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Archive for May, 2009

Lead Shot vs Steel Shot

May 28th, 2009

Summary of lead shot vs steel shot: Steel travels about half the distance of lead with a grouping also half the size. If you want equal downrange energy, up the steel two sizes to reach the lead equivalent.

Over Memorial Day weekend I took my father and brother out to Vancouver Lake to do a bit of clay shooting. Vancouver Lake is under the management of the Department of Fish and Wildlife. They have decided, due to ecological reasons, lead shot is not allowed. I came prepared with three boxes of Winchester Xpert Sheet Shot and my Remington 870.

My father had not shot a shotgun in probably 20 years and by brother had never shot at anything moving. Needless to say I was prepared for some lousy shooting… My expectations were met.

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ShurShot Stock Part 2: Firing

May 21st, 2009

In part 1, I introduced the Remington ShurShot Stock. This stock is a combination pistol grip and thumb-though, although most people would just classify it as a pistol grip. The installation of the Remington ShurShot Stock is easy and it makes the gun feel great.

Field Testing:

Last weekend I headed up to Lartch Mountain to shoot some clay with a friend. I like this scenario because its out in the woods, to you get a feel for the handling the firing in less than idea environments plus it gives you the opportunity to go though a lot of rounds. It also does not hurt that the views at Lartch are amazing.

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BSN Nitrix

May 15th, 2009

So this is the part where people start asking where I am going with this blog. In other posts you talk about outdoor gear, now supplements? Strange I know, but time that I don’t spend adventuring or geeking out is spent in the gym. Now after that huge digression… BSN Nitrix.

Nitrix is the first “N.O.” product that I tried (although the N.O. is just part of Nitrix). The basic idea of N.O. is to dilate you blood vessels so you perform better in the gym. It does this with huge doses of amino acids. Is this safe? Well I asked my Dr. and he was not that concerned. Like vitamins what you don’t use you excrete. Nitrix also contains creatine and ton of B vitamins. All of this goes together to get you huge pumps.

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Remington ShurShot Stock: Part 1, Install and Feel

May 14th, 2009

Approximately 7 months ago one of my friends, who was fresh from the Marines, decided to take me skeet shooting. Before this I was not a shotgun person. Needless to say I was hooked. After shooting as many guns as I could, I went out and bought a Remington 870 Express (again a topic for another post).

Being a gear geek, the off the shelf configuration was not going to last. After looking around I spotted the Remington ShurShot Stock. And after wracking my brain looking for every possible excuse I decided I needed it.

Remington 870 Shotgun with Remington ShurShot Stock

I am doing this in two parts. I was so excited about this thing that I had to write it up, however , I have not had a chance to shoot it. When I do I will write part 2.

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Tags: Firearms remington 870 Remington 870 Stock Install Remington ShurShot Stock

Oakley Obsession

May 13th, 2009

You might say that I know a thing or two about glasses. Not because I am any sort of eye care professional but because I have been wearing them from the age of 3. Around high school age I decided that my glasses were not that cool and I needed to get contacts. Contact lenses opened up the world of sunglasses. Furthermore still suffering for poor eyesight, the pain caused by debris in my lenses and enjoying an active lifestyle, I have really out my shades to the test.

I have tried many different brands and heard many different opinions but I keep coming back to Oakley. This weekend I purchased my third pair of Oakley wire frames. The first two were both killed in the line of duty after many years of honorable service.
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Putting Surefire Flashlights to the Test

May 7th, 2009

For a longtime I have been skeptical about Surefire’s claims of general awesomeness. I have checked them out at Sportsman’s Warehouse and was generally not impressed. My feeling was; why buy a flashlight when my Petzl Myo XP headlamp (topic for another post) was just as good, if not better. As much as I tried my inner gear geek could not resist. So when I spotted one at the GI Joe’s going out of business sale I had to buy it.

I purchased the SureFire 6P LED (6P at REI). Normally its around $80 but because of the sale I got it for about $60. Generally Surefires, like many other name brands, don’t go on sale (sign of the times I guess). To do some comparison, I put fresh batteries in my Petzl Myo XP headlamp and headed outside with a camera. It is hard to get accurate representations of what you actually see when using a camera in the dark. But in comparison you can definitely tell the difference.