The nicest rifle you will see today - APA .300 Win Mag

  A friend (former Marine Scout Sniper and firearms industry professional) ordered this beauty 18 months ago.  It took 18 months to produce because the rifle builder had to find his "happy place" each time he laid hands upon that gorgeous stock.  Perfection occurred.  The rifle is setup for 210 gr VLD bullets.  The "bad" group on the builder's final sheet issued with the rifle is .185 for three shots at 100 yards.  The "good" group is below.  The rifle's owner has safes full of rifles.  This is his favorite.  He reports that the wooden stock feels and handles wonderfully.

Preliminary range report:

#1 First shot on paper. Shot at center diamond.

#2 Adjusted windage/elevation and shot 3 shot group w/ HSM VLD

#3 Three shot group of Corbon

#4 Three shot group of Hornady

#5 adj win/elev from first group w/ HSM and shot final three shot group.

Will clean it up and wait for the custom loaded ammunition to arrive.

Thinking out of the box on bike locks

  Inventor Joshua Newman took a look at bike locks and put a new concept forth that changes everything in my book.

  Meet the TiGr bicycle lock.

   I commute to and from work every day.  Since I also stop off at the pool for laps, I carry a bulky and somewhat heavy cable lock on my Maxpedition Monsoon backpack.  My bike is carbon fiber with limited mounting options.

  Newman's design is elegant and simple, the hallmark of good engineering.  It is a flexible titanium bow that mounts along frame, complete with a protective coating to avoid scratching up your bike.  No cables dangling, no mounting brackets (uses straps).  An Abloy high security, pick resistant lock rounds out the paradigm shifting package.

  So, less weight, less bulk, and great security.  Hat's off to the inventor.  Now to save pennies in a Mason jar to buy one!