Protecting your guns from rust

AccurateShooter has an article about a couple of ways to protect your guns from rust, for instance, when storing them away for the winter. I had to put all my guns into storage for a few months earlier this year, and although I live in a relatively dry climate (California) I didn’t want to [...]

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A call to arms… er, phones

In my previous post about AB 962, commenter “glen” pointed out:
There’s a very active grass-roots effort underway at Calguns.net to contact the Governor urging defeat of AB 962 (and SB 585, the Cow Palace gun show ban). Please write the Gov. Schwarzenegger and urge him to veto this bill — he’s our last chance to [...]

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AB 962

As has been reported elsewhere, the California Legislature passed AB 962, which creates new restrictions on the sale or delivery of ammunition in California. The latest version isn’t nearly as bad as the original version (which, for instance, limited transfers to 50 rounds a month), but the one thing that concerns me the most [...]

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Bunch-o-links

Few interesting links I’ve come across lately:

Video about the Lake City Ammunition Plant
Exploding blog. The name kinda says it all.
DoJ Firearm Examiner Training. A great site with lots of information on the history and manufacturing of firearms, ammunition, ammunition components, etc. It’s pretty detailed and informative, but concise enough to be read [...]

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Make your own primers! (sorta)

If you reload, I’m sure you’ve noticed that primers are practically impossible to get these days, unless you’re willing to pay 2-3x retail price. Anyway, as a “last resort” it’s apparently possible to make your own primers! I wouldn’t expect much reliability/consistency (or safety) out of them, but I thought it was cool [...]

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Gun Porn

I’m going to be out of town for the summer, so I had to put my gun safe and guns into storage. Before I put each of my rifles into Zerust bags, I lined ‘em up and took a picture, since I rarely pull them all out of the safe at once.
From top to [...]

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Right handed, Left handed, Wrong handed?

I’ve heard it said that if you want to be a good shooter, you have to shoot using your dominant eye. For years, I’ve ignored this piece of advice, and have been shooting right handed even though I am left-eye dominant (and also left-handed). I am now trying to decide if I should [...]

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Real-world test of iPhone ballistics apps

I’m in Coalinga, CA for the California State Service Rifle Championships. I have no ambitions (or chance) of winning anything, but having only shot on 200 yard ranges, I wanted to try shooting at a full 600 yard range. Normally, I shoot 69 grain bullets, but for this occasion, I loaded up some [...]

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Decisions behind my next rifle

Over the last few months, I’ve been trying to decide what my next rifle is going to be. I already have a couple of rifles in .223, so I knew I wanted something bigger. I also knew I wanted a rifle I could use in long range practical matches, in short-to-mid distance silhouette [...]

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Bolt action AR

Although I liked my Remington 700 VTR in .223, I also love the AR. It just feels right, in any position, standing, sitting, or prone. Maybe it’s the pistol grip, or the length of pull, or something else, but it just fits and is very comfortable to shoot. Of course, the wide [...]

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