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Archive for February, 2009
February 27, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Anschutz’ new ad campaign
A friend sent this over to me today. It seems that Anschutz has resorted to sex in order to maintain world domination. I think this was shot in 2006 but if you haven’t seen it……
February 24, 2009 | 2 comments | View Post
4P and 3P Sectional Updates
Both the post on the 3P Sectional and the 4P sectional have been updated with some new pictures (thanks, Nicole). There is also a write-up for the 4-position match.
February 24, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
RI 4P Sectional
Massasoit Rifle Club sponsored its third NRA smallbore rifle sectional of the year on Sunday February 22 and the third time was the charm for Rhode Island’s geriatric rifleman Hap Rocketto.
February 23, 2009 | 2 comments | View Post
RI 3P Open Sectional
This weekend (February 14th and 15th) was the 3P Open Sectional in East Providence. Below are a couple
February 22, 2009 | 2 comments | View Post
Vote for our new domain name
Well, we got a number of suggestions on what our new domain name might be. Some names were unavailable but some of the available names are listed below.
Vote for the domain name you like best
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February 22, 2009 | 6 comments | View Post
Reading Rifle Smallbore Prone Matches
If you’re up in the North Shore-ish area of MA, the Tricketts are running some 100 yard smallbore prone matches on Thursdays this summer. The course of fire is the same as the Hopkinton matches, 40 shots at 100 yards. For more information you can contact Charlie Trickett at charlieATtrickettwoodworks.com and you can see the scheduled [...]
February 20, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Say Cheese!
Want to have a fancy picture of yourself next to your comment when you post on a website? It’s called a Gravatar and all you have to do is go to http://en.gravatar.com/ and upload a picture and you’re done!
February 18, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
The after-match…
Regarding the RI 3P Sectional, I forgot to mention that after the match, many of us went over to Miller’s Roast Beef and ate copious amounts of cow.
Lunchtime topics of conversation included:
• The history of the NRA National Match prone course of fire…..yes, Hap was there.
• Yes, the 50 yard match has been dropped from [...]
February 17, 2009 | 2 comments | View Post
RI 4P Sectional
Don’t forget that there are a few slots left for the RI 4P Sectional this Sunday. The sitting stage is only 20 shots on the A-17…c’mon!
February 16, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
New Match Calendar
The other day Rick Johnson sent me an email suggesting that pronematch.com should have a calendar that has upcoming matches and events on it. It’s a great idea but I was struggling with the best way to implement it on the website–I think I’ve found the answer. I’m using Google Calendar which allows other people (match [...]
Honor was the Mead of Victory…
Honor was the Mead of Victory…
By Hap Rocketto
Every year, like clockwork, it seems that about the time of the various National Championships, be they the Civilian Marksmanship Program, the National Rifle Association, or USA Shooting, the various shooting websites ‘hits’ spike on the subject of awards. The general gist of the argument is that [...]
February 13, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
New Shooter Coming Out…
New Shooter Coming Out…
By Hap Rocketto
The Old Man was a great many things besides being an amazingly tolerant and understanding father. Most of all he was a raconteur, whose tales could sometimes reach Munchhausen proportions, yet were always just believable enough to make them seem realistic. His ongoing battle with the seemingly balky mechanism of [...]
February 11, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
2009 Hopkinton Prone Match Season
The dates for this year’s Hopkinton Prone Matches have been finalized. The format will remain the same; 40 shots at 100 yards followed by a gourmet dinner, all for $5. This year we will be shooting every Thursday April through August (rather than every other Thursday like we did last year). Shooting starts around 6pm (a little later in [...]
February 5, 2009 | 3 comments | View Post
2009 CT Indoor 3-P State Championships
Lisette Grunwell just sent out the match bulletin for the CT Indoor 3-P State Championship on April 4th at Niantic Sportsmen’s Club. You can download it here.
February 1, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Lou Dobbs Report
An interesting segment about gun-owner concerns about the Obama administration on the Lou Dobbs Report.
February 1, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
