One year
Hey, I’ve been doing this for a year now! If I only I had something to show for it, like a C Class rating in USPSA. More … Google+ … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Train, fight, win
I’m an old fat not slim white guy, and I compete in USPSA, so i should come down on this side of the OFWG argument. While IPSC, IDPA and many personal defense courses don’t provide a perfect simulation of real … Continue reading
New Range Opening Up In Chandler?
Sounds like it’ll be RIGHT near my house, too. Doug Little, the club’s managing partner, is still in lease negotiations, but he said he expects the club will be south of the Santan portion of Loop 202 and west of … Continue reading
Wilderness
The unfolding horror in Norway reminded me of an incident a long time ago that shaped my attitude on self-defence. I’d been in the States for just a couple of years and was part of a local church’s college-age youth … Continue reading
Magazines, not clips
Fun Fact: I don’t subscribe or buy gun magazines. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Why? A couple of reasons. Firstly, since I let my subscription to Wired lapse five years ago (after reading it from issue 2 onwards), I don’t subscribe to … Continue reading
Glock pARfection
Mossberg makes an AR platform rifle now. Remington and Ruger have been making AR’s for a while now. Just like 1911′s, it seems like EVERYONE is making an AR these days. With one notable exception. Not anymore. What’s my source … Continue reading
The difference between me and Rob Leatham is…
… I woke up at 6am this morning, thought about my honey-do list, thought about our finances, thought about the time I’ll be away from my family next week, thought about the lack of sleep I had last night, thought … Continue reading
Shotgun (non-) Wedding
Because nothing says “I can’t live without you” like a a few blasts of buckshot. “A woman told police in northwest Indiana that her boyfriend fired several blasts from a shotgun over her head after she turned down his marriage … Continue reading
Shooting this weekend
I’m shooting the USPSA match at Rio on Saturday and if (and that’s a mighty big if) I shoot a 47 or better, I’ll finally move up to C Class, and then I’ll have to rename the blog. Then on … Continue reading
Ammo Review: PMC .223 55 Grain FMJ Boat Tail
The people over at AmmoForSale.com wanted my opinion on PMC’s .223 55 grain Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail ammo, so they sent me a box with the provision that I’d shoot it and report back on what I found. I … Continue reading
Just do it.
It’s a question that’s as old as guns themselves: How do you shoot regularly when you don’t have any money or time? Practice what you can where you can You can practice shot transitions even at ranges that ban rapid … Continue reading
Slow is smooth. And also boring.
There’s an indoor range (“Range A”) near me that doesn’t allow “rapid fire”, and there’s an even closer indoor range (“Range B”) that goes one step further and bans “double taps”, aka “Standard Defensive Response“. Guess which one I frequent? … Continue reading