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Obscure Object of Desire: Sterling 302 .22LR Pistol
How did I find a Sterling 302? Well, it’s a long story. I’ve become a pretty big fan of auctions. Not Gunbroker-style auctions, but real auctions that move in real time.
I have a local firearm auction that I hit up every time they host an auction. I typically aim for historic, largely affordable firearms. Sometimes I see a gun get zero bids and if the price is right, I hit the bid button.
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Remember: After a Defensive Gun Use, the Media Is NOT Your Friend [VIDEO]
The mainstream media have a narrative they will project and protect until their dying days when it comes to the average citizen using a gun for self-defense. The best defensive gun uses, the ones that are clean and pure as the wind-driven snow, will be buried at the earliest opportunity. Meanwhile the media will exploit the others for sensationalism value and to further their anti-gun and just-call-911 narratives.
The media especially love to swarm and feed like piranha when the attacker’s family comes out to call foul after their relative has been shot, or if there’s the possibility of exploiting a racial component.
Building The Pig Truth, a .458 SOCOM Hog Hunting Rifle
[ED: Yesterday Jeremy wrote about a recent hot hunt that included his Pig Truth .458 SOCOM AR, a rifle that was purpose-built to reduce the number of pesky piggies that ravage the beautiful Texas landscape. We get occasional questions to this day about that gun, so now seems a good time to re-run Jeremy’s post from the fall of 2018 on what went into the fearsome hog slayer. Enjoy.]
It has been over a year since I wrote about a gun I personally own (and told you that I’d feature more of them), so I’m way overdue in presenting The Pig Truth to y’all.
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Your Good News Story of the Day: David Hogg Says He Doesn’t Intend to Reproduce
I’m never planning on having kids. I would much rather own a Porsche and have a Portuguese water dog and golden doodle. Long term it’s cheaper, better for The environment and will never tell you that it hates you or ask you to pay for college.
— David Hogg via Twitter
Like me? I’m never planning on having kids. I would much rather own a Porsche and have a Portuguese water dog and golden doodle.
Presenting The One Holster to Rule Them All
It’s got Bluetooth. Everything with Bluetooth is cool.
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Texas Border Town Residents Tool Up After ‘Migrant’ Crime Grows
It’s hard to believe that a significant portion of Texas residents aren’t already part of the gun owner community. However, in border towns, the number of those who aren’t gun owners continues to dwindle as Americans there feel increasingly unprotected against surging numbers of illegal aliens streaming through their communities, bringing crime with them.
Residents who are tired of having their dogs killed, being robbed in their homes, and having their outbuildings burglarized are increasingly turning to the great equalizer to protect their families.
Biden’s Interior Dept. Adds Anti-Gun Activist Ryan Busse to Hunting & Wildlife Council
Remember that time the Biden Administration thought they could get away with nominating a paid gun control lobbyist to run the agency that regulates firearms in this country? Someone who had, let’s say, a checkered work history and had openly advocated for banning the most popular rifles in America?
That didn’t work out well for Susan Rice and the rest of the Pennsylvania Avenue crew who command Biden’s War on Guns. David Chipman met fierce opposition, even among some Democrats, and his nomination eventually went down in flames.
FPC Court Victory: Federal Judge Blocks Delaware’s ‘Ghost Gun’ Ban
The Firearm Policy Coalition has a lot of legal actions currently in progress. And on Friday afternoon, they won an important round in a significant case. US District Court Judge Maryellen Norieka issued and order blocking enforcement of Delaware’s ban on ownership and possession of unserialized homemade firearms and unfinished 80% receivers.
No doubt this news will cause Delaware’s big gun control shills to go into vapor lock. At the same time, good guy gun owners will breathe a sigh of relief.
Gun Meme of the Day: And He Let It Be Known Edition
Paperwork is rough enough the first time. Please don’t make poor Dumbledore/Gandalf do it twice.
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South Texas Hunt With Armasight Contractor Thermal Scopes
This spring I drove down to the very southernmost tip of Texas, nearly to Brownsville to do a little night hunting with Armasight‘s new Contractor thermal scopes. Nighttime hunting is extremely popular in Texas for a few reasons, but regardless of why you’re doing it you’ll be well served by some quality night vision equipment.
Texas is home to dozens of non-native / invasive / pest species of animals, which have different hunting regulations from game animals.
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Report: The Postal Service Spied on Attendees of VCDL’s 2021 Lobby Day in Richmond, Virginia
There are apparently still people — some who frequent this web site — who believe that what they say and otherwise communicate online is private. As a former girlfriend’s mother would have said, “Oh, bless their hearts.”
The more cynical among us have assumed for years that the FBI, NSA, CIA and who knows how many other alphabet agencies whose remits include anything they call ‘law enforcement’ or ‘national security’ can and do hoover up information from individuals and groups in the U.S.
Things That Don’t Suck: The ExtraCarry Mag Pouch
Carrying a spare magazine isn’t tough to do, but it can be cumbersome at times. Sometimes the traditional belt-mounted solution is impossible due to how you are dressed. IWB options exist, but I get tired of dealing with an IWB holster, so I don’t want an IWB mag pouch.
There are numerous in-the-pocket options on the market, and I’ve experimented and enjoyed a few. The head honcho at ExtraCarry got in touch and asked if I wanted to give their concealed pocket mag pouch a spin.
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Wyoming Shooters Set New ELR Record With a 4.4 Mile Shot
Twenty-four seconds from trigger pull to impact. A downward trajectory of 48 degrees. Hand-lathed custom bullets. Impacts that spotters couldn’t see so had to listen for. That’s what the shooters of the Nomad Rifleman team were dealing with who set a new ELR record with a 4.4 mile rifle shot.
The shooters involved in the effort — which has been in the planning since 2020 — were shooting a custom-built rifle chambered in .416 Barrett.
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Gun Meme of the Day: Patches Hold it All Together Edition
Gaps here, shortcomings there…hold it together with patches!
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ZeroTech Announces the New Vengeance 5-25×56 34mm ZeroStop FFP Rifle Scope
From ZeroTech Optics . . .
ZeroTech Optics is pleased to introduce our newest addition to the Vengeance family, the FFP precision rifle powerhouse 5-25x56mm riflescope!
Designed with PRS and long range enthusiasts in mind, ZeroTech Optics engineered the Vengeance 5-25x56mm riflescope to meet the demands, practicality and budget of the fastest growing shooting sport in recent times.
Each feature of the Vengeance is specifically designed to meet and exceed the expectations of a PRS and long range shooter, providing the shooter the ability to put rounds on target with speed, and most importantly, precision.
LAWFARE: Cook County Forest Preserves Threaten to Arrest CCW Holders Legally Carrying Guns
For those new to the gun culture, the Land of Lincoln was the last state in the union to enact a concealed carry law. It only happened after the federal courts ruled Illinois’ prohibition on carry was unconstitutional. And even then, facing a looming court deadline, the Illinois General Assembly waited until the last hours of the last day of the court’s deadline to override a stubborn governor’s veto to approve a new carry law.
Adaptive Defensive Shooting Summit Takes Shooters From ‘I Can’t’ to ‘I Can’
The 2022 Adaptive Defensive Shooting Summit (ADSS) is an accessible shooting event for people with disabilities of all skill levels and knowledge of firearms that features both training with world-class instructors and IDPA-style pistol competition.
Carey McWilliams has been legally blind since he was 10 years old. He also became the first legally blind person in the United States to obtain a concealed carry permit when he did so in 2000.
Everytown: Colleges Have Too Many Nutjobs, Drunks and Stoners to Allow Anyone to Carry a Gun on Campus
The vast majority of states and colleges prohibit guns from being carried on campus either by law or choice. However, in recent years the gun lobby has pushed legislation to force guns onto college campuses against the wishes of most students, staff, and campus law enforcement. There is no evidence that allowing guns on campuses reduces crime or makes campuses safer. In fact, campuses are already incredibly safe and adding guns to the mix only makes them less so.
APEX’s New Limited Edition Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Habitat Waterfowl Blend Shotgun Shells
From Apex Ammunition . . .
APEX Ammunition, makers of premium, ultra-high-density Tungsten Super Shot (TSS) shotshells, is pleased to introduce its new limited-edition, Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Habitat Waterfowl Blend.
Available in 3-inch, 12-gauge shells, this handcrafted “duplex load” combines No. 8 TSS with No. 3 S3 zinc-plated steel for a versatile, hard-hitting load whether you are shooting over decoys on opening day or trying to bring down warier, late-season waterfowl.
Gun Meme of the Day: No Queen Of Mine Edition
Damn right! Or something? Whatever. Meghan who?
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