E D Skinner
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Desert Midwinter 2013, Day 2 of 4
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2/23/13

If the bullet – not the hole but “the bullet” – touches an inner line, the shooter gets the better …

Desert Midwinter 2013, Day 1 of 4
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2/21/13

In the first of the four days of the Conventional portion of the 2013 Desert Midwinter Competition in Phoenix …

The Pistol Shooter’s Treasury
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2/20/13

It is better than shooting because, if you’re shooting wrong, you’ll spend years figuring it out on your …

Unexpected Pleasures
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2/17/13

I went to the range Friday afternoon to both get some trigger practice and also to test the loads in the brass that …

It’s the Square Thing
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2/14/13

Or, if you prefer, “It’s the red thing, not the black thing.”

Regardless, ya’ gotta’ …

Desert Midwinter Begins in One Week
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2/13/13
Scale Stabilization
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2/11/13

I have some 200 grain sample bullets to test. My first test is to see how consistent is the weight from one bullet to the …

Bulge Be Gone
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2/10/13

For some time (as in years) I’ve been having a rare but persistent problem when reloading. When the Dillon 650 …

Bi-focal Addendum
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2/9/13

I added an Addendum here about adding a pair of plain old-fashioned bi-focals to my DIY eyeglasses order. With a red dot, …

Sustained Fire Practice
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2/8/13

So I spent a couple of hours doing solo practice at the range. Because I wanted most of my attention on trigger …