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Stiff Arm
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November 25, 2005
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November 25, 2005
Last Sunday night, after shooting the 50 foot targets for the NRA Postal where my unofficial score was 534-6 out of 600-40 (there is no X ring in the two 50 foot Slow Fire targets) with a 96-3 on one of the Rapid Fire targets – not too shabby for this Marksman – a couple of the shooters stuck around for an hour of air pistol.
Practicing What I Preach
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November 16, 2005
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November 16, 2005
“Yeah, maybe he can talk the talk, but can he walk the walk?
What Is Bullseye?
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November 9, 2005
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November 9, 2005
Bullseye, or NRA Conventional Pistol, is a shooting at paper targets competition.
Value, Compromises and Learning To Shoot
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November 2, 2005
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November 2, 2005
Here are some less-than-obvious values to good equipment.
The bullet goes where the gun was aimed when the hammer was released.
Coach Pat Dolan
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October 26, 2005
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October 26, 2005
“Coach Pat,” Patrick Dolan, passed away last Friday, October 22, 2005.
Good Things Come In Threes
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October 23, 2005
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October 23, 2005
When I arrived home after work Friday, there was a FedEx note hanging on the front door.
Surrogate Shooting
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October 23, 2005
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October 23, 2005
A Bullseye-L email list member wrote:
"It is an absolutely perfect sunny Saturday here in Northern California.
Wad Gun
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October 19, 2005
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October 19, 2005
Okay, I’m convinced. My Springfield Armory “Mil-Spec” 1911 in Parkerized finish is becoming an impediment to my learning to shoot, but perhaps not in the way many would think.