Last Friday morning I received a short text message from Checkered Flag, “Still light around 7ish? Free to shoot?” I checked my phone and replied “sunset is 8:11, last light 8:40” and it was on! Colleen had a previous engagement that evening so my…
This morning in Rome, Pope Francis canonized the 813 Martyrs of Otranto. These faithful Christians were victims of muslim brutality and conquest in the Italian city of Otranto in 1480. On August 11, the besieged town was overrun by Ottoman invaders. Al…
Please forgive me for a very personal post to say Happy Mother’s Day to my wonderful wife. Thank you for always being there for our family. You are a loving wife to me and also a loving and caring mom to our son. We are blessed to have you in our lives…
Or more appropriately, making the same mistakes.
A couple weeks ago I was dry firing and noticed I was fumbling a lot of my reloads. Instead of the mag sliding smoothly into the gun, it was jamming and causing significant delays. So I started repeatin…
I haven’t seen any werewolves in these parts lately, but these silver bullets are intriguing nonetheless.
The Northwest Territorial Mint offers Silver Bullion in 1 ounce .45 ACP “bullets.” These bullets aren’t actually live ammunition, but are in…
I found out about this endeavor just last night through a mutual friend. Adventure Brewing is the dream of three local home brewers. I exchanged messages with my friend, who promised to make introductions soon. Coincidentally, this morning, t…
Face it, beer bottle openers made from ammunition are a natural fit for Musings Over a Pint. So when the folks at RealBullet.com offered to send along some samples of their product, I was happy to open a couple beers with Real Bullet bottle opener…
With the lengthening days, and the time change, I often find myself wondering just how much daylight is left? Do I have time to get to the range, shoot, and still see to pick up my brass? Is there time for some yard work? Not to worry, “there’s and app…
“A pencil is a weapon when it is pointed at someone in a threatening way and gun noises are made.”
–Bethanne Bradshaw, Suffolk Public Schools
Yep, a Virginia second grader was suspended for holding his pencil like a gun. I wonder how Ms…
Partiers at a South African music festival could soon be ordering beer delivered “air mail.”
Large crowds. Beer cans falling from the sky. What could possibly go wrong?
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