Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

Its been raining to beat the band here in western Montana the last few days. In this neck of the woods, rain is good. We’re only an inch or two away, in average yearly rainfall, from being classified as a desert. But, its a mixed blessing…the rain is great and makes stuff grow, but then in the late summer when it gets dry all that growth goes up in great conflagrations. Feast or famine, I’m afraid.
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I noticed over at ,Rawles’ website that there is apparently some sort of preparedness gig going on in Kalispell in a week. I might go just to look around and see if theres any vendors with anything interesting. I’m less interested in the speakers. I’ve met and chitchatted with Randy Weaver before, so thats nothing new. I certainly won’t be there for the religion-oriented parts. But, if theres some vendors with some cool goodies and decent prices, well, then maybe it’ll be worth the trip.
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I was playing around with my 10/22 the other day and while it is a handy little gun, it could be handier. What I’d like is a side mounted sling. Not a three-point sling, but rather a sling that is mounted on the side of the rifle rather than the bottom. Something much like what you see on old Mausers. The first step is finding a side mount sling attachment for the front end. To my surprise, someone was already making something like that. This little jewel shall be mine. I can live without the rails. (Rails on a .22?) Although the more I think about it, a handy place to put a bipod on night might be nice.

The second half of the equation, naturally enough, is a rear side mount for a sling. Thats a bit trickier. I think Im just going to have to hit the military surplus parts bins and find a sling bar for an old cavalry Mauser or something and use that. I could, if I were really creative, cut the stock like an M1 carbine and go that route but thats more work than I really want to get into.