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- Carpenter's Flight
50 years ago today, Scott Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth. In this photo, taken on May 24, 1962, Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into his Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft, the Aurora 7, before being inserted to begin the launch. Image Credit: NASA
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Category Archives: Firearms
Shooting Sports Update
I had the chance to shoot another local USPSA match the other night. I have to tell you I am really enjoying the opportunity. The first stage this time was my first exposure to limited shooting lanes in an indoor … Continue reading
Posted in Shooting, Shooting Sports
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Firearm Ownership
The folks over at Cheaper Than Dirt have a blog that they use to drive business. Hey, it is a commercial world out there, and we are still an economy that is based on capitalism, good for them. Every once … Continue reading
Posted in Firearms, Preparedness, Self Defense
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Floating Around
The following video is getting a fair amount of air time around the interwebs. It is worth the 16 or 17 minutes that it will take you to watch it.
Posted in Firearms, History, Military
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Perspective
I came late to the “gun culture”. It wasn’t until I was responsible for more than myself, that I began to realize how vulnerable my family could be to those intent on inflicting harm. In retrospect, this was not the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Gun Control, Politics
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Marketing Creativity
The boys and girls at Hornady have embarked on marketing genius. Taking the mainstream in roads that the zombie Apocalypse has been enjoying recently, and combining it with Halloween to produce this: From a product standpoint, this cost them some … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Shooting
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WIIL Shoot: Failure?
My friends over at WIIL Shoot have put together a really well done, motivational video. You need to click on over there and watch it. Guns, AC/DC, USPSA Stages, and a motivational message all bundled into a nice professional package. … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Shooting
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@WIILSHOOTCOM Now I really wis…
@WIILSHOOTCOM Now I really wish I had headed north to shoot with you guys. But a day with the family is a better trade. UPDATE: Now, I hear the match was rained out. I did get the better deal.
Intro to 3 Gun
After nosing around the competitive shooting arena a lot the last few years, I finally had the opportunity to take “the plunge”. One of the facilities in the region runs a 3 gun action shooting intro event on a monthly … Continue reading
Lost and Found
I am sure that you all remember stories about the pet that was lost on the family vacation and manged to travel 3000 miles to find home 3 months later dehydrated and malnourished. Well, this is one of those stories… … Continue reading
Posted in Guns, Marines
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Broadsword – 9
It’s been a while since we last spoke of the Crusader Weaponry Broadsword. The rifle, she is done. She is built, test fired, adjusted, shipped and delivered to the local Ace Hardware where I picked her up last week. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Posted in Guns
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