Oh, and for the people that asked the last time I said BSTL in a post, here’s the origin.
Unrelated
While reading this article about Glock’s neighbors whining that a lawful business wants to lawfully expand their operations, I came across this line that exploded my brain.
Smyrna’s Mayor Max Bacon
Max. Bacon. Either the mayor of Smyrna has the best name ever in the history of names, or the AJC is playing a cruel joke on me.
FNP-45 Opinions
Anyone out there in Gun Nuts land have an FNP-45, and if so what are you opinions on it? Comments are wide open on this one, so feel free to offer your thoughts. Subjects include felt recoil vs. a 1911, trigger, sights, etc.
Cheaper than Dirt selling guns online
Gun Nuts Sponsor and all around good guys Cheaper than Dirt are now selling firearms online. Their inventory system shows what guns are available and what aren’t, so you won’t order a gun that isn’t in stock. They do have the Para TTR in stock I noticed, which makes me want to spend a ridiculous amount of money on an AR-style rifle for 3-gun.
Road Trippin' Pit Stop
That reminds me, something I wanted to do for a long time I have the chance to do today: stop in Deadwood, SD. It’s on the way to Montana, and if I have some time to kill I’ve always wanted to set foot where Wild Bill walked.
Road Trippin' Day 2
Another day on the road starts today! I wish I had more time for sight-seeing, because South Dakota has a veritable cornucopia of firearms-related companies, including Cor-Bon, manufacturers of the match ammo I use in my .45s. Very cool. Today’s journey should take me to Montana, and with its “no daytime speed limit” I might just finally open up the Subaru and see what she can do on the open highway. As a friend of mine said, “shoot fast – drive fast”. I agree wholeheartedly!
Bianchi Cup wish list
I was kicking around ideas for bringing more shooters to Bianchi Cup. One of the things I’d like to see would be a Single Stack division for Bianchi. Now, to make it fair and differentiate it from Metallic, they’d have to put certain rules in place. Here’s what my (currently) imaginary Bianchi Cup Single Stack/Retro division would look like:
1. Guns must be chambered in .45 ACP.
2. Barrel Length cannot exceed the length of a standard government sized 1911, namely 5 inches.
3. Trigger pull must be 3.5 pounds or heavier.
4. Sights must be of a standard notch and post configuration, no aristocrat or Bo-Mar Rib sights.
5. No bull barrels, guns must use standard bushing style lock up.
For whatever reason, I think this would be cool. I don’t think it would draw as many shooters as Production division, but it would be very traditional. The 1911 in .45 ACP with a 200 grain semi-wadcutter bullet was the hot ticket in competition shooting 30 years ago, and I have to admit it would be cool to see it playing in Bianchi Cup again.
Great American Road Trip Day 1
Willie Nelson said that “living on the road is gonna keep you free and clean”. I guess we’ll see. Today I’m setting out on the first leg of a 3 day hardcore drive across the Western frontier. First stop will be today in Sioux Falls, South Dakota after 12+ hours of driving from Indiana. Interestingly, most of my drive today will be spent in states that don’t honor my carry permit, namely Illinois and Iowa. Wish me luck!
Quest for Master Class: Run and Gun
The latest episode of the Quest for Master Class is available at Downrange.TV! We shot the Ruger SR9c at the Indiana State USPSA Section Match, and I actually had a pretty good match. The SR9c now has over 1000 rounds through it, and a malfunction rate of 0.00% when using ammo other than Remington 115 grain FMJ.
Check out the latest episode of the Quest for Master Class: Run and Gun!