last year.
Don't worry Calgary M14 addicts, I'm pencilling all of you in for the middle of April. Gotta do an Ottawa clinic for the Eastern Ont and Montreal CGNutters in the middle of March.
Then somewhere in May, I'm contemplating a BC M14 clinic, all depends on the facilities, tools , range, infrastructure available.
Whoops, we cannot forget the parkerizing jobs that WCMD accomplished in that Quonset hut at the 50m range. Without all of Sosa and Tex and Hey You, we would not have accomplished all that we did.
I'm bushed. Gotta kick back and sort out the expenses.
Barney
It's well worth the 35 bucks just to hear what a proper "ping" sound should be.
Let alone a roomful of guys pinging their -14's
.November in Edmonton
Evan & I enjoyed meeting new people and greeting familair faces. It is always good to see a room of gunnutz happily racking rifles. I had a great time and am looking forward to dialing my "new to me" scope up on my shorty. I have some plans for parkerizing too. The result of that was impressive. Wish I'd seen more if it. Too much fun, too little time. Excellent job organizing Sosa, Big Tex can burn rod on my rifles anytime. JayT, alway interesting and entertaining. Hungry........WOW! Another excellent job of transferring knowledge. My 16 year old son, who generally shows no enthusiasm, could talk about nothing else all night. This is the way to teach physics, math & shop. How do we top this next year???
Evan & I enjoyed meeting new people and greeting familair faces. It is always good to see a room of gunnutz happily racking rifles. I had a great time and am looking forward to dialing my "new to me" scope up on my shorty. I have some plans for parkerizing too. The result of that was impressive. Wish I'd seen more if it. Too much fun, too little time. Excellent job organizing Sosa, Big Tex can burn rod on my rifles anytime. JayT, alway interesting and entertaining. Hungry........WOW! Another excellent job of transferring knowledge. My 16 year old son, who generally shows no enthusiasm, could talk about nothing else all night. This is the way to teach physics, math & shop. How do we top this next year???
The clinic was definatly worth while.... Took in as much as I could while helpin out the others get there norc's to were they wanted them...just remember the best sound is the ringing of the rilfe and the smell of used powder... See y'all next year or on the ranges..
OH YA!!!!!! Don't be afraid to cut, if it's what you want, a shortie that is!!!!!
Tex
OH YA!!!!!! Don't be afraid to cut, if it's what you want, a shortie that is!!!!!
Tex
Wheww another weekend over with.
I' finally got the trailer unpacked and the gear to the rear, even though I took a little time out to shoot a service rifle match with hey_you today
The clinic was a blast. Thanks to eveyone for all the help especially tex anf hey you, and my wife of course, and especially thanks to everyone that showed up
I hope we got everyting accomplished or as much as possible anyways.
I'm already trying to convince Hungry to come back to Edmonton next October, that is if I can't convince him to move back out here
Take care for now and we'll see how busy ther winter is, maybe we can have a few mini clinics befroe spring time
Sosa
I' finally got the trailer unpacked and the gear to the rear, even though I took a little time out to shoot a service rifle match with hey_you today
The clinic was a blast. Thanks to eveyone for all the help especially tex anf hey you, and my wife of course, and especially thanks to everyone that showed up
I hope we got everyting accomplished or as much as possible anyways.
I'm already trying to convince Hungry to come back to Edmonton next October, that is if I can't convince him to move back out here
Take care for now and we'll see how busy ther winter is, maybe we can have a few mini clinics befroe spring time
Sosa
JAE stocks ? If you don't get one, yer #### will fall off. No seriously, they are quite heavy on your arms and yer pocketbook. Save your money and buy a USGI glass stock. Play with the fiberglass, the sanding, the painting, that's the best part of the hobby.
Once you play with your JAE, it's quite hard to fondle the aluminum Picatinny rails while watching "Full Metal Jacket". That's why you buy and install a USGI glass stock. Then when you finish that movie, you can drop in "Blackhawk Down" into yer DVD and continue to stroke yer M14. The JAE rails are not friendly to 'stroking' your boomstick. Nor is the JAE stock kind to your frequent runs to make popcorn or open up a cold one while holding the M14.
Sosa: like I mentioned... let's look at the middle of Oct for next year. And if I happen to living out there at the time, then we can have monthly help sessions. Who knows, eh?
No seriously, they are quite heavy on your arms and yer pocketbook. Save your money and buy a USGI glass stock. Play with the fiberglass, the sanding, the painting, that's the best part of the hobby.Once you play with your JAE, it's quite hard to fondle the aluminum Picatinny rails while watching "Full Metal Jacket". That's why you buy and install a USGI glass stock. Then when you finish that movie, you can drop in "Blackhawk Down" into yer DVD and continue to stroke yer M14. The JAE rails are not friendly to 'stroking' your boomstick. Nor is the JAE stock kind to your frequent runs to make popcorn or open up a cold one while holding the M14.
Sosa: like I mentioned... let's look at the middle of Oct for next year. And if I happen to living out there at the time, then we can have monthly help sessions.
Who knows, eh?
Hey Sonoftweety, listen to Hungry, get a USGI stock. then get your hind end out to one of hungry's clinics! Oh and don't buy one buy 2 or your #### will fall off!!! JAE stocks are nice but why spend big money unless you are Sosa and can afford it.hehehe....just kiddin Sosa, wish I could afford one myself. I have all the fun I need with my 2 rifles. Both of them are Hungryfied. and Sosa will attest to this cause he shot the video. 5 rounds on repitition and a unload in under 3 seconds. And yes I am bragging again. Bragging about the knowledge Hungry has given me to be able to have a rifle that can accomplish that. That rifle shoots better than I ever could.
what kind of place is needed for one of these clinics? Enough beer and I'm sure the boss would let me offer our shop. I have a lathe, and 220 power. Compressed air if off our trucks or machine right now. Only a stick welder. 40x 80 shop.
A place for 30 to 40 guys(gals),toilets for old people he he.A couple of bench mounted vises,power for chop saw, drill press etc. Tables,chairs,good lighting.At Edmontonchuck it sure was nice being at the range so one could see the fruits(### word eh) of ones labor. Also with the master there it made thing easier.
When I went to 45 ACP's for the Wet Coast meeting,we just got together at his place that he had set up with a kitchen counter top vise,the couch in the living room and the main coffee table,the kitchen for the goodies we brought and the awesome burgers that he made.He also had his den set up with a bench and drill press(if I remember correctly) chop saw outside under the car port.Both situations worked great.And they accomplished the same task,learning about the rifles,what can be done to tweek them,and getting to know your fellow CGNers.
When I went to 45 ACP's for the Wet Coast meeting,we just got together at his place that he had set up with a kitchen counter top vise,the couch in the living room and the main coffee table,the kitchen for the goodies we brought and the awesome burgers that he made.He also had his den set up with a bench and drill press(if I remember correctly) chop saw outside under the car port.Both situations worked great.And they accomplished the same task,learning about the rifles,what can be done to tweek them,and getting to know your fellow CGNers.
I live where I work(for the most part), so i'm pretty lucky that way. No washroom in the shop, but i'm sure something could be setup for easy house access. Space for 30-40 people in the shop is pretty easy, but I do not have the seating for that. I don't have a drill press setup yet. I have horizontal steel ban saw for cutting things off, but need to do some repair too it. No real countertop's yet, fold out tables. Vices are secured to the back of our service trucks which are parked in the shop. Lighting is via 4 Metal Halides mounted on a 17’ roof. There is heat, but the shop is not yet insulated.
The shop is still unfinished, it is a bare building on a slab, that is slowly getting the finishing work.
I have the space to build a range, but have no idea what permitting, licensing and insuring that I would need in order to set something up. Never mind the cost of terraforming. [EDIT] Have been doing some reading, this does not seem to be a very likely thing, as bylaws state no centerfire rifles in this area.
My boss is not very pro-gun, but is a very easy going guy. So this is all hypothetical. Oh, and I happen to rent from my boss, who owns this place.
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Woodstock ? WTF? I just held a clinic at EESA 2 weeks ago and stayed at Slushee's place in Woodstock! That was on 23 or was it 24 Oct ? After the Edmonton clinic, it was so long ago.
king66: you will likely have to wait until next spring when I plan another EESA appearance. Lately, I've been sacrificing one weekend a month (Sep in Sudbury, Oct in Woodstock, Nov in Edmonton). Sounds like what the recruiter told me when I first joined the Westies in 1975.
Cheers,
Barney
That was on 23 or was it 24 Oct ? After the Edmonton clinic, it was so long ago.king66: you will likely have to wait until next spring when I plan another EESA appearance. Lately, I've been sacrificing one weekend a month (Sep in Sudbury, Oct in Woodstock, Nov in Edmonton). Sounds like what the recruiter told me when I first joined the Westies in 1975.
Cheers,
Barney
As has been mentioned above, this was an excellent clinic. A big thank you to Hungry for sharing the knowledge in a non-stop, highly informative (not to mention entertaining) style. The hours literally flew by.
Speaking of beehive of activity... Sosa, how do you do it??? That was an amazing number of M-14-tuning elements to pack into such a short time period. It was very cool to see all the other guys who had helpful tips and info to share. and, of course, a big "thank you" to Mrs. Sosa for bringing in pizza.
This was a very worthwhile experience. If anyone has a chance to organize one of these in their area, go for it!
The hours literally flew by.Speaking of beehive of activity... Sosa, how do you do it??? That was an amazing number of M-14-tuning elements to pack into such a short time period. It was very cool to see all the other guys who had helpful tips and info to share. and, of course, a big "thank you" to Mrs. Sosa for bringing in pizza.
This was a very worthwhile experience. If anyone has a chance to organize one of these in their area, go for it!
I'm thinking "Awesome", is an understatement!
Hungry, the interrupted elk hunt (wink, wink, nod, nod.. don't schedule these things for Nov) and 6 hours driving time was well worth the time and effort. Too much happened in one day for me to absorb, so please sign me up for the Calgary Clinic in Apr.
SOSA, thanks for organizing all the perks (indexing, unitizing, parkerizing, pizza) and thanks again for delivering my ammo purchase to me! That op rod spring guide you sold me, really smoothed things out.
Many thanks to Holleyman, who very patiently helped me replace all the bad roll pins on my rifle. Replacing the mag release latch pin (which turned out to be half a pin) solved all of my mag release issues.
To the rest, It was nice to meet you all. Hope to cross paths with you again... in the field, at the range, or at another clinic.
For those who missed the clinic, look down and check, for sure your dicks fell off!!!!
Hungry, the interrupted elk hunt (wink, wink, nod, nod.. don't schedule these things for Nov) and 6 hours driving time was well worth the time and effort. Too much happened in one day for me to absorb, so please sign me up for the Calgary Clinic in Apr.
SOSA, thanks for organizing all the perks (indexing, unitizing, parkerizing, pizza) and thanks again for delivering my ammo purchase to me! That op rod spring guide you sold me, really smoothed things out.
Many thanks to Holleyman, who very patiently helped me replace all the bad roll pins on my rifle. Replacing the mag release latch pin (which turned out to be half a pin) solved all of my mag release issues.
To the rest, It was nice to meet you all. Hope to cross paths with you again... in the field, at the range, or at another clinic.
For those who missed the clinic, look down and check, for sure your dicks fell off!!!!
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