Author: True Pearce

Shooter – Ballistics Calculator for Android Review

Shooter, the ballistic calculator designed for Android phones has changed the way I shoot as well as use a ballistic calculator. While the calculations it does are not new or revolutionary, the fact that it is on my phone is. In the past I had to tape drop charts to my stock. If I was changing elevation, changing bullets or loads,  or experiencing large temperature fluctuations, the drop chart changes and isn’t as accurate. Because I am constantly playing with different bullets and loads things change frequently. It would take dozens of pages of printed dropcharts to come close to the amount of information that Shooter can calculate in seconds.

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3 Gun Outlaw by Noveske Shooting Team DVD Review

3 Gun Outlaw was recently released (Jan 2011)  by the Noveske Shooting team. It is instructional video that covers concepts in 3 gun that might be overlooked even by experienced shooters. I thought it was an excellent video that covered many aspects of 3 gun shooting. Don’t mistake it for a video that teaches you how to shoot your gun. As a beginner you could learn valuable information but the video is targeted to someone who is already a fairly competent shooter.

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Bear Hunt with a Glock 20 (10MM)

I had chased bears all over the mountains off and on for several weeks with my good friend Don, who’s a very experienced bear chaser. I’d had opportunities to shoot many bears but none got me excited enough to start shooting. I’d had a chance, for about 1.5 seconds, to shoot a running bear with a rifle at about 150 yards  and passed it up because I wasn’t confidant in its size. Afterwards, I regretted not taking the shot. I resolved not to make the same mistake again.

The day started at 3:30 AM. Ben, one of Don’s friends, had joined us and by 10 or 11 AM we’d seen a couple of bears but Continue reading Bear Hunt with a Glock 20 (10MM)

New Sightron SIII Scope Models

New for 2011 – Sightron announces a new lineup of SIII Long Range scopes. The new scopes will continue to have the superb optics Sightron is known for as well as their Exactrack system. The new models feature Mil-Dot Reticles that adjust in centimeters and MOA Reticles that adjust in MOA. The 8-32×56 Target Dot has been updated to have a 1/8 MOA Target Dot and 1/8 MOA Turrets. The other major change to the new models is the elimination of the dust cap on the turrets and tighter, stiffer, more positive turret adjustments.

2011 Sightron MOA/MOA Long Range Scope.

The new Sightron scopes will be available in March.  We will be reviewing these new scopes when they become available so check back for a complete write-up.

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Glock G22 Gen 4 Cold Weather Test (-5°F)

Many people are still questioning whether the Glock Gen 4 is as reliable as the Gen 3. I’m still putting rounds through the Glock Gen 4 G22 we reviewed and have yet to have any kind of reliability problem. I haven’t been using expensive ammunition either. Most of what has gone through the gun has been handloads or the cheapest stuff you can buy at Wal-Mart. The gun has not ever been cleaned, oiled, or greased.

For Thanksgiving we traveled to Eastern Idaho to celebrate the Holiday. Eastern Idaho had experienced some cold weather and so I thought it would be a good opportunity to see if cold weather could cause a malfunction in the Gen 4.

The gun was placed in the snow for 12 hours. The gun was intentionally loaded with a round in the chamber so the slide wouldn't need to be racked to shoot the gun.

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