The most excellent John R. Murphy of FPF Training has posted his 2012 calendar. He’s running a Minuteman Rifle Course on 31 Mar-01 Apr. I’m signed up for it. There are ten (10) seats left. It would be a blast to get a group of loyal readers in that class. Go sign up, now. And [...]
Adding “Optics” to Your Guns
Talk about coincidences. Last friday we did a branch range day; I brought not only the daily carry piece, the 1911 .45, but the AK clone with the red dot sight (aka Vlad the Impaler) and the S&W M4gery. I wanted to double-check the 50m zero on the first, and put some long overdue rounds [...]
“All He Wanted To Do Was Hit the Woods”
From Mark Taylor, the outstanding outdoors editor at the Roanoke Times, comes a great post about a just-in-time arrival and a well-placed shot. A VMI grad, citizen-soldier, returning vet and a dead deer– what more could you want??
Santa Don’t Carry No Plastic Pistol
With a Yuletide tashakor to Tony-Sahib, we have proof positive that St Nick carries a 1911. (I expect he has a blow-out kit in the sleigh too.)
Firearms Friday
Random gun stuff… – The esteemed John Murphy of FPF Training has posted his 2012 calendar. Right now there is a discrepancy in the listing for the first Minuteman Rifle Course. I contacted him and he said the proper dates are “31 March – 1 April,” and that he’ll correct it shortly. – Lots of [...]
Hand Cannon
Last Saturday, my friend, Robbie a Army Aviation Warrant Officer and I went shooting. I took my Glock .45; he brought his Hand Cannon, a .454 Casull. Shooting it was a rush, not quite orgasmic, but damn close. Haven’t had so much fun since I first fired an M60 Tank.
Gun Season = Fun Season
This Saturday’s the gun season opener here in the Old Dominion. I’ve gotten one deer with the bow (my first) and that was a great experience, but I really look forward to going afield with rifle in hand. Oh, although I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Mark Taylor’s Wild Life blog at the [...]
Gun-Day Monday: Glock TTPs
MDL sent in this very useful and riveting Glock TTP video. God bless MDL. (BTW, is that a Gunsite raven tattoo on the inside of her right wrist??)
New Pistol for the Army?
According to the Army Times the Army is planning to dump the M9 Beretta. According to the Army Times editorial it has never been popular as it lacks stopping power, is inaccurate, prone to jamming, doesn’t fit comfortably in ones hands. While I agree the Beretta is not my favorite handgun, I have fired over [...]
A .45 Finds Its Way Home
There’s more to the story than that, but it’s a good one. Curious about who this McGinty fellow was, he began an Internet search. Up popped numerous articles on a John J. McGinty, a retired Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his courage in South Vietnam in 1966. Go read it all.
