http://blogs.dootdoot.com/elmidgeto Guns, Trucks, and everything else a redneck needs Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:29:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en About four months ago, I took some parts and pieces of to a semi-local smith to have a rifle created out of them. The idea was to have a hard use rifle, open-sights, and based on the mauser action. The caliber was ultimately decided on as .338-06, which is a ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/elmidgeto/2008/10/04/first-foray-into-the-world-of-custom-rifles/ So, of late I have been browsing around looking at new vehicles in hopes of maybe finding one to replace my current '97 Pickup after I get out from under all these medical bills piling up. My criteria so far has been pretty simple, or so one would think. - Manual Transmission - ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/elmidgeto/2008/08/21/20-years-too-late-or-gdamn-gm/ Browse to any forum, magazine, or encyclopedia online, and ask a simple question; what is the best gun for someone who will only purchase one. The answer is almost universally .30 Gov't of '06. More commonly called the .30-06 or simply the ought six. While, there is good reason for this recommendation, and ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/elmidgeto/2008/07/16/thoughts-on-the-one-rifle/ So, it's been a good day.  The US Supreme Court ruled that a prohibition on the ownership of handguns is unconstitional and that the Second Amendment is an individual right. Held: 1. The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm ... http://blogs.dootdoot.com/elmidgeto/2008/06/26/dc-v-heller/