Archive for August, 2008
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is inviting Washington, D.C., residents to a free introduction to handgun shooting on Sunday, August 24, at the Arlington-Fairfax Chapter, Isaak Walton League, Shooting Range. Designed for first-time shooters, the seminar includes a classroom session and supervised live-fire on the range.
This First Shots(R) seminar offers sessions at 8 am and 9:30 am. The range is located at 14708 Mount Olive Road in Centreville, Virginia. Pre-registration is required at www.nssf.org/firstshots or by calling 203-426-1320. The seminar is for District residents who are at least 21 years old.
Developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and hosted by independent shooting facilities, First Shots(R) is an introductory program that provides the public with opportunities to give shooting a try. This special First Shots seminar for DC residents will provide participants with a comprehensive introduction to handgun shooting by qualified instructors that includes handgun safety, DC firearms ownership requirements, shooting fundamentals, hands-on instruction and how and where to continue.
First Shots is one of many NSSF programs working to increase awareness of and participation in the shooting sports. For more information on First Shots, visit www.nssf.org/firstshots.
Proving once again that Texans have good, common sense, the school district in Harrold, TX has approved the carrying of concealed firearms by teachers and staff.
David Thweatt, superintendent of the Harrold Independent School District, said the district authorized concealed weapons by teachers because of extended response times by law enforcement.
“When the federal government started making schools gun-free zones, that’s when all of these shootings started. Why would you put it out there that a group of people can’t defend themselves? That’s like saying ‘sic ‘em’ to a dog,” Thweatt said in a story published Friday on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Web site.
Teachers who want to carry a firearm must have a Texas license to carry a concealed handgun. Additionally, they must receive training in crisis management and hostile situations. Interestingly, the district is also mandating that the handguns be loaded with “ammunition designed to minimize the risk of ricochet.” I presume that they are requiring frangible rounds such as Glaser Safety Slugs or MagSafe Ammo.
“The naysayers think (a shooting) won’t happen here. If something were to happen here, I’d much rather be calling a parent to tell them that their child is OK because we were able to protect them,” Thweatt said.
Amen, brother.
Winchester Giving Up to $100 in Gas Cards for Ammunition Purchases
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Winchester Ammunition is giving gas cards to customers who purchase AA ammunition from them before then end of October. Winchester will give you up to $100 in gas depending on how many boxes of ammo you buy. The full details on this gas rebate are here.
Brownells Mails 61st Catalog: New Features and Gun Gear
Posted by: | CommentsBrownells has started mailing the new, 61st edition of their annual catalog. Up to a whopping 576 pages, the new catalog offers new gun products from Brownells, plus some tweaking to help you find what you want.
The new catalog now features color-coded ‘tabs’ on the end of the pages to highlight the different sections. If you have the 60th edition, the ‘tabs’ at the end of the 1911 and AR-15 sections have been added to all of the sections of the catalog. So sections like “Rifle/Shotgun Sights” and “Metal Finishing” are labeled for easy reference.
Also, Brownells has started to label products that are made in the USA. Unfortunately, Brownells states in the forward that the research of all of their prodcuts was not complete at the time of publication, so the catalog may not show “Made In The USA” for some products that rightfully deserve this designation. Brownells states their website is current.
The catalog is $5.00, but if you hold a Curios and Relics (C&R) license, or tell them that Tom Gresham from Gun Talk sent you, they’ll ship you one for free.
Free Ruger Mini-14 Magazine
Posted by: | CommentsSturm, Ruger & Co. is offering a nice incentive to buyers of the Mini-14 rifles. Buy a Ruger Mini-14 by October 31, 2008, and Ruger will send you a free 20 round magazine. Full details are here on Ruger’s site.
I recently picked up the second edition of Modern Reloading
As many loading manuals are, Modern Reloading is divided into two basic parts. The first half of the book is devoted to explaining the process of handloading cartridges and
shotshells, as well as describing bullet casting. The second half of the book is devoted to load data.
Richard Lee, the founder of Lee Precision, does an excellent job in walking the reader through the steps in reloading a cartridge. Lee’s causal writing allows the reader to easily grasp an understanding of headpsace without bogging down into unneeded complicated explanations. Although I have been reloading for some years now, I still found the front half of the book to be an enjoyable and informative read.
Modern Reloading claims to have the “world’s most comprehensive load data.” I do not have any way of proving or disproving this claim, but I can tell you that I found a lot more load data than I expected to find on some less common cartridges such as the 7.62×54R (3 pages) and 7mm Shooting Times Westerner (2 pages).
One unique aspect to the Modern Reloading load data is the inclusion of powder measurement by volume in addition to weight. All other load manuals list powder measurements exclusively in weight (grains). Modern Reloading also includes the volume measurements for reloaders using the powder dippers
Modern Reloading is one of the least expensive load books on the market. I suppose that I should expect that it would be, as Richard Lee built his company for the value-conscious buyer. Frankly, I would suggest this book at double it’s price, so at $17.93 on Amazon
