Daily Archives: September 18, 2009

Revolver Gear: Must have

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September 18, 2009

Competitive shooting at any level has a significant “gear oriented” aspect.  Once you get the holsters, moonclip holders, guns, ammo, etc, a lot of shooters figure that they’ve got all the gear they need to go shoot a match, and in most cases they probably do.  However, as the round counts and matches start...
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USPSA Revolver Nationals – Current standings

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September 18, 2009

With one day of competition under their belts, here are the current standings in the USPSA Revolver Nationals.  One comment, really – only 34 shooters in the whole division?  Come on wheelgunners, I know we can do better than that.
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Umarex and HK enter licensing agreement

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September 18, 2009

HK and Umarex have agreed to enter into an agreement to allow Umarex to produce licensed copies of the HK-416, the MP-5, and the MP-7 in .22 LR.  These might be on display at SHOT ’10.  I’ve heard mixed reports on the Umarex M4 clone in .22 LR, so the jury is out on...
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2009 Indiana State Steel Challenge Championship

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September 18, 2009

Some information from the Match Director of the 2009 Indiana State Steel Challenge Championship, which will be held at Atlanta Conservation Club: Date: October 17th! TIME :: RO and Volunteer Set-up 7:00 to 8:30 am RO squads – 9:00 to 12:00 am Lunch – Noon to 1:00 pm Normal Match Check-In – 12:00 to...
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Cone geometry

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September 18, 2009

This is why I love being a shooter – sometimes you’ll get comments like this: Think of that pivot as being the narrow point of an hourglass, laid on it’s side.  With the revolver, both the front and rear sight are on the “away” side of that pivot, both moving in the same arc-of-cone...
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