A Day In The Life Of A Talk Radio Blogger

The Bat Signal Is LIT

2013-05-17T21:33:00.001-05:00

Squeaky (Bonnie) needs some urgent assistance.

I will direct you to her page to RTWT

Please if you can spare a bit, go over and hit her tip jar.

FEG AP 765 holster and magazines

2013-05-17T19:55:00.000-05:00

Remember my FEG AP 765? Well I've been trying to find a decent holster for it. After checking many forums I determined that a holster for a Walther PP or PPK would NOT work. However a holster for a SIG P230 or P232 should work. So using my mad E-bay skills I went looking for a holster for a SIG P230/232. I found a leather DeSantis model 75 for the Beretta 85/SIG P230/232 and a Nylon model from Holstermart USA that is from Akar Holsters. The DeSantis arrived in 2 days, the one from Holstermart arrived after 8 days.

Here is how they stack up so far.

DeSantis model 75

Do you see where the muzzle of the pistol extends past the bottom of the holster? And just how deep the pistol sits in it? I tried to draw from this holster and almost every time, I pulled the holster almost out of my pants during the draw. Also the FEG rocks inside the holster shifting forward and back. On reholstering you have to pull the holster almost completely out to effect the reholster. So I cannot recommend this holster for the FEG.

Holstermart USA Holster - Akar Holsters

Now this is the holster from Akar Holsters, I purchased from Holstermart. It sits in there flush and when carried IWB it holds the pistol firmly with no rocking or shifting. On the draw the holster stays put in the waistband of my pants. On reholstering, I just need to shift my hips a little bit to get it in all the way. So for a FEG I can recommend this one.

Now for my extra magazines. The FEG only came with 2 magazines. After several hours of reading various forums and different google searches showing me extra magazines costing about 34 to 55 each. It was the P64 forum, that gave me a link to Centerfire Systems which had the magazines for $15.99. So I ordered 4 of them.

The one with the white tape is the one Centerfire Systems sent a replacement for


All together plus one up the spout equals 50 rounds.

When the mags arrived they needed cleaning as they had a light coating of grease on them. However one had a small problem. It had no baseplate retainer in it so the base plate would just slide off, it is the one with the white tape on it in the pics above. I called Centerfire Systems and gave them my order number and told them the problem, the gentleman I spoke to said "We'll have a new one out to you monday." And in today's mail? 1 new mag No Charge. So far I haven't been able to test fire this pistol with these new magazines, but that should happen this weekend.

So for the FEG AP 765 from J&G Sales you can get extra mags from Centerfire Systems, and a proper fitting holster from Holstermart USA. I'm still going to keep looking out for a baseplate retainer for that last mag, that way I will have 49 rounds in mags. I also plan on getting some more magazines when they can fit in the budget so I'll have spares. Remember the AP 765 and the PA-63 share many parts, so if I can find a baseplate retainer for the PA-63 it should fit the AP 765 magazines.

MEMORIAL DAY 2013

2013-05-17T18:36:00.003-05:00

MEMORIAL DAY

Keep it moving, please, even if you've seen it before.

It is the
VETERAN,
not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.

It is
the VETERAN,
not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.

It is
the VETERAN,
not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.

It is
the VETERAN,
not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is
the VETERAN, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is
the VETERAN,
not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.

                      It is the VETERAN who
                     salutes the Flag,



                     It is
                    the VETERAN who serves
                  under the Flag,

                       ETERNAL
                    REST GRANT THEM O LORD,

                     AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON
                   THEM.

               I'll be EXTREMELY proud if this email reached as many as possible.

We can be very proud of our young men and women in the service

                   no matter where they serve.

              God,
              Bless them all!!!

Makes You Proud To Be An American!

State Department?

2013-05-17T18:27:00.001-05:00

Again? Why are they picking on my little blog?

Oh, they were reading THIS post. Nevermind....

Feds get reporters Cell phone records without a warrant

2013-05-17T00:42:00.001-05:00

Verizon Secretly Handed Over Two AP Reporters Cell Phone Records To The Feds No Questions Asked…

Oh wonderful. How many more reports like this are we going to get over the next few weeks?

Larry Connors bosses are punishing him for telling the truth.

2013-05-17T00:04:00.000-05:00

In the post I wrote about the Obama Administrations use of the IRS and the Justice Department to persecute individuals and organizations it doesn't like. Found HERE, now KMOV the station Larry works for has taken him off the air in an apparent attempt to silence him.

"Longtime KMOV (Channel 4) anchorman Larry Conners is “off the air” until further notice.

The station is examining Conners’ recent allegations that he was targeted by the Internal Revenue Service after interviewing President Barack Obama.

“He’s not suspended. We just all thought it made sense (for him) to take a few days off,” news director Sean McLaughlin said Thursday.

“We take this very seriously, and we don’t expect this to drag on. We’re still looking into the situation and weighing our options,” he said."

Please e-mail KMOV and tell them to put Larry Connors back on the air.

The Columbus Fleet - The Three Sisters

2013-05-16T22:19:00.000-05:00

"The Pinta is on it's last leg, but can be saved if the organization can raise about $5,000.

The Santa Maria, however, is beyond saving. The condition is so bad, it's likely to be demolished now."

I've written about the Three Sisters several times.

The Tale of the Three Sisters

Three Sisters Update

These ships area physical piece of history. Something our children can actually touch as they hear about the journey that brought Christopher Columbus and his men to our side of the Atlantic Ocean.

It is sad that the Santa Maria may have to be razed.

If you have some money you can donate to help with the restoration of these ships please go to

The Columbus Sailing Association

If you can donate money or if you live in the Corpus Christi Metropolitan area and can donate time or materials please send an E-mail to lanina-cc@hotmail.com

The Original Equalizer - Man Killer

2013-05-16T21:56:00.000-05:00

ala Samuel Colt.

Colt Patterson 5 shot .36 caliber Cap and Ball Revolver

In the original you would load the powder charge, then load the ball/bullet and use grease over the top to prevent chain fires where all chambers would fire. After covering the chambers with grease you would carefully pinch the cap and place it on the nipple of the cylinder, seating it fully and carefully to keep it from going off. In a modern reproduction you can use a special fiber wad between the powder and the ball to help prevent chain fires, doing away with the grease.

This pistol was the basis for modern firearms innovation as Samuel Colt defended his patents vigorously, forcing his competitors to come up with new ways of doing the same thing.

So until the birth of JMB, (Patron Saint of Lever Action, Automatic and Semi-Automatic firearms) Samuel Colt is the main innovator giving us modern firearms.

Just my opinion, if you feel differently please leave a comment. All respectful comments will be approved, any foolishness and your comment will be deleted.

Two Dollar Pistol Upgrade

2013-05-16T20:35:00.000-05:00

The sights on my FEG AP 765. Kinda hard to see especially if it is a low light situation.

Use a $1.97 bottle of white out and the sights are much easier to see.

I've also used cheap fingernail polish in the past and for my satin nickle Model 82 I used a black sharpie to darken the sight.

Just go read

2013-05-16T17:49:00.001-05:00

I’m Still Chuckling About This One . . . .

'Zackly

2013-05-16T16:47:00.002-05:00

Swiped from Kenny

Keep Obama's Scandals in the news

2013-05-16T16:36:00.004-05:00

Want to Keep Obama’s IRS Scandal in the News? Use Democrat Tactics Against Them

Eventually the media will be sufficiently distracted by Team Obama to go cover other issues, so here’s an idea how the GOP can keep the Obama IRS Scandal in the news: Start parading the victims of the IRS witch-hunt before the cameras. Think about it. Whenever the Democrats want to push an issue, be it gun control, immigration reform, women’s issues or healthcare, what do they do? They find “victims” to use in tear-jerking fashion in order to advance their agenda.

Makes sense to me.

The ridiculousness has just hit #11

2013-05-16T16:23:00.001-05:00

I have kids, I have COPD, I have a nebulizer. One of the dogs chewed the hose for it, so I called the pharmacy to get a new one.

A PRESCRIPTION IS REQUIRED!!!

To get a little piece of polyvinyl tubing I have to call my doctor, setup an appointment, spend $15.00 on the Co-pay for the doctor visit which I'm told I can't get until next week. To get a PRESCRIPTION for a new hose.

WHAT!!!!

This is approaching BEYOND ridiculous by a far margin.

UPDATE: I found the old Nebulizer mask under the sink, so I can use it's hose. I think I"m going to be talking to the Doc about getting several spares.

Photography is NOT a crime a Police officer and the TSA find out about it.

2013-05-16T16:11:00.003-05:00

" A San Jose cop ordered a man to stop recording a security checkpoint at the city’s airport, seizing the man’s boarding pass before he was informed that the man was doing nothing illegal."

I talked to Carlos Miller on my Blog Talk Radio show back in 2010. That show is embedded below.

Listen to internet radio with Texas Fellowship on BlogTalkRadio

Officers of any stripe be they local, federal, state or otherwise need to know the law they are supposed to enforce.

Feds run amok with Political Correctness

2013-05-16T15:16:00.001-05:00

No, Ms. Pelosi you are

2013-05-16T14:20:00.001-05:00

"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi accused Republicans of using the alleged scandals involving the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Justice and the State Department as an "evasion" from passing bills she said would increase job growth."

You sit there in your little ivory tower and try to subvert the will of the people and destroy the protections guaranteed to those same people, and you have the unmitigated gall to claim it is just some game by republicans to avoid doing the "hard work" of passing bills.

No it isn't Ms. Pelosi, it is republicans and some of your own democrats trying to hold you and the rest of the administration to account for it's flagrantly illegal and unconstitutional actions. However that doesn't fit your agenda or your talking points so of course you will lash out at republicans because you don't want the truth to come out, you want to bury it. So you spout your bile and your sycophants will listen to you and ignore the truth in order to force your agenda on the unwilling majority of American citizens.

We're tired of the lies, the obfuscations and the agenda. We want you and everyone else in the government to obey the Oaths they have sworn to obey, protect and defend the Constitution.

Not hard is it?

Of course you and your lackeys won't do that.

Dark side of Green Energy

2013-05-16T12:58:00.000-05:00

It's not easy being green

And the lies being perpetrated to hide it.

Lois Lerner - The IRS and Lies times 9

2013-05-16T12:25:00.003-05:00

That she has a job today is a scandal in itself. She’ll be receiving an award — for public service! — from the Western New England University School of Law on May 18. An orange jumpsuit would suit her better than academic robes.

What is one more scandal on top of all the other scandals? Who is going to keep them accountable? The Media?

Old and New

2013-05-15T21:21:00.001-05:00

The old generic chinese android tablet

The new generic chinese android tablet

I paid the same for both of them thanks to my e-bay supplier. I had to return one because of a problem, but they replaced it which is what you see in the top pic.

I'm really liking the new one. Is has the same capacitive screen of a smart phone where the old one has a resistive screen which isn't as accurate and slow. The new one is thinner and lighter and the frame is smaller while it still has a 7" diagonal screen as the old one.

So I'll be giving this new tablet a workout, and I gave my old one to a friend who is computer less, plus she likes the word search game I put on it.

IRS Shut Down several Conservative groups before 2012 Election

2013-05-15T20:33:00.002-05:00

Mission Accomplished!… Obama IRS Forced Several Tea Party Groups to Shut Down Before 2012 Election

Yup they managed to negate a lot of the power of the Tea Party and other GOTV programs by conservative groups. Now we just need to make sure it doesn't happen anymore before 2014.

Inspector General: 63% of Scrutinized Groups Withdrew IRS Applications – Or Unresolved (Video)

Swiped from PISSED

2013-05-15T20:28:00.001-05:00

Ya Gotta Love Grandpas.... (From the email inbox)

This is a test post from my

2013-05-15T20:07:00.001-05:00

new generic chinese tablet using the blogger app. The app wouldn't run on my old tablet, and after my problems getting my old tablet to connect to the NRA Convention Media room WiFi, I figured it was time to ditch the Android 2.2 device and upgrade to an Android 4.0 device.

If this post, post properly I may be doing more blogging from the road.

Return to Makin Island - Dust Warning

2013-05-15T17:11:00.000-05:00

"True story of the recovery of 19 US Marines Killed in Action on Makin Island in WWII and their return home to Arlington National Cemetery 58 years later. Story: Pat Mendoza. Music arranged by Pat Mendoza Trumpet: Steve Wiest. Singers: the Islanders and Pat Mendoza"

I give my thanks to those fallen Marines and all their brethren in all of our armed forces. I give thanks to the islanders who gave their respect and honored our nation's sons who fell in her service.

I give thanks that our military will do it's best to try to bring everyone home.

Thank you and God Bless you each and every one of you and your families for your Duty, and your Sacrifice.

Some Brubeck -Take the A Train for you today

2013-05-15T09:18:00.000-05:00

EMCOMMS, Evacuation and Preparedness

2013-05-15T08:50:00.000-05:00

An article I wrote back in 2005 just popped up in my cranium. I was sitting here typing switching from the netbook to the desktop system as my hip wouldn't take it anymore and I looked right at my 2M HT sitting in it's charger next to my monitor. Then I looked up to the left next to the window on the shelves there is one of the 2 scanners I have going 24/7. And the article I wrote popped into my head. The link below, is the article. I won't repost it here, but please give it a read and check out the rest of the alpharubicon site. I am still a member there, have been for 10 years, I still try to write some articles, some make the front page like the one below, others don't.

The point I'm trying to make is, the time to start getting your house in order is rapidly coming if it hasn't already passed. With terrorism, natural disasters, and everything in between, if you have a family, you need to make some minimum preparations.

One of those is information and communications. The article linked below is about how my family got ready to evacuate in front of a hurricane, and it was my having the means to keep informed, meant it wasn't required. If I hadn't had those means, my family might have been stuck in traffic for hours, wasting time, fuel and money.

Evacuating...maybe

So please read that, check out the rest of the site and try to help yourself.

That is why I have the KTD Project here and I have links over on the right to many preparedness related sites.

Things can go sideways in a hurry. Are you going to trust the .GOV to take care of your family's safety? Or are you going to do something to ensure it yourself?