E D Skinner
Fiction, facts, and philosophy
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Bullseye

Oops!
Posts
12/31/12

The batteries in my quick access gun safe have died and wherever I put the primary backup key five years ago, well, it just …

Broken Extractor, Ho Hum
Posts
12/31/12

After two Timed Fire shots in the centerfire portion of yesterday’s 1800 “postal”, the slide of my 1911 …

Persistence
Posts
12/30/12

In the centerfire portion of today’s L Match, I fired six 99s in a row. Annoyed, I announced, “the next one will …

You Guess
Posts
12/29/12
Personal Gun Free Zone
Posts
12/28/12

Make yourself into a target?

Choice of Prey
Posts
12/27/12

The handgun is the air soft 1911 I’ve mentioned before. It’s Sayonara for pigeons and Grackles, but only …

2013 Desert Midwinter
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12/23/12

(2009 Desert Midwinter Conventional Championship)

The official bulletins for the 2013 Desert Midwinter Competition …

Air Soft Head Shot
Posts
12/23/12

My CO2 powered air soft 1911 will deliver a fatal hit to birds, but only if it’s a head shot. That’s …

South/Central AZ BlogShoot
Posts
12/22/12

I was there last year and had a great time. Bring something to shoot, something free-standing to shoot at, or just show up. …

ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
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12/20/12

This was the defiant refusal by the greeks at Thermopylae when told to lay down their arms by Persian invaders. While …