Well the epic East meets West M-14 Clinic with the good Doctor and Hungry has begun. Day 1 is over and was a great first day. Guys started filing in from all over the province yesterday morning. Lots of catching up on the news with people you know and lots of intros to new M14 guys. Nice to be able to put a face to a CGN handle! Thomas and company had everything set up ready to go including a pulled pork supper done in the smoker. Tools, tables and technical know how were all in place.
Hungry is a great facilitator and a very funny guy. Lots of stories about M14's, shoots and range experiences. Also, to get so many guys with a love of M-14's and shooting in general in one place is a unique moment in time. So much knowledge and experience in one place is amazing.
We had a chance to see how to bed an M-14 (see photos); tighten up the flashhider (no more Jingle Bells as Hungry puts it!); radiusing the receiver to facilitate bedding; tightening up your gas system without the use of shims and a whole lot more. Hungry likes to push you out of your comfort zone when working on the M-14. Dave learned how to peen the slots with a ball peen hammer on his National Match rifle. There was a moment of hesitation when Hungry handed him the ball peen hammer and told him to have at it. He didn't peen the threads on his NM barrel instead of the slots as he feared he might and, as Hungry likes to point out-"Your #### did not fall off!"
So much to learn.
The grand finale was the pulled pork barbecue with all the fixin's that Thomas found the time to do as well as all the instruction and Q and A sessions. Thanks, Nina, and family for opening up your home and kitchen for the clinic.
Hungry has been tantalizing us with what we are be going to be doing with our rifles at the range on Wednesday and Thursday. It is going to be extensive and intense. As the day wound down, Hungry talked about the best kit for the range. Lots more to learn here. He showed us the contents of his sniper kit. That brought up a whole new discussion and demonstrated another dimension of Hungry's knowledge. Towels to keep your ammo cool, section of cleaning rod with fuzzy floss as a wind direction indicator, tricks for reading mirage and the wind. You just don't want it to end. So much knowledge and experience between the Doc and Hungry. As someone said at the end of the day, "This will most likely never happen again, guys, so enjoy it while you can." So ended day 1.
Day 2 will be more of the same. Tony and the Tig welder are coming tomorrow. Can't wait! Oh, and did I mention, it's barbecued salmon night at the end of Day 2. It just doesn't get any better!
Prepping for bedding your M-14
Lots of instruction
Lots of hands on stuff
Mmmmm, barbecued pork!
Hungry is a great facilitator and a very funny guy. Lots of stories about M14's, shoots and range experiences. Also, to get so many guys with a love of M-14's and shooting in general in one place is a unique moment in time. So much knowledge and experience in one place is amazing.
We had a chance to see how to bed an M-14 (see photos); tighten up the flashhider (no more Jingle Bells as Hungry puts it!); radiusing the receiver to facilitate bedding; tightening up your gas system without the use of shims and a whole lot more. Hungry likes to push you out of your comfort zone when working on the M-14. Dave learned how to peen the slots with a ball peen hammer on his National Match rifle. There was a moment of hesitation when Hungry handed him the ball peen hammer and told him to have at it. He didn't peen the threads on his NM barrel instead of the slots as he feared he might and, as Hungry likes to point out-"Your #### did not fall off!"
So much to learn.
The grand finale was the pulled pork barbecue with all the fixin's that Thomas found the time to do as well as all the instruction and Q and A sessions. Thanks, Nina, and family for opening up your home and kitchen for the clinic.
Hungry has been tantalizing us with what we are be going to be doing with our rifles at the range on Wednesday and Thursday. It is going to be extensive and intense. As the day wound down, Hungry talked about the best kit for the range. Lots more to learn here. He showed us the contents of his sniper kit. That brought up a whole new discussion and demonstrated another dimension of Hungry's knowledge. Towels to keep your ammo cool, section of cleaning rod with fuzzy floss as a wind direction indicator, tricks for reading mirage and the wind. You just don't want it to end. So much knowledge and experience between the Doc and Hungry. As someone said at the end of the day, "This will most likely never happen again, guys, so enjoy it while you can." So ended day 1.
Day 2 will be more of the same. Tony and the Tig welder are coming tomorrow. Can't wait! Oh, and did I mention, it's barbecued salmon night at the end of Day 2. It just doesn't get any better!
Prepping for bedding your M-14
Lots of instruction
Lots of hands on stuff
Mmmmm, barbecued pork!
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Can't believe I am missing out on this experience. Work sucks! Have fun guys.
