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A Firearms Odyssey: Hunting for Boomers, Gunning for Prairie Rats, My Introduction to .22 BR, Tube Guns, Shooting ‘The Great White Buffalo’ and the Sporting Rifle Match (Where I Met My Match) – Part 2
Gunning for Prairie Rats At the time of Boomershoot in April of 2009, I had never tried my hand at shooting prairie dogs. I’d been subscribing to both Precision Shooting and The Varmint Hunter magazines for several years, … Continue reading
Posted in Have Gun, Will Travel
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A Firearms Odyssey: Hunting for Boomers, Gunning for Prairie Rats, My Introduction to .22 BR, Tube Guns, Shooting ‘The Great White Buffalo’ and the Sporting Rifle Match (Where I Met My Match) – Part 1
od.ys.sey (noun) a long series of travels and adventures For many of you who have been reading this blog over the years, the topic of Boomershoot will be familiar, having been written about, referenced and photographed on many occasions. … Continue reading
Posted in Boomershoot, Have Gun, Will Travel
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So Long Old Friend
It’s mid-December in the afternoon. The skies are grey and a cold front is moving through mid-Michigan , taking the temperature from mid 50’s down to the low 40’s. The winds are blowing strong with gusts to nearly 30 mph. … Continue reading
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When The Gales of November Come Early . . . .
Today we had our first really cold blast of goodbye fall, hello winter complete with high winds blowing some light snow flurries almost horizontal. For some reason I thought of this event from 36 years ago and was reminded that … Continue reading
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Uhh . . . excuse me sir . . . Mr. Roget . . . What’s another word for Boomershoot? I cannot find such a word in your book.
I’m tempted to load up some .38-55 cartridges and try this repeater in the high intensity event. I wonder if 1600-1700 fps will do the trick at 30 yds?
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Took A Little Trip Down To The Camp Perry CMP Store . . . .
. . . . Was not disappointed.
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