Bushmaster AR-15 (re)Build

I'm baaaack. I got really lazy with the blog updates. Lazy for two years. That's really, really lazy.

I've been busy, though. Lots of stuff going on. I've been doing a lot of shooting, and my wife has been doing a LOT of running. She even ran a half marathon at the end of last year! She's pretty awesome, really.

Well, I focused on the pistol for the past year. I've sold and purchased many pistols over the past year. I did something I never thought I would do - I bought a Glock. Yep. A G17. I quickly fell in love with it. I stippled the grip on my own, changed the sights, and changed the connector. Then I bought (and sold) three or four different Glocks. I finally settled on a Glock 35. That purchase was quickly followed by the purchase of a Glock 34.

Sadly, I moved on from the Glock line to the Para Ordnance. I still have the Glocks in the safe, but my weapon of choice is easily the Para Ordnance P16.40. I absolutely love it. The last IDPA match I shot in November was the best I've shot to date. I placed first in the match, with top honors in accuracy as well. You can view the scores at http://www.psc-range.com/scores/idpa/2011/2011-11-26.htm should you choose. And you really should consider shooting an IDPA match. Don't be nervous. Just go do it!

Now - on to the AR-15 build.

A week ago, Kelly ran a 5k in Austin. It was called the Austin Gorilla Run. A little over 1100 people gathered in Austin dressed in gorilla costumes and ran through Austin. Check out Kelly's blog post at http://happytexans.blogspot.com/2012/01/austin-gorilla-run.html.

While we were in Austin, I met with a high school buddy of mine for dinner at The Salt Lick. Sunday morning, we all met in Bulverde at Cedar Ridge Range for a carbine match. A carbine match is similar to an IDPA match except one shoots a rifle instead of a pistol. We also carried a sidearm in this match, and at times we transitioned to the pistol. It was one fun time.

I learned a lot shooting that match. Among the things I learned was that I needed to do a few things to my AR before I could be competitive shooting a 3 gun match. I thought for the longest time that I wouldn't need to worry about a flash suppressor or a compensator for the AR. I also had an EOTech 512 HWS mounted on my AR. All of these things I thought I wanted, but it turns out that I was wrong. So, I sold a couple of things in order to quickly raise money to change up my AR15.

Fortunately for me (unfortunate for Kelly), there is a shop in Pearland called Primary Arms. You can visit their website at http://www.primaryarms.com/. GREAT group of guys there.

Here is what my carbine looked like this before I started (note the lack of flash suppressor/compensator):

After spending two hours at Primary Arms, I was anxious to get started. I spread an old sheet over the dining room table and got ready. I did the normal; checked to make sure the rifle was unloaded, and started taking things apart. I removed the handguards first.

Then it was time to remove the front post sight. This was frustrating at best. I am not sure what Bushmaster does when they install these, but I worked on removing it for at least an hour. I got out the Dremel tool and tried grinding the pins down. I was able to remove the sling mount, but gave up removing the pins holding the sight to the barrel. I removed quite a bit from the front sight before giving up.

So, the only way for me to remove the barrel and use the same upper receiver was to cut the gas tube in the middle and remove one half from the reciever side. Easy enough. I called Primary Arms to make sure they had one in stock, and Mr. Loomis placed one aside for me. When I arrived to pick it up, we pulled an assembly diagram to make sure I didn't need any additional extraneous parts.

Gas tube and barrel removed, I could now start assembly. I purchased a Yankee Hill Machine barrel with a 1:7 twist. Barrel twist selection is one of those topics that is discussed ad naseum on many forums and everyone has their favorite. I chose 1:7 so that I would be able to shoot a variety of available bullet weights reliably.

Barrel installation was a snap. I used a cheesy 3" clamp on bench vise (I will be purchasing a much larger bench vise for future AR builds). Among my purchased items was an 11" Troy free float hand guard. It was supplied with a replacement barrel nut and the tool with which to install said barrel nut.

Next was the gas block installation. The gas block sits over a small hole in the barrel and routes gas from the burning powder back to operate the bolt. In order to keep the gas block where it needed to be, I used a liberal amount of loctite red on the barrel and on the hex keys. I also drilled small recesses into the barrel so the hex keys would have something to keep them put.

With gas block in place, there was little left to do. I slipped on the Troy free float hand guard. I chose this one (the TRX Extreme battle rail) because it is a bit thinner than most. It's also not covered in rails. I like to attach gadgets to my rifle as much as the next guy, but in reality I am not going to use 44" of rail. The troy came with additional rail pieces that will allow me to attach a few things such as lights or lasers, and placed the two shorter ones on either side of the rail close to the muzzle. There I can hang a light on one side, and a swivel sling attachment on the other.

Also purchased were Troy flip up BUIS (back up iron sights). I chose the HK style front sight, and the Di-Optic rear. The Di-Optic rear because it's different. It's not the standard circular aperture. This one is diamond shaped and has markings at the corners. I feel it help line up the front post more quickly. For longer range, a variation of pistol sight is used for the rear. It looks like this:

With the sights installed, I moved the C-More sight a little farther forward than it sat previously. I had an EOTech 512 for the longest time because that is what everyone else used. After shooting a match with it, I found it difficult to concentrate on the holographic image. My eyes wanted to focus on the scope itself. The C-More is smaller in size than the EOTech and the dot is brighter. It's also easier to activate and increase the brightness of the dot. Of course, these are just my opinions. Your mileage may vary. I also installed a polymer Magpul MOE trigger guard. This guard is just a little larger than the standard "straight" trigger guard. And I installed a Troy Medieval comensator on the business end of the barrel. The hardest part of this entire build was crushing the provided washer that came with the compensator.

The finished product:

It was a fun build. I learned quite a bit in the process, namely that it's not difficult to do this. However, should you not feel comfortable with something like this, there is probably a qualified gunsmith in your area. Just look them up and they will be happy to assist in your build. They will even help you decide on various configurations and so forth.

Next up will be the range report from this build.

Witness 10mm Update

Well, last Thursday I received the new Wolff recoil spring in the mail that I ordered from MidwayUSA. This is an 18# recoil spring that replaced the stock 13# spring that was installed on the pistol when I received it.

I have to say, the difference is quite noticeable. It still has a pretty good recoil, but not more than one would expect from a typical 1911 chambered in .45 ACP.

Momma and I needed to do some grocery shopping, so on the way to the store we stopped by the range to run a few rounds through the Witness to see how the new recoil spring would behave.

I didn't stay long. I only ran about thirty rounds through the gun. The range was very crowded, so I didn't want to take the space to shoot any longer than I needed, as there were people sitting around waiting for a spot to shoot.

Double taps were much more manageable. Accuracy at fifteen yards was phenomenal, even while standing without a rest.

I plan on going back to the range this coming Thursday, and I will write a much better range report, complete with pictures.

Until then, stay safe.

New Toys for a New Year

I haven't posted since May of last year. Can that be right? Yes. Yes, it's right.

2009 thankfully passed. One year of Obama's policies is too much. But that's not what this post is going to be about. It's going to be about enjoying new toys.

In one of my previous posts, I gave a short report about IDPA. In that report, I mentioned my CZ-75b, a wonderful little Czech pistol that has a global reputation. It is my understanding that the CZ-75 fills the holsters of most of the world's police forces. I have to admit, it's a fantastic little pistol. It hasn't given me so much as a hiccup since I bought it. Well, that's not altogether true. I did have some problems with one of the magazines. But that issue has been resolved.

So, with that in mind, I ended 2009 by purchasing a brand new CZ-97b. This pistol is the big bore brother to the CZ-75b, and it is chambered in 45 ACP. Check out the picture below.

Notice the full length dust cover on the frame. It gives the pistol, in my opinion, a very sleek look. While this pistol may look svelte, it's built like a tank. It's heavier than most 1911s, but the recoil is absorbed by the large grips. It doesn't hurt that this is a double stack .45, able to carry 10 rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber.

Unfortunately, this bad boy had some problems feeding. Ever so often, a round would fail to feed properly, and the slide was unable to go back into full battery.

So, I took it back to The Arms Room in League City. Their gunsmith took a look at it, and upon CZ's request, they sent it back to CZ to have some work done on the feed ramp. Hopefully, that will resolve the issue.

While I was a little bummed out about this, I didn't stay in the dumps too long. I have been reading about the 10mm Auto, a little round developed in the early 1980's with the assistance of Col. Jeff Cooper. The 10mm Auto was adopted by the FBI, but later it was dropped in favor of the .40 S&W. There is a long history about this, one which I will not go into here, but in short, the FBI wanted a cartridge that all of their agents could wield, and the 10mm Auto was just too much for some of the agents.

That really is too bad. The 10mm Auto is a fantastic round.

How do I know? I bought one today.

Yesterday I called my friends at The Arms Room and asked for a price quote on an EAA Witness full sized steel pistol in 10mm Auto. After getting their price (which was astounding), I asked them to order it. Today it arrived, and I picked it up around three o'clock.

While I filled out the appropriate paperwork, Bill cleaned the pistol up for me.

I left The Arms Room and headed straight for the range. The weather was quite nasty, about 55 degrees, very windy, and raining. But that's okay. I wasn't going to spend a lot of time there anyway. Just enough to see what the new pistol shot like.

The following pictures were taken with my cell phone, so they aren't the greatest.The first order of business was to shoot a five shot group from about twelve yards. I wasn't about to walk out to the rifle range and set up at twenty-five yards. The ground was just too soggy. So, I used my range bag as support, and squeezed off five rapid shots. The results are as shown:There always seems to be that one flyer

The recoil on this pistol is something one has to experience to understand. It does have a stout recoil, but it is not at all unmanageable. I followed up with triple taps on three separate plates, at about seven yards.

Triple taps, as double taps, are not shot groups where the shooter pulls the trigger as fast as he can. Rather, there are three or two shots that are made as quickly as possible while aiming. I would wager that the string of three shots took right at or just above one second. It doesn't sound fast... because it isn't. But it's as fast as I can go and still hit my target. Results are below.

One of the things that came as a pleasant surprise to me was the rail on the dust cover. This pistol is made of entirely steel. The fit and finish are excellent. It feels solid in the hands, and the Hogue grips really help reduce felt recoil. It has a full length steel guide rod, too. I was not expecting to have these features when I ordered it. Heck, even the mighty CZ-97 doesn't have the full length guide rod, nor does it have an accessory rail on the dust cover. This one does, and for a little more than half the price.

Even more attractive is the fact that EAA Corp offers a myriad of conversion kits for their pistols. So, even though I purchased mine in 10mm Auto, I can purchase a conversion kit that will allow me to shoot .22LR for about $230 American. Or, if I decide, I can drop another $230 and purchase a conversion kit to shoot 9mm Luger. Or .38 Super. Or 45 ACP. Purdy damn neat, if you ask me.

Check out EAA Corp's website at http://www.eaacorp.com/. It's a fantastic deal. Really.

I can't say this enough.... this pistol is solid. It fits well into the hand. And while it is not compact by any stretch of the imagination, I will have no problem concealing it on my 6'2" frame. There are no machining marks on the pistol anywhere.

The only things I don't like about it are the front sight, and the trigger. The trigger isn't bad, and for a carry pistol it will do. EAA offers single action triggers, and I will probably be speaking to the smith at The Arms Room to have one installed. The front sight is a different story. It's part of the slide, or at least appears to be. I don't know how this will be replaced, but I am sure the smith will be able to figure something out. I like having night sights on my weapons.

That being said, this will fast become my primary carry pistol. All I need is a good leather holster for it. That shouldn't be too hard to find. And if I can't find one, I am sure I will be able to find someone that is willing to make one for me.

I will also be visiting MidwayUSA.com in order to purchase a heavier 18lb Wolff recoil spring. That should make the felt recoil even less.

I'll give another range report once that recoil spring has been purchased.

In the future, I will be posting more often. Not that so many people read this blog, but ya nevah know.... some one might just want to hear what I have to say.

You need to play IDPA

For those that don't know, IDPA is an acronym for International Defensive Pistol Association. It was organized in 1996, and it was meant to simulate real life defensive scenarios. The folks that designed it also intended for the average Joe to be able to 'play'. No high dollar "race" guns in this sport. Practical gear and practical weapons only. It's challenging, and at the same time, just plain ol' fun.

My weapon of choice for this match was my CZ 75b. I can't speak too highly of this pistol. It melts into my hands, and really does become an extension of said hand. It's natural aiming characteristics are not matched by anything else in my safe.

Some of the scenarios require a lot of movement, and you have to shoot while you move. While this looks easy when the Hollywood types do it on TV and the big screen, it's not. The sight picture moves with every step, and it's quite difficult to keep the weapon on target. Not only are there "bad" or "threat" targets, there are also "non-threat" targets. Sometimes the non-threat targets are moving in front of the threats, and your timing has to be just right so that the non-threats remain solid (as in, no holes in them). Unfortunately, I plugged one non-threat right in the forehead. Whoops.

Here are some pictures from the match. Momma Schu was kind enough to come along. She took a few pictures, not to mention scavenged a TON of brass for me. She's an awesome chick.

The pic above was taken as I was running from one barricade to another, while engaging five targets on the way. I received a 'procedural' penalty here because I dropped a magazine while reloading while there was still a round in the chamber. Meh.... learn the rules as you go.

Moving backwards while firing.... the Range Safety Officer (RSO) follows your every move - not just so the timer can keep the score, but to make sure you are safe. He also keeps everyone else on the range safe. It's a normally thankless job. This guy was good. Not only did he offer good advice on engaging targets, he also explained many things.

More movement. The black on the targets represents what is called 'hard cover'. In other words, if you hit the target where there is black, the hit doesn't count as a hit. It counts as a miss.

Here, the RSO is asking me if I am ready. In this scenario, the shooter stands with his back to the bad guys, hands in the air. When the buzzer sounds, the shooter spins, draws, and engages all of the targets. My cover garment was too heavy for this weather. Next time I will wear a shirt similar to the RSO's.

Shooting from cover. Leaning to one side or the other while both feet stay behind the barricade. Again, the RSO is close by, making sure I don't do anything stupid.

Words can't describe how much fun this type of shooting is. It challenges the shooter to something different each time. The people involved in this are really nice. I've only shot two matches, and I have yet to hear any foul language or trash talk. Then again, it wouldn't be wise to start talking trash to a person(s) carrying a sidearm. An armed society is a polite society, and for good reason.

I highly recommend shooting in an IDPA match. Go to IDPA.com to search for matches being held in your area. You don't have to be a member of any range or gun club. IDPA will help hone your shooting skills, as well as your 'tactical' awareness. It will teach you speed and accuracy, and will show you where you need to practice. Competition generally makes one try harder, and when that happens, you will improve your skills.

Get out and shoot. Don't wait. Don't think you need to practice more. Go compete. You won't regret it.

CZ Range Report

I took the new CZ 75b out to the range today. Kelly was nice enough to come with me and take a few pictures. And I took a picture of her.

I have to admit - my mouth fell agape after the first three rounds from this pistol. The recoil was so incredibly manageable. I honestly could not get over it for a little while. Follow up shots were so easy. The pistol points very naturally. All I had to do was bring it forward and raise it to my line of sight, and the sights were almost always lined up on target.

The picture of me above, and the picture just below this paragraph were taken during my first set of double tap drills. The first picture was taken during the warm-up, and the second after I had become a little more familar with the pistol.

On to triple taps. Two to the chest, one to the head. This is really very easy with this pistol. The weight of the all steel frame really helps absorb the recoil. It doesn't hurt that the pistol is chambered for 9x19, either. This is UMC 115 grain round nose ammunition. I should have put the chronograph on them, but I didn't bring it with me this time. I also need to work on keeping my tongue in my mouth. One of these days I'm gonna bite it off.

As you can see in the picture above, the slide is completely recoiled. Yet muzzle flip is very minimal. Three pieces of brass in the air. Not too bad. And my tongue is where it belongs - behind my teeth.

Accuracy wasn't bad either.

The following is an 8" paper plate that was hung on the target board at a distance of ten yards. These groups were made firing about as fast as I could pull the trigger. The magazine was loaded with fifteen rounds, and the fun began.

Not too bad, really. My shots fall in the center of the target to start with, and then I walk them to the left almost every time. I will have to work on that. And the whole tongue thing.

Kelly got in on the action, too. She put a couple of rounds through the CZ, and you can see by the smile on her face that she enjoyed it.

I think she had more fun with the Browning Buckmark, though. I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to the range with my wife. Any time I can spend with her is good time. By the looks of things, I may just have to get her a .22 pistol of her own.

The downside?

While the magazine release is easy to reach (even for my short fingers), the magazines would not readily fall from the pistol. I had to grab the base of the mag and pull it out in order to reload. I am not sure how I will handle this problem yet, but when I come up with a solution, I will post it here.

Overall, this pistol has now moved to the number one spot. It ranks above the Browning Hi Power only because it feels better in my hands than the Hi Power does. However, I have ordered a set of slim grips for the Hi Power, and when they come in I will have to compare the two side by side. That will be a post for a different day.

Until then, the CZ will remain on my hip as I go about my business in Texas. It is a little heavier than most pistols on the market today, but one gets used to the extra weight. Especially when the trade-off is performance like this.

So, if you are considering a first pistol, or if you are thinking about adding another one to your stable, you would be well served to go and fondle one of CZ's many offerings. If all steel isn't your gig, then check out the SP01. It has a very similar feel to the 75b, but it's frame is polymer. Fit and finish on both pistols is above standard, and they are both very slim.

Very dependable - at least the first time out. I plan on putting several thousand rounds through the CZ75, and I will report on it as I do.

Hope, Change, and Shortage

This is my new toy (thanks Kelly!). I added it to the stable about two days ago. It's a CZ 75B, and it's chambered in 9x19.

Slide fit to frame is nice. It needs to have a good workout, and I plan on doing that very soon.

I've been looking at purchasing this pistol for quite some time (about a year), and finally did it.

Some would protest the 9mm cartridge, and they have that right. I own several handguns, chambered in cartridges from 22LR to .50 AE. While I do like my 1911 pistols (.45 ACP), I have recently begun to have a penchant for the 9mm. There are several reasons for that, but I won't go into them here.

The day after I purchased the CZ, I ventured out to a few places near Houston to find powder and primer so that I could continue to reload (a task which I will perform today after updating this blog). The first place I went to was completely out of powder and primer. Well, that's not altogether true. They did have a couple of pounds left, but it was specialty powder. They were completely out of primer. I've never seen anything like it.

So, I came home and started checking out the internet. I was able to find about five pounds of powder. It's a different powder than I am used to, but I will have to give it a try. It just may be the thing for the new pistol. Then again, maybe not. Either way, it is certainly better than having no powder.

The search for primer still continues. I looked online this morning for close to two hours, and I turned up empty. Most places aren't even taking orders on primer because the suppliers are backed up for months.

What's going on?

Recently the government tried to prevent the sale of expended military brass to the public. The edict went out a few months ago. The public could still buy the brass, but it would have to be destroyed first. That makes a lot of sense.

The outcry, as one would imagine, was great. Eventually, the government rescinded that order, and the sale of mil-surp brass is once again available to the public.

However, this started a panic. American shooters don't like the idea of being limited in what they can purchase. At one time, I did a fairly good amount of shooting. I burned about four hundred rounds each week practicing. I can't do that anymore. There just isn't the supply that there once was. Ammunition is hard to come by, and now so are the components to make ammunition on my own.

To top things off, the Federal government decided that they would test the waters in yet another area by threatening to make it illegal for me to assemble my own ammunition at home. Not only that, but it may also be illegal for me to purchase the parts to assemble my own rifle or pistol at home. This is absolutely ridiculous. Few ever thought this day would come in the US, but here it is.

This prompted Montana to pass a law that basically tells the Federal government to p*ss off. They decided that Montana citizens would no longer have to be holden to federal laws regarding firearms made in Montana and sold to Montana citizens. Ammunition is also going to be covered under this law. In short, any Montana citizen that purchases a firearm made in Montana, or ammuntion assembled in Montana, would not have to concern themselves with any federal paperwork. This is a fantastic step in the right direction, as the federal government has no business dabbling in the personal lives of it's citizens. This, and other laws recently passed by several states, has caused a line to be drawn in the sand. Texas has similar legislation on the books, and I hope it gets voted on before September.

People....
We have to remember that the federal government exists to do two things (basically).
Their assignment is to protect the borders of the United States (defend us from our enemies), and punish those that break certain laws. The Fed has been given certain specific responsibilities, and beyond that, the duties of that wchich remains belongs to the States or it's citizens. That is why we have the right to practice any religion of our choice (or not practice at all). Of course, the practice of said religion cannot cause harm on someone else, nor can that religion be racist in nature. We also have the right to do as we choose.

In short, the federal government has no more authority to do any more than you or I can do.
Yet, they over step those boundaries every day.

For example:
Let's say that your neighbor has a nice car. You decide that you want that car. You cannot go to your neighbor's place and remove this car from his/her possession. You just can't. You can't go to your neighbor's house and take his money (no matter how much you feel you should be able to do so). You can't do this (nor would you) even if your neighbor has more than enough money. That would be stealing. Yet this is exactly what is getting ready to happen. The feds will be (and have been) deciding that certain people make "enough" money, and therefore these people should pay more taxes. So, the feds pass a law that you are forced to obey, and they take more money from some folks' paychecks than other people's paychecks.

So, why is there a shortage of ammo?
People are really freaking out. They are concerned that the government is going to come and take things from them. Some say it can't happen. The same things were said through out history. And the people with power did exactly what they wanted to do. It can happen here. All signs point to just that.

Don't get me wrong. I would rather cast a ballot instead of fire a bullet.

We can make the change. But we all have to get involved, and we all have to learn our history.

Most people are fine with small changes as long as their "stuff" isn't in danger of going away. If someone went to your neighbor's place and removed their classic car from their garage because it wasn't "needed", many people wouldn't think anything of it. When those same people came to your house to remove your hobby because it wasn't "needed", you would wail. Too late. The "change" is already started.

C'mon folks. Get involved. Learn your history. Learn that we cannot make the mistakes that China, Vietnam, Russia, et al, made not too long ago. Take a stand.

Stay independent Texas.

Random ->

It's been a while.

Nothing really to blog about, not many people read it anyway. But, it is good to get things off of one's chest now and again.

I just got finished with a short run. I am not as young as I used to be. The gray in the hair is more prominent. My body certainly cannot do what it used to be able to do. I still think it can, though. I ran for about one and a half miles tonight, and I mixed some walking in there. Oddly, the legs and back can take the punishment. The lungs? Not so much. But they are getting there. Slowly but surely, they are getting there.

So, why do it? Why run? Why keep in shape? Everyone has their reasons. I have mine, and they have to do with health. But more than that, I want to be able to hike through the Hill Country in Texas. I want to hike the Grand Canyon. I want to paddle the Pecos River with my family. Just us, a couple of canoes, and whatever we can fit in the boat. Two weeks on the water in the wilderness. I want to pit myself against the wild. I have to know that I can do it.

When I was younger, I played a lot of basketball. I played baseball, too, but not as much as I played and loved basketball. I remember many nights when I was in college I would meet several of my friends in our church parking lot and play basketball until two or three o'clock in the morning. I would open the trunk of my Beretta and crank up the stereo. Guns 'n Roses, Ozzy, AC/DC.... you get the picture. The punishment on the body was more than I realized.

About six years ago, I was playing softball in a men's D league. I pitched (mostly because everyone else was scared to pitch). My foot had some problems with pain, so I went to a podiatrist. I found out I had a broken bone. Nice.

While I was there, the doc asked if I had experienced any trauma. I didn't believe I had, so I told her no. Then she showed me the x-rays of my feet.
Holy crap.

My ankles were both white in the x-ray. This was the result of having my ankles trashed many times during my 'career'. I had a cast on each ankle at least six times (each). Basketball is not a non-contact sport. It's also hard on the knees.

All of that came flooding back tonight as I was running. I had really forgotten what it was like to experience sharp pains like that. In a sick way, it felt kind of good, as long as I was running. It's hard to explain, but it reminds me that I am still alive. It's amazing.

This evening's run was a good ending to an otherwise surreal day.
The day started out well enough, until I realized I was going to miss an early morning meeting today at work. No worries. Not much was covered anyway.

Work trucked along just fine until lunch. I opened up my microwave dinner (Asian pot stickers), and noticed the box was a little damp. I thought it was because the box spent the last few days in the freezer. So, I opened the box, and immediately filled my sock with "juice". All of the sweet and sour sauce that was in the package apparently was now in my shoe. 'Salright? 'Salright.

Later, after lunch, it was time for a snack, and I had a cupcake. Sounds good, no?
It would have been, but somehow when I opened the package the cupcake literally exploded. I know that sounds funny, but it did. The package popped, and the cupcake split into about six pieces, most of them landing on my shirt.

Oh, well. The day was almost over.

After I got home, momma decided that she wanted to go eat at a place called Kappa's in Pearland. They have fantastic sushi. I had the jalapeno roll. Very good. Jalapeno roll is not good, however, if you plan on running for a while afterwards. All the food stayed where it was supposed to, though, and the night ended on a good note.

I'll do my best to muster up some decent topics in the coming days. For now, however, it is time to go to bed. I have to be at work early tomorrow.

Goodnight, Texas.