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2020 RANGE DAY 7

October 31, 2020May 1, 2023 Leave a comment

RANGE DAY 7 was spent with a close family friend. She had a ball and we stepped up from .22 LR to 9mm. Start new shooters slow!

Today was a big range day for lots of reasons.

The first is that I finally got to shoot my new CZ P10-C. I finished my FFL paperwork and picked it up the other day, but today was the first day I got to go to the range.

I read a lot of reviews and my final decision came down to three guns. The Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield, Springfield XD Service, and the CZ P10-C. Why isn’t the Glock 19 on the list? I have to be honest, I’m not a huge Glock fan, and the only reason I own a G23 is because I bought it from a buddy going through a divorce. I never say never, but its likely to be the only Glock I own.

The runner up was the Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield. I’ve got two different buddies who own this and I’ve gotten to shoot about a hundred rounds in total through two different examples. It fit my hand well, was honestly a little cheaper than what I got the CZ P10-C for, but it also felt just a little bit less solid. In the end, it was close, but the parts on the Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield feel just a little looser, a little less solid. It was my runner up, and the honest truth is that I will likely end up buying one in the future.

Third place went to the Springfield XD Service. I didn’t get to shoot this gun, but I did get to hold it and rack the slide. It didn’t fit my hand that well and some of the reviews I read made me questions its long term reliability.

That is how I became the owner of this beautiful CZ P10-C.

The weapon comes with two clips, and yes, I already bought a few spare mags. I have to be honest, I love this gun, but I also have the same issue that many others have complained about. The slide release is amazingly tight. I can release it if I use a lot of force. It’s much easier just to pull back on the slide to release it.

I put half a case of 9mm through the gun today, which did help loosen it ever so slightly, but I will likely be buying the Apex Extended Slide Release, I just need to find one in stock. I’m pretty sure it will continue to loosen, but I like the larger lever the Apex provides in any case.

Should that turn you off the CZ P10-C? Sure, it’s a little annoying to need to put a few hundred rounds or buy an upgrade to make it work 100%, but that is offset by the rest of the gun. This thing is just a tack driver.

Someone left a pin on the target post, so I put it on top.

I hit it in about five rounds. The interesting part is that when you look at the top of the two by four, you can see where the round scored the wood.

My son thought it was a fluke. He shut up after I did the same thing two more times. Then we ran out of push pins. No, I’m not a naturally gifted shooter, but I do target shoot whenever I can, and practice and time with the same gun in your hand makes all the difference.

Long story short, yes, I really am pleased with my purchase.

What does a few clips through a single target look like?

When the other stalls are full, you kind of have to wait for everyone to need to hang targets. I also like to put the 1cm orange targets in random places and clear them. My best was 2 out of 3 with a single clip with my CZ P10-C. I hope that tell you what a straight shooter thing was.

On a side note, my son also had an amazing day. Today was his first day shooting the Smith & Wesson M586.

For the record, this is my son who’s had over a hundred eye surgeries, and yes, when the Zombie Apocalypse starts, he’s my right hand man. This was his first six round cylinder after a target change.

The second exciting thing for the day was that we took one of our family friends to the range for the first time. She had wanted to try to shoot after a bad experience in the past. The first time she went to shoot someone handed her a larger caliber gun. She doesn’t know what it was. She just knew that when she shot it, it hurt her hand, wrist, and was crying. That is not how you introduce someone to shooting if you want them to continue and enjoy the sport.

I put one round in the M&P22 and slowly let her get comfortable until she was loading a full clip and enjoying the experience. For a first time shooter, she did awesome. She was hitting the target, and having fun.

CZ P-10 C Shooting Log

Date	Rounds Fired	Comment
8/14/2021	200	My son and brother helped me blow some money on ammo.
7/5/2021	100	Took my cousin out and put a few rounds through my new baby.
11/21/2020	100	The CZ P10c feels great in my hand and its loosening up the more I work it.
10/31/2020	500	My first outing with my new CZ P10 C.

Smith & Wesson Model 586 Shooting Log

Date	Rounds Fired	Comment
8/14/2021	200	The wheel guns are just so much fun to shoot.
11/21/2020	100	This M586 is a nail driver. If I need to put a shot in s small target I'm grabbing this gun.
10/31/2020	200	My son and I both love this wheel gun. We traded it back and forth all day.
10/24/2020	300	This is just an amazing wheel gun. It is worth every penny I paid for it.
09/06/2020	100	My first outing with my new S&W M586.

Smith & Wesson M&P 22 Shooting Log

Date	Rounds Fired	Comment
11/21/2020	100	The M&P 22 is just a joy to shoot, which is why it gets fed on a frequent basis.
10/31/2020	200	Our family friend really enjoyed the manageable kick the 22LR has. My son liked how he could group hits in rapid fire mode.
10/24/2020	100	After shooting the 40 Caliber G23, this feels like a toy, but it is fun to shoot.
09/06/2020	100	More bulls eyes with my .22 nail driver.
7/12/2020	320	Relaxing day at the range with my youngest son.
6/27/2020	100	Cheap, fun shooting.
6/14/2020	100	First outing of 2020.
10/07/2016	250	It's been a while since the .22 came out of the safe. What more could you want than cheap and fun shooting.
03/28/2015	300
02/08/2015	300

Glock Model 23 Shooting Log

Date	Rounds Fired	Comment
8/14/2021	50	Still not sure if I like this Glock. It doesn't point naturally and it always takes two clips to get on target.
11/21/2020	50	The Glock 23 is a great little semi auto that is slowly growing on me.
10/31/2020	100	My son and I took turns with the Glock 23 today. He really liked the Glock, so I might need to do a paternity test.
10/24/2020	100	I'm not a huge Glock fan, but this G23 is slowly growing on me.
09/06/2020	100	Spent a little bit of time at the range on this beautiful Labor Day Weekend.
7/6/2020	100	Had the range all to myself!!!
6/27/2020	100	After figuring out how to sight with this it was fun to shoot.
10/07/2016	50	The thing I'm starting to love about this Glock is how clean it shoots - and how easy it is to clean - because it doesn't seem to get that dirty.
09/04/2015	50	Just a quick outing to start off our weekend.
05/09/2015	150	My youngest was funny when he was shooting this . I don't really feel the difference between the .40 and the 9mm, but he said he can really tell the difference.
04/26/2015	100	My buddy is going through a divorce and needed some cash. So I got a very nice gun that had barely any rounds down the barrel for half the retail price.

Recommended Shooting Gear:

Remember, if you use GunBroker, or live in South Jersey, stay away from County Sports in Carney’s Point NJ. They have horrible customer service and will screw you over to make an extra $5 bucks. How do I know, because that’s what they did to me.

If you are heading out for some Range Day Fun just remember to be safe and put on eyes and ears. I also like to wear a good pair of Shooting Gloves. It helps break them in and also trains me on how the Gloves can slightly changer the grip on each weapon.

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Z Nation, Season 1, Episode 13

October 30, 2020May 7, 2023 Leave a comment

Doctor of the Dead fills in a lot of backstory. Citizen Z routes Team Murphy to a lab in Colorado. What do they find when they get there? They find a lab overrun by zombies. We then get a display of Murphy’s special abilities. Murphy is able to shield the team so they can walk into the lab.

As Team Murphy is exploring, we also see flashbacks to pre apocalypse days, when Dr. Walter Kurian is taking samples of peoples brain fluids, while they are still alive.

In order to explore the Colorado lab, Team Murphy has to go through decontamination before they can continue deeper into the lab. This is when we see an awesome shot of Doc’s farmer tan.

Or it dirt? I’m going to be charitable and say its his tan.

Once deep inside the Colorado plant, the team finds Patient 0, just before Dr. Kurian shows up with a few solders.

Citizen Z realizes that Dr. Kurian isn’t exactly who he says he is, but it’s too late for Team Murphy, they are already in trouble. Team Murphy is only saved from disaster by Murphy’s parting gift to Cassandra. Or at least, saved from getting shot.

Murphy has a panic attack, fleeing everything, and in the process triggering the security fail safe protocols of the lab. Apparently the powers that used to be fully understood what was inside, because when the lab’s security protocols are triggered, multiple nukes are launched.

Doctor of the Dead Scoring

Thus ends Season 1 of Z Nation. It appears nukes are about to fall on Team Murphy as well as Citizen Z. Docter of the Dead was a strong ending to the first season, and scored a 91/100, making it Worth Your Time.

Season	Episode	Episode Name	Score
1	1	Puppies and Kittens	95
1	2	Fracking Zombies	80
1	3	Philly Feast	80
1	4	Full Metal Zombie	81
1	5	Home Sweet Zombie	75
1	6	Resurrection Z	81
1	7	Welcome to the Fu-Bar	83
1	8	Zunami	64
1	9	Die Zombie Die… Again	29
1	10	Going Nuclear	79
1	11	Sisters Of Mercy	82
1	12	Murphy's Law	80
1	13	Doctor of the Dead	91
2	1	The Murphy	90
2	2	White Light	81
2	3	Zombie Road	90
2	4	Batch 47	60
2	5	Zombaby	85
2	6	Zombie Baby Daddy	86
2	7	Down The Mississippi	87
2	8	The Collector	63
2	9	Rozwell	69
2	10	We Were Nowhere Near the Grand Canyon	72
2	11	Corporate Retreat	85
2	12	Party with the Zeros	64
2	13	Adiós, Muchachos	69
2	14	Day 1	90
2	15	All Good Things Must Come to an End	94
3	1	No Mercy	90
3	2	A New Mission	77
3	3	Murphy's Miracle	80
3	4	Escorpion and the Red Hand	70
3	5	Little Red and the Wolfz	79
3	6	Doc Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	73
3	7	Welcome to Murphytown	67
3	8	Election Day	80
3	9	Heart of Darkness	70
3	10	They Grow Up So Quickly	85
3	11	Doc’s Angels	70
3	12	The Siege of Murphytown	70
3	13	Duel	90
3	14	Everybody Dies in the End	70

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Z Nation, Season 1, Episode 12

October 29, 2020May 7, 2023 Leave a comment

Murphy’s Law finds Team Murphy forced off the road by a traffic jam, which leads them to a defunct golf course crawling with zombies.

Things don’t go well for the team once they at the golf course. There are too many zombies rushing them, and not enough bullets left in their guns. The Team gets split up and Murphy gets left out in the mix while Warren and the other “normals” take shelter in a bathroom.

Things are looking good for the team, but lucky for them, another group of survivors rolls in, and they are well armed and clear out the clubhouse, saving the day. At least for a few minutes. The group of newcomers saw Murphy in the midst of the undead, and they realize he’s something special, and they want him.

A few drinks and roofies later and the newcomers steal away with murphy. leaving everyone else handcuffed to a zombie.

While the newcomers explain their plan to Murphy, the team is escaping from their cuffs. The plan is simple. The newcomers want Murphy to stroll through a pharmaceutical plant and get them oxy, because in the post apocalyptic world, oxy is money.

Citizen Z helps the team track Murphy once they escape their cuffs, while Murphy makes it into the plant.

Things go a little crazy at the end, and a major new Murphy Power is revealed. Thankfully, Team Murphy is united, kicks some butt, and gets ready for the season finale.

Murphy’s Law Scoring

Murphy’s Law scored an 80/100 and is Worth Your Time. The Best Zombie Kill for this episode is clear, Warren is a zombie killing machine.

Best Zombie Kill – Warren The Tank

Warren Kicking Butt

Season	Episode	Episode Name	Score
1	1	Puppies and Kittens	95
1	2	Fracking Zombies	80
1	3	Philly Feast	80
1	4	Full Metal Zombie	81
1	5	Home Sweet Zombie	75
1	6	Resurrection Z	81
1	7	Welcome to the Fu-Bar	83
1	8	Zunami	64
1	9	Die Zombie Die… Again	29
1	10	Going Nuclear	79
1	11	Sisters Of Mercy	82
1	12	Murphy's Law	80
1	13	Doctor of the Dead	91
2	1	The Murphy	90
2	2	White Light	81
2	3	Zombie Road	90
2	4	Batch 47	60
2	5	Zombaby	85
2	6	Zombie Baby Daddy	86
2	7	Down The Mississippi	87
2	8	The Collector	63
2	9	Rozwell	69
2	10	We Were Nowhere Near the Grand Canyon	72
2	11	Corporate Retreat	85
2	12	Party with the Zeros	64
2	13	Adiós, Muchachos	69
2	14	Day 1	90
2	15	All Good Things Must Come to an End	94
3	1	No Mercy	90
3	2	A New Mission	77
3	3	Murphy's Miracle	80
3	4	Escorpion and the Red Hand	70
3	5	Little Red and the Wolfz	79
3	6	Doc Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	73
3	7	Welcome to Murphytown	67
3	8	Election Day	80
3	9	Heart of Darkness	70
3	10	They Grow Up So Quickly	85
3	11	Doc’s Angels	70
3	12	The Siege of Murphytown	70
3	13	Duel	90
3	14	Everybody Dies in the End	70

Z Nation, Season 1, Episode 11

October 28, 2020May 7, 2023 1 Comment

Sisters of Mercy is another classic episode of Z Nation. Team Murphy is whole again, at least for a little while. Addy and Mack stumble upon the rest of the group in what looks like the bowels of an industrial complex.

The team finds a ride and starts heading west again. Once on the open read, they encounter a zombie child.

Shortly after, they encounter a very similar young man, this time alive. He tells Warren he’s walking to the city to meet his dad. Warren tries to talk him out of it, but the only thing that gets him to get in the truck is the promise of a ride into the city, if he’ll help them find some food.

The kid leads Team Murphy back to the Sisters of Mercy, which is where we find out just how f*cked up surviving the Zombie Apocalypses can be. There are no men allowed inside the compound, and Warren, Addy, and Cassandra quickly find out that the kids walking to Salt Lake City are basically being put out to die. No male older than 13 is allowed to stay.

One of the bits of awesomeness from this episode is the Zombie Bear of punishment. You don’t want to be punished by the Sisters of Mercy.

Sisters of Mercy Scoring

Sisters of Mercy ends with a little bit of a shock, as Team Murphy loses one of their number to the sisters, but this was a great episode that scored a 82/100, making it Worth Your Time.

Season	Episode	Episode Name	Score
1	1	Puppies and Kittens	95
1	2	Fracking Zombies	80
1	3	Philly Feast	80
1	4	Full Metal Zombie	81
1	5	Home Sweet Zombie	75
1	6	Resurrection Z	81
1	7	Welcome to the Fu-Bar	83
1	8	Zunami	64
1	9	Die Zombie Die… Again	29
1	10	Going Nuclear	79
1	11	Sisters Of Mercy	82
1	12	Murphy's Law	80
1	13	Doctor of the Dead	91
2	1	The Murphy	90
2	2	White Light	81
2	3	Zombie Road	90
2	4	Batch 47	60
2	5	Zombaby	85
2	6	Zombie Baby Daddy	86
2	7	Down The Mississippi	87
2	8	The Collector	63
2	9	Rozwell	69
2	10	We Were Nowhere Near the Grand Canyon	72
2	11	Corporate Retreat	85
2	12	Party with the Zeros	64
2	13	Adiós, Muchachos	69
2	14	Day 1	90
2	15	All Good Things Must Come to an End	94
3	1	No Mercy	90
3	2	A New Mission	77
3	3	Murphy's Miracle	80
3	4	Escorpion and the Red Hand	70
3	5	Little Red and the Wolfz	79
3	6	Doc Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	73
3	7	Welcome to Murphytown	67
3	8	Election Day	80
3	9	Heart of Darkness	70
3	10	They Grow Up So Quickly	85
3	11	Doc’s Angels	70
3	12	The Siege of Murphytown	70
3	13	Duel	90
3	14	Everybody Dies in the End	70

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Bad Gun Handling – Glock Croc

October 28, 2020May 3, 2023 Leave a comment

A Glock Croc is Bad Gun Handling. This is not a safe method to store a handgun. Weapons should be stored in holsters!

Yes, I know its a Smith & Wesson, but that doesn’t rhyme does it?

In any case, never use anything as a holster that wasn’t designed to be a holster. This is how you lose a toe or shoot someone else by accident when you go to pull the gun free.

Be careful, be safe, and always wear eyes and ears when shooting.

Proper Grip and Stance = Bad Gun Handling — Proper Grip and Stance

Guns are not toys. Guns are not props for photo shoots. They are dangerous tools. Mishandle them and people will end up hurt.

Why do I show these videos and pictures? Because I like to go to the range and every one of these videos gives the non shooting public a bad impression of the total shooting community.

Always follow the four basic rules of Gun Safety:

Always keep firearms pointed in a safe direction.
Treat all guns as loaded at all times.
Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot.
Always be sure of your target and what’s beyond it.

This is a clear violation of Rule 2.

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Z Nation, Season 1, Episode 10

October 27, 2020May 7, 2023 Leave a comment

Going Nuclear gets back to what Z Nation cores strengths are. There are zombies, fun character development, and the survivors need to solve a problem to survive.

Going Nuclear, as the name implies, revolves around Team Murphy stumbling on a power plant that is about to go boom. Time is short, and there isn’t enough fuel to get everyone out of the blast zone.

The only way to survive is to stop the power plant from Going Nuclear. This turns out to be a kick in the nards for 10K, as he’s forced to relive the difficult memory of giving mercy to his father after he turned.

Going Nuclear Scoring

Thanks to the selfless sacrifice of the plants manager and original designer, Team Murphy helps save the day, but there is a high cost to be paid by the locals. Going Nuclear scored a 79/100, making it Worth Your Time.

We have two zombie kills as candidates for Best Zombie Kill. Ammunition is running short, and that means its time to break out the class tools of war, the hoe, and the machete. You know, classic weapons. Let me know in the comments which kill you think should win.

Cassandra’s Hoe Kill

Cassandra Working Her Hoe

Warren’s Machete Kill

Season	Episode	Episode Name	Score
1	1	Puppies and Kittens	95
1	2	Fracking Zombies	80
1	3	Philly Feast	80
1	4	Full Metal Zombie	81
1	5	Home Sweet Zombie	75
1	6	Resurrection Z	81
1	7	Welcome to the Fu-Bar	83
1	8	Zunami	64
1	9	Die Zombie Die… Again	29
1	10	Going Nuclear	79
1	11	Sisters Of Mercy	82
1	12	Murphy's Law	80
1	13	Doctor of the Dead	91
2	1	The Murphy	90
2	2	White Light	81
2	3	Zombie Road	90
2	4	Batch 47	60
2	5	Zombaby	85
2	6	Zombie Baby Daddy	86
2	7	Down The Mississippi	87
2	8	The Collector	63
2	9	Rozwell	69
2	10	We Were Nowhere Near the Grand Canyon	72
2	11	Corporate Retreat	85
2	12	Party with the Zeros	64
2	13	Adiós, Muchachos	69
2	14	Day 1	90
2	15	All Good Things Must Come to an End	94
3	1	No Mercy	90
3	2	A New Mission	77
3	3	Murphy's Miracle	80
3	4	Escorpion and the Red Hand	70
3	5	Little Red and the Wolfz	79
3	6	Doc Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	73
3	7	Welcome to Murphytown	67
3	8	Election Day	80
3	9	Heart of Darkness	70
3	10	They Grow Up So Quickly	85
3	11	Doc’s Angels	70
3	12	The Siege of Murphytown	70
3	13	Duel	90
3	14	Everybody Dies in the End	70

Z Nation, Season 1, Episode 9

October 26, 2020May 7, 2023 Leave a comment

Die Zombie Die… Again focuses on Mack and Addy. Addy is struggling, and Mack just wants to make things better, but some things you can’t fix.

Things turn freaky fast.

Addy and Mack are stuck in a loop, killed bay a large, angry zombie, over and over. And I do mean over and over!

Who was stuck? We are lead to believe it’s Mack, but then Addy is the one with the major revelation at the end of the episode. I get it, a twist adds to the excitement right? This one just didn’t land for me.

I have to be honest, I hate the psychological episodes. A brief flashback/dream sequence is fine, but when it goes on so long you can’t tell what’s real or not, that is just too much. Reality is tough enough to figure out. Don’t make me struggle while I’m watching TV! I watch TV for fun, not to get anxiety!

Die Zombie Die… Again Scoring

For me, Die Zombie Die… Again was Just Bad and scored a 29/100. That makes this episode Just Bad. I wish I could say you could skip it – but you can’t. There are important parts of the story you would miss if you just skipped it.

Season	Episode	Episode Name	Score
1	1	Puppies and Kittens	95
1	2	Fracking Zombies	80
1	3	Philly Feast	80
1	4	Full Metal Zombie	81
1	5	Home Sweet Zombie	75
1	6	Resurrection Z	81
1	7	Welcome to the Fu-Bar	83
1	8	Zunami	64
1	9	Die Zombie Die… Again	29
1	10	Going Nuclear	79
1	11	Sisters Of Mercy	82
1	12	Murphy's Law	80
1	13	Doctor of the Dead	91
2	1	The Murphy	90
2	2	White Light	81
2	3	Zombie Road	90
2	4	Batch 47	60
2	5	Zombaby	85
2	6	Zombie Baby Daddy	86
2	7	Down The Mississippi	87
2	8	The Collector	63
2	9	Rozwell	69
2	10	We Were Nowhere Near the Grand Canyon	72
2	11	Corporate Retreat	85
2	12	Party with the Zeros	64
2	13	Adiós, Muchachos	69
2	14	Day 1	90
2	15	All Good Things Must Come to an End	94
3	1	No Mercy	90
3	2	A New Mission	77
3	3	Murphy's Miracle	80
3	4	Escorpion and the Red Hand	70
3	5	Little Red and the Wolfz	79
3	6	Doc Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	73
3	7	Welcome to Murphytown	67
3	8	Election Day	80
3	9	Heart of Darkness	70
3	10	They Grow Up So Quickly	85
3	11	Doc’s Angels	70
3	12	The Siege of Murphytown	70
3	13	Duel	90
3	14	Everybody Dies in the End	70

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The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Season 1, Episode 4

October 25, 2020April 30, 2023 Leave a comment

The Wrong End of a Telescope is the fourth episode of the season. I’m hoping its a strong episode, because the last two have been in Rainy Day territory, and I have to be honest, I expect more from anything that carries The Walking Dead name.

The Wrong End of a Telescope picks up on the far side of the Blaze of Glory. Team Iris/Hope is on the march, trying to figure out where their father is.

New York State

They know he’s in New York State, just not where, and unfortunately for them, New York State is a big piece of land.

To be exact, there are 54,556 square miles to cover. That is a lot of ground for a few kids and two adults.

The Team holes up in an abandoned high school. Because what building has lots of rooms for zombies to hide in and might have been used to house refugee who then were turned? Aren’t high school gyms full of cots during natural disasters?

So far we are ten minutes into the episode, and haven’t seen a single Empty yet. What does the team do? They decide to split up to explore, but at least they are pairing up. Still, separating the group in unknown territory seems like a bad idea.

Where Is The Anxiety?

I hope I’m not being too critical, but the atmosphere is still off. The survivors don’t seem to have any anxiety.

We are not fifteen minutes in, still haven’t seen a zombie. The people who produced this know the show has “The Walking Dead” in the title right?

Okay, we are now at the eighteen minute mark, and we finally see a zombie!!! And maybe something worse than a zombie, because whatever was crawling out of the room just got pulled back in. I’m guessing that whatever eats zombies, is likely dangerous to the survivors as well? Right?

Finally, there is a little bit of apprehension building. The survivors are in the high school, and something is in there with them. Which would be awesome, but the episode immediately cuts to a long cut scene of Hope and her dad.

There is too much backstory!!! We don’t need to know every characters life story in the first few episodes.

The Killing Room

Felix and Elton have found what appears to be a killing room for Empties, and Felix wants to get out. He doesn’t know who or what is killing the zombies, and it sounds like he doesn’t want to stay around long enough to find out.

Just when things were getting good, and we see a wolf snarling at Huck and Hope, we get forced to watch Irish and Silas practice ballroom dancing. I have nothing against ballroom dancing, but the blending of the last school dance, with them dancing, just ruins the mood. Aren’t I meant to feel like they could get eaten at any moment?

Hope and Huck slip around the angry doggy while Felix and Elton decide to go into the basement to get back to the gym where Iris and Silas are. At least Hope and Huck find some supplies, even if they had to killer an Empty to get them.

There are only fifteen minutes left, but things are finally picking up. Something is in the vents, and when it starts to grown I actually had a small jump scare.

Zombies In Lockers

Iris and Silas are in the gym basement, where apparently a lot of zombies were put in lockers? Lucky for Silas and Iris, they happen to end up just on the other side of the door where Huck and Hope are. This is right about where Silas looses it, and decides its better to beat a zombie to death with his bare hands than use his big freaking wrench.

The team is now reunited, just in time to see Silas lose his sh*t. We still don’t know exactly what he did, but the narrator did say even his mother testified against him, so it must have been bad.

While the main group is getting ready to get back on the road, Felix and Huck are working over Elton, trying to get him to join there “Go Back” movement.

The episode had a slow start but picked up as it went on. I’m giving The Wrong End of a Telescope a 71/100, and hoping next weeks episode is even better.

Season	Episode	Episode Name	Score
1	1	Brave	70
1	2	The Blaze Of Glory	50
1	3	The Tyger and the Lamb	65
1	4	The Wrong End of a Telescope	71
1	5	Madman Across the Water	60
1	6	Shadow Puppets	60
1	7	Truth Or Dare	60
1	8	The Sky Is a Graveyard	62
1	9	The Deepest Cut	55
1	10	In This Life	50

Season	Episode	Episode Name	Score
1	1	Human Flow	85
1	2	Drive	80
1	3	Summer School	70
1	4	Alone	82
1	5	Diner	86
1	6	Heist	90
1	7	The Tunnel	83
1	8	The Stadium	91
2	1	The Cold	95
2	2	Prelude	80
2	3	Card Game	91
2	4	Cold War	83
2	5	White Horse	88
2	6	Currency	69
2	7	The Lodge	75
2	8	The Plane	99

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2020 RANGE DAY 6

October 25, 2020May 3, 2023 Leave a comment

RANGE DAY 6 was a fun day. I finally got some 38 ammo. It was wad cutter because that was all I could get, but beggars can’t be choosers.

I finally got to go back to the range yesterday to enjoy my new S&W M586, and it is just a pleasure to shoot. I picked up a box of .38 wadcutters, because I can’t find normal ammo at the moment.

This is the first time I’ve shot wadcutter, which is designed to punch a nice neat circle in a paper target, to make scoring easier.

It takes a little more to load my wheel guns with wadcutters compared to target rounds, at least at first. Target rounds have that cone at the front which kind of helps guide them in. Not a huge issue, but loading takes a split second longer.

I like to alternate between semi auto and wheel guns. Switching up makes me adjust to each weapon, making it harder to just “dial in” with one weapon due to repetition.

I put 300 rounds through my S&W M586, and had some truly awesome shows. I started in the short, 5 yard lane, and finished on the fifteen yard lane.

This was my target after the first couple reloads.

This was my target after a lot more rounds. yes, I am pulling to the left a little, but that’s why I’m at the range, to get better.

I like to use the little reactive circle stickers to give me a small target. I put one on this target post and was surprised that a .40 caliber round went through a two by four. The picture on the right is the entrance, and you can kind of see how it blew out the side of the lumbar, while the right side is the exit. I have no way of knowing how much energy the round had after punching through the two by four, but it sure makes you think. At close range, even if the round hits the framing spot on, it might not be enough to stop the round.

.40 caliber going through a two by four

At the end I moved to the 15 yard lane and finished up with my last few reloads.

I took my time and shot mostly the S&W 586 in single action, but it was worth it to see the results.

It is always a good day when I get to the range. Once the weather gets a little colder I’m looking forward to walking the clay course. It is open now, but it just seems wrong to do it when the weather’s warm.

And of course, the last thing is always clean up. I use a colander to shake all the sand and dirt off the brass before I throw it in a bucket so a buddy can reload it later.

Smith & Wesson Model 586 Shooting Log

Date	Rounds Fired	Comment
8/14/2021	200	The wheel guns are just so much fun to shoot.
11/21/2020	100	This M586 is a nail driver. If I need to put a shot in s small target I'm grabbing this gun.
10/31/2020	200	My son and I both love this wheel gun. We traded it back and forth all day.
10/24/2020	300	This is just an amazing wheel gun. It is worth every penny I paid for it.
09/06/2020	100	My first outing with my new S&W M586.

Glock Model 23 Shooting Log

Date	Rounds Fired	Comment
8/14/2021	50	Still not sure if I like this Glock. It doesn't point naturally and it always takes two clips to get on target.
11/21/2020	50	The Glock 23 is a great little semi auto that is slowly growing on me.
10/31/2020	100	My son and I took turns with the Glock 23 today. He really liked the Glock, so I might need to do a paternity test.
10/24/2020	100	I'm not a huge Glock fan, but this G23 is slowly growing on me.
09/06/2020	100	Spent a little bit of time at the range on this beautiful Labor Day Weekend.
7/6/2020	100	Had the range all to myself!!!
6/27/2020	100	After figuring out how to sight with this it was fun to shoot.
10/07/2016	50	The thing I'm starting to love about this Glock is how clean it shoots - and how easy it is to clean - because it doesn't seem to get that dirty.
09/04/2015	50	Just a quick outing to start off our weekend.
05/09/2015	150	My youngest was funny when he was shooting this . I don't really feel the difference between the .40 and the 9mm, but he said he can really tell the difference.
04/26/2015	100	My buddy is going through a divorce and needed some cash. So I got a very nice gun that had barely any rounds down the barrel for half the retail price.

Smith & Wesson M&P 22 Shooting Log

Date	Rounds Fired	Comment
11/21/2020	100	The M&P 22 is just a joy to shoot, which is why it gets fed on a frequent basis.
10/31/2020	200	Our family friend really enjoyed the manageable kick the 22LR has. My son liked how he could group hits in rapid fire mode.
10/24/2020	100	After shooting the 40 Caliber G23, this feels like a toy, but it is fun to shoot.
09/06/2020	100	More bulls eyes with my .22 nail driver.
7/12/2020	320	Relaxing day at the range with my youngest son.
6/27/2020	100	Cheap, fun shooting.
6/14/2020	100	First outing of 2020.
10/07/2016	250	It's been a while since the .22 came out of the safe. What more could you want than cheap and fun shooting.
03/28/2015	300
02/08/2015	300

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By Day’s End (2020)

October 25, 2020May 3, 2023 Leave a comment

By Day’s End is a story about two woman who’s relationship is just about to implode when the Zombie Apocalypse starts. The movie takes place in the confines of a low rent apartment block.

The acting is hit or miss. The two main female leads are both good actresses, but some of the supporting cast overacts pretty badly.

The movie starts off pretty slow. It continues to move slowly. The end is also a slow burn without any real bang. This isn’t so much a sad romance that uses zombies as the foil for love and loss.

By Day’s End Scoring

If your looking for zombie action, or action in general, By Day’s End is not the movie for you, which is why it scored a 31/100, putting it in the Just Bad range. If you are looking for a relationship based drama that uses Zombies as the pressure cooker this may be for you.

If you are looking for a relationship movie that uses the friendship between two people as a major plot point – but also has some action, I’ve got a better option for you. I’d suggest The Battery. It is a great example of a buddy/conflict movie. It is also a great example of what can be done one a small budget.

Review	Year	Score	Type
#Alive	2020	100	Action / Infection
Dawn Of The Dead	1978	100	Action / Horror / Classics
Night Of The Living Dead	1968	100	Action / Horror / Classics
World War Z	2013	100	Action / Infection
28 Days Later	2002	100	Action / Infection
Train To Busan	2016	100	Action / Infection
Zombieland	2010	100	Comedy / Action
Flesh And Blood	2018	99	Shorts
Serenity	2005	99	Action / Sci-Fi
The Girl With All The Gifts	2016	95	Action / Infection
Land Of The Dead	2005	94	Action / Horror
Resident Evil: Apocalypse	2004	93	Action / Infection
Resident Evil	2002	92	Action / Infection
Rampant	2018	91	Action / Infection / Mid Evil
Day of the Dead	2008	90	Action / Infection
Cooties	2014	89	Comedy / Action
The Return of the Living Dead	1985	85	Comedy / Action
Night of the Comet	1984	85	Comedy / Action
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula	2020	84	Action / Infection
Zombieland: Double Tap	2019	83	Comedy / Action
Fido	2006	82	Comedy / Action
Shaun Of The Dead	2004	81	Comedy / Action
Zombie	1979	80	Action / Horror
The Evil Dead	1981	80	Classic / Action
I Am Legend (2007)	2007	80	Action / Infection
28 Weeks Later	2007	80	Action / Infection
Infection	2019	79	Action / Infection
It Stains The Sands Red	2016	79	Action / Infection
Overlord	2018	79	Action / Horror
A Little Bit Zombie	2012	78	Comedy / Action
Plan Z	2016	78	Action / Infection
Wyrmwood: Apocalypse	2021	77	Action / Infection
Day of the Dead	1985	77	Action / Horror / Classics
Dead Rising: Endgame	2016	77	Action / Infection
Freaks of Nature	2015	76	Comedy / Action
The Dead	2010	76	Action / Infection
Cockneys Vs. Zombies	2012	75	Comedy / Action
Here Alone	2016	75	Suspense / Infection
The Battery	2012	74	Drama / Infection
Shed of the Dead	2019	74	Comedy / Action
Alone	2020	73	Action / Infection
Survival Of The Dead	2009	73	Action / Horror
State of Emergency	2011	73	Action / Infection
Remains	2011	72	Action / Infection
Dawning of the Dead	2017	72	Action / Infection
Dance of the Dead	2008	72	Comedy / Action
The Rezort	2015	72	Action / Infection
The Army of the Dead	2021	71	Action / Infection
Witness Infection	2021	71	Comedy / Action
Daylight's End	2016	71	Action / Infection
The Valley Of The Dead	2021	70	Horror / Infection
Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead	2014	70	Action / Infection
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse	2015	70	Comedy / Action
Resident Evil: Afterlife	2010	70	Action / Infection
Night of the Living Deb	2015	70	Comedy / Romance
For A Few Zombies More	2015	70	Action / Infection
Zombie Night	2013	70	Action / Infection
Dead Rising: Watchtower	2015	70	Action / Infection
Zombie Hunter	2013	70	Action / Infection
The Dead 2: India	2015	70	Action / Infection
Among The Living	2022	69	Suspense / Horror
Exit Humanity	2011	69	Action / Infection
Bird Box	2018	69	Action / Horror / Possession
Republic Z	2018	68	Action / Comedy
Blood Quantum	2019	68	Action / Infection
Ravenous	2017	68	Action / Infection
Quarantine	2008	67	Infection / Horror
Forget Everything And Run (F.E.A.R.)	2021	67	Suspense / Horror
The Night Eats The World	2018	67	Suspense / Infection
Ultimate Zombie Feast	2020	66	Shorts/ Action
How To Kill A Zombie	2014	66	Action / Comedy
Cargo	2017	66	Suspense / Infection
Trench 11	2017	66	Action / Horror
Dead County	2021	65	Drama / Horror
Zombie Town	2007	65	Action / Horror
Zoombies	2016	65	Awesomely Bad
The End?	2017	64	Horror / Infection
Quarantine 2	2011	64	Action / Infection
Zombie Apocalypse	2011	64	Action / Infection
Red Spring	2017	63	Action / Infection
Virus:32	2022	62	Horror / Infection
Resident Evil: Extinction	2007	62	Action / Infection
Resident Evil Retribution	2012	61	Action / Infection
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead	2023	60	Comedy / Action
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter	2016	60	Action / Infection
Life After Beth	2014	59	Comedy / Action
Diary Of The Dead	2007	58	Action / Horror
Revelation Trail	2013	57	Action / Horror
Eat Brains Love	2019	56	Comedy / Horror
My Mates vs. The Zombie Apocalypse	2015	56	Comedy / Action
Deadsight	2018	55	Suspense / Infection
Anna And The Apocalypse	2017	55	Musical / Infection
Amigo Undead	2015	54	Comedy / Horror
Bong of the Living Dead	2017	54	Action / Infection
Black Friday	2021	53	Action / Horror
The Dead Undead	2010	53	Action / Infection
Redcon-1	2018	52	Action / Horror
Deadheads	2011	52	Comedy / Romance
Dead Don't Die in Dallas	2019	51	Action / Infection / LGBTQ
Day of the Dead: Bloodline	2018	51	Action / Infection
Road Wars	2015	50	Action / Infection
Disaster L.A.	2014	50	Action
Zombie Strippers!	2008	49	Horror / Comedy
Within the Woods of Undead County	2016	49	Action / Infection
Day Zero	2023	48	Horror / Infection
Rise of The Zombies	2012	48	Action / Infection
I Am Alone	2015	48	Action / Infection
Valentine DayZ	2018	47	Action / Infection / Awesomely Bad
Lethal Virus	2021	46	Action / Horror
Savageland	2015	46	Horror / Drama
Zombie Warz: Falls The Shadow	2011	45	Action / Horror
Infected	2019	45	Shorts
Bridge of the Doomed	2022	44	Horror / Infection
Block Z	2020	44	Action / Infection
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City	2021	43	Action / Horror
The Dead Don't Die	2019	43	Spoof / Drama
The Plague	2006	42	Action / Horror
Strain 100	2020	42	Action / Infection
Infected	2021	41	Action / Horror
Before Dawn	2013	41	Drama / Action
When the Fever Breaks	2019	41	Suspense / Infection
Zombie Undead	2010	40	Action / Infection
Hostile	2017	40	Action / Infection
Dead Before Down	2012	39	Horror / Supernatural
Gangs Of The Dead	2006	38	Action / Infection
Zombies	2017	37	Action / Infection
American Zombieland	2020	36	Comedy / Infection
Cannon Fodder / Battle Of The Undead	2013	35	Action / Horror
Zombie Diaries 2	2011	35	Action / Infection
Dead Trigger	2017	35	Action / Infection
Deadlocked	2020	35	Action / Infection
Another World	2014	35	Action / Infection
Evilution	2009	34	Action / Horror
KL24: Zombies	2017	34	Action / Infection
Re-Elected	2020	33	Comedy / Suspense
Antisocial 2	2015	33	Action / Infection
Aquarium of the Dead	2021	32	Comedy / Horror
Antisocial	2013	32	Action / Infection
By Day's End	2020	31	Suspense / Infection
Dead 7	2016	31	Action / Infection
Pandemic	2016	30	Action / Infection
Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies	2017	29	Comedy / Action
Zombie Hood	2013	28	Action / Infection
The Dustwalker	2019	27	Action / Parasite
Day of the Dead 2: Contagium	2005	26	Action / Infection
Solar Impact	2019	25	Action / Horror
Anger Of The Dead	2015	25	Action / Infection
The Last Hope	2017	24	Action / Infection
The Day of the Living Dead	2014	23	Drama / Detective
Zombie Road	2018	22	Shorts
Zombie Wars	2007	21	Action / Infection
Army of Thieves	2021	20	Heist / Horror
Last Rites Of The Dead	2019	20	Drama / Thriller
The Mad	2007	19	Comedy / Infection
The Living Dead	2020	18	Horror / Drama
Zone of the Dead	2009	17	Action / Infection
Killer Weekend	2018	16	Comedy / Not Zombies
G Zombie	2021	15	Drama / Infection
Quarantine L.A.	2013	14	Action / Infection
Driven	2020	13	Drama / Suspense
The Hive	2014	12	Demonic Possession / Horror
The Horde	2016	11	Action / Gore
Rebirth	2020	10	Action / Horror
The Last Starship	2017	10	Action / Infection
Rising Undead / Rise of the Undead	2005	9	Action / Horror
Rise of the Zombie	2013	9	Drama / Action
Plague	2014	8	Suspense / Drama
Flu	2013	8	Infection / Not Zombies
Red Days	2016	7	Action / Infection
The Returned	2013	6	Drama / Romance
Apocalypse Nerds	2012	5	Comedy / Action
Zombie with a Shotgun	2019	4	Infection / Drama
Soon Enough	2018	3	Action / Drama
Army of the Dead	2008	2	Action / Horror
Range 15	2016	2	Comedy / Action
Nazi Undead	2018	1	Paranormal / Horror
Pandemic	2009	1	Drama / Action
Eyes Of The Dead	2015	1	Action / Infection
All My Friends Are Dead	2021	0	Horror / Not Zombies
Curse of the Blind Dead	2020	0	Horror / Not Zombies
Carriers	2009	0	Drama / Not Zombies
Afflicted	2013	0	Drama / Infection
Broadcast Dead	2018	0	Horror / Thriller
Dead End	2003	0	Horror / Thriller

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