In the darkest depths of hell the Texas Star was born. With its tentacles of death, it holds five steel plates. The mere sight of this metal beast is enough to make competitors weak in the knees. Of all the common USPSA props, this is the one that defeats shooters before they ever set foot [...]
In just a few short days, the 2013 Burt Shaffer Memorial – Sanctioned IDPA Match will get underway at Ontelaunee Rod and Gun Club. Match staff is scheduled to shoot on Saturday May 18th with AM and PM Shooter Squads the following day. Earlier this afternoon Dave Bair, Ontelaunee IDPA Match Director, posted the Stages [...]
Pre-News: Upcoming Burt Schaeffer Memorial Match (Sanctioned IDPA Match) Featuring the Angrypig Shooting Team in the next Podcast In The News: Two Houston schools cancel NRA gun safety classes Pro-gun billboard featuring Native Americans draws ire Featured Content: Practical Pistol Show by Ben Stoeger When The Balloon Goes Up Interview with Joyce Wilson Cigar Recommendation: [...]
I like to think of myself as one of the few USPSA Shooters that can discuss IDPA without a negative bias towards my sport of choice. I am a USPSA Shooter first and an IDPA Shooter second. I tend to shoot IDPA for fun and to practice with my carry gun. This approach allows me [...]
A couple of weeks ago I put together a blog post introducing you to my family’s new hobby, Square Foot Gardening. To be honest, I was rather surprised by the feedback I recieved. I mean, for a blog filled with these sort of many-man hobbies of guns, cigars, and booze, I wasn’t expecting much the [...]
Earlier this week I received an email from the Match Director at Southern Chester. I was asked if I had anything in the draft stage to use on the 75 yard range because he had something planned for the 50 yard range (the 50 is the range I tend to design for since it offers [...]
Being told “Good move at the end, though” was the only good thing to come out of my Stage 1 run at yesterdays USPSA Match. Realizing that I was going to get whacked for 2 Mikes at the end of the stage, I made a quick decision to spread them out over two targets to [...]
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, the Shooting The Breeze Firearms Podcast has been on hiatus as of late. I had some issues crop up which left me little time to work on the show. On top of that, I learned the hard way that producing a weekly podcast, running between 45 and 60 minutes, was [...]
Like most families, my wife and I are feeling the pressures of the current economy. Things like groceries, which we’ve never put a whole lot of thought into, are getting more expensive. When we decided to start living a healthier lifestyle, we were a bit surprised at how much fresh vegetables cost as opposed to [...]
