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Category Archives: Have Gun, Will Travel
The Soundboard: “Do try this at home” Edition
With all of the Boomershoot posting going on, both here and around the gunosphere, I was jonesin’ for some “aim small, miss small” action. Not having an ATF license or 700yds available, I decided that I’d have to scale back … Continue reading
Posted in Have Gun, Will Travel, Kewel!
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Happy Birthday To Me
Since Boomershoot I’ve been far too busy at work to post much of anything. I hope to change that soon. But in the meantime, Joe Huffman kindly pointed out that Matthew (Triggerfinger) posted this video of me discussing my specialty … Continue reading
Posted in Boomershoot, Have Gun, Will Travel, Kewel!
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And away he goes!
Head up ass and full speed ahead! After a shooting at last year’s Northwest Folklife Festival left three people injured, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels vowed to outlaw guns in city buildings, parks and Seattle Center. The proposal has languished for … Continue reading
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How I Broke Squeaky’s Nose
Yes, I didn’t actually break her nose myself; rather, my gun broke her nose, but as the saying goes, guns don’t break people’s noses, people…err… well, you know. Anyway, Squeaky’s takes on the matter are here and here. From my … Continue reading
My Favorite Boomershoot 2009 Photo So Far
Taken by The Packing Rat, cropped by me: That’s Rache, caught in action the first time I’ve ever fired her, and she’s dead-on at 25 yards. I made the explosive target, too. 🙂 Best. Sighting. In. Ever.
Posted in Boomershoot, Have Gun, Will Travel
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Here we go….
Calguns Foundation and Second Amendment Foundation filing suit to Overturn California Handgun Roster. Alan Gura is the attorney. This is a direct result of the “loss” in Nordyke, which was not a loss at all, because it opened the door … Continue reading
41 and 48
Those numbers represent the percentage of increase in concealed pistol licenses from January through March of 2008 and January through March 2009 in the state of Washington, and the percentage of handguns sold January though March of 2009 as compared … Continue reading
Posted in Have Gun, Will Travel, Kewel!, Life in the Atomic Age
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Scenes from a Gunblogger’s Workstation
Click to embiggen. Para on the left, S&W K-22 and 1917 on the right. The card with the orangutan was a birthday card from my daughter. Inside she wrote: Dave– this kind of reminds me of you lying around the … Continue reading
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Glad I married a Montana girl
Congratulations, Gentlemen! Gov. Brian Schweitzer has signed into law a bill that aims to exempt Montana-made guns from federal regulation, adding firepower to a battery of legislative efforts to assert states’ rights across the nation. “It’s a gun bill, but … Continue reading
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First Look
Click to embiggen the craptacular cellphone pic of what I consider my BAG day gun. How ’bout them grips? More in a bit….
Posted in Have Gun, Will Travel, Kewel!
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