Daily Archives: June 11, 2009

Power Brokers?

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June 11, 2009

The Shooting Wire says that gun blogs are the new “power brokers” in the game. http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2009/06/bad-news-and-tactical-corsets.html Michael has some commentary at his blog on how new media is rapidly blending with Old media in the shooting community. I don’t really think that blogs are power brokers so much as we tend to serve as...
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Wilson Combat SPEC OPS 9

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June 11, 2009

Remember Wilson Combat’s Name Our New Gun Contest they had a while back?  The winner is here, and the new gun is named the SPEC OPS 9.  It’s a 16+1 round 9mm 1911 style pistol built on a polymer frame, with a 4.5 inch barrel (which means it won’t fit holsters for Commander sized...
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The ICORE revolver

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June 11, 2009

As you may or may not know, I’ve started shooting ICORE (International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts) and in so doing have spent a decent amount of time immersed in the ICORE rulebook.  One of the neat things that I’ve learned from the ICORE rulebook is the minimum caliber requirement, which is a revolver in...
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Rewrites

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June 11, 2009

At Staghounds, a lesson the media should take on how to prevent these sorts of things in the future.
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Chris Matthews: Always classy

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June 11, 2009

I don’t watch Hardball, so I had no idea that Chris Matthews was ranting about gun control last night – not even waiting until the bodies were cold before dancing in the blood.  However, a friend of mine emailed this quote from last night’s show, proving once again that Chris Matthews is, well, an...
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In the news

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June 11, 2009

By now, you’ve all probably heard about the shooting at the Holocaust museum in Washington, DC.  I’m not going to recount all the details, save to praise the security guards for stopping the guy before he had a chance to shoot any innocent bystanders, and to offer my sincere condolences to the family of...
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