Take a good hard and close look at the 2011 Remington Catalog. On page 66 there is a blurb for the 450 Bushmaster Premier Accutip load. This blurb makes the claim that the Accutip provides “supreme accuracy” while delivering “A big dose of aerodynamics“. They go on to claim that Accutip “delivers delivers exceptional flight characteristics for ultimate downrange precision and sustained energy.”
Oh really? Hmmm… That’s interesting. Let’s take a look at the ballistic tables on page 107. Continue reading Calling Shennanigans on Remington
Tag Archives: Shooting
.308 Range Ups in MOA
I had posted this on my Facebook page… thought I would hit it here too for those guys asking about .308 stuff and for those guys getting into .308’s. This is generally what the US Marines teach their Snipers, and what I learned at LRI. You and your .308 set up might be different. But these will get you in the ball park. You will still have to get out there with your rifle, your Data Book, and a Spotter to help you, so you can find your scope’s dope at each interval… but this little road map will help you get there. Continue reading .308 Range Ups in MOA
Crusader LEO Iron Curtain Interdiction Rifle
Got an interesting email today that made me think. What would you guys think of a Custom Rifle based on something from behind the Iron Curtain? Continue reading Crusader LEO Iron Curtain Interdiction Rifle
Beware the Man with One Gun…
The old line goes “Beware the man with one gun, because he knows how to use it.” Or something along those lines. From my experience, that old line is a poor excuse for not buying more guns. The most experienced shooters I know have a ton of guns, and they know how to shoot all of them. Continue reading Beware the Man with One Gun…
Hunting Guy or Tactical Guy.
A big chunk of the shooting community seems to be in two camps. Hunting Guys and Tactical Guys and I’ve heard arguments between the two about who is better and all that nonsense. I know guys on both sides of that line in the sand.
One side buys long brown guns and fire rounds never used by the Military. They will also use pointy sticks and strings to bring down big game. These guys can load their guns backwards and then kill an Elk with it. They camo up and blend in with their surroundings like the Predator and will mimic their prey and get within spitting distance.
The other guys buy guns that are Black or Coyote Tan and they fire rounds by the bucket loads and practice shooting their Semi’s with speed and accuracy that is unprecedented in Military History. They will rip into a target like a hurricane, dominate a situation, and counter any threat they come across. Both sides have strong points. Continue reading Hunting Guy or Tactical Guy.
Top Shot Season 2
It’s the hip thing for all the super serious “Real Shooters” out there to dis on Top Shot. You can look in pretty much any Gun Forum and find the same general vibe. They hate Top Shot because of the Drama, yet they admit that the shooting stages look like a lot of fun.
If I had a million dollars
You know that song from the “Bare Naked Ladies”? Fun group, even if they have no ladies in the band and thankfully the guys are not naked. The song is light hearted and fun, about what they would do if they had a million dollars.
My answer was always along the lines of “New truck and pay off the house” kind of stuff. Maybe a new gun. Boring stuff.
Shotguns are Awesome
GOTTA LOVE IT!
NC Alcohol Bureau’s 1911’s
NC Alcohol Bureau has to ditch their unreliable weapons.
This is an interesting article and needs to be read. To see what these guns are, take a look here. As you guys know, I am a huge fan of the 1911. It is a romance kind of thing. I can’t help myself. However I am also a huge fan of the Glock, because, well, Glocks take away doubt. Doubt about reliability. Doubt about reliabilty can really put a sour taste in my mouth about any gun.
As much as I love the 1911, one company has caused more than one raised eyebrow for me. And that company is Kimber. About two years ago I started seeing some Quality Control issues with Kimber. Some of them minor details, others glaringly obvious factory fumbles. I had to send two guns back to the factory that had just arrived. In my Defensive Pistol training classes, I had a couple Kimbers come through that didn’t want to run… one in particular, a full sized SIS, just about refused to function altogether. That thing jammed like a jazz band.
Gimmicks
In the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade we see a lot of Gimmicks. Some of them look like gimmicks but are actually quite handy for certain specific tasks… while others look like they could be handy, but are actually really useless. The king of useless has to be the most persistent one.
I first heard of this guy way back in the very early days of “The Firing Line”. This gimmick was laughed off the board pretty quickly. He’s popped up now and again, here and there over the years… insisting that he has the true light and knowledge.
I don’t know his name, but I’ll call him “Finger Shelf Guy.” He emailed me asking for a link and I was nice to him, saying that this is counter to what I teach so I can’t do that. The guy bows out and I don’t hear from him again for a week. Then all the sudden he shows up on WETHEARMED with an all new video about how great the finger shelf is and how everyone else is wrong. Here’s the thread. Enjoy.