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 MoreLooks 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 MoreHistory 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 MoreLet the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood of their ancestors; and capacity, if wisely improved, and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to their latest posterity all the substantial blessings of life, the peaceful enjoyment of liberty, property, religion, and independence. Joseph Story Commentaries…
Read MoreA new law will require Virginia’s education department to come up with a gun-safety program for public elementary schools that incorporates guidelines from the National Rifle Association. The law allows local school divisions to offer gun-safety education to pupils in kindergarten through fifth grade. While each school board can decide whether to offer it, those…
Read MoreI saw a commercial for the new show Top Shot last night while watching America: The Story of Us last night on the History Channel. Looks pretty good, I need to remember to set the DVR for June 6th… Season Premire: Sunday, June 6th at 10pm/9c In Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, Annie Oakley used…
Read More(Part two of a nine part series, courtesy of Fred’s M14 Stocks) Assume you were just born. What would be really important to learn, once you reached a certain level of maturity? That 401(k) accounts might be useful to retirement? The various competing prescription programs in Congress? Arguments about school class sizes? What a great…
Read MoreAre we at last brought to such a humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our own defence? Where is the difference between having our arms in our own possession and under our own direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defence be the real object…
Read MoreDashboard video from a January traffic stop in Hamilton that ended in gunfire. A jury ruled on April 13, 2010 that Hamilton, Montana Police Officer Ross Jessop was justified in shooting Raymond Thane Davis. Listen for the first “click†as the suspect fires his .41 magnum revolver about two inches from the officer’s nose. The…
Read MoreInstead of tactical training, why not some (more) real-world training with your actual carry gun? Sounds like a good idea to me. Todd has a great write-up on the concept and a course at http://pistol-training.com/archives/2732. Find out more about the Concealed & Off-Duty Pistol course, along with after-action reports at http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=49887. The next offering of…
Read More2023 Texas Gun Legislation
Legislation affecting gun rights in the 2023 session.
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