Shelley Rae

I recently had the chance to sit through a 10-8 Consulting 1911 Duty Class, taught by Hilton Yam and Erick Gelhaus of 10-8 Performance and Tim Lau of 10-8 Consulting (which is the training side of 10-8 Performance). It was pretty awesome. I’m not saying the premise of the class was “screw this, buy...
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I love 1911s. I don’t know why. They are impractical: too large for me to carry, require near gunsmith levels of knowledge to keep functioning properly and .45 ammo is expensive. They’re great girl guns though, they really are. You can accessorize every inch of that gun. I can switch out the hammer and...
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You have a training course you’re getting ready to attend, when the morning of dawns what do you need to know and have before you hit the range? Know the Conditions There is a long stretch between the conditions I’m used to shooting in West Coast Armory’s open movement bay and the conditions I...
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Shooting is a serious sport. Most of us are concerned about self-defense, there’s a lot of stress about the politics surrounding our hobby and a lot of emphasis on safety. This is as it should be. At the same time this is a hobby, this is a sport and every once in a while...
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For Christmas this year a bunch of the range workers received knives. Some research leads me to believe the knives we received are Spyderco’s “Tenacious”. One of the first things I noticed about the Tenacious is the thin profile. As someone with small pockets it’s nice to have a knife that isn’t thick and...
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It’s been a while since I’ve written about actually shooting. This would have everything to do with the fact I haven’t been shooting much. Yesterday I had the opportunity to not only hit the range, but actually shoot the mini IDPA match that is Tuesday Night Pistol League at West Coast Armory. Tuesday Night...
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Valentine’s Day is exactly one week away and if you’re anything like me you haven’t even thought about it. Luckily there are some neat options out there for those who may be shopping for the shooter in their life. I’m a little late to the game, as Natalie at Girl’s Guide to Guns has...
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A little over a year ago a friend of mine introduced me to Double Tap Equalizer by allowing me to shoot it through his Kimber Eclipse Custom II. He used to carry it every day and for some reason ever since then I’ve wanted one. I have no idea why. 10mm is way more...
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I’ve seen it a million times over: A person goes to the range with a friend from the office and learns to shoot because this person “has been shooting forever” and “is an expert”. (One time one of these “experts” filed a complaint with me because our rental 1911 didn’t have a decocking mechanism.)...
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There was only one thing at SHOT Show 2012 that really made me giggle. The Akdal MKA1919 is RAAC’s AR12 and it is awesome. Remember that video Caleb posted? That’s how awesome it was. The semi-automatic magazine-fed 12 gauge shotgun has a magazine release, manual safety and carry handle designed to replicate the M16....
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