Another IDPA match with interesting results. By interesting, I mean I royally screwed up one stage while managing do pretty well on other stages. The difference in this match compared to the last one, is that I can’t blame my…
No. Really. Just stop. I came across a post on Twitter that made a statement about the lack female participation in armed self-defense. It’s a topic I’ve heard on several podcasts, read on blogs, and discussed with several gun owners.…
I go back and forth on whether to post individual after match reports or a monthly match summary. I suppose individual match reports give me an opportunity to go into more detail of each individual match while keeping the overall…
There really is something special about introducing someone to firearms, and introducing my nephew was no exception to that. Check out to video to see him go from uncertain and nervous to confident and happy all while being safe!
I own several bore snakes or battle ropes or whatever you want to call them for several years. I initially purchased them when I first got into guns to help me clean guns that required tools for disassembly. An example…
The Hornady Precision Hunter 143 Grain 6.5mm Creedmoor with ELD-X projectiles is the second factory hunting load I’ve tested for shot group accuracy as I search for my preferred factory hunting load in the Battle of the 6.5 Creedmoor Factory…
A few weeks back, I had the privilege of introducing my nephew to shooting. It was quite an honor that my sister, who doesn’t share my view on guns, trusted me and allowed me to teach her kid, my nephew,…
After publishing the Battle of the 6.5 Creedmoor Factory Hunting Loads post, I headed over to Reddit to get some input on how to improve my test method to help determine the best load factory load for my rifle. Perhaps…
As you may know, I recently started a project to build a 6.5mm Creedmoor based hunting rifle and discussed my rationale for selecting the 6.5mm CM cartridge. What you may not know (unless you follow me on twitter), is that…
I really meant to do a first impressions review when I bought a Sig Sauer P229 Legion back in mid-March like I did for the Sig Sauer P220 Legion and the Savage Arms 100 FCP HS Precision Rifle. But, I…
Shot two more IDPA matches this month. Both matches took place at the Austin Rifle Club and were hosted by Texas Tactical. It was uneventful in terms of how the Sig Sauer P229 ran, which is good given the malfunctions…
I recently purchased a new bolt-action rifle chambered for the 6.5mm Creedmoor cartridge and some friends have been asking why I specifically selected that cartridge. So I will attempt to answer that.
