Gun Range Date Night – Part 2

by dave on March 25, 2012

You might be a redneck if you go with your wife on date nights to the Gun Range.  I guess that includes me.  Again.

Leaving the kids behind we again went out to the range for an evening of brass and gunpowder to play with our beloved Glocks.

We again returned to the Shootist in Englewood, CO (where Showtime shot a season of reality TV a couple years ago, and not far from where American Guns in Golden is filmed).

Its winter so we shoot a little less than in the summer, and what shooting I have done has been sight ins on rifles for hunting and target shooting.  Time to get back to small arms.

The wife had fun with requalifying on her NRA shooting, including a load of 1-handed and non dominant arm shooting which is always fun for a change up.  

In addition to our Glocks, I rented a Sig .45 to get a feel for it's recoil (didn't like it, and I wasn't as accurate / used to it as my Glocks).  

Later that weekend we also took a drive to a local sporting good shop and I took a look at their selection (including new and used Glocks) – just looking…  Some wives like seafood.  Mine like's shooting boxes of .40 (she likes seafood too, but settles for ice cream and guns too).  

Still a redneck I guess…

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Gunny Ermey Talks About Glocks

by dave on February 26, 2012

I've been a big fan of R. Lee Ermey (aka "Gunny") since I saw Full Metal Jacket 20 years ago.  Dude is hard as nails, direct, no b.s. former marine and it shows.

He's now a spokesman for Team Glock, and has some great comments about Glocks vs. other manufacturers.  He's spot on too, comparing Glocks to a comparable brand and see the difference, particularly in high use situations like running > 100 rounds and see how the slide and mechanism holds up to heat and compression.  

Not surprisingly, he also pontificates about caliber choices (he's a fan of the .45 and .40 caliber, not a big lover of the 9mm — at least for Police and Military use).  Enjoy (from Shooting Industry)

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Doomsday Preppers and Glocks

February 7, 2012

I'm a big fan of the doomsday genre and have been for about 10 years.  If you're into firearms and handguns, you might get some kicks out of reading some of Rawles Survival Blog (my favorite), or reading his book Patriots: Surviving the Coming Economic Collapse.   In the meantime, I'm looking forward to watching [...]

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Gen 4 Glock Demonstration with Grips

December 27, 2011

Sharing this short but informative video on the Glock Gen 4 grips and handling from the 2011 ShotShow.   It's also nice to see in video form the varying grips on the magazine (extended length on the compacts to make it easier for pinkie control if that's what you're wanting — I prefer it as [...]

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Testing the Glock 27 against its Big Brother the Glock 23

May 22, 2011

We we're out at the gun range near Ramah yesterday for about 4 hours.  My purpose (while the rest of the family toyed with Advanced Marksmanship qualifications and my 10-year old plinked prairie dog cutouts) — test our new Glock 27 subcompact against my compact Glock 23.   We picked up our G27 at Bass [...]

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Glock Challenge on Top Shot TV Show

April 30, 2011

Anybody catch the Mission Impossible style 120' drop challenge on Top Shot (the TV show on the History Channel)? Give the contestant a Glock 17 (full size, 17 round Glock 9mm) and suspend them from a crane, then let them shoot at baloons from 120' in the air and see how they do. Was a [...]

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Conceal Carry Permits and Glocks

April 23, 2011

My wife and I completed day 2 (9 hours including range time and legal) for our conceal carry weapon permit. The class was great, we we're lucky to get a phenomenal instructor and an off duty Supervisor for the town next to us that happened to teach the law portion. Depending on where you live, [...]

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Date Night at the Indoor Range – Glock Style…

April 7, 2011

It was Friday night, and my wife surprised me by organizing a date night at the gun range in Littleton with our Glocks…  I sure do love that woman. While it may not sound like that romantic a thing to do, think of it this way — we we're together, we had a great time, [...]

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12-Year Old Son Loves My Glock 40 and 9mm

April 2, 2011

It's true.  I think my son has found his first true love.  He loves my Glock 23.   Ok, he's only 12, and before you jump to the wrong conclusion you should know he's received the appropriate safety training, both formal and informal, has had about 8 hours of classroom time in firearms safety, and [...]

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There are Many Glocks Like it But This One is Mine

March 26, 2011

"This is my Glock.  There are many like it but this one is mine." Ok, so that saying has been modified a bit, but it's still true.  Glocks are among the most popular handguns in the world, loved by expert enthusiasts like Massad Ayoob (Director of Lethal Force Institute, 30 year police veteran) to common [...]

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