Monthly Archives: March 2009

GBR IV

Mr. C has the reservation info up over at the Offical GBR website. My vacation request for the dates of the Gun Blogger Rendezvous has, unlike Boomershoot, been approved. Rivrdog and I have been talking and it doesn’t look like … Continue reading

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A Question

For the pro-EFCA crowd. The Mad Rocket Scientist got into a discussion with some folks over at the collectivist Obsidian Wings blog on the topic of unions and the inappropriately named Employee Free Choice Act. You should follow both of … Continue reading

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Heh. Yeah.

The first line is not certain, though highly probable. The second line I’ve been singing to myself since I got my first paycheck back in 1987. Image by David Reich – Found via JR @ Ride Fast.

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Boomershoot Picture of the Day No. 1

From Boomershoot 1999, I presume this fellow is one of Gene’s Precision Rifle Clinic instructors, (you can see him on the left in yesterday’s Boomershoot Picture of the Day No. 1) and from his youth I’d guess he was active-duty … Continue reading

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Boomershoot Picture of the Day No. 2

From Boomershoot 1999. Photo courtesy Joe Huffman. Click to embiggen. It’s fun to look at the backgrounds of some of these photos to see what’s changed over the years. The barrier tape is no longer orange, for example. Some things … Continue reading

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Boomershoot Picture of the Day No. 3

From Boomershoot 1999, Gene Econ and crew. Most, if not all, of Gene’s shooting instructors for each of his Precision Rifle clinics are active-duty or retired military snipers. They’re a great bunch of guys and it’s been an honor for … Continue reading

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Drinking Songs

Four of the best. I don’t care that it’s Sunday; crank your speakers, grab a cup, pour a libation, and thwack it on the table in time with the beat out of the sheer joy of life! First, the classic … Continue reading

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Boomershoot Picture of the Day No. 1

Gene Econ seated center, with his crew. He gives the best long-range shooter training available for the price, IMO. From Boomershoot 1999. Photo courtesy Joe Huffman. Click to embiggen.

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Boomershoot Picture of the Day No. 2

A little perspective. I like POV pics like this from the firing line. For Boomershoot 2009, the closest targets will be at the treeline, and the firing line’s been moved back a bit. From Boomershoot 1999. Photo courtesy Joe Huffman. … Continue reading

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Boomershoot Picture of the Day No. 3

I still don’t know what that bucket was for, but that’s a nice rifle there. From Boomershoot 1999. Photo courtesy Joe Huffman. Click to embiggen.

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