AstroDiver

New transportation

2012-01-20T19:46:00.002-05:00

I have purchased new to me, transportation in the form of a 2010 Blue Can-Am Spyder. I will be adding lighting mods to the bike for more safety vis to surrounding traffic.
A Spyder has three wheels of which two are in front.

Sorry...no more free guns

2011-10-16T20:31:00.002-04:00

Well, the free gun offer is finally over....after all of these years. There may be no reason to have any links to Front Sight. That's what this blog started out in the beginning several years ago, as a link for the free gun.

I have some shooting videos on YouTube listed under AstroCavman if you wish to view them?

Take care.....John

FS Membership

2011-10-16T20:17:00.002-04:00

I have a Front Sight Membership for sale. It's the Challenge Membership. They had them for sale with a bunch of goodies for $6900. They are now sold out. I'll let mine go for just the membership and no goodies for $1200.

Here's what you get:
Attend the following courses free of charge and as often as you wish
and as many times as you wish :
Two Day Defensive Handgun; Two Day Tactical Shotgun; Two Day Practical Rifle; Two Day Uzi Submachine Gun; Two Day Select Fire M16; Four Day Defensive Handgun; Four Day Tactical Shotgun; Four Day Practical Rifle; Four Day Uzi Submachine Gun; Four Day Select Fire M16.

Any four day course is $2000. Two day, $1000.

With the savings you can purchase any pistol for what F.S. was wanting for this membership.

8001.5 miles of fun

2011-08-07T12:48:00.002-04:00

I covered 15 states driving and stepped into one additional state with Stumpy. 8001.5 miles total driving across the US for a three week adventure.

I met some interesting people along the way. Like Bill and Jan Johnson in NV while I was looking for some ghost towns. I got a history lesson on how Treasure City, NV was founded. You can check out Bill's blog at:
http://ourfourwheelcamper.blogspot.com/ They drive that truck everywhere!

I did some Geocaching along the way. I camped every night except one where I stayed at my nephew's home on Golden, CO. Thanks y'all Balls for the dinner and the visit!

I drove from Pahrump to Indian Springs, NV via the Wheeler Pass Road. I talked to a BLM officer down near Indian Springs and he told me he had shredded a set of tires going up the Wheeled Pass Road the previous month. It was low range, first gear most of the way down to Indian Springs. It was a fun and challenging drive.

I drove from Quemado, NM to St. John's, AZ via NM 601, NM Catron Co. Road A001 and AZ CR 6040. I saw no home dwellings or other vehicals until almost into the St. John's city limits. It was a 50 mile journey in some wonderful country. I drove through a 50 foot diameter dirt devil and got mooed at from a bovine. I stopped to photograph Zuni Salt Lake. Search N34 26.94 W108 46.14 on Google Earth to see the lake. Zoom out to see what the route and the country side was like.

One of the highlights of the trip was a spring with a pool of 100 degree water South of Arco, ID. I never found the Geocache but the dip was divine!
Photographed a two headed fly in Arco, ID. Go ahead. Tell me nuclear energy is safe!

I got to shoot in a Glock Match in Missoula, MT. Went up on top of Pike's Peak twice. Found a couple of Geocaches up there. There were the sand dunes in CO that were amazing to see. A cool 61 degree dip in Santa Rosa, NM at the spring. Drove the Rampart Range Road out of The Garden of The Gods, CO to see where it went. Got to camp on the RR road again. Stopped by the VLA in NM for some photos.

My goal now to to see what out of way places I may find on unimproved roads in the Eastern US.

Trip

2011-04-22T11:53:00.003-04:00

Well, the planning of my vacation is in the works. I will be stopping by Front Sight in NV for the First Family July 4th celebration. This will be my first time for this event. I'm looking forward to it. Just wish they would send the info real soon.

This will be a driving across the country vacation, camping along the way.
Because the gas prices will be around $5 a gallon or more, I'm leaving the truck camper at home. I'll miss sleeping in my Select Comfort bed. I'll need all of the MPGs I can get. I'm thinking that I'll do 7000+ miles round trip?

Mr. Stumpy will be with me and we will be Geocaching along the way.

I'm not signed up for any courses at Front Sight, but if they offer free open ranges, I'll be ready for some range time! I'd like to try and see if I can hit a target at 100 yards with a Glock 20SF?
Maybe the ropes tower will be open for some fun too?

There will be many stops along my trip route for photo ops.

Future gas prices

2011-01-25T00:06:00.002-05:00

Take it to heart that gas prices will get worse as we head towards $150-200 a barrel of oil by the end of this year.
Go out and buy six months of food now before the prices go through the roof.
All of this info brought to light by Lindsey Williams.....again.

As far as I can tell, the free gun offer is still going on at Front Sight for $1499 for the five days of training and all of the goodies with the XD pistol. Click on the button on the left side.

I'm looking at trying to get out there sometime this year. Not by the airlines cause I ain't putting up with the airport crap. I'd be driving there. I'd like to attend the First Family Reunion as I have never attended before. I might like to do the Ropes course for a change. They don't use the SRTs that cavers use. Big suck factor there!

Free gun still continues

2010-08-14T11:53:00.004-04:00

Well, there are still ads on websites and Alex Jones keeps advertising a free gun with the 5 days of training. So, I'm guessing the warning of free guns running out was not real.....again?
Front Sight has adding more ranges and has hired more instructors and is hiring more.

I've started Geocaching & boating more than I was, since the price of fuel has remained stable. If we go to war, as it's predicted, you can expect the gas prices to double since we are not allowed to get our own resources and have to depend on getting oil from other countries.

It's fine if you own firearms but no good if you are not trained to use them. Get some training, even if it's not at Front Sight. Just get trained!

2010-07-04T13:28:00.003-04:00

Well, I looks like there are more guns to be given away in the FREE gun offer with the 5 days of training.
The price went up but it's still a good deal with great training.

Front Sight is now offering an armorer's course for the Springfield XD Pistol,
which is the free gun given away in the offer.
There are also armorer courses for the 1911, Glock pistols and the AR-15 rifle.

Having firearms is one thing. But having the training in using them is the best thing a firearms owner can invest in. If you can't train at Front Sight, get some training somewhere.

Check out the USCCA and/or tune into Armed American Radio to find out who is training and where? Do a web search and get trained. You may need it sooner that you think the way things are going in this country.

Very few guns left

2010-03-14T14:47:00.002-04:00

Got an e-mail from Naish saying that there were only 27 free guns left in the offer.
They may run out today.? He has extended this offer twice and maybe not again, is my guess?
I've had these gun courses that are offered and have both the FL & UT non-residence carry permits. A good thing because my GA permit expired a few months ago and I'm covered with either of the other permits while my GA permit is being renewed.
So, jump on this offer while you still can and get some great training out at Front Sight!

More guns added!

2010-02-01T19:26:00.001-05:00

Well, Naish decided to extend the FREE gun offer by adding 50 more guns. They may not last long so get one while you can.

Few guns left

2010-01-23T09:55:00.002-05:00

I have been informed by Dr. Piazza that there only 30 guns left and he thinks that they will be gone by Sunday afternoon. So, if you want to take advantage of the offer of a FREE handgun with accessories, jump on the link to the left!

I have taken the 4 Day Defensive Handgun Course twice and the One Day 30 State CCW Course and they are excellent training. You will be better trained than 95% of Law Enforcement in the country. I know, I've trained along with over 90 LEOs and I've seen how they shoot.

So, take the offer that Dr. Piazza is offering. You can set up the time for the courses anytime you wish for a future date but secure the handgun now, your choice of caliber.

Less that 100 left.......

2010-01-18T18:09:00.002-05:00

I got a heads up on the offer for a free handgun with the courses.

Less Than 100 Guns Left to Secure Under Front Sight's
Amazing, Millionaire Patriot, Course-Gun-Gear-Giveaway.
So grab this fabulous offer now while you still can
and get your 5 days of Front Sight's world class training,
including our 30 State CCW Course at a huge savings
plus your own, brand-new Springfield Armory XD Pistol
and tactical gear at no charge!

Click on the link over at the left side of this page while the supply lasts.

Thanksgiving

2009-11-28T20:18:00.003-05:00

Well, I had a wonderful Thanksgiving over at the Balentine's home where we had a tasty dinner. The deserts were yummy too! There was some nice conservations about family and local politics....the Atlanta mayoral race. I'm glad I don't live IN Atlanta anymore.

I hope everyone also had a great Thanksgiving with love ones.

There is a chill in the air as the days are getting colder and days shorter.
I need to do some camping with a little star gazing mixed in.

Hopefully soon, I can get my health problems straighten out so I can get back to having some fun.....competitive shooting, riding my mountain bike and maybe some boating now that Lake Lanier is at full pool?

Everyone take care!

John

9-1-1 Video

2009-09-11T21:51:00.001-04:00

Here is a video you should look at.
http://www.ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com/firearms71
Watch it and then let me know what you think?

Fine dinner & get together

2009-09-03T19:16:00.002-04:00

This past Monday some of the Georgia Carry.org members got together at Oz Pizza in Fairburn, GA for dinner. It was a fine turn out with about 40-50 people. The calzone I ate was quite tasty. I would recommend this to anyone.
I got to meet the manager and he was a friendly fellow. I sat with his parents, the Wilsons.
It was the first time that I was carrying open in public.....a side arm that is. I normally carry concealed to avoid the hassles of open carry.

I wish we had more of these get meal gatherings to help the public be aware that it's OK to carry open and not against any of Georgia's Laws.
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I have gone through the process of shutting down my website as I don't use it anymore and I wanted to save the cost of keeping it open. I have this site and it's priced better....FREE!

Ecoloblue

2009-07-18T19:59:00.002-04:00

I purchased an Ecoloblue some time ago and it died after two months of use.
Seems that there is a leak somewhere, so the machine just stopped running.

If I had read the owner's manual on one of these machines, I would NOT have purchased one. What a maintenance nightmare! After one week, you must sanitize the machine. What? It has seven filters and UV lights....I thought the water it generated was clean?

I do not recommend purchasing one of these machines. Instead, look at the Berkey Light at: http://www.berkeyfilters.com
It uses gravity, which I believe is still free. Get the black filters in combination with a set of white filters. Just pour tap water in the top section and it filters through the black and then the white filters for nice clean water at the tap.

False Flag Incident?

2009-06-10T20:56:00.002-04:00

When I heard about the Air France Airliner that crash, the first thing that came to my mind was a false flag incident and who was on board?
One of the clues was that it went down in deep waters, so that it would be near impossible to recover the black boxes. This is a modern airliner. They just don't "break up" and fall out of the sky.
I think something else other than a act of nature caused this airliner to go down.

Well, while listening to the Tuesday program of the Alex Jones Show today, I got my answer.

One of the names mentioned was Ronald Dreyer, a Swiss diplomat and co-coordinator of the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence who had worked with UN missions in El Salvador, Mozambique, Azerbaijan, Kosovo and Angola.
The other was Pablo Dreyfus, who had worked tirelessly with the Brazilian authorities to stem the flow of arms and ammunition that for years has fueled the bloody turf wars waged by drug gangs in Rio's sprawling favelas.

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/06/07

http://www.rinf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10198

http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/printer_55986.shtml

Are a few of the links I came across about what has not been covered by the main stream news about these guys.

Thomas Payne speech

2009-06-03T20:45:00.001-04:00

Go and view this video....it's worth the 6 minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYscnFpEyA

"This guy's video on youtube has been so popular that
Obama called him personally. He said that he was very
disturbed with the video and invited him to the White
House.. Obama also said he wanted the White House to
handle the Press and not to talk about the video or
the White House visit."

That's a good reason NOT to go to the White House.

Updates

2009-05-24T13:23:00.003-04:00

Well, we had a great time at Tybee and it was good to be with old friends. Took a trip back to Savannah on the boat for lunch and a stop at the candy store.
We got to anchor and watch the dolphins play...lots of babies splashing around.
There was a container ship going into Savannah at the turn and we got to go over the 6+ foot wake on the way back to Tybee!

I understand that there are limited number of FREE guns in the offer to the left, so this may be a good time get in on the deal. You don't have to take the courses right away. The certificates are good for anytime in the future. Have the gun sent to an FFL of your choice and take it with you when you take the courses.

With all of the Hate & Anti-Bully Bills that are possibly being passed into law, sites like this one may have to shut down so that no one will be offended. Oh, boo hoo!
Of course this will be selective as to who goes to jail for hurting someone's feelings.

To learn about what is really happening in the world, that isn't covered my the main stream media, check out www.infowars.com and wake up.

Tybee Tyme

2009-04-27T19:06:00.003-04:00

It's Spring and I've got Spring Fever. Going to Tybee Island, GA this week to spend time with old friends.
There will be boating involved and maybe a boat trip to Savannah for lunch?

It will be great to relax, take some photos, practice some ocean fishing and sight seeing by boat.

How about that Piggy Flu from Mexico? Is that the pandemic that's been talked about or is this just a warm up?

2009-03-28T22:30:00.002-04:00

Got my copy of The Obama Deception and I'm burning copies to hand out.

What is the expansion of mass graves? Check it out. View the videos.
http://www.infowars.com/more-mass-graves-houston-expands-cemetery/

Brass

2009-03-19T20:11:00.002-04:00

Well, there was an attempt to kill off the sales of used ammo brass of the US military and to have it destroyed. The citizens of the US made it clear that they were displeased with that decision. The elected officials must have reasoned that their jobs were on the line if this idea wasn't nipped in the bud.
Good goin' fellow citizens!

Check out www.oath-keepers.blogspot.com and see what our Military and Law Enforcement feel about our rights as citizens of the USA!

Get your FREE handgun at Front Sight.

Gun Show/Shop

2009-03-09T00:00:00.003-04:00

Well, the gun show I went to was pretty big and spaced out. Not as crowded as the Cobb show because they have a smaller venue to squeeze it into.
As usual, they didn't have what I was looking for except one surplus dealer that had some canvas water buckets I was needing. I returned on Sunday despite the snow storm. A lot of the dealers had left because of the snow. Woosies!
I picked up a small backpack from the above mentioned dealer. I got to hand out some cards for the FREE gun.

This past weekend, I visited a firearms dealer someone told me about in Butler, GA.
It's a auto parts and hardware store that just happens to sell firearms and related items. Huge inventory and I was impressed. It was a nice drive down there on a US route so there was some nice country side to view.

Gun Show

2009-02-27T20:53:00.004-05:00

There is a big gun show in South Atlanta this weekend. I'll be wearing my Guns Save Lives button for the GeorgiaCarry.org group. They should have an area for you to sign up. They've done so much to change the gun laws in GA for the better.
I'll be giving out FrontSight FREE gun info cards too.

Hang on to your wallet!

2009-02-14T18:47:00.005-05:00

I'm betting the economy will be going down soon. Heard some interesting news from Lindsey Willams as he was on the Alex Jones Show on Febuary 9th talking about our economy. He also mentioned about a huge oil find that was announced to Congress here in the US and then they voted to ban drilling there. How nice. The people who run our country are so smart. That oil was worth about 7 trillion dollars that could have paid down our national dept.
For some emergency update news from Lindsey Williams, call 800-321-2900. You can check out Alex Jones at www.infowars.com and www.prisonplanet.tv

Ham Radio

2009-02-01T01:05:00.003-05:00

Making an effort here to get back into ham radio on the HF bands.
Assembled a new Butternut antenna that will cover all the HF bands from 6 meters through 160 meters. Hopefully, I will have the new antenna operational after this weekend?

I'm also interested in listening to the world band stations. Found a neat one at
7.150 mHz or 7150 kHz. It's out of Russia.
I will be trying to learn Morse Code so that I may expand my horizons on the bands.
When I first got into ham radio, I learned enough code to pass the Novice test. At the time, I wasn't interested in code, so I upgraded to a Technician license to talk.

I understand that the prices at Front Sight will be going up soon? Better get in on the FREE handgun offer before the price goes up too?

Annual Shoot

2009-01-03T15:46:00.007-05:00

On January 1st, I cruised up to the Chestnut Mountain Firing Range off GA 136 for my annual start the year off right by shooting a firearm.
Man was that place trashed. Why can't the user's of the range police up after them selves? Targets and stands left on the range, shotgun shells all over the ground. There was paper trash in the woods around the range and 'non-targets' scattered about. The trash cans were full too.

To top it off, I noticed that when I returned to my truck that some scum bags had broken into the pay station and stolen the money. How desperate do you have to be to stoop this low?

This is the only range that doesn't charge per person and there is no time limit for shooting unless there are people waiting. $5 per car. I opt for the annual pass that is good for many other places at $25 a year. The range is open to the public. If this type of use keeps up, I'm afraid that the range may be shut down. If there are more budget cuts for government services, places like firearms ranges could get closed.

I called the U.S. Forest Service to request permission to clean up the range on a day that it is closed and to report the break in of their money drop box. That Ranger was out and I will have to call back to get that permission.

Gun Show

2008-12-27T19:02:00.002-05:00

I went to the gun show in Cobb County today and bought nothing. I handed out some cards for the FREE gun from Front Sight.
I understand that there will be a price increase for courses sometime the first of next year. For those of you thinking of getting the FREE gun, you might not want to wait much longer, as the price may go up? $2500 worth of classes and a bunch of FREE goodies including a Springfield XD pistol. Remember, the certificates for the courses are good forever.

As far as the gun show went, some vendors had good prices and others were jacking up the firearm prices. I guess it's sell as many as you can, while you can and get what you can get?
It had been my experience that firearms sold for more money at gun shows here in GA that at the stores. It seems not the case in some instances with certain vendors.

I got to talk to some of the fine guys at the Georgia Carry Organization's table. This is a great organization doing so much fine work for the gun owners in Georgia. A lot more than what the NRA is doing, in my personal opinion. That's why I'm a member!

Pay off your debits!

2008-12-14T12:45:00.003-05:00

I've been having a lot of heads up warnings about what some think will happen to our economy and country in the near future?
Please, PAY off all of your credit accounts that you can, while you still can. Be as debit free as you can. If possible, pay forward on your utilities six months to a year?
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=750683821
I've heard that the 'dollar' will drop 90% in value. How can you purchase anything if the money is next to worthless? Is the Amero coming?
http://halturnershow.blogspot.com/2008/12/urgent-new-amero-paper-currency-exposed.html
Purchase some long time storable foods for everyone in your household. Water too. Think about getting some type of water treatment unit too.
www.efoodsdirect.com is a good place to start in your research.
In case of sickness, you may want to look into this information. www.dr-johnson.com

The true Word of God can be found here: http://www.bpsmilford.org/store.html
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=8110820493110

Be prepared.

Thanksgiving Treat

2008-12-05T17:55:00.003-05:00

Well, I'm back from my Thanksgiving trip out to my sister's ranch in Wyoming.
What a wonderful week I had out there. I tried some long distance shooting. The rifle did good at 100 and 200 yards. But at 500 yards, the Leupold scope wasn't working right. Wouldn't adjust for that distance?
We took a trip to SD to visit a Cabela's and Custer State Park to photograph the animals. The burros were funny sticking their heads into the windows.
Did some Dino bone digging one day. Helped set up a deer stand and ladder.
Ate a lot of good food and had a great visit.

The Next Puppet

2008-11-09T12:33:00.003-05:00

Everyone knows who won the election. Have you been to a firearms dealer this past week?
Man, what a crowd. I see that sales are up. 'O', I wonder why?

Have you heard about all of the people dumping on Palin? Even the Republican Party. I think in the long run, those tactics will back fire on some of those people. She gave a kick in the rear to the election and to the party. She didn't loose...the party lost!

With all of what I've been hearing from the various sources, the future doesn't look very good when the next President Puppet steps into office. Hang on, it may get rough.

Go Vote!

2008-11-02T19:56:00.002-05:00

Go and vote on Tuesday.

Also, stock up on ammo and high cap magazines before the end of Tuesday, is the word going around.
Rumor has it, that the prices will be going up 25% after Tuesday. Especially if a certain party wins the election. O, no! O, say it isn't true?

That's it for now.

Shooting with friends

2008-10-27T19:14:00.003-04:00

Going shooting with friends this next weekend. Hopefully I can pass along some of the skills I have learned at Front Sight.

Here is a quote from a friend, "An unloaded gun in a holster is a fashion accessory and can be used as a hammer or a club, but not a firearm." He added, " With the exception of parades,ceremonies, and events, or, for training purposes, weapons are not intended to be accessories."
Gota love it!

How it got started

2008-10-13T19:34:00.001-04:00

Check out this video and see how the current economical problems started and how it got here.
http://www.jibjab.com/view/253615

The 'bail out' has been signed

2008-10-04T11:57:00.003-04:00

Hopefully this country won't go into lock down soon? Let's hope not.
A good time to consider firearms training.....just in case? Look over to the left from here and consider getting yourself a FREE pistol along with some fine training...better than 95% of the Law Enforcement in this country.
This is a great deal considering that the training alone would cost you $2500! You get the training plus the gun and the extras for $1199!
Check it out.

2008 US Election Suspended by October?

2008-09-25T20:55:00.001-04:00

Just a possible heads up??
"The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation *(FSB) is reporting in the Kremlin over the past several days that the Bank of England has received from the United States Federal Reserve Bank a notice that President Bush is preparing to declare an Economic Emergency during the week of October 5th and will further announce that the American Presidential election due to be held on November 4th will be indefinitely suspended.* (Just as we have long predicted!)"

Up and running

2008-09-19T23:02:00.002-04:00

Thank you for visiting here. Hope you enjoy the photos. For more photos of Alaska, you can visit: http://www.pbase.com/astrodiver/alaska

First post

2008-09-17T21:21:00.000-04:00

Well, this is my blog. I'm using it to link to Front Sight's website for the FREE gun offer.

2008-09-17T18:21:00.002-04:00

a href="http://www.frontsight.com/" title="Front Sight">Front Sight