Karoline For Congress (R) Building Steam with 24 Endorsements

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 16, 2021

 

CONTACT: info@karolineforcongress.com

Karoline Leavitt, Candidate for Congress in New Hampshire’s 1st District,

Announces 20+ Endorsements

 

HAMPTON, NH- Today, Karoline Leavitt, candidate for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, announced 24 endorsements from elected officials, grassroots activists, and business leaders. Karoline is expected to announce many more endorsements and coalition groups in the following weeks.

 

“I am truly humbled by the outpouring of support our campaign has received from grassroots activists, business leaders, and elected officials in just three weeks. Earning endorsements from such a diverse group of people from across the state this early in the campaign demonstrates that our message of putting New Hampshire FIRST is truly resonating. I will continue to work hard to earn the trust, support, and endorsements of many more Granite Staters as we forge ahead to victory!”

 

Ralph Boehm

State Representative & Assistant Majority Leader

Litchfield

 

“This state, no this country, needs a strong conservative.  I’ve been around a long time, involved with local groups and am a 7 term state rep. And I’ve met and endorsed a lot of candidates. I’ve talked and listened to Karoline and she has earned my respect and endorsement, we need her to represent us in Washington.”

 

Al Baldasaro

State Representative, Londonderry

Co-Chair of Trump National Veterans Coalition

Co-Chair of President Trump’s Re-election Campaign

 

Linda Gould

State Representative

Bedford

 

John Janigian

State Representative

Salem

 

Debra DeSimone

State Representative

Atkinson

 

Tom Kaczynski

State Representative

Rochester

 

Ken Sheffert

Former State Representative

Hampton

 

Harold & Christine Lewis Morse

Entrepreneurs, Owners of Atkinson Resort & Country Club

Atkinson

 

Gary Brockney

Businessman

Wolfeboro

 

Lucy Brockney

Businesswoman

Wolfeboro

 

Michael Phillips

NH Developmental Disability Council, GOP Activist

Salem

 

Julie Steiner

GOP Activist

Conway

 

Rick Smith

Businessman

Hampton

 

George Tombarello

Businessman

Atkinson

 

Jude Augusta

Founder and President, NH United

Hampton Falls

 

Rui Moura

Head of Operations, NH United

Seabrook

 

Rico Petrocelli

Former Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer

Nashua

 

Phil Bean

Former State Representative, Businessman

Hampton

 

MaryEllen Colvin

GOP Activist

Milford

 

Andy and Allison Bidgood

Businessman

Atkinson

 

Gary and Lisa Lewis

Entrepreneurs

Brentwood

 

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New Hampshire’s Own Karoline Leavitt (R) for Congress Endorsed by Red Sox Famer Rico Petrocelli

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 11, 2021

 

CONTACT: info@karolineforcongress.com

Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer, Rico Petrocelli, Endorses Karoline Leavitt for Congress

 

HAMPTON, NH– Today, former Boston Red Sox Infielder, Hall of Fame Player, and Republican Activist Rico Petrocelli endorsed Karoline Leavitt in her bid for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District. Rico issued the following statement:

“I am proud to support Karoline Leavitt’s campaign for Congress. Our country is at a crossroads, and we need to elect leaders willing to defend our American values. Karoline has the competitive spirit necessary to win! I look forward to joining Karoline at her campaign kickoff event at Bernie’s Beach Bar in September and sharing her winning message with the people of our great state.”

“As a proud Granite Stater, I could not be more humbled to have the endorsement of Rico Petrocelli, a Red Sox legend, strong conservative, and incredible person! Earning the support of a proven winner like Rico, with accomplishments that mean so much to the people of New Hampshire, is a humbling vote of confidence! Thank you, Rico, for your support!” said Leavitt.

 

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Turning Point USA’s Kendall Jones writes: Arizona Bans Trail Camera’s

https://www.tpusa.com/live/arizona-bans-trail-cameras 

Kendall Jones is a hunter, conservative and a member of Turning Point USA writes:

“Well, the votes are in, and trail cameras will be banned in the state of Arizona starting January 1, 2022… It is sad to see, read more at the website above.

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New Hampshire Rifleman’s Editor Ed Hale writes; Here in New Hampshire there are  a few hunter restrictions but game cameras and trail cameras are used for wildlife watching conservationists, wildlife photographers and observers as well as hunters. See the high tech article below from New Hampshire Wildlife Journal PDF File. Thanks NHFG!

Click to access hitech-wildlife-watching.pdf

 

Reloading Data Sites to Remember

For those who do research on line for hunting bullet load data you may already be aware of load data from the following sites from a powder perspective and a bullet perspective as well. Enjoy!

https://www.hodgdonreloading.com/reloading-data-center   

The second site is Alliant Powder and similarly has rifle, pistol and shotgun load data.  https://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/index.aspx

Nosler has a load data site too for rifles that has great data for Nosler bullets. Click the Load Data below. 

https://load-data.nosler.com/

Speer also has rifle load data for Speer bullets below.

https://reloadingdata.speer.com/SpeerReloading/Rifle

Hornady has load data that has not been published in their handbook yet so it is limited.  In fact, the Hornady handbook #11 has loads and powders not shown even in their limited load data site.  Note: Hornady’s 11th Edition Handbook is specific to Hornady bullets. 

https://www.hornady.com/support/load-data/

There may be other sites I have not highlighted here but these sites cover much of the rifle load data except for companies that will not fully publish and desire you to purchase their handbook. 

Sierra has a limited load data site. 

https://sierrabullets.wordpress.com/category/load-data/

 

Cold Barrel Hunting Rifle Shots Only Count

More and more we see a clean barrel bench rest “cold shot” shoot higher an inch or two and then as the barrel warms the shots group lower and tight. So some shooters call the first shot a flyer and are happy with the other group and adjust the scope for the group. Not so fast, if you are hunting, it was that first shot that counted. Two things are happening here. First is a clean barrel perhaps with some lubricant or cleaning agent adhering to the barrel affecting the cold shot. Second is the cold barrel shot itself. Veteran hunters advise taking a fouling shot or two and then with a cold barrel shoot for group marking the first shot as the one that counted and adjust the scope accordingly. That works with recent fouling shots and is my method. However, a recent article below experimented with fouling shots to find that they work. But the experiment also included a clean barrel that was finished with a barrel degreaser to remove any lube or residue and fired a cold barrel shot.  Check it out. We may learn something here.

https://www.outdoorlife.com/how-to-shoot-straight-with-cold-barrel/

Good Shooting!

 

Monolithic Expanding Alloy Bullets Great for Hunting

For those of us who love experimenting, the monolithic alloy hunting bullets made by Nosler and Hornady are great choices for hunting short range or long because the bullets maintain up to 95% of their weight and leave no lead behind. 

I resist shooting soft all copper bullets as they tend to create copper fouling that is hard to remove. 

Nosler’s Expansion Tip aka the E-Tip is a copper alloy bullet that is harder than all copper bullets and leaves your barrel fouled as normal gilding copper jacketed bullets do. I like that because having hard to remove heavy deposits of soft copper can create confidence issues when I test a bullet for group. Was it the bullet, the powder, seating depth or the copper fouling I can’t get out of my barrel from shooting soft copper? 

Nosler offers the E- Tip for many calibers. I have experience taking a 300 pound boar with its thick shield  and the 30 caliber E-Tip devastated the boar.

The exit wound below!

 

The Hornady GMX (Game Expanding) bullet is another fine spitzer style bullet that has a polymer tip to initiate expansion like the Nosler E-Tip.  They offer a vimeo that I can’t show you here unless you go their website.

Quote they state:

“Featuring a long, sleek profile with cannelures, the design reduces overall bearing surface and drag, while achieving some of the highest ballistic coefficients from monolithic, non-traditional bullets. Initiating expansion upon impact, the hard polymer tip drives into the hollow cavity at the front of the bullet, creating a mushroom-style projectile as it travels through the animal. Fully California compatible and appropriate for use in areas requiring the use of non-traditional bullets, GMX® is ideal for any sized game, from antelope to moose.”

https://www.hornady.com/bullets/rifle/30-cal-308-180-gr-gmx#!/

 

I have not tested the GMX on game yet but it is reported to be highly successful in expansion critical to delivering tremendous energy inside game as its petals expand just like the Nosler’s.

Check them out!

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Campfire Deer Hunter Fodder: Shoot the Autonomic Plexus?

There are some websites that say shooting deer with a rifle in the Autonomic Plexus drops them fast. Say What? But it is not where the center mass of heart and lungs are exactly. Really? Ok so what is the autonomic plexus? 

It is a point just forward of the front leg where there is a nerve and artery junction entering the lungs. I have learned that it is sometimes called the hilar zone.                   

image taken from www.ballisticstudies.com

So why am I telling you this? Honestly, after 50+ years of hunting deer, I have never used this point of aim on a whitetail or an ungulate with rifle or bow. Too much chance to miss vitals, I think. I aim rearward three or four inches of the above crosshairs striking the upper heart arteries and lungs. Below, this 50 cal muzzleloader shot was two inches high but he will never tell. He collapsed on the shot.

                              

There are slightly differing point of aim for bow vs rifle.

Where shooting with bow slightly behind the front leg on a broadside shot to clip the heart and center punch the lungs. On rifle, there are many other professionals that teach to shoot on the front shoulder or just behind it on the lower 3rd of the body if on the ground. Or about three inches higher if shooting from a 15 ft high tree stand.

The truth is, if the angle of the deer changes, so should your aim point as the deer quarters toward or away.

 

Visualizing the 3D anatomy of heart and lungs are essential to strike them with bullet or arrow. Thus the use of the autonomic plexus as an aim point is, in my estimation, a poor common aim point as it is seen best when broadside and requires precision shot placement. 

Bowhunter education, for example,  drives home the concept of visualizing the heart and lungs at different angles so your arrow may find them. Rifle hunting is much the same but is, at times, not covered as well educationally as in archery. Shoot for low center lungs, on the shoulder or just behind. What looks like the shoulder above the front leg is where the scapula and leg bones make a triangle shape that has no bone.  Some anatomic charts vary a bit but you get the picture.

Good Shooting!