Gear
Swakane Canyon
Another great shooting location just outside of Cashmere, Washington. There really is something to be said for shooting in the great outdoors. You get to enjoy the sunshine, the scenery, and the fresh air. You’re not surrounded by other shooters at the firing line. Targets for the day were mostly coke cans and clays set…
Read MoreZombie Osama
On Smoking Gunpowder Day, I brought out one of the Zombie Targets. Everyone seemed to get a kick out of it. The majority of the shooting was in the 10 – 15 yard range, but we did some up close (7 yard) and farther back (25 yard) shooting at the zombie. A variety of pistols,…
Read MoreRuger LCP
Looks like Governor Perry carries a Ruger LCP, either a Crimson Trace model, or some other model with a laser sight. Killed a coyote with it back in February while walking the dog. http://www.wfaa.com/news/texas-news/Gov-Perry-shoots-kills-wily-coyote-during-jog-92264989.html
Read More2 Bore Rifle
History of the 2-bore rifle is somewhat enigmatic. Certainly there were a number of large bore-caliber punt guns produced in the mid nineteenth century for use in waterfowling. There is even record of adaptation of quasi two bore rifles for hunting elephant and other large game in 19th century Africa. These rifles were mostly smoothbore…
Read More5.56mm Damage
I’ve seen a lot of talk about the ‘limited’ damage capabilities of the 5.56mm round, when compared to ‘real’ rounds like the .308 or 7.62 and the like. I always dismissed the claims, and now I have seen proof. Here are some graphic images (if you’re sensitive to that sort of thing, or just don’t…
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