Big Boy Parallels Lake Erie Into Cleveland

 

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!

This is always a good show, with plenty of shade available. It happens south of I-64, just north of Evansville, just off US Hwy 41. Turn west off US Hwy 41 at Boonville-New Harmony Road and go across the railroad tracks. The showgrounds will be on your left. 

There is usually a good selection of Economy engines at this show, because they were made in Evansville.

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!

Weekend Steam II: Big Boy In Ohio

 

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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.

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. 

Big Boy Crosses The Missippi!

 

Wednesday Windage: Is The 30-06 Still King?

 

I am a bit surprised that 450 Bushmaster and 350 Legend weren't mentioned. Those new cartridges are popular in Illinois and are taking the place of shotgun slugs. There is a new .40 caliber straight wall that looks good, too. 

Big Boy In Iowa

 Courtesy of Chester!