The Magpul Masada became the Bushmaster ACR which is now the Remington ACR. I have no idea why Remington keeps changing the name of this gun; honestly when I saw the pictures at the Firearm Blog I thought “what’s up with that goofy looking FN SCAR”?
Now, one thing I do hope though is that Remington is successful with their EBR line. I still want to get one of their R-15 VTR rifles because 1) I like camo, and 2) it’s actually a pretty solid base platform on which to build a rifle for 3-gun.
This is outside of the normal scope of blogging, but I’m hoping that you, my gentle readers, can do me a favor. My father is entered into a contest on the Food Network, having to do with creating recipes using ingredients native to his home state of Washington. He needs your votes though, so if you could click on this link right here and scroll and down to the video and then vote “Yes” if you like the recipe, it would be greatly appreciated. You don’t have to buy anything or enter your email address, just click the link, scroll down to the video, and vote “yes”.
For the gun angle, there are a couple of neat points. Columbia Crest winery donates money to NRA, so that’s cool, and Traeger (the brand of smoker my dad uses) has in the past partnered with Smith & Wesson to produce S&W branded grills, of which I have two.
The Firearm Blog has a link up to a post about a Mosin-Nagant set up for deer and hogs out to about 75 yards.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/06/18/mosin-nagant-m44-in-hunting-configuration/
I should probably ask Frank James about this, but I’ve always figured that the 7.62×54 round that the Mosin-Nagant pushes would be money on pigs at short ranges. Use a good softpoint bullet and I figure you could get terminal ballistics on par with a 30-06.
BJ Norris has some thoughts about the ’09 Pro-Am, as well as a video of him shooting several of the stages of the match.
The PRO-AM is one of the top 5 matches that I want to shoot in 2010 – the steel, the speed, the action – it takes all the best aspects of USPSA and Steel Challenge and runs them together in what is really a top-notch match. Phil Strader and the guys at USSA do a great job running the show. If I can work everything out, I’ll be there next year.
I lauged when I saw the title of this post at. Uncle’s. Still blogging from my crackberry, so no pretty html for you.
I don’t really care about the subject matter itself, because aside from Uncle’s contribution the whole thing is pretty stupid. I have noticed from reading blogs for a few years now that for whatever reason, Tennessee has a really angry liberal blogger population. Just some nasty, mean spirited cats. I guess their delicate sensibilities are offended by living in the south or something.
It’s pretty cool. I don’t shop at Brownell’s that much, mostly because I don’t want to be poor and broke. In all seriousness, Brownells has a great selection, so if you’re looking for parts for pretty much any gun or gunsmithing need you may have.
Looking for something to watch tonight? Do you get the Outdoor Channel? If you do, then you’re in luck because Wednesday nights are my favorite night of TV. This is what Outdoor Channel calls their Wednesday night at the range lineup, and it carries all the shooting shows that I enjoy.
I don’t have the lineup in front of me so I can’t tell you what time the shows are on at, but here is a list of the shows I watch:
Shooting Gallery with Michael Bane
The Best Defense
Cowboys, hosted by multi-time SASS champ Tequila Young
Shooting USA, hosted by Jim Scoutten
Sighting In with Shooting USA
Sometimes I’ll also watch Impossible Shots, another Shooting USA show, but that’s only when Jerry Miculek is featured.
If you’re wondering how I find time to watch 2.5 hours of TV in a single night, the answer is that I don’t. I record the shows on my DVR so I can watch them at my leisure. If you like a good shooting show, I recommend Outdoor Channel’s Wed shows.
My goodness, what a show we had last night on Gun Nuts Radio. Breda hosted, bringing all her flavors of awesome to the show, and last night we were joined by a couple of GREAT guests. Joining us last night we had the one and only Tam, who was kind enough to share her experiences from 15 years in the firearms industry with us. Also joining us for the show was Leah of Sherwin Shooting Sports, who has been shooting for five years, and has a great take on the shooting industry. Both of our guests have great backgrounds and a wealth of knowledge on shooting, firearms, and the unique challenges that come with being a woman in the shooting sports.
If you missed the show, click here for the download to listen to the lovely ladies of Gun Nuts talk about their experiences. If you’d like to grab an .mp3 of the show, you can do so by clicking on this link.
Next week’s show will be great – we’re going to be calling out AHSA. As listeners of the show know, we’ve been trying to get AHSA on the show for months now, and have been constantly getting the runaround from them – so next week we’re calling them out, and it’s going to get nice and snarky on the air. We haven’t had a good snark episode in a while, so make sure you tune in next week for the show!
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I mentioned this a little obliquely on last night’s Gun Nuts Radio (have you heard it yet? www.blogtalkradio.com/gunnuts if you haven’t) but a recent post by James Rummel about holster selection has me seeing red. The post in question is here:
http://www.hellinahandbasket.net/2009/06/real-men-carry-nylon.htm
Last night on the show, I asked Tam, Leah, and Breda all what kind of holster they use for on-body carry, and the answe was generally the same across the board. Each of the ladies, two of whom do this for a living, select high quality leather holsters paired with a quality leather belt. Myself, I carry in a Safariland holster that BJ Norris gave me when I’m carrying a 1911, which while not as pretty as leather provides the same level of retention with a higher rigidity.
The point is that cheap nylon holsters don’t hold the gun in a consistent location. For self defense or competition shooting, the butt of the gun needs to present in the same place every time, regardless of whether or not you’ve been moving around, getting in or out of a car, etc. In a stress situation, your hand will go to where the gun SHOULD be based on your muscle memory and training. A proper kydex rig such as those from Blackhawk, Safariland, Blade-Tech, et al is going to provide a faster draw and a much more stable platform for your firearm than a cheap nylon holster.
I am not trying to start blog drama here, but recommending that people trust their life to a 10 dollar piece of nylon stitched together in a sweatshop in Vietnam is irresponsible. You spent good money on that gun, take a little time and spend money on a good holster.
Well, at least it will be this weekend at the Broad Ripple Brewpub in beautiful hippy infested Broad Ripple. That’s right, the June BlogBash is upon us this Sunday, and Breda herself will be here. Now maybe if I can sneak her out to the Steel Challenge match on Saturday…