Handgun
Small Target
Mitch shooting a credit card, edge-on, with a Kimber 1911 45ACP at the Oakland County Sportsman Club. Not sure on the distance from shooter to target, and I don’t like the trigger discipline (“Whoa, whoa stop! Gun down! Gun down!” and “Put the gun down.”). But it’s a heck of a shot.
Read MoreNRA Challenges Constitutionality Of Federal Handgun Ban For Law Abiding 18-20 Year Olds
The NRA is challenging federal laws that prohibit law-abiding Americans eighteen through twenty years of age from legally purchasing a handgun through a federally licensed firearm dealer. The case was filed Tuesday evening in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Lubbock Division. James D’Cruz of Lubbock, TX is the plaintiff…
Read MoreRange Time
Took the wife out shooting recently. Let her have the opportunity to fire the Ruger Mk III (22), the Walther P22 (22), the Bersa Thunder (380) and the Beretta 92FS (9mm). She’d had an introduction to the Bersa and Beretta at least in function (not in live fire exercises). We worked with them at the…
Read More69-year-old grandmother in Alabama shoots burglar during robbery attempt
69 year old Ethel Jones successfully repelled an intruder Monday night with a .38 snubnosed revolver. The intruder was later picked up at the hospital with a gunshot to the stomach. Way to go Ethel! Best quote from the story: “I hope this will make people have second thoughts before they break into a home…
Read MoreShot In The Butt
A good lesson on why it’s best to keep your gun holstered. I carry my gun in a pocket, but it is always holstered. A Snohomish accidentally shot himself in his left buttock Saturday when he put a handgun in his back pocket. Darrel Elam, 52, was preparing to go hiking on Blewett Pass and…
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