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Category Archives: Have Gun, Will Travel
I of the Purple Shoulder Pt 5
I thought that I might post a bit about equipment that I used and saw used at the Practical Shotgun Match over the weekend so that folks who are thinking of joining me at the next match or those who … Continue reading
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I of the Purple Shoulder Pt. 2
Holy crap! I forgot that Jerry the Geek gave me a CD-R of pics and video he shot at the Saturday Blogger Blastorama. So here we go, Now, I’m only going to leave this up for a day or two … Continue reading
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I of the Purple Shoulder Pt. 3
After shooting with the gentlemen on Saturday, Rivrdog, Jerry the Geek and I retired to the Dog’s marina and had a couple of cold ones and BS’d some more. I caught some zzz’s on the Loften Girl and got up … Continue reading
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I of the Purple Shoulder Pt.1
Well howdy! Yes, I have made it back safely, if not just a bit drained from nearly 500 miles of driving and two days at various ranges in the greater Portland, OR area. The drive down from Seattle was a … Continue reading
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Goin’ South On Ya
By the time you read this, I’ll probably be in Portland, OR shooting with the folks there. I’ll be spending the night on the Loften Girl, Rivrdog’s watercraft and then getting up to go to the Practical Shotgun match in … Continue reading
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Vader Update
Well, my adventures with Darth Vader are not yet over. As I wrote last week, I screwed up the fitting of the Easy-Loader and needed a new follower and probably a new follower catch, which I ordered from Numrich on … Continue reading
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E-Postal Match Update
I need to proofread these things a little better. On Monday, when I spoke of rimfire and pistol caliber carbines, I should have included rimfire and pistol caliber rifles in that group. Doh!
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e_Postal Match for August 8th, 2005
And so here we are at the second of the rifle e-Postal Matches. I hope everyone enjoyed the last one and that this one will be even more enjoyable. Here is the reason it is titled “Killiardsâ€? That is also … Continue reading
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It’s Done
For now. I still can’t believe that I hadn’t featured this here before, but in going through my pics file I didn’t see any image of it, so here we go. It is just your standard Ruger 10/22 with the … Continue reading
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e-Postal Match Follow-Up
To start, I got an email from Brass (aka Ryan) with his target that showed he shot an 84/100. Why his email never got to me is still a mystery to both of us, although I’m leaning on the side … Continue reading
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