Category Archives: Have Gun, Will Travel

A Firearms Odyssey: Hunting for Boomers, Gunning for Prairie Rats, My Introduction to .22 BR, Tube Guns, Shooting ‘The Great White Buffalo’ and the Sporting Rifle Match (Where I Met My Match) – Part 2

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Dave RNS Photographer

  Gunning for Prairie Rats   At the time of Boomershoot in April of 2009, I had never tried my hand at shooting prairie dogs. I’d been subscribing to both Precision Shooting and The Varmint Hunter magazines for several years, … Continue reading →

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A Firearms Odyssey: Hunting for Boomers, Gunning for Prairie Rats, My Introduction to .22 BR, Tube Guns, Shooting ‘The Great White Buffalo’ and the Sporting Rifle Match (Where I Met My Match) – Part 1

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Dave RNS Photographer

  od.ys.sey (noun) a long series of travels and adventures For many of you who have been reading this blog over the years, the topic of Boomershoot will be familiar, having been written about, referenced and photographed on many occasions. … Continue reading →

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Being Like Han

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Phil Kadath

I have told this story before, but it has been a while so I think it should be retold. When DVD for The Phantom Menace hit stores, I was unprepared for their marketing practices. I was walking through one of … Continue reading →

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And Here We Go

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Alaska

What’s worse than living in a police state? Living in a police state with stupid cops. And clueless judges. (That’s some world-class legal snark in that link there.) Oh, the deliciousness of the irony. Cue Gene Hoffman: A couple of … Continue reading →

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.17 Hornet

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Alaska

I’ve got a Contender in .17 Fireball, which pushes a 20-grain bullet at about 4k*, but the slower .17 Hornet (now in factory mode from Hornady) looks interesting, if only for the trajectory match with .223. Not owning an AR, … Continue reading →

Posted in Have Gun, Will Travel, Kewel! | 6 Comments

Practice by Thinking

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Alaska

An intriguing experiment. I’ve found that simply thinking, hard, with concentration, about the mechanics involved in shooting accurately (including visualization, mental checklists, etc.) seems to improve my shooting tremendously the next time I hit the range — but then I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia and Other Nonsense, Have Gun, Will Travel | 4 Comments

RNS Quote of the Day, 10/20/11 Edition

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Alaska

Jennifer, returning from a group breast exam: We were talking about massage on the way back to the office, and I mentioned that hubby needs to get his hands worked over fairly regularly due to his line of work. Driver … Continue reading →

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Trains! Zombies!

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Alaska

I‘ve not posted much about one of my other passions, railroads. Model railroading, live steam, railfanning, it’s all good. In fact, I like it all as much as Bub loved his Walkman.* On that note, Brigid has a couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in Armageddon, Have Gun, Will Travel, Kewel! | 3 Comments

Hornady Z-Max Zombie Ammunition

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Alaska

Hat tip to Petey: I’m told the actor wanted to keep his finger off the trigger until sights were on target, but the ad director overruled him. This is real ammunition and you can buy it now. Note the disclaimer: … Continue reading →

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GBR VI Fun

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Alaska

I have a bunch of pics and video from Saturday at the range, but although I have a great wi-fi connection here in the room, I exported yesterday’s images onto the laptop and now I’m running into problems posting from … Continue reading →

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