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    Scored on PA buck with handgun

    Scored on a nice 8-point buck last week using one of my handguns. T/C Contender in 7-30 Waters with handloaded Hornady 139g SST’s
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    Henry Rifle or Marlin?

    I've got the itch for a lever action rifle. Had the itch for a long time now. I know before Marlin was bought by Remington, that Marlin was the rifle to get. The "Rem-lins" have had some quality issues or so I've read. The other option is the Henry. I fondled both at my LGS the other day; a...
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    Couple of target pics from earlier today

    Grab a few hours of range time before having to head to work this afternoon. Shot from a CMP 1943 SA/SG M1 Garand with 150gr FMJ, 57.0gr of IMR-4895 at 100yds from a bench. Good shooting for a 61 year old rifle. CMP 1943 Remington 1903A3, same load, same distance.
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    Goin' for bear

    Gettin ready to turn in, going for PA black bear in the morning. Going to be carrying my SRH .44mag, sure would be nice to get one with a handgun. I'll be using it again next week for deer. Hopefully we'll get some decent weather. Last few years have been warm and wet I think. Good luck to...
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    Happy Birthday to the USMC, November 10th

    Yup.......its 227 years young!!!!! Happy Birthday to all my fellow Marines!!!!! 1979-1983 0351 Anti-tank Assaultman Echo Co. 2/6 Camp LeJeune, NC
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    Crying Eagle

    I typed this once, and am posting it to several of my freguently visited sites. Hello all, I just got back from a two-day firearms instructor conference in NJ. I did learn some interesting stuff, however that is not the purpose of this post. I sat down at my computer a little while ago, fired...
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    T&T Star Bullets

    Anyone ever try these bullets??? Good, bad, indifferent??? Looking to buy them for my .45, 9mm and .380. Don't like shooting lead, but I think these are copper plated. Any info??
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    It ain't easy out there....

    Teen Sentenced to 12 Years for Shooting Cop 6/15/01 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A 16-year-old boy who pleaded guilty to shooting a police officer in the face last April was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday. Metro Youth Services Officer Joe Cooper had stopped Marquice Lindsley, who was 15...
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    Vest saves another LEO

    Vest Saves Officer Shot Five Times 6/15/01 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Authorities believe a bullet-resistant vest saved the life of a metro police officer that was shot five times early Thursday morning after making a traffic stop. Officer Wesley Charles “Chuck” Tilley, 29, was hit five times with...
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    Why use a gun....

    when you can use your voice. Fellow LEO's will love this. Oklahoma Officer Barks at Suspect; Suspect Surrenders 6/7/01 EDMOND, Okla. – An Edmond police officer barked and growled a suspect out of the woods and into giving up after a chase on Tuesday. “Come out if you don’t want to get...
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    Bank robbers pose as cops.........

    Just what we need...... Robbers Pose as Commando Cops 6/4/01 ATLANTA – Witnesses believe four heavily armed robbers wearing commando outfits and yelling as they stormed a bank in Atlanta Friday were actually three men and a woman. At 10:30 a.m. the four burst into the SunTrust Bank on...
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    The one round.........

    Why oh why is it that I can almost never find that one empty case lying on the ground somewhere??? I'm a reloader and always pick up my brass, and any other that I find lying on the ground. I usually only shoot 5 or 10 rounds (from a semi-auto), pause to check groupings, analyze something in my...
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    Sig P220 - Firing pin swipe

    Went shooting my P220 this past weekend, everything went ok. I reload/handload so I picked up all my brass and when I looked at them I noticed a firing pin swipe on it. I know some weapons leave marks on the primers, my Beretta 92FS leaves a dimple.....nothing wrong with the gun, has always done...
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    Officer recovers his stolen weapon

    http://www.thebackup.com/news.asp#-2008102782
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    New Sig

    Ok...finally gone and done it. Been debating about picking up another duty weapon......was tossing around the Colt 1991 A1, Beretta Cougar...couple of others. Wife and I walked into the shop tonight....and out I walked with a Sig P220 .45 acp two-tone with night sights. The pistol is slightly...
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    New Gun Purchase

    Thoughts on either the Beretta Cougar .45 or the Colt 1991 A1 .45?? Will be used as a second duty weapon.
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    9mm and the Navy SEALS

    Just wondering if anyone else saw the History Channel last week, they did a show on the Navy SEALS. One of the most interesting points was their sidearms. I believe it was a Sig (not sure, not too familiar with them) anyway the point was made about it "only being a 9mm". The SEAL that was...
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    L.A.Sheriff Dep shot during traffic stop

    LA Sheriff's deputy shot in head during traffic stop 09-06-2000 WHITTIER, Calif. -- A nine-year veteran Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy is in stable condition today after he was shot in the head early Wednesday morning by an unknown assailant during a traffic stop. Deputy Michael Schaap...
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    Understand

    UNDERSTAND "Is daddy coming home soon?" asks a precious little face. "It's past when he should be here. Is he working on a case?" Your dad's not coming home son. He's working late tonight. He's a policeman up in heaven, making sure we're all alright. "But mommy, why'd he leave us? I miss him...
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    LEO deaths on the increase

    Police Officer Deaths have Increased 13% in the First Half of the Year Since 1999 08-30-2000 Washington-- As our nations overall crime rate is declining, the number of officers killed in the of duty seems to be increasing since 1999. This increase comes at a time in the United States when...
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