Category Archives: Guns
Overheard on the phone
Last night at about 18:30: Me: Hi, I’m on my way home. I stopped off at the gun store and bought a rifle for Boomershoot. Wife: What kind of rifle? Me: Remington 700 in .308. Wife: Dumbass! You’re supposed to be stocking … Continue reading
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Dwindling Stock in at risk Shooty Items?
Did I mention that the gun store was crowded? I always try to support the local merchant of death, their prices are comparable to internet+transfer and I can walk out with the gun so I don’t mind the sales tax too … Continue reading
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A Rifle for Boomershoot
Boomershoot is getting near and I still need a rifle, so I bought a Remington 700 5-R I found at the local merchant of death. All my previous long range (> 100 yards) shooting has been wth ARs in .223 and … Continue reading
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Gun Store Report
I’m at a local merchant of death, looking at a Remington 700 in .308. I don’t know if it’s an Obama effect or just the economy but the store is hopping.
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NRA Endorses McCain/Palin
The National Rifle Association has endorsed John McCain and Sarah Palin. Thursday, October 09, 2008 Fairfax, VA. – The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) Executive Vice President, Wayne LaPierre, and NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) Chairman Chris W. Cox are traveling … Continue reading
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Teaching Kids About Guns
There’s a great Op-Ed in the Dallas Morning News by a guy who is teaching his five year old daughter about guns. My little girl is growing up. That very special change is coming in her life. She is about … Continue reading
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NY's Gun "Fingerprint" Database Is A Failure
Via the dreaded Associated Press. Since the controversial gun “fingerprint” database was created seven years ago it hasn’t been used for any prosecution. Anyone that ever walked past a shop class could see the inherent flaw in the system. The … Continue reading
Saturday Morning Gunfire
Eating breakfast, catching up on teh Interwebz and listening to the morning dove hunters in the nearby fields. What a beautiful morning.
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We're the Only Ones shooting ourselves in the courthouse
The El Paso Times has the scoop. Two law enforcement officials suffered gunshot wounds Monday after one of their weapons accidentally discharged at the El Paso Federal Courthouse, U.S. Marshals Service in El Paso officials said. Yeah, that’s it, it … Continue reading
Hot Hot Hot
It was a blistering hot day on the Texas prairie. The thermometer on my range bag said it was 110 degrees in the shade, but we weren’t shooting in the shade. I drank four quarts of Gatoraid and a couple … Continue reading
