Beginner’s Guide to Shooting Competitions (Videos)

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Nerd

Ruger has been doing a great job of educating people who are new to firearms.  Their website and their YouTube Channel has a quite a nice library of videos – for beginners up to experienced shooters.

This weeks videos are for those of you that have been wanting to get into competitive shooting, but are not 100% sure where to start, or what type of competition would be best for you.  This series of videos will take you through several types of competition, giving you a first hand look at what they are like.

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[ Direct Link to YouTube Playlist ]

Additional information for the different type of competition shooting can be found here:

Along with the above resources, the NRA has a good reference point covering these and other shooting competitions:  http://www.nrahq.org/compete/

 

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LEAKED: Ruger’s new 1911

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Nerd

So I was reading one of my favorite gun blogs this morning, and saw this!  I’ve been hoping that Ruger would release a 1911 for a while now, and it seems that they finally are!  Not sure of the specs, other than the obvious from the pictures (Stainless Slide/Frame, extended beavertail with memory bump, skeleton trigger)

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Looks like a nice gun!  Love the looks of it, that’s for sure!  I’m guessing that it will be somewhere in the $900-$1000 range.

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History of the Gun (Part 3) – Wheelock

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Nerd

Ruger is producing a great series of videos titled  “History of the Gun” – hosted by Gary James, Senior Editor of Guns & Ammo.

Part 3 covers the Wheelock:

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Gadsden Flag

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Nerd

I know this isn’t firearm related, and I’m sorry, but it’s my blog, and I’ll post what I want :)   Anyway, I was fooling around in Photoshop, and came up with some cool Gadsden Flag wallpaper, and wanted to share them with you!

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Download them all in a zip file here: GadsdenFlags.zip (12.2MB)

Yeah, I even put two in there for you ladies :)   Enjoy!

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Tactical Tips (Video)

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Nerd

Ruger has been doing a great job of educating people that are new to firearms.  Their website and their YouTube Channel has a quite a nice library of videos – for beginners up to experienced shooters.

Today, I wanted to share a nice collection of self defense tips  in a series named Tactical Tips, featuring Dave Spaulding, a seasoned law enforcement officer.  Enjoy!

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History of the Gun (Part 2) – Matchlock

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Nerd

Ruger is producing a great series of videos titled  “History of the Gun” – hosted by Gary James, Senior Editor of Guns & Ammo.

Part 2 covers the Matchlock:

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Beginner Shooting Tips (Videos)

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Nerd

Ruger has been doing a great job of educating people that are new to firearms.  Their website and their YouTube Channel has a quite a nice library of videos – for beginners up to experienced shooters.

I’ll be sharing several series with you over the next few weeks, and to start things off, here is the video series “Beginner Shooting Tips.”

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[ Direct link to YouTube Playlist ]

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Happy 100th Birthday 1911

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Nerd

Photo taken by Oleg Volk

March 29th, 1911, the greatest handgun of all time was born.  John Moses Browning (may he rest in peace) is the father of this beautiful masterpiece.  Although he has 128 patents for other firearms, Browning is most remembered by the 1911.

So today, we remember the 1911, it’s history, and it’s maker.  Happy Centennial 1911!

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Leather Holster Causes Negligent Discharge

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Nerd

OK, we all know the four rules of gun safety, and we all know that that guns don’t just go BANG by themselves.  We’ve all been told that a holstered gun was a “safe” gun.  Well, you had better make sure it is!  Check this out!

Not sure of the original source, but I ran across this article about a man that had his Glock 19 fire a round while the gun was in his leather holster (Galco JAK202 Slide Belt Holster).  Apparently, the holster was rather worn, and the leather soft.  This caused the leather to fold, and in this case, enter the trigger guard when he sat down in his car.

Thankfully, he only suffered a minor injury, and nobody else was hurt. 

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More after the break.

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History of the Gun (Part 1) – Hand Cannon

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Nerd

Ruger is producing a great series of videos titled  “History of the Gun” – hosted by Gary James, Senior Editor of Guns & Ammo.

Part 1 covers the Hand Cannon:

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