Monthly Archives: July 2009

The nail that stands out

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July 31, 2009

…will be hammered down. Related wisdom: It is better to be the hammer than the nail. What does that have to do with shooting though? I get an email at least once month, that goes something along these lines: Hey Caleb, I want to get started in practical shooting, but I don’t want to...
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Wisdom

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July 31, 2009

I bought 100rds of CCI Mini Mags (at Premier Arms) because I always try to buy something when I’m in a gun store. I want them to associate my face with the jingle of the cash register so that they are happy to see me when I walk in. For the first time in my...
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Flashbang

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July 31, 2009

S&W produced a limited run of 642 and 442 guns with factory ported barrels from Mag-Na-Port.
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Gunday!

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July 31, 2009

I’m off to the Indy/Metro Area gunshop circuit today, in search of a gun that fits the following criteria: Must be 9mm Should be legal for either Production or Single Stack division (preferably Production) Knowing me, I’ll probably come back with a Glock 24 which isn’t legal for Production and isn’t a 9mm.  Lord...
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A good trend

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July 30, 2009

One of the things I have noticed with pleasure lately is that an increasing number of handguns leaving factories are coming from the factory with quality fixed sights hooked in them. It used to be that the first thing you did when you bought a pistol for carry or competiton was whack the lousy...
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PayPal cuts off donations to veteran’s charity group

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July 30, 2009

A lot of people are aware just how anti-gun PayPal is, as they have been known to freeze merchant accounts for conducting firearms related transactions. However, I didn’t think they would stoop so low as to cut off donations to Soldier’s Angels because the veteran’s charity group was rafling a firearm in conjunction with...
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Curse you, S&W

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July 30, 2009

Releasing a limited run 627 in .38 Super just when I’m trying to go clean and stop buying ridiculous but awesome guns?  Not cool.  That’s like dragging a bottle of bourbon in front an alcoholic!
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Monster Hunter International review

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July 30, 2009

First off, I promise I won’t drop any serious spoilers in here, so it’ll be safe for you to read this review, and the book will stay intact.  The second plug is to make sure you tune in to Gun Nuts Radio on Tuesday, because the author of MHI will be appearing live on...
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Gun Nuts: Camp Perry show!

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July 29, 2009

We had an excellent show last on Camp Perry, featuring Lars from NRABlog.com,  Texas State Highpower Rifle champion Robert from Blackfork, and friend of the show Heath – who had the range facilities set up to let Breda shoot an M1 Carbine for the first time.  You can check out all of last night’s...
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The DDXV is here

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July 29, 2009
The DDXV is here

Picked up the DDXV from Beech Grove Firearms yesterday. I’ll get it out to the range this weekend to run it through it’s paces, and then we’ll do a full review on the blog next week as well as live, on air coverage on Gun Nuts Radio. In the meantime, here are a couple...
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