Firepower!
Fletcher Arms
2004 Spring League Champion!!!
With a two gun average of 287.9
The trusty Springfield Armory Factory Comp .45 and Ruger MkII Competition model .22 are victorious!

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Ok, I have to admit, I'm a bit of a gun nut. Now by nut, I don't mean "Psycho", just very enthusiastic. I am a Life member if the National Rifle Association, Life member of the North American Hunting Club, and a volunteer member of CCRN! (Concealed Carry Reform Now! of Minnesota).

I believe that every law abiding person has the right to defend themselves, and the government is way too invasive of that right (as well as many others). Banning ANY form of firearm will NEVER reduce crime, and will only hurt the law abiding citizens who would never think of commiting such crimes in the first place!

Join the NRA, Support the Second Amendment, and vote for supporters of it, or this beloved country of ours will keep getting worse folks! Don't ever compromise!

I enjoy hunting, even though I don't get to enough. How much is enough you say? My Uncle Bill hunts everything that moves on the face of the planet...well Wisconsin anyways. The only way he could hunt more is if he quit working!

I also enjoy various shooting competitions, even one that uses those evil "Assault Weapons" (Quotes added because you and I know thats not what they really are.)

Below is a list of the shooting disciplines that I participate in, Please send me feed back if you share the same interests. NOTE: If you are anti gun / anti hunting, please keep your comments to yourself. Telling me your views will fall on deaf ears as telling YOU my views would do the same. Thank you!


HI power (service rifle) competition: I used to shoot a wartime mfg. Springfield Armory M1 Garand. It was heavily modified to be competitive in service rifle class. It had a Krieger 1:10 twist barrel in the original caliber (.30-'06), it was glass bedded by Tim Enders, and had a Bishop stock. This rifle shot great but I only shot a couple of matches before I sold it. My new Rifle is a Springfield Armory M1-A, National Match. It has been bedded, and has  the stock "National Match" S.S. Springfield barrel. I'll shoot a few matches with it as is, but I know it will get a Krieger tube before too long. I also still enjoy shooting my D.C.M. M1 Garand.

National Match M1-A 7.62mm Nato (.308 Win.)

Image courtesy of Springfield Armory


Bullseye Update: Spring 2004, Waukesha Handgun League, League Champion!!!
I've been in the top five several times, but this is my first Championship.

Bullseye Pistol: For this sport I use two firearms. My pride and joy is a Springfield (do you see a pattern forming) 1911. It is a "Factory Comp" gun that was pulled from the assembly line and sent to their custom shop. There it had the slide to frame fit tightened, the trigger pull reduced to 3.5 lbs., a custom barrel bushing fitted, one of Springfield's fine scope mounts installed,  and a flat mainspring housing installed. I topped this off with an Aimpoint 5000 30mm red dot sight. This gun is tight!  

My second gun isn't as flashy but a workhorse none the less. It is a "Slab Side" Ruger MK II Competition model. All I've added to this gun is an Ultradot 30mm red dot sight and some drop in Volquartsen triger parts. I average 290 (out of 300 points) with this gun but have shot a 297-13x !

                   Springfield Armory "Factory Comp"                                                    Ruger Competition "Slab Side"

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                Image Courtesy of Springfield Armory                                             Image Courtesy of Ruger Firearms

Deer Hunting: I enjoy this sport the most. Probbably because I only get to do it for one week out of the year (not including bow hunting).  My uncle's cabin and land is wonderfull. We go up the day before the season starts and scout out the area on his Honda Foremans, set up camp, and get little to no sleep the night before opening. It's the best time you could ever have!

For Deer hunting My primary rifle is a Remington "Classic" model 700 in .35 Whelen. It is scoped with a Leupold 3.5-10 power with adjustable objective. I just aquired a Marlin 1895 Guide Gun in .45-70 to cary in the brush, the heavy guns were just getting too tiresom to drag through the woods. I also use the above mentioned Springfield M1-A. I have a Vietnam era AN-PVS/2 Night vision scope that goes up with us so we can watch all the deer at the feeder after dark. I also cary the first gun I ever owned, A Ruger Redhawk in .44 Magnum. That gun has bagged more deer than all my rifles combined!

            Ruger Redhawk, S.S. 7 1/2" BBL.                                               Remington "Classic" in .35 Whelen

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            Image Courtesy of Ruger Firearms                                          Image Courtesy of Remington Firearms

Marlin model 1895 Guide Gun in .45-70

Image Courtesy of Marlin Firearms

Prarie Doggin': HooYah! This is fun. We go to South Dakota for this sport. OK, technicly this is not "Hunting", it's more like Sniper Practice! But those dogs cary more disease and tear up more top soil than you can imagine. The ranchers are usually happy to see us, but a few slob shooters are ruining it for the rest of us. Some ranchers say their cattle have been shot, and others have had damage done to fences and had electrical boxes targeted. THIS MUST STOP!!!

I currently shoot a Savage 110FV in .22-250 Ackley Improved. Short action length cartrige with .220 Swift velocities. Yeah Yeah, it's going to be a throat burner, but they make new barrels every day!

I also have an Bushmaster AR-15 with a carbine length (16") Krieger Barrel and 'modified' "Varmatch®" style Handgaurd/float tube assembly in .223 Remington. It isn't very good past 300 yds. but if the first round doesen't get 'em, the next 29 will!

Savage 110 FV .22-250 Ackley Improved

Image Courtesy of Savage Arms

Olympic Arms Car-15 5.56mm Nato (.223 Rem.)

New pic of "Bushmaster/Krieger" comming soon.

Mossberg Model 590 "Special Purpose"

Self Defense: This isn't really a sport...more of a nescesity! I practice often and am very proficient with the two arms I consider the ultimate in home defense tools. The .45 ACP pistol and the 12 GA. pump shotgun. I have a Heckler & Koch USP and a Mossberg model 590 Military shotgun. The pistol is stock (no need to improve on perfection) and has competed in club level IDPA competition, but I have added some accesories to the 590. A sidesaddle that holds six slugs (the tube is full of 00 Buck), and a stretch cheek piece that holds five more rounds of 00 buckshot. I also added a heatshield. Mossberg said they couldnt put the heatshield on with the Ghostring/Ramp sights. I proved them wrong! I've also got an M-16 bayonett that clicks on the shotgun. The bayonett isn't really a defensive tool but it really looks cool at deer camp!

 Heckler & Koch USP .45 ACP

     Image Courtesy of H & K


machinegunning: Yes, Civilians can own Machineguns! You have to go through an FBI background check, and pay the BATF a $200 tax per gun <puke> but they are legal. I don't own any, but I love to shoot them. Everthing from sub guns to Belt fed! These are the best stress relievers in the world!

Ooooooh...I NEED one of these!
Image courtesy of H & K

Reloading: This is more of a necesity than a sport. As much ammo as I go through I'd go broke if I had to buy it all. With the exception of .22 rimfire (duh) and 7.62x39mm (it's cheaper to buy imported ammo than to buy bullets alone) I reload for every caliber that I shoot. My tool is a Dillon RL550-B Progressive reloader. I think Dillon equipment is the finest in the world, and their guarantee backs it up.

Links
 Krieger Barrels
 North American Hunting Club
 National Rifle Association
 Remington Arms
 Ruger Firearms
 Savage Arms
 Jim Owens' Hi-Power Page
 Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment
 O.F. Mossberg
 Olympic Arms

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