The winds pushed about 20% of my corn over. I will go out later today and straighten them up. That entails holding them vertical while I use a hoe to mound dirt around their base.
This is the time of year when the farmers growing wheat are nervous. Wheat with heavy heads full of grain are vulnerable to being blown over ("Lodging" in the farming trade). A quick tour this morning didn't show me any additional lodging in neighboring fields but I wasn't really looking all that hard.
Mrs ERJ has very firm ideas about me watching the road when I am driving.
Varmints
I had a target near the garden after the rain.
I pulled the appropriate tool from the proper place in the air-conditioned house and proceeded to pussy-foot to a position with an appropriate backstop behind the target. I wasn't hurrying but I wasn't lollygagging.
Raising the tool to align the sights with the target I was dismayed to see that not only had the lens fogged, but there were droplets of water on them. I still "made" the shot but it is a reminder that scopes are wonderful BUT they have weaknesses.
After taking care of the varmint, I put the tool beneath a ceiling fan. If there was condensate on the glass lenses, then there is undoubtedly condensate on the metal.
Rain
The Upper Orchard and the Hill Orchard did not benefit from the T-storm. A tiny bit of rain is predicted for Sunday but not enough to count, so I will be lugging water on Monday or Tuesday.
My father driving, grandfather in passenger seat. As reported by my aunt years later to me, father commenting on what he saw. Grandpa: you do the driving boy, I’ll do the looking.
ReplyDeleteWith all firearms and calibers but especially with .22LR you have to experiment to find what manufacturer and bullet works best. It's then recommended you stick with that round for that gun. For some reason.22 seems to be pickier than other calibers.
ReplyDeleteI've had a couple of Ruger 10/22s for more than 50 years. I've really only used one seriously-never had any problem with that one so I saw no reason to use the other-but in that time I can't remember ever having any kind of problem with ammunition.
DeleteThe gun has shot anything that I've put in it, and during the periods of scarce quality ammo that seemed to coincide with d/s/c presidents, a lot of dicey rounds went through the gun.
If they're available, I usually buy Mini mags. But if I can't find them, I feel that I can pretty much shoot whatever I can find.
Sounds like your scope has a 'leak'.
ReplyDeleteThe condensate was on the outside of the lenses.
DeleteArmscor is a little fat as well. It does not chamber at all in my match-chambered 10/22s, even if fed by hand.
ReplyDelete10/22 mags have most of the feedramp as part of the magazine. Some judicious profiling with a round needle file will cut down on the feeding problems you discuss.
ReplyDeleteRemington Goldens are my go to ammo....................
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