After mostly recovering from the trek to shoot the North Carolina Sectional on Friday, I was up early Sunday to take in the monthly Fredericksburg Practical Shooters USPSA match. In a stark contrast from the warm temps of North Carolina a couple o…
On a recent cool evening, one of the first of the season, we decided it was time to enjoy a peat fire. We had also spent a couple of hours before dusk out at the range so I had the urge to not only warm my outside by the fire, but my inside with a rich…
Last Friday I travelled down to Creedmore, NC with a couple of shooting buddies to participate in the USPSA NC Sectional Championship match. We planned to meet at 0500 to depart. I woke up with a start at 4:40 AM realizing I had overslept. I rushed out…
Andy, who blogs over at In Search of the Tempestuous Sea, is on a mission to help the hoplorati show off their allegiances. Beside some great blog graphics, like the one I have used in the right hand column, he’s created a very cool…
Today marks the five year anniversary of Musings Over a Pint. It doesn’t really seem that long ago, but I even did the math a couple of times to be sure. 🙂 It’s been a fun run, and it continues to be. I’ve met many wonderful folks and had some fun ex…
I’m in North Carolina today shooting the Infinity Firearms NC Sectional Championship, but I expect to be home in time for a relaxing nightcap. As is typical, Saturday will be devoted to chores and errands. And then on Sunday, I’ve got plans for more sh…
They say sometimes life imitates art. Watching Wednesday’s presidential debate, I was reminded of this scene from The Avengers movie.
The only character missing is Jim Lehrer. Although one might assume he’s represented by the floor …
After a drought (not draught) of range time, I managed to squeeze in two trips to the range this week. Being optimistic for more trigger time, I left the car loaded with the target paraphernalia from the weekend trip, so I was prepared when a friend …
Craft beer brewers are a creative bunch. Their quest for interesting ingredients to use in brewing brings us new and tasty drinks to enjoy. But sometimes I have to stop and wonder if a quest for shock factor has usurped sensibilities. Let’s look at som…
Between the temporary range closure, and a busy schedule, it’s been three weeks since I made it out to the range for some live fire practice. I’ve been doing my dry fire practice religiously, and did get to both a USPSA match and an IPDA event in the i…
