Maybe if they still sold toy guns, there wouldn’t be a market for skinny jeans.
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I ran across this product on a Facebook posting recently. I thought it was a leftover April Fool’s Day joke, but it appears to be a real thing.I’ve never understood the fascination some people have with unconcealing their concealed carry status. T…

I really want a home range, but I will hold out for a different solution.
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Some people really like their Budweiser.When fire broke out inside a home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, police say Michael Casteel rushed inside his apartment, in defiance of first responders’ orders, to save what he held most dear – two cans of Bud Ic…

After missing all of last week, I was anxious to get in some trigger time this week. I had hoped this would happen at the outdoor range, but a prediction of several days of rain make that unlikely. Staring out of my office window at the heavy rain Monday made it hard to get motivated to even drive to the indoor range.

But, I did get motivated. I had a specific practice plan in mind for this session and started out shooting 50 round Julie Glob drill with the P320, this time at 10 yards. Shooting from low ready, I focused on quick target sighting and fast follow up shots when required. I jerked one of the head shots pretty seriously, and was a bit high on one body shot but was otherwise pleased.

After that I switched to the S&W Shield for some general practice. After several magazines with the smaller weapon, I went back to the SIG. The rest of my time was spent doing slower fire at 10 and 15 yards. I am feeling ever more comfortable with the new gun. For me, it points significantly differently than the P226, which I’ve put some 75,000 rounds through over the past 7 years. The good news is I’m starting to get used to the P320 and getting tighter groups, and pulling fewer shots.

That makes 1,025 rounds through the new P320. I gave myself a goal of 1,000 rounds before I tried out the gun in competition, or considered carrying it. Given upcoming fun family plans (and a less fun work calendar) over the next month or so, there is little opportunity for any pistol matches, so the round count will continue to grow through practice time.

I still hold out hope for a trip to the outdoor range later this week. If it doesn’t happen, perhaps I’ll plan another indoor trip. While my schedule allows, I’ll take every opportunity I can to shoot. One never knows when the next “dry spell” will hit. After all, shooting IS a perishable skill, and for some of us it perishes more quickly.

One way I judge bar service is by how long my beer glass stays empty before the bartender notices. The truth be told, if the glass is already empty when the server notices, they are behind the curve. We were traveling last weekend and stopped into the …

This would cause snowflake meltdown if it aired in the U.S.
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I know that I have been quite fortunate to be able to visit the range frequently. It’s a conscience effort on my part to go shooting at least once a week. Those visits, in addition to the organized matches, are my version of sanity in a busy life….

A popular event at many pubs is the deceptively named “Steal the Glass” night. There’s usually a few beers offered from a featured brewery, and the patron gets to “steal” a special glass, featuring the brewery’s logo. Often that glass is a simple shaker pint, other times the glass can be unique or interesting in some way. 

The fallacy of the promotion is that with few exceptions, the drinker isn’t “stealing” anything, they are actually paying extra for the beer, in order to keep the “free” glass. I have dozens of glasses I’ve acquired at Steal the Glass events, but often times I simply don’t want the glass, and I certainly don’t want to pay extra for a glass I don’t need. And therein lies the rub.

We went out for dinner at a local pub the other night. I had seen a post on Facebook that the restaurant was “featuring” SweetWater Brewery, and pouring their 420 Pale Ale and SweetWater’s 20th Anniversary Imperial Hash IPA. However, when we arrived we learned the beers were part of a “Steal the Glass” promotion. In addition, there were actually no SweetWater Brewery specific glasses being offered. Instead we would pick from leftover glasses from previous events — it was a “garage sale.”

Wanting to try the Imperial Hash IPA, but not wanting to buy a random piece of glassware not even related to the featured brewery, I inquired if I could get the beer at the regular price and not pay the premium to “steal the glass. As I knew it would be, the answer was in the negative. I knew that because I had asked in the past, with the same answer. I didn’t need or want the glass, so I ordered a different beer enjoy. Fortunately, I did have a very tasty Heavy Seas Loose Cannon IPA served from a cask.

We end up at this establishment on Wednesdays often, so we happen to hit their “Steal the Glass” nights with some regularity. And indeed, there are often interesting beers being offered. On occasion I even opt to pay to “steal,” and take home an interesting glass. However, on more than one occasion we have been refused the featured beer for not wanting to pay extra for a glass. A pub should have glasses in which to serve beer without requiring the patron to buy one.

I wonder, could I bring back some purchased glasses and get refills at a discount?

Too much ‘extra’ glassware already