Came in a couple of weeks ago. Finally had a chance to shoot it.
I got my roommate into guns. I don’t know if I should feel good or bad.
I did pick up a Marlin Model 60 very recently though. Has a bit of history behind it. I know that it was made pre-1980s since I can load greater than 15 rounds of .22 long rifle. Also the previous owner got it from his father. Only 70 bucks too, except the DROS fees at my gun shop was 80 bucks -_-.
Iron sights were set correctly. I was hitting my targets at about 25 to about 60-70 yards. Having a magazine tube allows me to get passed the california law where I’m not allowed to have a magazine greater than 10.
It’ll be a keeper alright.
Next up will probably be a Henry H001 Lever action .22lr. Now if my PPSH-41 would ship.
Some videos from last sunday at Burro Canyon,
My friend’s Remington 870 loaded with 12 guage slug against watermelon,
Dual wielding after the jump,
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So yesterday, my coworkers and I hiked up to Mt. Baldy, a peak in Southern California that is about 11,000 10,000 feet (i think). I was pretty beat by the time we got to the peak. The high altitude doesn’t help out either.
March has come and gone. I good month I believe.
- Moe (from Relicnews) is doing reseaerch here until August at the UCI medical center. He crashed my place for a week until he found a place to stay.
- Jenn D (from high school) visited one Saturday. We shot guns, ate ramen, and watched Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. God damn I miss her so much. We had a great time.
- Went to Burro Canyon shooting range on Cesar Chavez day with my co-workers. Had a good time shooting up zombie veggies and fruits. Posted pictures on my Flickr.
Videos after the jump,
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But nothing too much to report on.
Went through and beaten Devil May Cry 4 on Devil Hunter mode (normal difficulty). It was pretty difficulty in itself time to time, but I had a blast going through it. The character background was a little weak along with the story, but I like the development through the game.
The gameplay is great too. I really get a kick from the combo system. It is not just button mashing from a lot of timing as well. The main character’s sword has a system where you can “rev” the sword and it’ll give you a more powerful swing. Powering up the sword normally takes a few seconds. However, if you “rev” the sword as you’re striking an enemy, the rev will instantly power up your sword one level. Powering up your sword only last for one attack, but it makes your swings a lot stronger as well. If a player is really really good, he could rev every single swing that he makes.
Now I need to run it through human mode(easy mode), so I can collect stuff that I’ve missed.
Man are they pricey, but they’re easy to cook and rip apart.
So in the end, HD DVD will probably perish in a flaming hell storm. I sided with HD DVD because the 360 drive was about 150 dollars at the time. I did amass a sizeable collection of about 20-25 HD DVDs.
So now, I play the waiting game when Blu-ray companies release a quality blu-ray drive or when I finally get a Playstation 3.
What waits for me on the other side? At least Robocop and Terminator 2.
When you work out muscles that you normally don’t work out, it hurts after a day.
So I went to a place out in Millbrae with a bunch of folks from the Relic Forums. The biggest issue with the place was running on the field was like skating on astroglide or Telfon. The lack of traction really made it difficult to make a mad spring to cover. It also made baseball-style sliding… which result in my mask flying off when my head impacted the group. I did eventually find a situation to this issue by sliding on my knee. At least I got the speed boost without losing the mask though i presented a somewhat large target profile.
What was fun though was the small size made for a more interesting game of quick movement and flanking. Plus, I could also see my target and if I actually hit them or not. Games were also a few minutes at most.
Probably have to find a smaller outdoor range.
2008 going to be an interesting year I think…
2007 in perspective…
- Getting a job at UCI Housing IT. It was really the last thing I expected but I like working in IT. This is a job I earned because my life long experiences with computers. Of course I didn’t know everything, but my bosses were nice enough to take me on so that I could learn more. Plus I get to play with big machines and expensive things. Also being close to the gym after work enables me to go work out more easily.
- Not living at home, so I can explore my other hobbies. I got more into firearms this year and acquired some handguns and a rifle. It can be a pricey hobby (like OMG I WANT THIS WW2 vintage rifle, etc etc). I’m going to attempt to learn violin this year. If I can pick up baritone in 2 weeks, I’m sure I can hopefully maybe pick up violin (in two months).
- Moving out of the dinky room and moving in with my friends was a great idea. I miss having roommates that I can associate with. Plus BBQs and Pizza nights are awesome. Now we just hope we don’t get kicked out by the retarded City of Irvine.