Category Archives: What Am I Doing?
Happy Monday!
Happy Monday everyone! My daughter has the whole week off from school, which doesn’t seem right to me. I only got three days off when I was in school. I’m sure people older than me are complaining that they … Continue reading
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8 Hours at the range.
First there was the IDPA match. Overcast, lower 40s. (Crappy iPhone photos. Left the Cannon at home) Did I mention it was cold? Then the the post match hijinks. (Yes, he made the shot, hit the can) And .308 break … Continue reading
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Off to the range
An IDPA match first this morning, then barrel break in. And it’s only 42 degrees this morning, not the 30 something that was forecasted. Gonna be a nice day at the range. Get out there!
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Parallels 4 Crash Update
Previously I mentioned that Parallels 4 had crashed while converting a Windows XP virtual machine from version 3 to version 4. I’m happy to report that Parallels support was able to provide me with a fix for the crash and … Continue reading
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National Ammo Day
Since it’s already the 19th on the other side of the world, I decided to jump the gun on Ammo Day with a trip to Wal Mart to buy the ammo I need for the pistol class this weekend. That’s … Continue reading
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Pistol Class This Weekend
I’m taking this class this weekend. Gordon Carrell is reputed to be a very good instructor. I saw him shoot at the Texas State IDPA Championship this year and he is quite the expert with the pistol. Now I just … Continue reading
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Parallels 4 – Beware the VM conversion
Make sure you have a backup of your VM before you let Parallels start the conversion from version 3 to version 4. The conversion of my Win2K VM went well. The conversion of the WInXP VM crashed and when … Continue reading
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Off to the range
IDPA match today! I was gonna try out Damien*, but my scope is back ordered until the 19th. It’s been a few months since I shot an IDPA match, so I’ll probably suck more than usual, but … Continue reading
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Possibly Banned Shooty Stuff Orders Update
I just ordered a National Match upper from Bushmaster, so I’ll have two uppers for my Bushmaster lower. As soon as I find a distributor that has some lowers in stock I’ll probably pick up a couple. Brownells just emailed … Continue reading
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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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