Over the weekend I had the pleasure of attending my first IDPA Match at Ontelaunee Rod and Gun Club. Ever since I started researching competitive shooting, a couple of years ago, I’ve both read and heard good things about this particular club. As such, Ontelaunee has been on my list of clubs to visit for some time now. After registration was complete, I squadded up and was eager to get shooting. My first stage of the day would be Stage …
Month: October 2012
Ever since I began looking into Competitive Shooting, I have heard and read great things about Ontelaunee Rod and Gun Club. For some time now the club has been on my list of places to visit. I was finally able to cross them off of that list today and upon doing so, they were added to my list of clubs to shoot at more often. Even though I didn’t shoot the best match, I genuinely enjoyed myself and hope to …
If you are into shooting, you are probably familiar with the name Julie Golob. She is a highly accomplished professional shooter with a number of titles. She has appeared on a number of televised shooting programs, which most recently include Top Shot, Top Guns, and Shooting USA. What you may not know about Julie Golob (or perhaps you do if you’ve been listening to my Shooting The Breeze Podcasts – Episode 34 | Episode 25 | Episode 19 | Episode …
Yesterday morning I spent the first few minutes of my day skimming my Twitter Feed. As I scrolled along, I came across a Tweet from When The Balloon Goes Up about Winter Weather Carry. Two things are discussed in this post. The first is winter weather carry, just as the title of the post implies. The second is the flawed logic of carrying that big ol’ Government Model 1911 just because you’re wearing a big fluffy coat. In regards to …
Several weeks back I had the pleasure of getting an early look at an upcoming EDC, Range, and Preparedness Gear online store. That store was an extension of When The Balloon Goes Up, owned and operated by Ron Larimer. I haven’t known Ron terribly long but he has proved himself to be one of the industry good guys. When I was in the market for Warren Tactical Sights for my Glock 19, Ron went out of his way to save …
There is a saying in USPSA that goes something like “If you’re moving, you’re reloading”. On the surface it doesn’t sound like much, but trust me, if you shoot USPSA you probably take that saying to heart. A standing reload is something all shooters avoid like the plague. In a sport that revolves around speed and accuracy, a standing reload could mean the difference between 1st place and 5th place. As a result, shooters in Production, Limited 10, Single Stack, …
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