Category Archives: Gun Fun

My Crimes

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You will be charged with the same crime as Socrates. The corruption of the youth.

Brandon K.
May 4th, 2025
At Boomershoot 2025

Part of the motivation for this comment to me was what was happening with his niece. No, I did not have any unsupervised time with her. But the environment I helped create did have a “corrupting” influence on her. She not only helped make the targets, but she was also popping boomers and having a great time. This was pretty awesome to watch. I did not get any pictures of her smile when she hit one. I also missed capturing the scowl when someone else popped the boomer she was working on. But you can get a clue of her intensity here:

But my favorite corrupting of the youth Boomershoot 2025 story is about this 14-year-old first generation American of Persian ancestry:

Can you guess what she is about to do?

Here is a clue. She is about to put on a very, very, happy face.

Watch for it and turn up the volume to hear what she has to say about it:

Yes. I’m corrupting the youth of our country.

Please send more this way: Boomershoot!

It is More than Guns, Steel, and Explosives

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See a very cool video of shooting Boomers through the scope on a windy day: Boomershoot Clinic day #2 – makeitgoboom.

This is from a different day at 636 yards instead of 375 yards:

It appears the targets are significantly thinner near the steel than to the right. I suspect people used the larger steel targets to get their range and windage adjustments. Then they moved to the closest boomers for a more reactive confirmation.

An overall view of what it looks like near the start of the long-distance event:

This is later in the morning when most of the closer targets have released their nitrogen:

Boomershoot is not just all clanging steel, earth shaking, chest thumping explosions, and clouds of smoke. There were a surprising number of children there this year. One eight-year-old learned to shoot a rifle on one day and claimed more boomers than most adults the next. Of course, his instructor was a long-range national champion. Another six-year-old, shooting rifles since he was two, and has a 1,500 -> 2,000-yard shooter for a father. He hit something like seven out of eleven boomers he shot at the 375-yard line.

Then there was this girl:

Boomershoot is for everyone.

What You See as a Spotter at Boomershoot

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What you see is a target rich environment:

It is very cool to have a video of your spotting scope. At least one shooting team had a large video monitor of the spotting scope view.

Practice for this at Boomershoot

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Via Rolf:

Boomershoot is this coming weekend. If you are there, you will be shooting at 4″ square targets at 375 yards. You can also shoot at 7″ square targets at 700 yards. This is good practice for a golf ball at 300 yards.

If you can’t participate this year, you should know that spectators are welcome.

Gun Safety Commerical

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This probably is not considered safe for work.

Make Tyranny at Scale Costly

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Remember:

A well-armed people make tyranny at scale significantly more costly.

Firearms Policy Coalition @gunpolicy
Posted on X, February 22, 2025

Related (via 🇺🇸2A Renaissance🇺🇸 @2ARenaissance):

Train and Practice for Close Up Tyranny, Far Away Tyranny, and Lots of Tyranny at Boomershoot 2025. Sign up here.

Here is a sample:

From the Target’s Point of View

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Via email from Rolf:

Very cool!

This is from 711 yards away. This is almost exactly the range to the most distant targets at Boomershoot. Of course, at Boomershoot it is not just a PING. The BOOM makes the earth shake.

We don’t have any Boomershoot target point of view videos. That would be very cool to have.

The next Boomershoot is coming up soon on May 2nd -> 4th. Sign up here.

This is an Honor

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I am listed in the top 50 gun blogs. I’m at 49, this is more I deserve, but I am above Giffords at 67 and Coalition to Stop Gun Violence at 99.

And they gave me this badge:

The Gun Addict Song

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Via Stephanie:

There is more than a little truth in this.

Citation Needed

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To liven up the rather boring ordinary Markley’s Law Monday QOTD, I offer this:

Jazz fans and gun owners are apparently among the most sexually active Americans. #SexTrivia

Swingles @swingles
Posted on X, August 14, 2023

I have no idea what the basis for this is. And I’ve asked two different chat bots who also come up empty. Here is what Grok has to say:

Joe: Someone on X claims, “Jazz fans and gun owners are apparently among the most sexually active Americans.” Is there any truth to this?

Grok: There’s no direct, credible evidence from recent studies or data that specifically links jazz fans and gun owners to being “among the most sexually active Americans.” The claim seems to stem from a mix of speculation, anecdotal chatter, or possibly a misreading of unrelated research, but it doesn’t hold up under scrutiny based on available information.

Let’s break it down:

  1. Jazz Fans: No studies in the provided context or broader research landscape tie jazz fandom to sexual activity rates. Music preference might influence mood or social behavior—plenty of people associate jazz with romance or seduction—but there’s no data showing jazz fans as a group are notably more sexually active than others. It’s a stretch without evidence.
  2. Gun Owners: There’s been some research on gun ownership and sexual behavior, but it debunks rather than supports the claim. A 2021 study in the American Journal of Men’s Health analyzed data from 780 men and found no association between sexual dysfunction and gun ownership. This counters older psychoanalytic theories (e.g., guns as phallic symbols tied to virility), but it doesn’t suggest gun owners are more sexually active either—just that there’s no link to dysfunction. Sexual activity frequency wasn’t directly measured in this context, and no other recent, representative surveys connect gun ownership to higher sexual activity.
  3. Overlap or Generalization: The X claim might be riffing off stereotypes—jazz fans as passionate, gun owners as assertive—but stereotypes aren’t data. The 2015 Harvard/Northeastern survey on gun ownership (55 million U.S. owners, 3% owning half the guns) and Pew’s 2017 gun owner demographics (30% of adults) give us numbers but say nothing about sexual habits. Similarly, no national surveys like the General Social Survey tie music tastes and gun ownership to sex.

Without a specific, peer-reviewed study backing this exact claim—and none appears in recent literature or the search context—it’s likely just a provocative quip from X, not a fact. People throw out wild assertions online all the time, and this one smells like it’s more about attention than accuracy. If someone’s got a study from 2024 or early 2025 I haven’t seen, I’d be happy to reconsider, but as of now, it’s baseless.

What do you think—did the X poster cite anything, or was it just a hot take?

Joe: I suspect it was just someone trying to get attention by saying something controversial.

Grok: Yeah, that tracks. X is a breeding ground for attention-grabbers tossing out wild claims with no substance. “Jazz fans and gun owners are the horniest Americans” has that perfect mix of quirky and edgy to bait reactions—doesn’t need to be true, just loud. Probably worked, too, since we’re talking about it. Classic move. Anything else from X catching your eye lately?

100-Year-Old Guns

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Via Chuck Petras @Chuck_Petras and FN @FN_America:

My first STI 2011 seemed kind of wild. It was based on a 1911. It also used a lot of the same parts as an “ancient” 1911. That was in about 1996. Now that design is 114 years old.

Shoot them in the Dick

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In a defensive scenario you never want to go for the face. You always want to go Center Mass or my personal favorite the dick.

If you make it the mistake of trying to rob me oh you freaking dumb ass. Guess what? You’re getting a shot towards a dick.

Reason being the pelvis actually holds up the whole entire body. If you take that out they are now immobile. And, you get to shoot them in the dick more.

Body armor? No problem shoot them in the dick!

Someone’s taller than you? No problem! Shoot them in the dick!

Moral of the story? I’m probably going to shoot you in the dick, honestly.

SHORTSHOT TONY
February 20, 2025
Aim for the other head! #selfdefense #shortshottony #9mm #glock #detroiturbansurvivaltraining

Via Chuck Petras @Chuck_Petras.

This is reasonable advice if your attacker does not have a gun of their own. Adjust appropriately for non-males who are an imminent threat to innocent life.

I’m reminded for the woman who committed murder with a shotgun blast to “the pubic region” of a woman. The victim had been talking to the murder’s ex-boyfriend.

This happened in Orofino Idaho where I went to high school.

Don’t Capitulate, We Are Winning

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I’m convinced that woke strategy is to create more racists by the continual name calling and aggravating of white people.

Then they can point to them and say, “Look at all those racists! We told you they were all racists!”

Don’t capitulate to racism.

Alice Smith @TheAliceSmith
Tweeted on March 29, 2022

Good advice.

On a related note…

You know that the Executive Order to remove all DEI in the Federal Government is actually behind private industry, right? Politics follow culture.

That is why it is important to keep improving and expanding our gun culture. Take someone to the range and teach them to shoot. Bring a newbie or even a non-gun person to Boomershoot this year.

Rewarding Student Feedback

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A few minutes ago, I received a text message from former co-worker Vick:

Thought you’d like to see Mya’s 1 Shot 1 kill. The entire gun club came over and congratulated her.

It was 25 yards to the target and shooting with a Smith and Wesson EZ Shield in 9mm:

That is quite remarkable.

I have given lessons to Mya on two different occasions. The first was in 2019.

It is really rewarding to get this type of feedback from a student. The big smile is heartwarming. Knowing that they are continuing to develop their skills is wonderful. It’s gratifying that they are able to protect themselves and others. She is over 2,000 miles away and is getting support from others in the gun community is awesome.

Vic and Mya, thank you for sharing.

1931 U of I Women’s Rifle Team

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Via Chuck Petras @Chuck_Petras.

I graduated from the University of Idaho. My father and all three of my children attended school there. My ex-wife graduated from there, her mother and one of her sisters also graduated from the U of I.

One of my daughters got married on the campus. I once taught an NRA Personal Protection class in the basement of the building in the background of the picture.

California Non-resident Carry Permits

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A district court has ruled that members of the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) nationwide can soon apply for a non-resident carry permit in California.

The United States District Court for the Central District of California issued a preliminary injunction in CRPA v. LASD, SAF’s legal challenge to the refusal of California officials to allow non-resident carry permits in the state.

“The judge ruled that as a SAF member your right to carry a firearm for self-defense doesn’t stop at the California border just because you are a resident of another state,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “This is just one more benefit of being a SAF member.”

Second Amendment Foundation
January 24, 2025
SAF MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR CA NON-RESIDENT CARRY PERMITS – Second Amendment Foundation

This will be interesting. I expect there will be some severe requirements for the application. Such as you must be present to apply and pick up the permit and perhaps even more in-person visits required. The price will be high. There may be requirements such as owning property or working in the state. I expect them to be very creative.

As I have friends and relatives in California, I will be inclined to get a permit. But that is going to depend on how difficult and expensive they make the process.

Wild Turkeys

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Wild Turkeys were introduced to my area of Idaho in 1985.I had seen them on the grade down to Orofino for several years. But I had never seen them at the higher elevations. Today they triggered an alert on one of the webcams around my gun range:

According to Google Earth, this would be about 3,125 feet above sea level.

Welcome to my place guys! I now need to look at getting a license to hunt turkeys. Brother Doug says they are tasty, but do not have near as much meat as domestic turkeys.

Federal’s Peak Alloy Case Technology

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Interesting… Patented steel alloy cased ammo allows higher pressures:

The technology of a stronger case allowing high pressures without case stretching and primer pocket expansion is very cool. They are pushing the maximum chamber pressure up to 80,000 PSI. This gives them ability to push high BC (0.645) bullets to 3,150 fps. This is a slightly higher BC and 250 fps more than what I can do with .300 Win Mag. And the cases can be reloaded.

I also find it very interesting that suppressors are going mainstream with this ad.

Ouch!

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Do not shoot guns into the air. Always know your target and what is behind it:

Via Chuck Petras @Chuck_Petras -> BattlecockActual @TheBattlecock

Boomershoot 2025

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Registration for the next Boomershoot, May 2nd -> 4th, is currently open for staff.

Registration opens for Boomershoot 2024 participants on Thursday 12/26/2024 at 6:00 PM Pacific time. Registration opens for everyone on Monday 12/30/2024 at 6:00:00 PM Pacific time.

Boomershoot has been called “The premier Long Distance Precision Rifle Event in the PacNW.”

For people wanting long range rifle training, the Precision Rifle Clinic is offered for two days prior to the main event.

It has received extensive national, regional and local media attention. Examples include:

  • The video from KING5 Evening Magazine was nominated for an Emmy
  • The Outdoor Channel
  • KLEW TV
  • Newsweek
  • Outside Magazine
  • Idaho Magazine
  • the Spokesman Review
  • Lewiston Morning Tribune
  • Chicago Reader
  • The Missoulian

You could watch videos about Boomershoot on YouTube for hours. But all the words, all the pictures, and all the videos cannot do it justice. It has to be experienced in person. People come from all over north America to participate or sometimes just watch. We have had people come all the way from England and, last year, Scotland to participate.

This is a sample of Boomershoot 2024:

Sign up soon to experience this unique and amazing shooting event. Don’t miss out!

Over a ton of explosives. Fun beyond measure.