Category Archives: Boomershoot

BUMPED: It Will Be A Boomershoot Blogorama

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Alaska

UPDATE: I’m going to keep updating this post as a visual record of the individual, law-abiding, articulate, intelligent human beings who happen to be firearms enthusiasts and firearms journalists in this here New Media, and who will be Spreading the … Continue reading →

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Wanna Boomershoot with the RNS Crew?

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Alaska

…and assorted gunbloggers? Due to cancellations, two contiguous positions have opened up — one under the RNS tent, the other right next to it. Get ’em while they’re hot!

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Boomershoot Picture of the Day No. 1

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Alaska

Hopefully the snow won’t cover up all the flowers at Boomershoot this year. They’re always a nice touch. Notice the varied slopes to the ground. Despite that, this bench looks fairly level. From Boomershoot 2002. Photo courtesy Joe Huffman. Click … Continue reading →

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Boomershoot Picture of the Day No. 2

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Alaska

Same view as no. 3, below, but in this one you get a clear sense of how the terrain can be havoc on shooting benches. Not only is the ground sloping downhill toward the viewer, but what in the previous … Continue reading →

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Boomershoot Picture of the Day No. 3

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Alaska

Gene Econ and truck. That’s not the God Scope mounted on the chair, but it is a pretty big spotting scope. From Boomershoot 2002. Photo courtesy Joe Huffman. Click to embiggen.

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Horse ‘n’ Buggy

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Alaska

For Boomershoots past, I’ve packed my Toyota Tacoma pickup to the gills. That’s fine when it’s just me. But this year, I’ve got a passenger — the Packing Rat — and all his gear, as well as a spare shooting … Continue reading →

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Boomershoot Picture of the Day No. 1

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Alaska

From Boomershoot 2002. Photo courtesy Joe Huffman. Click to embiggen. What would you say the wind speed and direction are here? Photo is looking towards the south.

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Boomershoot Picture of the Day No. 2

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Alaska

Here’s a closeup of Gene Econ at Boomershoot 2002. Hanging from his neck is, I believe, a Kestrel anemometer. Such gadgets are extremely useful — I’ll be trying out a wristwatch-style version at Boomershoot 2009 — although Gene takes care … Continue reading →

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Boomershoot Picture of the Day No. 3

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Alaska

Boomershoots of today are considerably more organized than appears to be the case in this pic from Boomershoot 2002. Photo courtesy Joe Huffman. Click to embiggen.

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Boomershoot Picture of the Day No. 1

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Alaska

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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