Ugh. Frustration.

-sigh- my ghillie suit has stalled and lost all momentum. pretty much, i have lost most of my interest in the project, i still have an interest in finishing it eventually, but i have more important concerns now.

Shooting Range

My latest trip to the shooting range was a blunder. The AK47 magazine wouldn't work. We couldn't find non steel ammo for the Mosin-Nagant. We had to leave early so we didn't shoot the shotgun, however, it was not a complete failure. Dana had the opportunity to fire the bolt action .308, you were a bad ass sniper, Dana, and the WWII Soviet revolver. I hope you guys had fun, and I apologize for how it ended. We will go shooting again, hopefully with better results.

Stalled Ghillie Suit

The project is going slower than expected because Rebekah and have started dating. I haven't even played x-box since we started. Anyways the ghillie suit will be delayed.

New Poll!

I have a new poll at the bottom of the blog! check it out! I voted for the Arctic Warfare Super Magnum, or AWSM, which sounds like awesome. Because it is.

If you pick the last option, leave me a comment telling me your answer.

Alex, the Gateway Drug

Rebekah, sometimes you scare me. Yesterday you told me that I was your gateway drug to guns, war movies, violence, and first-person-shooter video games. Today you call me and discuss sniper positions and tactics at Kings-Dominion. Should I be worried? Probably not. I love how when we first started seriously hanging out, you were anti-gun and I offered to let you hold the AK-47. You were almost too scared to, but your sense of adventure overtook the way you were raised, and later that night, when we went to Wal-Mart, you absorbed, and retained more knowledge than you probably ever had and will again. Since then you have played airsoft, watched some excellent war movies (better than Disney?), killed a virtual Nazi, fired real guns, and best of all, bought a pellet pistol of your own (how did it feel?). I am glad that I helped convert you to the gunner side of life, but even more glad to have someone to discuss topics like urban sniper tactics without being suggested to a psychiatrist.

Making a Ghillie Suit

Rebekah and I have come to the conclusion that we are going to make a ghillie suit. We have researched the price and materials. It will cost about 30$ and will take about a week to put together. I am very excited about the final product. If you don't know what a ghillie suit is, it is the ultimate camouflage, if used correctly the user can remain completely invisible, especially from a distance. I can only hope that mine will be as good as the one in this picture.

Red Orchestra

I got a game about two years ago and i finally got to play it last night. The sniping system is awesome and it is an intense game. It was worth the wait. I particularly enjoyed sniping with the Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle.

Cool Website

The other day I found this sweet website. Rebekah, it has lots of helpful info, and it is also where I learned more about the WA2000. The site is called sniper central and there is a link at the bottom of my blog under the movie sniper moments. It has information that is accurate and loads of cool pictures, there is even a store that sells sniper equipment (ghillie suits?).





It looks like my kind of site.

This is My Rifle

The Mosin-Nagant 1891/30 was the Imperialist Russian army's and Soviet army's main rifle during the Russo-Japanese War and both World Wars the rifle was equipped with a scope and used as a sniper rifle during World War Two. The Mosin-Nagant is known for it's accuracy and reliability. I own a non sniper version made in 1938 and am working on making it a sniper rifle.

In order to finish this project I only need a modified bolt handle and a reproduction scope, like what is highlighted in the illustration. The total cost for the project is just under three hundred dollars including the rifle. When it is finished it will look exactly like the photo above.