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Gun Thread: Second March Edition!

Howdy, Y'all! Welcome to the wondrously fabulous Gun Thread! As always, I want to thank all of our regulars for being here week in and week out, and also offer a bigly Gun Thread welcome to any newcomers who may be joining us tonight. Howdy and thank you for stopping by! I hope you find our wacky conversation on the subject of guns 'n shooting both enjoyable and informative. You are always welcome to lurk in the shadows of shame, but I'd like to invite you to jump into the conversation, say howdy, and tell us what kind of shooting you like to do!

Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving Hell did it get to be the second Gun Thread of March, and who went to the range this week and practiced their fundamentals?

note: insert super funny joke here about Daylight Savings Time and wacky hijinks are certain to ensue in the comments

With that, step into the dojo and let's get to the gun stuff below, shall we?

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Range Time!
Who has been to the range? Why the intrepid shooters of the Moron Gun Club! Our pal blaster shares the details.

DMV MGC used these Battle At Sea Splattering Targets in an all Kimber match at a recent range day. We set the targets out at 5 yards. Those are 1 inch grid squares. We took turns firing 5 rounds at a time, trying to knock out all the dots.

Hrothgar(red) v sharon(willow's apprentice)(green) with Kimber Aegis Elites (Optic Installed) in .45 and 9mm respectively.

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blaster(green) v sra blaster(red) with Kimber Raptor IIs in .45 with iron sights.

First takeaway is that Hrothgar is the clear winner - he didn't get all of the dots but got more than any of the rest of us.

Second is that sra blaster was a close second.

Third is this burns up a LOT of ammo - it's hard!

Fourth - this was fun!

Man, I can see fundamentals being practiced all over the place! Thanks blaster, and great shooting from the Moron Gun Club!

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Hickok45
Our pal hickok45 and the 2020 Colt Python vs. the S&W 686.

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Other Side of the Gun
Find yourself on the wrong side of a gun? No problemo!

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10,000 Euros Pistol
Euros? Is that metric? How much is it in American? Anyhow, or pal CBD takes a break from slo-steaming his food to share this vid.

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Book with Lots of Pictures

Gun Digest 2024, 78th Edition. On sale now!

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Help Wanted

Tired of your 9-5 job as a WalMart Greeter? NASA is looking for Astronauts! Apply here

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GoPro
Inside a tire? Pretty neat-o!

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Man Against Fire!
A shorter movie feature for tonight. The trees! Save the trees!

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Musical Interlude
John Mayer and Eric Clapton Layla

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Gun Basics 101
No new video from the She Equips Herself gal so into the archives we go. Summer is around the corner so let's take a look at concealed carry options for warmer weather. Also, a puppy!

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Cigar of the Week

This week our pal rhomboid scores again with this excellent review of the Illusione Epernay

Illusione is a cigar company started by a guy in Reno, NV, which has carved out a distinctive profile for itself. Among the unusual offerings are cigars with little or no ligero leaf, the tobacco leaf from high on the plant which typically has the most flavor and strength. The Illusione Epernay (in this case, the Le Ferme, 5.2 X 48) is a medium-bodied and very smooth cigar, with excellent construction (easy draw, even burn). A Nicaraguan puro (only Nicaraguan leaf used) made in Honduras, it has an attractive medium brown Corojo 99 rosado wrapper, with corojo and criollo leaves inside. Some reviews of this highly-rated cigar pick up everything from floral to fruit to spice notes, my neanderthal palate on the other hand can only attest to cedar and earth, in a smooth and medium overall experience. Definitely one worth trying for palates of all levels. Available online for $6 and up.

Excellent as always, rhomboid! Thank you and Happy Smoking!

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Here are some different online cigar vendors. You will find they not only carry different brands and different lines from those brands, but also varying selections of vitolas (sizes/shapes) of given lines. It's good to have options, especially if you're looking for a specific cigar.

Cigarsinternational.com
Cigarpage.com
Famous-smoke.com
Cigarsdaily.com
Neptunecigar.com
Smallbatchcigar.com
Bobalu Cigar Company
Cigarbid.com
Nicks Cigar World

A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid

Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site!

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Ammo Link-O-Rama
I'm really very seriously not kidding around anymore. Buy Ammo
AmmoSeek - online ammo search tool
GunBot - online ammo search tool
SG Ammo
Palmetto State Armory
Georgia Arms
AmmoMan
Target Sports USA
Bud's Gun Shop
American Elite Ammo NEW!

***Mail Bag***

This week's mailbag entry is from our pal Iris who is becoming a) a gun nut, and 2) a prolific Mailbag contributor! Thanks Iris!

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That's it for this week - have you been to the range?