Category Archives: Have Gun, Will Travel

Seriously, this thing is cute as all get out and as a fully-functional 1911 in .22LR sized for very small hands, it’s an obvious “My First 1911” for young shooters. Way to go, Browning!

I failed to see this rifle in person at SHOT, but here is the Colt press release. A .308 AR that shoots .223 just by swapping the upper! Click to embiggen. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Coming back from Bass Pro Shops’ Media Day at the Range, I was hard-pressed to find an open plug to charge my iPhone. Budweiser saved the day! Also the press room is someplace I would have loved to have the … Continue reading →

Patch found by The Packing Rat who noticed it on the cute Maxpedition booth babe’s tag (my attention was on things other than the tag). Anyway, she got it from some enterprising fellow carrying a batch of them in a … Continue reading →

Regretfully SHOT Show 2011 had to end early for me this year, but I am already planning to make up for it next year. I will have posts, pics and vids up later this afternoon with all the cool stuff … Continue reading →

From Nemesis Arms –posted from Bass Pro Shops Media Day at the Range, SHOT Show 2011 — Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Here is a reactive target with an adjustment knob for angle or wind. There is a hole in the base to place a flashlight for night-shoot backlighting. Absorbs 3000 rounds of 9mm, safe at 0 meters with no metal except … Continue reading →

This one is for the Glock. Utterly awesome and ridiculously easy to smack steel way out there. Almost no recoil and very well-made. I had a blast shooting it. –posted from Bass Pro Shops Media Day at the Range, SHOT … Continue reading →

I knew the Blaser R8 was super-modular, but I did not know you could swap from left-hand bolt to right-hand in a second. –posted from Bass Pro Shops Media Day at the Range, SHOT Show 2011 – Posted using BlogPress … Continue reading →

Handheld spotting scope, the DIALYT 18-45×65, totally waterproof because no telescoping parts; new this year in the US and fantastic. Exceptional clarity and can be used with tripod but need not be; I used it offhand and had no issues, … Continue reading →