Category Archives: Guns

Irony

Is it me, or does anyone else find it hysterical that our President is about to sign into law his first piece of pro-gun legislation in order to get his beloved credit card reforms? I do find it a bit … Continue reading

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Shooty Saturday

I’ve never had so much fun at an IDPA match. We shot from boats, through fountains, off bicycles, skateboard ramps, all around trucks, and over toilets. Even had a suuuper-secret stage. Today was the start of the Missouri State IDPA … Continue reading

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Weekend of memories

This past weekend I was blessed with an opportunity to spend it in the woods with four friends. Our caravan, armed with enough guns and ammunition to secure our southern border, traveled to a super secret location in southern Missouri … Continue reading

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BAG Day

Oh crap, it’s Buy a Gun Day! Do the two that I’ve bought this year count???

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Gun registration

There has been some chatter on the intertubes today regarding a comment by Nancy Pelosi about gun registration as a compromise to the AWB. First off, registration is not going to accomplish a damned thing. It won’t make any one … Continue reading

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MO HB 668

was passed by the Missouri House of Representatives yesterday. This bill does the following: Modifies pre-emption by allowing political subdivision to adopt laws which prohibit illegal immigrants from selling, purchasing, transferring, owning, using or possessing firearms, components, or ammunition. Defines … Continue reading

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Sierra Match Kings – 30-06

Lest anyone think I wasn’t shooting well, this set of loads used Hodgdon Varget to push a 180 grain Sierra MatchKing, shot very well and fairly consistently ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​ ​ ​

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30-06 part 3

Tonight I tried out some loads using IMR 4831 pushing a 180 grain Nosler Ballistic Silvertip. This load was a bit more perplexing because the max charge varied depending on your source. My Lee book states 54 grains for the … Continue reading

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More 30-06 load development

One of the things I’ve learned about loading for rifles is that you can quickly find your self in analysis-paralysis. I’ve been loading pistol for a while, and my approach has alway been to load it hot enough that it … Continue reading

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A trip to the gun show

The weekend was St. Louis Weapons Collectors gun show down at the convention center. I went with a newly minted 1911 shooter and his son to go wander. I knew it was going to be busy, but we couldn’t find … Continue reading

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