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Desert Midwinter 2012: All Pictures

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Posted on February 21, 2012 by Ed Skinner
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Click any picture for a bigger version, then click that to go to the next (big) version, or your browser’s <back> button to go back to the thumbnails. Please note that all of these photographs as well as everything else … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullseye | Tagged Desert Midwinter | 3 Replies

Desert Midwinter Day #1 of 4, Personal Report

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Posted on February 18, 2012 by Ed Skinner
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The first day of this year’s Desert Midwinter Championship in Phoenix is done. I shot an 805-18 and while that is not quite up to my expert classification (810), I feared worse with so little practice over the past year. … Continue reading →

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$2 Bill = 2nd Amendment

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Posted on February 15, 2012 by Ed Skinner
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Spend $2 bills and, when someone comments on it, say “It’s symbolic of my support for the Second Amendment.” Do it from now on. Keep a small supply in your wallet or purse; one per transaction will send the message. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullseye, Electronics, Miscellaneous, Opinion | Tagged $2, Second Amendment | Leave a reply

Seventh Anniversary

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Posted on February 13, 2012 by Ed Skinner
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I shot my first Bullseye match on this date, February 13, back in 2005, seven years ago. Back then, I had a lot of preconceptions. Shooting is about the thrill of the bang. Aim and mash the trigger. How hard … Continue reading →

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Valentines Day Plan

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Posted on February 11, 2012 by Ed Skinner
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Plan: Card, Present, “I love you”, Six guns and ammo, Concealed carry, Starbucks, Use $2 bills, Range, Foul barrels, Sight in, Home, “I love you”, and Honey-do list. Yep, sounds complete.

Posted in Bullseye, Family, Miscellaneous | Tagged $2, Second Amendment | 1 Reply

Geek Alert: Raspberry Pi

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Posted on February 10, 2012 by Ed Skinner
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For the geeky types out there, are you watching Raspberry Pi? It’s a credit card sized Linux board for $25 (or $35 with more RAM). The size is pretty much limited by the connectors which include an HDMI output for … Continue reading →

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2012 Desert Midwinter Championship Next Week

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Posted on February 8, 2012 by Ed Skinner
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As some of you know, this year has been exceptionally busy for me at work and I’ve made it to the range, at most, half a dozen times. And up until three hours ago, I was expecting to be in … Continue reading →

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Portable Target Stand

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Posted on February 6, 2012 by Ed Skinner
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Here are the details on the portable target stand I put together. It’s based on several found on the web including this one from which I started but then simplified. My goals were a standing height target, big enough to … Continue reading →

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Central AZ Gun Bloggers Shoot

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Posted on February 5, 2012 by Ed Skinner
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Last Sunday, I loaded my bullseye gun box and drove to Casa Grande, about 90 minutes south of my north Phoenix home, to attend a gun-bloggers of central Arizona shooting event. Using a made-yesterday target stand of 2″ PVC and … Continue reading →

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Fast Eddie’s Wisdom

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Posted on February 4, 2012 by Ed Skinner
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S is fun. Then come M and T; they’re the hardest. Skip three and it’s the other S or “Honey Do” day. But those three that are skipped, they’re WTF.

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