Apr 02 2010

STI Pistol Factory Tour

Category: Cool, Equipment, ProductsKen N. @ 7:46 pm

While in Texas recently Brian, his granddad and I visited the pistol maker STI in Georgetown, Texas (a bit north of Austin).

We enjoyed the tour greatly and were impressed by their operation and people. Brian’s report can be read here:

http://briankevinnelson.com/a-tour-of-the-sti-factory-134

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Jan 15 2010

No-Shoot t-shirt

Category: ProductsKen N. @ 8:09 am

http://www.zazzle.com/stupid_no_shoots_front_tshirt-235626780510734379

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I doubt most people at the mall would know what it meant, but you would, and that is all that matters!


Nov 08 2009

Atlanta Arms & Ammo

Category: Products, ReviewKen N. @ 6:44 pm

Brian and I wrote a guest post for The Firearm Blog about our visit to Atlanta Arms & Ammo.

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Brian & Ken see how ammo is made!

As a side note… I used their .40 match ammo in a class with Rob Leatham yesterday and it shot perfectly!  It made major but had less kick than traditional factory ammo and was reliable and accurate.


Sep 30 2009

Center of Mass Tactical

Category: ProductsKen N. @ 10:43 am

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COM Holster and Mag Pouch

Brian and I faired well at the Prize Table at the Utah USPSA Championship.

The gun was gone, but we were still early when we went up to the table and were glad to see the gift certificate from Center of Mass Tactical there on the table. We snatched it up.

They make excellent holsters and other accessories, and I needed a new holster for a Commander sized S&W 1911PD I intend to shoot in IDPA.

I e-mailed COM asking questions, and Rick Palmer, the owner, answered them the same evening. Awesome!

So I called and placed an order for one of Rick’s custom Kydex belt holsters and also a custom 1911 dual mag pouch.

COM will be at the Gun show in Vegas next Saturday (Santa Fe Casino) and Rick also said he is going to try and get out to Desert Sportsman and shoot the USPSA match Sunday morning.

If you can’t get to the gun show just visit them online at www.comholsters.com

Thanks, Rick, for running such a customer and result oriented business. And thanks for being one of the sponsors of our state match.


Mar 25 2009

Will Lend: Practical Pistol Books

Category: Products, ShootingKen N. @ 7:46 pm

Brian & I have a few books that have helped us get started in IDPA and IPSC/USPSA shooting.  We would be happy to lend them to you if are interested:

  Practical Shooting– Beyond Fundamentals
  Brian Enos

  Practical Shooting Fundamentals
  Matt Burkett

  Thinking Practical Shooting
  Saul Kirsch
  
  Perfect Practice – A guide to quality IPSC training
  Saul Kirsch

  Refinement & Repetition: Dry Fire Drills for Dramatic Improvement
  Steve Anderson

Just e-mail to arrange an exchange. I will also try to remember to bring them to the matches.


Feb 17 2009

USPSA themed shirts

Category: ProductsKen N. @ 1:23 pm

 

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Some nifty USPSA oriented shirts can be found at this link:

http://shop.cafepress.com/uspsa

CafePress is a neat “make it yourself” online shirt shop. Use designs others have put up, or make your own and upload it.  I’ve done it a few times before for band shirts and shirts for company parties. A  bit pricey but the customizability and ability to do short runs is nice.

The IDPA section has some interesting ones too:

http://shop.cafepress.com/idpa?go=Go