Midwest Schipperke Rescue has been busy since early January with the dogs from a hoarding case in Eagle Point, Oregon. Fifty eight live dogs and thirty dead ones were taken in a raid on home, and Midwest Schipperke was given the task of arranging care and adoption of those dogs. Two pregnant bitches had a total of twelve live pups after the raid and most of those have been placed, some as far east as Wisconsin. Dogs have been adopted along the west coast from Alaska to southern California and also one to Hawaii. The Jackson County Animal Shelter was able to place some of the dogs locally, and that was a big help. We are down to a few more than twenty dogs that still need to be placed, and a major step is happening now. Ground transporters picked up ten dogs today and have begun journeys east. The northern route will be delivering in Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Maine. The second van will be going to Montana, Arizona, Arkansas, and Tennessee. That means lots of miles, and with stops every four hours to check on the dogs. This is all possible because of countless hours donated by volunteers, and generous donations from dog lovers who have been following this case. Take a look at the route to deliver four dogs to adopters! One way is 3600 miles and about 55 hours of driving!
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Rescued Schipperkes Being Delivered!
Wednesday Windage: 22 Long Rifle For Self Defense?
Here are a couple of videos from Gun Sam on the .22 Long Rifle as a possible defensive round. The big problem you will always hear about with .22 Long Rifle is reliability. Premium cartridges tend to run nearly at 100 percent, but not quite as good as centerfire ammunition. The little micro pistols will malfunction more than larger pistols. They require more fastidious cleaning and lube, plus a firm grip to add mass to the pistol frame in order to function reliably. Elderly arthritic hands are not a good platform to run micro semi-auto .22s. Gun Sam chose round nose Mini Mags as his choice because of penetration. Hollow points and flat point designs will make a bigger wound channel. Listen to Tim Sundles on stopping dangerous game, and then draw your own conclusions. .22 Long Rifle probably will not penetrate out the other side of a rib cage, so over-penetration is less of a concern than with centerfire ammo. The heart is right behind the ribs, so I tend to think the wound channel is a higher priority than penetration with rimfire ammo. Avoiding a gunfight is preferable to having to fight...
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Big Boy At Irving, New York
Big Boy Parallels Lake Erie Into Cleveland
Monday, June 8, 2026
Tuesday Torque: Southern Indiana Antique Machinery Show, Coming Right Up!
The annual SIAM show is going to happen this next weekend, June 12, 13, and 14!
We Never Stop
Back To The Old Grind? We never even paused!
Bonus Saturday Fun: Ranger gets to go see a vet at Fairview Heights occasionally to do side by side AIs with hopeful Schipperke mothers. We got to see one of his offspring the other day. They are soft like a plush toy before they grow their guard coat!
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Weekend Steam II: Big Boy In Ohio
Saturday, June 6, 2026
From Oregon To Lambert
Two more Schips started their journey to new homes today. Misha and Mina left Heppner, Oregon early Saturday morning and arrived at St. Louis Saturday evening. Mina goes to her new home Sunday, in northern Illinois, and Misha goes to Indiana next week. They are safe in Southern Illinois now.
Friday, June 5, 2026
Weekend Steam: Big Boy In Indiana!
Knox, Indiana
Argos, Indiana
Days Are Long...
...and we can come home before sunset, avoiding deer danger on the road. We hadn't shot at the Carmi Rifle Club for nearly a year, and it was a beautiful evening, with a nice breeze to keep the buffalo gnats and skeeters off of us. I shot with iron sights and was making the five hits in the five to six second range most of the time. No misses on the times, but out of four rounds I had to go back and pick up three plates that I missed on the first shot. Everyone else who shot last night was using a red dot sight, and that makes you faster, but my thinking is, what type of sights are on your carry gun? I want to practice with what I would use in an emergency.






