summer patriot, winter soldier

well, the dimmo's have commenced open war .... we counter with the narrow shoulders and wide hips of mitch mcconnell .... am i worried? ....

i have not declared open war just yet.  i am hoping for a political miracle.  (see mitch mcconnell's big butt comment in the headline.)

but, the dimmo's have openly assaulted us, shot at and hit some of our congress people, have threatened a gulag of "re-education camps), reviled us, ridiculed us, and threatened to kill us all and wipe us out.

at some point, not too damned distant, this war of words and gesture turns hot, and bullets fly.   i suggest that all prepare for that, and pray that mcconnell and ilk find some guts.  personally, my hopes rest with graham and rand paul ....  mcconnell is such a total loss.  an utter jerk, and total asswipe.

john jay @ 01.31.2021

 

p.s.   i am actively preparing the declaration of war.  i will propose "baghdad rules."   no quarter asked, no quarter given.  that sort of deal.

p.s.s.  and then there is the little matter of usurping the rule of law by "the steal," taking the presidency and "swing states" by voter fraud and computer manipulation of voting machines.   that counts for something, does it not?

it is all worth fighting for, and i am a bit disappointed that we are not now fighting over the election.  i mean fighting, not hissing and flinging spittle.  so, i am ready.

the .308 rem spc cartridge ..... a cartridge whose time has come .....

there are basically two infantry cartridges in the world as of this moment, the 7.62x39mm (model 43) russian for the kalishnikov rifle, and the 5.56x45mm u.s. military round for the m-16/m-4 family of rifles.  the chinese have a dog in the fight, but, it has yet to gain much traction anywhere outside of china.

take you pick.  both the kalishnikove and m-4 cartridges have their virtues, both their faults, yet both are well balanced cartridges that tend to get the job done, which is to be effective combat weapons out to 300 to 350 yards or so  ....  though, to get hit by either out past that is probably going to put something of a damper on your day.

i propose another cartridge, the "308 rem spc," which i think would be superior to either the russian or the current u.s. offerings.

it is based on simplicity itself.  if you take the remington 6.8mm spc (special purpose cartridge), open the neck to take a .308" diameter bullet of moderate weight (say 130 to 135 grains or so) there it is.   simple, straight forward, and very much (in all probability) very similar in performance and lethality to the model 43 russian.   maybe a little better paper ballistics, but in the real world, not so very different.

the one deficiency perceived in the 5.56x45mm cartridge is terminal lethality when used against enemy soldiers.   and, some argue is not as effective in this regard as the russian round.   i have no dog in that fight, never having been shot by either, and hoping not to be shot by either.  6 of one, 1/2 dozen of the other, as the saying goes.

but, for those who do argue the superiority of the larger round, my suggestion of the .308 rem spc cartridge should handily dispose of any doubters about the performance in the field of u.s. infantry small arms.

i am working on a reduced power load for the 8mm mauser rifle using imr 4198 powder, and a charge weight of 25-27 grains of powder, to get a plinking round of around 1700 fps or so.   just for shits and giggles, i went to the parts racks, and fetched up a 7.62x39mm empty case, and an empty 6.8mm spc case.   the 6.8 is a little longer, the 7.62 rooskie a little bigger around at the bottom the case, near the rim  ....   oddly enough, at the shoulder dimension, both are nearly exactly the same.

as it turns out, the 6.8 rem has more case capacity than the 7.62 russian   ....   the charge of 25 grains of imr 4198 fills the russian to the case shoulder and a teensy into the neck, while it barely fills the 6.8 rem to the junction of the case body and the shoulder.   so, the 6.8mm has an advantage in similar weight bullets in terms of velocity and energy, but i doubt very seriously that you would be able to tell the difference if struck by either.

my guess that the .308 rem spc would have nearly identical performance to the russian model 43, namely around 2350 to 2400 fps at the muzzle out of similar length barrels.   in short, my .308 rem spc proposal would be for all intents and purposes, very very very similar in terms of ballistics to the russian round.

so, why bother?

well, it is not a bad thing to have a round the same as the model 43 russian.   it is, in fact, a recognized world standard in infantry cartridges.

but, the .308 rem spc has the virtue of "being invented" here, and being american.  there are, moreover, advantages to the round i am purposing, and they mostly have to do with compatibility with existing u.s. weapons systems.  1.)such a round as i propose would readily fit in magazines currently used in m-16/m-4 variants of the ar rifles.  2.)they would operate at mean pressures very similar to the 5.56x45mm stoner system cartridge, requiring no significant changes in spring rates and strengths, and no large fuss in determining where to locate gas ports and sizes of gas ports  ....   no brainer issues, to any relatively competent engineer or engineers in this field.  3.)no new projectiles would have to be developed, as .308 bullets in the 130 to 135 grain range bullet abound, and would be readily altered to the style of current weaponry.  4.)recoil levels would be very low, very similar to the russian model 43.  5.)and, the basic case, the 6.8mm rem spc is widely made by u.s. manufacturers, and would require a ridiculously low effort in making tooling for easy mass production of the ammunition, and would use powders and components very similar if not identical to those being used to make the 5.56x45mm/.223 remington ammunition.

as a matter of fact, you would not be able to tell the difference looking at a weapons system in 5.56mm and 6.8mm without looking at the script on the barrel.  added to the advantages mentioned above, the manual of/at arms would not change one iota.

so, i make the modest proposal.  the time has come to upgrade from the 5.56mm cartridge to a little larger one, and this would be an almost impossibly easy way to go about it.

it makes sense.   it is, therefore, probably doomed at conception.   but, i have tried.   the rest is up to the people who do this stuff, who shall most likely not be satisfied with something so butt wipe simple.

john jay @ 01.30.2021

gina haspel ..... where is she ..... does anybody know?

i'll ask again.   where is the "rosetta stone" to "the steal," "the fix," the truth as to how the election fraud that stole the presidency from donald john trump was carried out, and by whom.

if mr. giuliana wants to prevail in the $1.3 billion suit brought against him, he had better find her.   toot sweet, as we say it out these parts.

john jay @ 01.29.2021

p.s.   am i the only one on the planet cares about this, or even thinks about it?

this is not about political theory or doctraine ..... this is all pretty simple .....

it is the very rich ....  bill gates, warren buffet, jeff bezos, zuckerberg (sic), and all the other billionaires ....  saying we've got the money, we are making the jobs and running the economy, why shouldn't we be the ones who are in control of everything, telling people what to do, and deciding who speaks and who gets listened to. 

it goes back to socrates, plato and aristotle saying that "philosopher kings" should run society, as they are the best and the smartest and the most able to govern well.

at one time, back when he didn't have nearly the money that he has now, bill gates had a very goodly share of the u.s. money supply, as in the cash used to run the society by purchases, salaries, etc., in his personal coffers.   you have gates, bezos, buffet (oh, yes, the kindly old bastard is hip deep in this bullshit, you betcha), zuckerberg and the rest of the boy billionaires with incredible sums at their disposal.

 

the rich guys and the left have simply cemented an unholy alliance of wealth, power and the current "sheep speak" to assert dominance and control.   (don't count the repubs out of this  ...  the old trilateral guys, the bushes, rove, the kochs and the whole mess of 'em as being in on this whole deal.  they are.)

it has nothing to do with advancing notions of what is a just society, or anything like that.  there are no lofty aspirations on the part of this ruling cabal, it is all about maintaining order, a steady market share, and stable business & corporate incomes.   you will notice, that except for the craziest of the crazies in oregon and washington state, that blm and antifa as behaving themselves.   and should they act up, they will be ruthlessly suppressed just as christians and right wing politicians will be.  they have served their purpose, and they will now serve order & discipline.

no dissent.   from any source.  it is do as you are told.

and, to make matters worse, there are idiots in society who still do not see (or think) that trump was denied a presidential election by a fixed and fraudulent vote.   and, they have only the dimmest idea of what is going on, and how control is being exercised.

what's done is done.  if people had risen up and violently opposed all of this, it may have been quelled, killed in the bud.  but as time goes along, it will become a fixed reality.

and, it will never be reversed, in any event, unless people understand what has happened, and most people simply are intellectually and emotionally equipped to discern and recognize the truth of the matter.  i fear that will not happen any time soon.  

and, you can be sure that the pundits and talking heads will say nothing against the current order of affairs.   and, if it ain't on the television, being stuffed down credulous dolts, it simply isn't reality.  period.   end of discussion.

john jay @ 01.28.2021

"money talks, bullshit walks" seems to be the truth of the day.  from state election officials, to the united states supreme court.  top to bottom, we are the pawns of money, leisure and comfort.  as the old soldier said to andy griffith in "no time for sergeants," "don't rock the boat" is the order of the day.   let me repeat that, "don't rock the boat" is the new virtue. 

corona virus-19 .....

you ever get the feeling that you've been played by the media & the dimmo's on covid-19.

well, you have.  and, you are going to pay big time for being a bunch of saps, for being gulled.  by fauchi, by the dimmo's, and by the n.y. times and legions of "sheeples" "journalists."

how much are go gonna pay for being idiots?   quite a bit, i would expect.   but, you've been had.  plain and simple.   this is what happens to idiots who do not care to think, or to learn, but just swallow what they are told to believe.

you think "idiots" too strong a word?   don't complain to me.   i don't care what you "think" you "think," cuz the fact is, you "think" nothing.  most of you are not capable of thought, let alone independent "thought."  in fact, most of you believe that "global warming" is caused by human activity.

idiots.  to the bone.  to the fucking bone.

john jay @ 01.27.2021

ebony oil stain .... or, wood working tricks ....

the other day i finished a wood working project, that required the use of three or four different kinds of walnut products, to include the use of hobby slats and some hand fashioned pieces.

now, not all walnut is the same  ....  not everything is cut from a 250 year old tree trunk, and not all of it is a nice rich chocolate brown.   in fact, some is very light, with little visible grain, and rather blah.  or, blech, or whatever.

when it all goes together, the result may not be revolting to the eye, but, it is not terribly pleasing, either.  and, even a nice oil based stain of a usually suitable hue for walnut will cover the disparate color "matches."

a possible solution?

well, this morning, i went to the basement stores, e.g., the concrete floor, and fetched up a can of "minwax" ebony stain.  i shook it.   thoroughly.   got me a little piece of ultra violet "eaten" window covering, and applied said stain over the differing colors of walnut.

i am not saying that it obliterated all difference, because it did not, but it kind of brought all the various hues and grain structures into a sort of a harmony, and not as discordant as the natural colors.  i'll wait a couple days, and repeat the process, but early results indicate the process has merit.  it brings the grain structure out in the light colored pieces, and coordinates the more usual hues.

and, it is sort of an interesting process, because the black stain goes very well with the grain in walnut, which in better words, is more or less black anyway.   i may be on to something useful, in a general sort of way.

john jay @ 01.27.2021  (the day before my car insurance premium is due to state farm.  how 'bout that?)

p.s.  a social metaphor?   who the hell knows?

joe biden/kamala harris may have rougher sledding than they expected ..... and, mitch mcconnell is still an asshole. period. end of discussion. .....

some extraordinary photos out of the biden "inauguration."--

during his procession along the streets of washington d.c. the military whose presence he demanded turned their backs to the motorcade.  now, if the military command had anticipated that personnel to protect themselves and the president needed to watch their backs for trouble brewing, that is one thing.

but, this appeared to be entirely different.   and, if the above situation obtained, a few troops out of many could have kept watch on their backs, or formed a "picket" line behind the troops.   but, this was not the case.  in some long stretches the back turning on the part of troops was almost to a person.

the military does not care much for biden.

on an unrelated matter, mitch mcconnell remains an absolute asshole, imho.   and, he appears increasingly alienated from his fellow senators, especially among the more senior republican ranks who hold considerable sway with their colleagues.   it appears that most of them take the view that mcconnell,s animosity toward donald john trump is more along the line of "penis envy" than any substantive ground.  in short, mcconnell had a little hissy fit because of jealously for another persons genuine accomplishment.   it just didn't sit well with mcconnell that he had to be goaded into doing something every little now and again while serving.  you know, earn your damned money, you pompous nit.

well, i am glad i got that off my chest.   somewhat.   deep inside, i know that i have more invective to be aimed mcconnell's homely way.  what a damned jerk.  personally, lindsey graham makes much more sense as minority leader than does "mitch the twit."

john jay @ 01.25.2021

is it possible that the woman in the photo below is sane, even a little bit so?

if i had to put money on it, i'd take the position that this woman is bull goose looney tunes out of her freakin' mind.   she has left merely demented a long long long way behind.

and, you dolts elected her.  i sure as hell didn't.

 

john jay @ 01.24.2021

 

the wisdom of the old chinese ....

it seems very appropriate at this juncture (biden being in china's pocket, hook, line and sinker) to remind those who voted for joe biden, of a wisdom that is oft times described as an old chinese saying:  i wouldn't know, just what i learned growing up in n.e. oregon.   i am not an old chinese person.   but, here 'tis.--

"be very careful about what you wish for  ...  you may get it."

the idiots who voted for biden wanted him.  they may come very quickly to deeply regret the decision.   and, i am fundamentally convinced that i do not deserve what is going to happen to me, because of their decision to vote for the asshole, and their denial of the quite obvious fact that he "fixed" the election.  (and, some just took pleasure in "the steal."  may those persons rot in hell.)

put simply, they were played for the geese that they are.

john jay @ 01.24.2021

 

john brennan says the biden administration to root out "extremists" ..... e.g., anyone who disagrees .....

john jay, 136 s.e.8th avenue, milton freewater, oregon  97862.   just identifying one opponent of the regime.  me.

hint:  just turn the nose of your car to the northwest, once you hit salt lake city.   i'll keep the porch light on for you.

don't bother knocking.

john jay @ 01.24.2021