February 2016 | Tennessee Gun

29 Feb 2016

Grill Master Gloves Review

Gear Review: Grill Master Gloves — Buy at Amazon

I have had a good time lately reviewing products, I get to play with stuff I normally would not buy and I get to share my opinions with you. These grill master gloves are no exception.

I probably would not have bought these gloves on my own, but after cooking with them, I realized how much I was missing.

These gloves are thick and sturdy. They are a little tight on my large hands, but they are surprisingly comfortable. They make cooking with my cast iron skillet much easier.

Grill master gloves do not compare to regular oven mitts – you have the dexterity to work without taking them off, and the gripping ridges give a good hold on heavy cast iron pans or grills.

Since they are rated to above 900 degrees Fahrenheit, you could even use them in casting lead (however if you are going to do that buy another pair as food and lead should only meet at during hunting season.

I did get these Grill Master Gloves at reduced cost in exchange for an honest review, but based on the quality and how useful they are, when I wear these out, I will buy myself another set.

28 Feb 2016

Boostceuticals Phosphatidylserine Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmxAo13Ri6k

Gear Review: Boostceuticals Phosphatidylserine — Buy at Amazon

Phosphatidylserine is a chemical that the body can make, but most of what you need comes from food.

These supplements used to come from cow brains, but mad cow disease has caused it to be created from soy or cabbage.

The supplement Phosphatidylerine is used for Alzheimer’s disease, age-related mental decline, improving thinking skills in young people, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, preventing exercise-induced stress, and improving athletic performance. In 2003 the FDA approved limited health claims for phosphatidylerine.

I am interested in nootropics (aka smart drugs) as when boosceuticals offerd me a chance to review their product I gladly accepted.

I have been taking their product for 2 weeks at the recommended dosage of 2 pills three times a day. I don’t have any scientific data to back up any claims of becoming a super brain, but I do feel better and my wife says I am a little “nicer” – I feel less stressed and I have been able to work a little longer without being so tired (even if I am rewarded by being sore the next morning).

I think it is working, and I do feel like I am better able to concentrate and have less mental “fog”. To me it is worth trying, but as I said, I did not take any scientific tests to prove it, but I did pass a course without doing any homework (YMMV).

#Phosphatidylserine

25 Feb 2016

How to Measure Bolt Protrusion on M91/30 Mosin Nagant

Be certain to check the firing pin protrusion using the screwdriver / protrusion tool found in the Mosin Nagant Cleaning kit.

IMHO, if you do not have this tool, buying the entire cleaning kit is well worth the money. Some unscrupulous vendors have replica tools that are not to spec.

Consequently, they do not accurately measure protrusion.

I have never heard of a replica tool being sold as part of a surplus kit.

Why Bolt Protrusion is Important

If the firing pin does not protrude far enough out of the bolt the gun will not fire. Alternatively, if it protrudes too far it can puncture the primer. This will cause hot combustion gasses to leave the bolt and move into your face.

Either of these situations can be extremely dangerous and are not part of the enjoyable use of your moist nugget.

How to Check Protrusion

First, Verify that the bolt is in its “fired” position and that the firing pin is flush with the cocking piece.
- The index marks must be aligned.
Second, the firing pin must (at least) touch the top of the milled out area below the number “75” on the protrusion gauge.
- If it does not, firing pin protrusion is insufficient. Be certain that there is no gap between the bolt head and bolt body (hold them together) when performing this test.
Finally, the firing pin must not touch the top of the milled out area under the number “95”. If it does, firing pin protrusion is excessive.

If you do not have the teardrop shaped too you should order one. However, if you have a caliper, the firing pin must protrude at least .075 inches. Additionally, it cannot exceed .095 inches.

Generally speaking, a matched bolt should not have a protrusion problem. This is assuming the firing pin and the cocking piece are flush and the index marks are aligned. I would be suspect of a private sale that had protrusion problems. Personally, I would wonder if it was pieced together from various guns.

Finally, you can adjust firing pin protrusion by turning the firing pin in the cocking piece.

The bolt will have to be disassembled (or cocked) because there is a notch that normally prevents the firing pin to rotate and change protrusion.

Usually having the rear end of the firing pin flush with the back of the cocking piece gives you the correct adjustment.

25 Feb 2016

Democracy in America

Democracy in America is a contemporary study of the early American nation and its evolving democracy, from a French aristocrat and sociologist from the mid 1800’s

In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and ambitious civil servant, set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him 9 months and cover 7,000 miles. The result was Democracy in America, a subtle and prescient analysis of the life and institutions of 19th-century America. Tocqueville looked to the flourishing deomcratic system in America as a possible model for post-revolutionary France, believing that the egalitarian ideals it enshrined reflected the spirit of the age and even divine will. His study of the strengths and weaknesses of an evolving democratic society has been quoted by every American president since Eisenhower, and remains a key point of reference for any discussion of the American nation or the democratic system.

This new edition is the only one that contains all Tocqueville’s writings on America, including the rarely-translated Two Weeks in the Wilderness, an account of Tocqueville’s travels in Michigan among the Iroquois, and Excursion to Lake Oneida.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

25 Feb 2016

How to Install Windows in a Tiny House

Installing Windows in a Tiny House — Buy at Amazon

In this post we show installing windows in a storage shed turned tiny house. I am by no means a carpenter, and the owner of the house is even worse. But we do manage to install some weatherproof windows salvaged from the trailer.

The windows are about the only thing we were able to salvage from the trailer, and not because we demolished it with a backhoe, but because it building was in such rough shape.

The first thing we did when we started installing windows was to add bracing to frame an opening a little larger than the window we were installing.

After we boxed in the window, we cut out the siding using a reciprocal saw. This made the opening.

I had to scrape off the old tar weather stripping from the windows before we could install the salvaged windows, but once the frame was clean the new window slid right into the frame.

Next we leveled the window and attached it to the frame.

The next step was to add a rubber weatherstrip around the frame so water would not get into the tiny house.

The last part was to nail up molding over the weather striping. We used wide 1x boards because we liked the looks.

As you can see the windows are functional and do their job pretty well.

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