Monthly Archives: August 2008

Calling Indianapolis FFLs

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August 29, 2008

My Para LTC 9mm has been delivered to the customer service center in Tennessee, now all I need to do is find an Indianapolis area FFL holder who will do the transfer for me. Actually, that’s not a bad idea – if you’re an Indianapolis area FFL and would like to help me with...
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McCain-Palin?

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August 29, 2008

Oh god yes please. Thursday night’s arrival of a private jet from Alaska at the Middleton, Ohio, airport raised speculation that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be McCain’s pick. Middleton is 25 miles from Dayton. Sarah Palin would do a lot of things for John McCain’s campaign; things like bringing a sense of youth...
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Media Coverage of USPSA Nationals

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August 29, 2008

A Bay Area newspaper (seriously?) has an excellent article on two shooters who will be competing in the USPSA National Championships come September 6th in Tulsa Oklahoma. For Chris Leach and Henrik Blixt, shooting a gun is a way of life. The two will be making their first-ever appearance at the United States Practical...
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Obama’s Speech

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August 29, 2008

I watched the entire thing, and I came away with one impression.  The “message” of the Democratic party has failed completely to win the hearts and minds of the American voter, which is why last night I felt like I was watching the Republican National Convention.  Don’t believe me?  These are actual, unedited excerpts...
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The Plan

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August 28, 2008

October 25th, 2008 is the Indiana State IDPA Championship.  I’ll be shooting a qualifier sometime before that so that I’ll be eligible to compete in the match; I’ll be competing in the Enhanced Service Pistol division. October 25th gives me about 2 months to practice everything that Todd Jarrett taught me at Blackwater, which...
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Coming up on Gun Nuts Radio

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August 28, 2008

In light of all the recent controversy over Appleseed shoots, and because my good friend The Breda recently attended one, we’re going to be featuring her and her opinion of Appleseed on the show, this coming Tuesday at 11pm Eastern time. I am skeptical of Appleseed, but it’s primarily because I don’t get why...
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Holster angles

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August 28, 2008

During the awesome Blackwater training, one of the things I messed around with was the draw angle for my pistol.  I have/had normally carried with a slight butt-forward cant on the pistol, however at Blackwater I messed around with carrying with no cant whatsoever. Things I learned: no cant is faster on the draw,...
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Oh, the Middle Ground

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August 27, 2008

Mrs. Ahab talks about the middle ground – the place where ol’ Johnny McCain resides. The conservatives don’t like him (McCain) because he is too liberal and the liberals don’t like him because he is too conservative. Most of the time, the best course of action lies somewhere in the middle of the two...
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International Cartridge Corporation

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August 27, 2008

This entry has been cross-posted at the Gun Nuts Radio Blog, under International Cartridge Corporation. One of the items that we talked about on last night’s show on ParaUSA was the ammo, provided by International Cartridge Corporation, which was 100% frangible and 100% lead free. Hit the link for ICC’s website; you can also...
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This guy was a badass

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August 27, 2008
This guy was a badass

This is Mark, the cameraman for Shooting Gallery/DownRange.tv who was with us all weekend. He followed us around all weekend, in an out of IPSC stages, the shoot house, you name it he was there snagging footage.  I have to give mad props to anyone who is willing to run behind me through a...
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