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Getting Inside a Glock Magazine
I became involved in the shooting sports way, way back in 1980 or so. (Old fart alert!) Money was always in short supply, so I usually opted for surplus/used guns in order to stretch the budget. ...
Self Portrait
On my way to work. Gee, don’t I look serious?
Snake Charming Gun
My yard is fenced, and I keep the grass trimmed short. No one has lived in the shacks to either side, and the foliage is not only poisonous, but tall. I was tossing the ball for the dogs the othe...
Bacon and Egg Taco for Breakfast
I’ve never seen one of these on the menu at any restaurant, but I’d surely buy one if that should change. At least one. Probably not two. Probably.
The Things I Find Lurking in my Shower
It’s a striped bark scorpion, very common around here. Not a particularly large example, but with a painful sting nonetheless. A quick stop at the local hardware store brings us this. A product...
Shelter From the Cold
It was October of 2020, and it was an average day here in west Texas. The sun was shining, the temperature was 80 F (27 C), and the breeze was pleasant. But that was soon to change. A mass of …...
Paid Training
I started my students off focusing on safe gun handling, firearm storage, marksmenship. You know, the bare basics. It was all I could do, all I had time for, and it used up what resources I could...
Merry Christmas!
While waiting for Santa, enjoy what has become a holiday classic around here.
A Word About A 2016 Shooting Outside The White House
ABC News has posted video of the shooting that occurred on June 29, 2016. A single male approached the White House on foot, openly carrying a gun in his hand! What in the world did that idiot thi...
Finding Ammo
Riots, murder, burning and destruction! People interested in self defense have taken note. Firearms and ammunition are tough to find nowadays. I was in the local big chain sporting goods store an...