FN Herstal ‘Black Box’

FN Herstal has created a new electronic device named the “Black Box”, which can record and store a rifle’s round count and firing sequences. In addition, when coupled to a GPS, the FN Black Box can transmit the gun’s ID and location to a monitoring authority!

Where To Shoot

Where To Shoot (dot) Org provides a comprehensive directory of target shooting facilities across the country.

Talk about exhaustive lists! wow.

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Ammo Day

Next Thusday, November 19th is the 8th annual Ammo Day.
The backers of this event want each and every gun owner to purchase 100 rounds of ammunition. The purpose of Ammo Day is to support the Second Amendment and to send a message to politicians.

Bay Area Folks! Where is your favorite spot to get ammo?

Mr Kalashnikov's Birthday

November 10th was Mikhail Kalashnikov's 90th birthday. Kalashnikov designed the AK-47.
Happy Birthday Mikhail!


I have been fortunate enough to shoot one.

Lock 'N Load Premiere

Showtime's Lock 'N Load premiered tonight. The show is a (supposedly) hidden cam show a la Taxi Cab Confessions. The "host" of the show, Josh T. Ryan, is a bit of an obnoxious bro-ham but is also very nice and welcoming to the clientele of his gun ship outside of Denver, CO.

Each episode is only 30 minutes and moves along quickly from one vignette to another. The general theme of the show seems to illustrate the diversity of gun buyers. IT also shows regular people firing guns in a range. Both of which are positives. I think showing people fire weapons could be even more powerful than showing a diverse group interested in them. Seeing people use guns demystifies them and shows them to be tools (the guns not the shooters).

I did find odd and disturbing the show giving air time to the two dudes who basically just made comments about keeping one's wife quiet and joked about murdering women.

Swiss Shooting Traditions

Accurate Shooter has an interesting article on Swiss Shooting Traditions.

In Switzerland, universal military training is required of young men, and after military service, Swiss men retain their military weapons, including assault rifles, in their homes. In addition, target shooting remains a hugely popular activity among the Swiss. Though it has a population of just 7,000,000, Switzerland boasts over 2,000 rifle ranges.