BREAKING – Putin Sends THIS Message Directly to the American People. What Do You Think?

Obama’s administration, the mainstream media, and liberals in general continue to point fingers at Russia over the election results, but Russia has had enough.

“Frankly speaking, we are tired of lies about Russian hackers that continue to be spread in the United States from the very top. The Obama administration launched this misinformation half a year ago, in a bid to play up to the required nominee at the November presidential election and, having failed to achieve the desired effect, has been trying to justify its failure by taking it out with a vengeance on Russian-US relations,” stated Russia’s foreign policy website.

Many of the American people are tired of listening to the left continuously say that the Russian hacking is the reason Donald Trump is president.
Not only is this offensive to Russia, which has continuously stated it had nothing to do with the information given to WikiLeaks, but this is also offensive to Americans who worked hard to make sure Donald Trump was elected

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has also come forward many times and said he did not get the emails from any government and, specifically, not from Russia. It wasn’t a “hack;” it was a leak, meaning it came from someone on the inside.
However, the liberals would rather point fingers at Russia and say they influenced the election, creating a rocky relationship between Obama-led America and Russia. Thankfully, we only have a couple more days to deal with that.

Donald Trump will soon be inaugurated as the next president, and he and Putin have already had many talks to strengthen the ties of our two countries. Obama knows this, and by implicating Russia, he is only trying to make us turn against Trump.Vladimir Putin has stated that if Washington is moving to take hostile steps, then Russia will respond, but many Americans do not want tense relations or war to break out! I don’t know why Obama is making it his life’s mission to ruin everything Trump has planned, but he’s only hurting the American people.

One can only hope that Obama won’t do anything drastic during his final days as president. He should think about the American people and leave Russia alone because we should have peaceful ties with Russia if we can. The Americans who refuse to believe the lies of the Democrats and the mainstream media know Russia did not have anything to do with the WikiLeaks information, which simply showed us the truth about Hillary Clinton and her campaign.

Thankfully, Donald Trump will soon be in the White House, and all the terrible things Obama implemented against this country will be changed. We will be a great country once again!

Paratrooper Version of the  SAW? FN’s  New M249S Para

The new M249S Para from FN offers shooters a semi-auto version of a classic military firearm.

Building on the popularity of the already released M249S semi-automatic version of the SAW light machine gun, FN is releasing the M249S Para (or Paratrooper) model. Originally developed for airborne troops in its original form, the Para is fourth addition to the company’s Military Collector Series of semi-automatic versions of classic military firearms.
According to John Keppeler, senior vice president of sales and marketing for FN America, LLC, “You’ll notice only two major differences between the semi- and full-auto versions (of the M249S Para) – the barrel length and reconfigured internal components to change the rifle’s operation from open-bolt to closed-bolt. Authenticity was critical in this series and we changed as little as possible.”
According to a press release on the Para, the rifle features a machine gun-grade, 16.1-inch, cold hammer-forged barrel, closed bolt for semi-automatic only operation, classic M249 flip-up feed tray, integrated steel bipod, robust gas-piston system, and the iconic telescoping and rotating buttstock, making it lighter and more compact. Rifles will be available in either black or Flat Dark Earth (FDE).

The Para in black!

TOO FUNNY NOT TO POST

TOO FUNNY NOT TO POST

Federal Court Rules Police Can Shoot a Barking or Moving Dog While Entering a Home

A federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan, ruled that police can shoot a dog while entering a home if the animal “moves or barks” in the officer’s presence.
The decision is the final step in a case brought to court by Mark and Cheryl Brown of Battle Creek, whose pit bull was killed while officers were executing a search warrant on their home in 2013.
The couple claimed that officers “unlawfully seized their property in violation of the Fourth Amendment when officers shot and killed two dogs while executing a search warrant.”
An officer testified that he shot the first dog when it appeared to move “a few inches” and lunged at him. The dog fled to the basement, where the officer shot and killed it. Court documents reveal that another officer killed the second dog after it too ran to the basement and barked at the officers.
Judge Eric Clay’s decision ruled that the Browns failed to provide evidence that the first dog did not lunge at police and that the second dog did not bark.
“Given the totality of the circumstances and viewed from the perspective of an objectively reasonable officer, the dog poses an imminent threat to the officer’s safety,” the ruling reads. “The standard we set out today is that a police officer’s use of deadly force against a dog while executing a search warrant to search a home for illegal drug activity is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment when … the dog poses an imminent threat to the officer’s safety.”

Obama Administration Yanks Second Amendment Rights from SSI Recipients

Obama Administration Yanks Second Amendment Rights from SSI Recipients

President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Capital University, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Last week, the Obama administration put the finishing touches on a new policy that would deprive recipients of disability insurance and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) of their Second Amendment rights. The administration will now characterize those citizens as "mental defectives," thereby having their ability to own a firearm subject to the federal Gun Control Act.

Supplemental Security Income helps blind, disabled, and elderly people with little to no income.  Previously, it was understood that "mentally defective" referred to one's mental health. Citizens who have been institutionalized against their will are restricted from owning a firearm. The new definition of "mentally defective" has nothing to do with being mentally ill.

The Social Security Administration released its final decision after a period of open comments that drew more than 91,000 responses, including a response from the NRA. Although Obama likes to empty out Guantanamo Bay of dangerous terrorists and commute the sentences of criminals guilty of breaking federal firearms laws, he doesn't like law-abiding American citizens to possess firearms.

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The NRA submitted comments to the Social Security Administration, but the issues raised by the gun rights association were ignored.

For example, the SSA did not attempt to answer most of the legal questions raised about its authority, instead deferring to an overbroad and problematic ATF regulation defining who counts under the federal Gun Control Act as a “mental defective” and to Department of Justice guidance on reporting. The SSA did not explain why, some two decades after the federal background check system came online, it was reversing its earlier determination about its reporting responsibilities and only now asserting a mandate to do so.

Incredibly, the SSA also brushed aside empirical evidence the NRA submitted suggesting that the proposed rule would have no public safety benefit. “We are not attempting to imply a connection between mental illness and a propensity for violence, particularly gun violence,” the SSA wrote. “Rather, we are complying with our obligations under the NIAA, which require us to provide information from our records when an individual falls within one of the categories identified in 18 U.S.C. 922(g).” This would seem to be the very definition of the sort of arbitrary and capricious rulemaking prohibited by the Administrative Procedures Act.

Most notably, the new rule does not make clear how an individual could appeal the agency's decision to deny Second Amendment rights. Writes the NRA, "The rule would not provide those subject to its terms the ability to defend their suitability to possess firearms before the actual loss of rights took place. In other words, it offers no due process on the question of losing Second Amendment rights."

Instead, a victim of the new regulations would have to petition for his constitutional right to own a gun because he poses no threat to the public safety. Has it even been established that SSI recipients are responsible for the "gun violence" the administration has been targeting? Do we know what percentage of gun criminals are on SSI?

This new authority the administration has granted itself is in line with Obama's previous efforts to give himself extra-constitutional powers. Let's hope President-elect Trump will change course and do something about this ridiculous new policy.

How to Make Your Own Survival Fire Putty (AKA Napalm)

Step One: Gather Your Ingredients

Round up these necessary items and you’re ready to get started. Most of these items you probably have laying around the house.
· Styrofoam (bowls, plates or cups will do)
· Acetone (nail polish remover) or Gasoline
· Matches
· Plastic Bottle
· Scissors or Knife
· Plastic Gloves

Step Two: Get Your Base Ready

The bottom portion of a plastic bottle will work well as a base for creating survival fire putty. However, it is important to note that this is not a good long-term storage solution for the putty or the ingredients that are used to make it. Simply cut the bottom portion off of your bottle and you’ll be ready to move on to the next step.

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Step Three: Pour Your Acetone in the Base

Grab the bottle of nail polish removal and fill up the bottom of the bottle about a third of the way, as shown in the image below and the nearby video. If you prefer, you can use gasoline instead.

Step Four: Add the Styrofoam

You can rip up Styrofoam plates or cups and add them into the acetone or gasoline. Keep in mind that it must be pure Styrofoam in order for this survival fire putty trick to work. In other words, if the item you rip up does not work, that means you need to select a different Styrofoam item to rip up.

Step Five: Form the Styrofoam

It will be necessary to put several pieces of torn up Styrofoam into the bottom of the bottle, and you may need to put a bit more acetone or gasoline on top of it. You need to push the Styrofoam down to make it all fit and to shape it. You can use a pencil or a twig to help you accomplish this part of the process. The yellow in the image came from the pencil.

Step Six: Put On Your Plastic Gloves

If they’re not on yet, it is now time to don your plastic gloves. Make sure you are using gloves that will not dissolve from acetone or gasoline.

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Step Seven: Pull the Putty Out and Finish Forming It

After you have mashed all of the Styrofoam tightly together with a pencil or stick and let it sit for a few minutes, your survival fire putty should be ready to come out of the bottle. Again, if you are going to handle your creation, you MUST be wearing durable gloves that are able to handle acetone and gasoline.

Step Eight: Put the Survival Fire Putty in Place and Light it Up!

It is best to put your fire putty on a log or other surface that can handle fire. The gasoline one produces a much higher and more intense flame, but they both work. Also, the acetone survival fire putty does not let off as much smoke.
In this particular experiment, the acetone putty burned for 4 ½ minutes in the rain before it went out. This gives you a good amount of time to get a larger fire going by placing kindling and wood over the putty. The gasoline lasted one minute longer if you need more time.

Ultimately, the advantage of making survival fire putty with Styrofoam instead of simply pouring gasoline or acetone on wood is that the Styrofoam helps the fire burn stronger and hotter. This makes it much easier to get a solid fire going that, if well-tended, will last through the night. Make sure you are careful at all times while working with this substance as the base components are the same items that were used to make napalm!

Savage 10 BA Stealth Rifle

Affordable Accuracy: Savage 10 BA Stealth Rifle—Full Review

The Savage 10 BA Stealth, shown here chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor and sporting a 24-inch barrel, offers beginning precision rifle shooters a great gun at a great price.

Savage is well-known for producing rifles that outperform their price points. In fact, they often can outshoot rifles that cost twice as much or more. I recently had a chance to try out the 10 BA Stealth, which is designed to be lightweight, simple, and above all accurate. It’s available in either .308 Win or 6.5 Creedmoor. Starting with a factory blueprinted action, Savage adds a precision barrel, in this case a 24-inch 1:8 twist, fluted barrel with 5/8 x 24” threading at the muzzle. This barreled action is factory designed for the best possible accuracy unlike others that simply drop a run-of-the-mill setup in a nice stock.  It comes with a single-piece flat rail (no elevation) for scope attachment, and an oversized bolt knob.

The rifle feeds from an included 10-round detachable magazine.

SPECS

• Chambering: 6.5 Creedmoor
• Barrel: 24 inches
• OA Length: 38.5 inch
• Weight:9.2 pounds
• Stock: FAB Defense
• Sights: Scope rail provided
• Action: Bolt-action
• Finish: Black anodized
• Capacity: 10
• MSRP: $1,207

Savage has worked in conjunction with Drake Associates and uses their monolithic aluminum design chassis. Machined from a solid billet it utilizes AICS-patterned magazines and an AR pistol grip and buffer tube/stock.  It houses an adjustable Savage AccuTrigger. Minimalist in design, the stock extends forward slightly and uses M-LOK rails to accommodate accessories, and a single sling stud is provided from the factory.  A Fab Defense stock using a cheek riser goes over the six position tube, but it will accept any AR tube allowing the use of precision stock systems if needed.  At 9.2 pounds, it is as light as precision rifles go and well balanced.  Retail is $1,207.00 for both the .308 (with a 20-inch barrel) and 6.5 Creedmoor (with a 24-inch barrel) models.
To my mind, it is a great starter rifle for the precision rifle enthusiast due to its retail price point of $1,207 and its ability to easily accept AR-pattern accessories. This one has a lot of potential to get a lot of new (as well as experienced) shooters out into the field of long-range shooting.

The author equipped the rifle with a Burris scope and GEMTECH suppressor for testing.

Testing

During my testing, scope duties were handled by Burris Optics new XTR II 3-15x50mm FFP (First Focal Plane)  scope using a 34mm tube and SCR lighted Mil Lined reticle. Mounted in a set of Vortex Precision Matched Rings, it  zeroed with ease. Clarity on the glass is excellent and the reticle is comparable to any simple Mil-lined reticle on the market.  The vertical line has 20 mils graduated in half mil increments below the horizontal line.  There are five mils above with the last two graduated in .10 mils. Extending on either side are 10 mils graduated in .2 of a mile for the first five where another .10 mils section sits for ranging calculation. The center section is lighted for three mils on either side and six mils below the center line. Dialed up to 15 power, there were 11 mils available for holds with the entire horizontal line visible. Knobs are tactile with audible clicks at .10 mils per click and 10 mils per revolution. The XTR uses a zero stop that is easily adjusted. Loosen the screws, slip the knobs to zero and press firmly and re-tighten. Parallax adjustment sits on the right along with lighted reticle activation. There are 11 settings with “battery saver” steps in between each setting and a hard “off” setting at both ends. Scope covers that flip flat against the scope when open are included.

The Burris used during testing was an XTR II 3-15x50mm first focal plane model that really impressed the author.

If at all possible, any precision rifle used for tactical work should be suppressed. The advantages are huge, and the drawbacks short of cost are all but non-existent. In keeping with that philosophy, I attached Gemtech’s Dagger direct threat suppressor for all the testing.  Rated to .300 WM and built from titanium, it only weighs in at 15.3 ounces. It can be used on smaller calibers on barrels as short as 7.5 inches for 300 BLK, and 10.3 inches in 5.56mm and 6.8 SPC. It’s even rated for a 12-inch .308 barrel and an 18-inch 300 WM, making it extremely versatile.

The GEMTECH Dagger used by the author fit easily on the rifle’s threaded muzzle, and is rated up to .300 WM.

Range Time

Savage starts with a blueprinted action to insure accuracy, and it worked. Starting just after dawn it was cool and smoky due to some fires in the area, but wind was minimal and the bugs had yet to come out. My first group in testing measured just over half an inch, and it just got better from there. My best group was fired using Hornady’s 143 Grain ELD-X Precision Hunger at a tad over .35 inches. While I have produced better groups in my life, I have not with a factory rifle costing just $1,200.00. My next best group was produced using Doubletap’s rather juicy 127-grain LRX at .45 inches.  Nothing exceeded .70 inches during the test, all were very consistent. Moving out to 500 yards on steel, six rounds of Hornady/ELD match were loaded up with elevation dialed in using data from my Kestrel Applied Ballistics Meter. Not a single miss was had, with all hitting close to center.

The author’s best group of .35 inches was achieved with Hornady ammo, and all ammo tested came in sub-MOA.

Being my first real test of the Burris XTR II, I was very impressed.  Retail pricing on this model is only $1,259.00, a price range that is becoming incredibly competitive.  Scopes that cost 3K are great and offer features a few shooters need, but this Burris and similar scopes perform well for the vast majority of conditions. The glass is as clear as any in this price range; as clear as some with twice the price tag.
Measurements were consistent when working from 100-800 yards using input from the Kestrel.  First round hits were the norm until the wind kicked up, but elevation stayed consistent. Knobs are easy to grab with firm and audible clicks. Setting the zero stop is easy and was used in between each change of distance. When the day was done it held its zero to within .25 inches. Given a 20-degree temperature change and a couple hundred rounds using a suppressor, that is about as good as it gets. Still more long-term testing to do, but if this run is any indication this is an excellent scope in general, let alone for its price.
Gemtech prides itself on sound reduction and their Dagger delivers. Most of the time there was just a puff of white smoke. Most suppressors designed primarily for sound reduction will result in increased bolt lift on rapid fire strings, and this was no exception. It takes time to allow the trapped gas to dissipate so run the bolt hard and fast, and by round four or five you will need to work a bit harder to lift the bolt.  Most of the time a count of one or two seconds between shots eliminates this. As a practical matter it’s not a concern for most precision shooters, but if you compete with a suppressor you need to be aware of it.

The FAB Defense stock came standard on the rifle, although the AR buffer tube extension design allows you to swap it.

The hand guard portion of the stock features M-LOK attachment points and is short and compact.

Hand guards of reduced or minimal length like this one seem to be gaining in popularity. Most shooters have no need to hang lasers, lights, rangefinders, or anything other than a bi-pod off their rifles. If you need all of those things, and or clip on NV (Night Vision), this stock may be problematic.  There is plenty of room for a light, maybe one other device, but it will cramp your style a bit. If not, it saves quite a bit of weight you will never use. Working barricades and around the bench there was a tad less space for bags and the like, but not unworkable at all. If you spend much of your time in prone or resting on a bag it is fine.
The FAB Defense cheek rest on the stock never came loose and provided a pretty solid purchase. It never collapsed under recoil nor interfered with positions. Recoil was minimal with the 6.5 Creedmoor, so that was not an issue. If you want something different it’s pretty easy, just swap them out. If you prefer a precision rifle stock of some type you just change the buffer tube.

Bottom Line

If you are looking for a reasonably priced precision rifle capable of accuracy exceeding most shooters, the Savage 10 BA Stealth is an excellent choice. You get a rifle with a blueprinted action, a great barrel and impressive performance at a retail price of around $1,200. Chambering it in 6.5 Creedmoor provides a solid platform for longer-range target shooting and precision rifle competitions. The stock is rock solid, it works with AICS magazines, it balances well, and accuracy is excellent. It allows you to change stocks and pistol grips as needed to meet personal needs. If it has a limitation, it’s the hand guard length, but that’s all about personal need and preference. Far too many people buy what they think is “operational” with features (and weight) they just don’t need. If you are planning on hanging another 10 pounds of stuff on the end of your rifle you may want to look at something different.

The AR-pattern grip performed well, and can be easily swapped out with any other AR-pattern grip.

The tang-mounted safety was simple and easy to operate for the author.

Savage rifles have always been accurate, but they are also amongst the most user friendly on the market. Barrel changes can be made with simple tools due to the barrel nut system; no need to take them to a custom shop. This rifle would accept any barrel change using a .308-based cartridge pretty simply, so it’s easy to change caliber or even length for different purposes.

The rifle comes standard with the terrific AccuTrigger system.

Savage has done a great job with this rifle meeting what may be the largest demographic for precision rifle shooters, the entry level. It will shoot at a much higher level for sure, but it allows new shooters to experience the joy that comes from ringing steel at 1,000 yards consistently, or putting five rounds into a hole you can cover with a dime. If you are new to precision rifle shooting and want a start, the combination of the Stealth and the Burris HTR II worked great. For those Savage fans, you now have an out-of-the-box blue printed action in a proven long range caliber (6.5 Creedmoor) that is soft shooting and easy to maneuver. Either way it is a great choice and should be added to anyone’s list of precision rifle choices.
For more information, visit http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/BAStealth.