Last week you may remember I wrote an article about how Dicks Sporting Goods has instituted a policy of asking for someone’s citizenship status when selling ammunition. I contacted Dicks customer service regarding this issue last week and below is the response I received from the customer service person: Hi Lucas, Thank you for contacting DICK’S Sporting Goods. It is always our goal to ensure our customer’s satisfaction by offering quality brand products, store services …

Just a not-so-hypothetical question about cheating at IDPA matches… If someone is given advanced knowledge of the stages for a match, or is able to shoot the exact stages before the actual match, is that cheating? I’m not talking about the Match Director shooting the stage to get the angles setup correctly, I’m talking about someone being allowed to practice the stages days or even weeks before the actual match. In IDPA, individual walkthroughs are …

Has anyone else been following this? As someone who spends a good amount of time in the outdoors, I’ve been monitoring this situation over the past couple of weeks. With over 1,100 cases reported nation wide, and over 40 deaths, this is definitely something to be aware of. This morning the CDC announced that this current outbreak is the largest ever recorded. Texas seems to be the epicenter of the outbreak, but 47 of the …

Sunday morning I was in the break room at work hammering down coffee like a crazy person when I heard Ben Stein’s unmistakable voice on the TV, and something about Gun Control. I immediately perked up, and my blood pressure began to rise, as I was expecting some hippy-liberal-douchebag feel good gun control nonsense. I was pleasantly surprised with what Mr. Stein had to say. He made valid points, and a well thought out statement. …

This morning I headed over to my local Dick’s Sporting Goods to look for some cleats for shooting USPSA in, and I of course found myself over in the shooting department after locating the shoes I wanted. I hadn’t been in Dick’s in a while and I was quite surprised to see the amount of AR-15 accessories, and black rifles they had on the wall. I noticed they had some shotgun shells on sale, so …

There are several reports coming out regarding a shooting at the Charlotte, NC gun show today. I was not in attendance, however I can only imagine that there was some horrible negligence on behalf of the shooter. Early reports yielded several different stories regarding exactly what happened, but it now appears that a vendor entered the show with a round in the pipe, and in the process of clearing the weapon at a later time, …

The wonderful, gun-unfriendly peoples republic of New York has introduced a senate bill that would limit law abiding citizens from purchasing more than 500 rounds of ammunition in a 30 day period. This legislation has been introduced by NY senators after the mass shooting in Colorado. What these legislators fail to recognize is that the shooting in CO would NOT have been prevented by this legislation. All this bill would do if passed is restrict …

On Sunday, August 13, 2012 I headed up to The Range in Oxford, NC for their IDPA match. The Range is hosting two of the big three IDPA matches this year, being the Carolina Cup, and the 2012 IDPA Nationals. Frank Glover, the owner of The Range always puts on a good match, and Sunday was no exception. The stages were very technical requiring the shooter to think, as well as some challenging shots. We …

About two years back I purchased a Maxpedition Jumbo EDC Versipack to carry my every day carry (EDC) gear. I wanted a bag to carry some essentials (pistol, spare magazines, water bottle, small first aid “boo boo” kit) and a couple other things. Since receiving the bag, I’ve used it in a number of different ways, from just tossing it in the trunk when commuting, to using it as a range bag, and I’ve even …

On Saturday I headed down to H2O Fowl Farms for their monthly IDPA match. This match consisted of 6 stages as usual with one blind stage. As usual, I was shooting my S&W M&P9 Pro. One of the things that I really like about this match is the early start time. Registration opens at 8am, and shooting starts right at 9am. This allows us to shoot 6 stages, and head off for lunch somewhere, and …