Author Archives: Timothy Covington

308 Scout/Battle Rifle From A Commercial Rifle

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Timothy Covington

After listening to a couple of podcasts from the Chip Monk Family Survival podcast (here and here), I decided to give my own thoughts on a low price and easily obtainable 308 rifle for defense and hunting. I think a … Continue reading →

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Making Plans For My Vacation

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Timothy Covington

I am making plans for my week off (next week). So far, I have the following: Go shoot sporting clays on Sunday Go shoot my rifles one day of the week Friday-Sun of next week, head down to Houston to … Continue reading →

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Texas Is Considering Legalizing Open Carry

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Timothy Covington

Texas is looking at making it legal, for those who have a concealed handgun license (CHL), to carry their weapons openly. (Link to bill.) This would mean that people no longer have to have their weapons concealed when carrying, otherwise … Continue reading →

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This is Why I’m Trying To Be More Careful In My Posting

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Timothy Covington

I came across this article warning of a Senate bill that is trying to restrict concealed carry in the USA. The bill is S. 176 “Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2011.” At first, I was a little concerned, … Continue reading →

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Replacing a Stock On a Rifle

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Timothy Covington

I am replacing the stock on my Stevens 200 in 308. Boyds Gunstocks has finally started making stocks for the newer Savafe/Stevens rifles, so I bought one of the forest camouflage laminate stocks. I have already discovered I will need … Continue reading →

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Different firearm updates

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Timothy Covington

I know it has been awhile since I consistently updated my blog. Here are a few thoughts from this week: While listening to the Handgun Podcast, the subject of ARs vs. shotguns came up. My thinking is that they are … Continue reading →

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Review of Taurus 24/7 Pro Compact in 45 ACP

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Timothy Covington

I recently acquired a Taurus 24/7 Pro Compact in 45 ACP. I bought this as a shorter and higher capacity alternative to my 1911. Over all the pistol seems to be well made. However, the recoild spring had rust on … Continue reading →

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Started My New Garden

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Timothy Covington

Thanks to some help from some friends, I built a new 8′ x 4′ vegetable bed: Continue reading →

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Texas and Concealed Carry On College Campuses

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Timothy Covington

The Texas legislature is once again considering making concealed carry on Texas college campuses legal. I see much wailing and gnashing of teeth by some people about this. I would like to point out some facts: Continue reading →

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Urban Homesteading in the Spring

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Timothy Covington

It is time for me to get my garden really going for the spring. I already have some great garlic plants growing, and next weekend, with the help from some friends, I will be setting up a new garden bed to increase production. I am planning on planting: Continue reading →

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