Bushmaster ACR Overview


Here is an overview of the new Bushmaster ACR in Coyote Brown. Sorry for the poor lighting, had to send my regular camera back for repair so I used the Kodak Zi8


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EDC Lights


My EDC flashlights. I posted this in response to beast12101's query about personal EDC light preferences. Love Beast's channel: www.youtube.com


EDC Lights

ACR Returned from Bushmaster


Here is a brief description of the "fix". I was told not to fire 5.56 ammo because "the ACR was not designed for this". Needless to say, I was completely baffled and not at all happy with this response. I did fire off 200 rounds of .223 Remington without any problems, however, as soon as I went back to 5.56 NATO it started to misfeed again.


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Snowshoeing


Snowshoeing with my two year old son


Snowshoe

Firing the Bushmaster ACR


Firing the Bushmaster ACR on a very windy New Mexico day.


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Rally Fighter


Video of my test drive of the Local Motors Rally Fighter in Phoenix, AZ


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Apache Crown Dancers


Video of Apache Crown Dancers taken at the 2011 Navajo Nation Fair. These dancers are from White River Junction in Arizona, 30 miles from where I grew up. I have posted these videos for their cultural and enterainment value.


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KTM 300 xc - GoPro Hero HD Rio Puerco


Training for the Rio Puerco GP 100, a 100 mile desert race, on the KTM 300 xc.


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Bushmaster ACR Update


A short overview of the changes made to my Bushmaster ACR.


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BMW F800gs Off Road - San Antonio Hot Springs


Took the F800gs to the San Antonio Hot Springs in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico. Awesome experience.


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Rainier Distilling Custom Alchemist Copper Reflux Still


This still was purchased to make essential oils using steam vapor. Besides working in emergency medicine I am trained as an acupuncturist and manufacture a wide variety of herbal medicinal products. The still was custom made by Anthony at Rainier Distilling and it is a beautiful and functional piece of handmade craftsmanship. Anthony responded promptly to my inquiries and did an excellent job. This still can be used to make ethanol with the proper permitting but I am ONLY using it to make essential oils with water steam vapor. At some point in the future I will obtain the necessary permits and will begin making herbal absolutes.


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BMW F800gs Overview


Here is a brief overview of my 2009 BMW F800gs.


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Bushmaster ACR Part 2 - Disassembly


Here is a video showing the steps involved in the take down of the Bushmaster ACR.


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ACR Update.mov


A brief update on the ACR and a rant. Also dead cows.


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Troubleshooting the Bushmaster ACR


After several failures to extract, misfeeds and misfires, I took the ACR into the gunsmith.


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BMW F800 GS & GoPro Hero HD - Awesome Lightning Storm


Night ride through Northern New Mexico on my BMW F800 GS. Rode through one hell of a lightning storm and downpour!


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KTM 300 xc Review


Brief overview of the KTM 300 xc two-stroke.


KTM 300 xc Review

Jam "Is what you put on toast!" - So I called Bushmaster


Went to the gunsmith and we went through the rifle. Immediately afterward I fired off 100 rounds without a single misfeed. Two days later I went out to the range and fired off 180 more and had multiple failures to extract. It is obviously short cycling and this is causing it to overheat as well. I called Bushmaster customer service and they e-mailed me a shipping label so that I can send it in for repair. I will continue to post videos monitoring the progress.


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KTM 300 xc


KTM 300 xc out in the New Mexico desert


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GoPro Hero HD Test 2 - KTM 300 xc part one


Took the new helmet cam out into the New Mexico desert with my KTM 300 xc. It was overcast with occasional snow flurries, and it was very cold.


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Breaking a Belgian Draft Horse


This horse is being "sold" as "broke", "safe to ride" and staying at the trainers where he was learning "Dressage" and "the Parelli Method". The very first day he broke free and bolted into the pasture when I tried put his saddle on. It took 45 minutes to put this halter on three days ago. This horse weighs 2200 pounds and will not do anything he does not want to do. Just because a horse has been ridden does not make it broke or safe. This is after two hours of training with Brandy,


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Lost - GoPro Hero HD Test 2, Part Two


Test footage from GoPro Hero HD on my KTM 300xc in the New Mexico Desert. Was following somebody else's tracks and got lost. Ended up on a knife edge ridge with 80 foot drop-offs to either side. Had to take it nice and slow because I was a long way from the truck, I was by myself and it was very cold.


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Stolen Bikes


Here is one of my neighbor's "clients". Call me cynical, but I think he is trading a stolen bicycle for dope.


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Ditches Are Deadly - GoPro Hero HD test part 3


Found a wash that I recognized (The Rio Puerco) and used it to haul ass back to the truck. The camera got whacked by something and is a little off kilter.


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BMW F800 GS with Hero Go Pro HD Helmet Cam


Test ride number two. Took the new helmet cam out on the bike this afternoon.


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Fire it Till it Fails - Bushmaster ACR Multiple Failures to Extract


Had multiple failures to extract the spent brass resulting in misfeeds, failure to feed double feeds, stovepipes and jams. Have somewhere between 1500 to 2000 rounds through this so far. Likely dirt or a bad extractor spring.


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Bushmaster ACR - Complete Stoppage Resulting in Mechanical Failure


The ACR is Fixed!!! Neutered is more like it! I was told by the gunsmith at Bushmaster not to fire 5.56 because "It's not designed for it". In the week since I have gotten it back I have fired 1100 rounds and continued to have malfunctions.


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Killin' Zombies! Review of the Wather P22


Just picked up a Walther P22 and went shooting out in the New Mexico Desert. Fun to shoot!


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Rio Santa Cruz Creekin' Chimayó, New Mexico


The Rio Santa Cruz is a small creek that runs in the spring and is rated Class VI by the locals, and Class V by everybody else who swims it, looses gear in it, or ends up walking back to the put-in. In this video the creek is running at a medium level. It is shallow, boney, and great practice for those kayakers who aspire to step it up a notch to something a little tougher like the Embudo or the Pueblo de Taos.


Kayaking Whitewater Class V New Mexico Chimayó

KTM 300 xc


Riding in the desert on the KTM 300xc


New Project

Canyon Creek Arizona - Desert Oasis


My son and I went camping in a remote wilderness area in Arizona. Canyon Creek is part of the Salt River drainage and it flows year round. Our campsite was 17 miles off the nearest paved road and in several areas the road is very rough making a high-clearance vehicle necessary. At one point I got the FJ cruiser stuck in some soft sand at the bottom of a wash and had to dig it out. We spent almost four days at this camp site hanging out with the dogs, reading and playing in the river.


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ACR Issues Continue - Loose bolts and fastners


Here is a video showing how the allen head bolts holding the bolt carrier rails (internal rails that allow the bolt to cycle) to the upper receiver.


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FJ Curiser Trail Teams Edition Part Two - GoPro HD


FJ Cruiser Trail Teams edition four wheeling out in the New Mexico desert after a snow.


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Walther P22 SUCKS!


Multiple misfires, misfeeds and malfunctions of the Walther P22


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Bushmaster ACR Part 3 - Reassembly


Reassembling the Bushmaster ACR


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MSR Pocket Rocket posted in response to "Jet Boil - FAIL"


This is how I fixed my leaking Jet Boil


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Draft Horse


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Glock Misfire


Out shooting the Glock 22 and the Remington 870 Tactical Desert Recon. I have had this Glock for 17 years and have never had a single problem with it. Found an old fridge sitting in the middle of the road and it made a great target!


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Breaking a Belgian Draft Horse - part two


Yesterday this horse would not allow his right side to be touched in any manner. This problem arises when people only handle a horse on the left because "you mount a horse on the left". Horse brains are essentially divided and knowing something on the left does not mean the horse knows it on the right. A horse should handle stress or pressure on both sides of their body equally. You never know when you will have to mount from the right because of a sloping bank on the trail, a right ankle injury, ect. My Quarter Horse can be mounted from the front, back, and either side.


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Rantings on the Walther P22


Really fun to shoot; huge pain in the ass to take apart, clean and reassemble.


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