Author Archives: wizardpc

IDPA does not train you for real life

By | September 27, 2013

You probably have run across this picture of the Kenya Mall Attack: Now, if you’re like me, you’re probably wondering why the hell those two guys on the left look like they’re running the Realest IDPA stage ever*. Well, the reason is because they were at and IDPA match when all that started. IDPA doesn’t… Read More »

Gun Porn: That’s not a revolver. THIS is a revolver

By | September 24, 2013

Same group as last week’s picture. This week we have Magnum Research’s Biggest, Finest Revolver in .45-70. The owner said the barrel is aftermarket. He let me shoot it a few times and it’s….FANTASTIC! I hit a steel popper at 200 yards on like the second or third round.

Full Circle

By | September 22, 2013

Those of you that have been following along at home know that about a year ago I got an M&P15-22. Originally, I set it up as a .22 copy of my main AR. Pretty quickly after that, I made some modifications to my main AR and then tried to set up the M&P15-22 as an… Read More »

On the Starbucks thing

By | September 18, 2013

I think what they have done is a perfectly reasonable reaction. I say that as an open carry advocate and 3-venti-per-week customer. My recollection of how this has gone is something like this: A couple of years ago, CSGV decided to make a stink about Starbucks not banning guns. We responded with the first “Starbucks… Read More »

Notes from the weekend

By | September 16, 2013

DWH became a daddy. Cute kid, notwithstanding 😀 Fall is apparently here now. It was 45 degrees Saturday morning. Speaking of Fall, my new house has trees. Lots of them. With leaves. That are coming off. This is a new and frightening experience for me, because it might mean manual labor. Protip: When ordering an… Read More »

Gun Porn: Box Mag Remington 700

By | September 10, 2013

It’s topped with a Weaver Target T-36X40 1/8 Riflescope sitting on a DNZ Game Reaper mount. The actual box mag conversion and stock are from a company that is no longer in operation, according to the gentleman who owns this rifle.