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Long Range Specialty Pistol Ram

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Alaska

One of my Specialty Pistols mentors, Steve Hugel, got himself a very nice ram. He’s an excellent writer, and the full story is worth the read, especially because of his “tactical” use of the ballistic reticle in the field. It’s … Continue reading →

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Specialty Pistols At ITRC 2009

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Alaska

My Specialty Pistols mentor, Ernie Bishop, once again participated in the International Tactical Rifle Championship — with his single-shot specialty pistol. That’s a handicap, yet out of 28 or so teams, he and his partner came in 12th. Click to … Continue reading →

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Specialty pistol silliness

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Alaska

This is what happens when you’re doing a whole bunch of “home gunsmithing” jobs at once. Being surrounded by guns, frames, barrels and parts makes one giddy and prone to weird inspiration. Staying up til 2:30 am might have had … Continue reading →

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New Specialty Pistol Shooter and 1,008-yard Prairie Dog

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Alaska

Ernie has the story. Note Ernie’s Suburban just over this gentleman’s left shoulder.

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Specialty Pistols

Posted on November 3, 2005 by Alaska

Earlier, I posted about Don Bower and his one-man crusade to extend long-range handgun accuracy to unheard-of distances. Well, the guru has his disciples! And they’re still out there, teaching novices to split bullets on angle irons at 660 yards! … Continue reading →

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Gun Rods

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Alaska

Kevin asks if anyone uses them. I do, sort of:    That’s in the “target rifle” safe. I’ve got the .22 size and the bigger-than-.22 size, and they work fine. However the way I have the guns set up they … Continue reading →

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Happy

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Alaska

     My first MOA Maximum handgun, handcrafted by Rich Mertz himself, fulfilling a very long-held dream….     16″ barrel sans brake, .260 Remington. Should have enough retained velocity at 700 yards to explode a boomer — we’ll see. Prior owner … Continue reading →

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Testing, Testing

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Phil Kadath

I pulled the trigger on my SMAW stick/arc welding test on Thursday. Now, because of the limited time left in the quarter due to my injury I decided on just going for the 3G (vertical) certification. I need to finally … Continue reading →

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Hangfire: Revolver Safety

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Alaska

Be safe out there, folks. I copied and pasted below Bill Wiese’s entire post from this Calguns.net thread: bwiese I need a LIFE!! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Jose Posts: 25,484 iTrader: 2 / 100% SAFETY: please think about … Continue reading →

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Rifle Surgery

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Alaska

Some years ago, Jim Rawles casually mentioned that he’d had the muzzles on all of his bolt-action centerfire rifles threaded to accept flash hiders like the Vortex design. I made a mental note that someday, whenever I stopped playing with … Continue reading →

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