Monthly Archives: April 2024

Return of the Quail

Posted on April 30, 2024 by n3mra

Each spring, I am greeted by more quail appearing in my yard. We have two types of quail (whose names are escaping me), but this Sunday, I counted six pair of one type. There may have been more, that’s just … Continue reading →

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Rock Island .45

Posted on April 24, 2024 by n3mra

I haven’t posted in a while, but I did take the Rock Island out and shoot five, five shot groups at 25 yards. They were unfortunately on the same target, so I had to go through a series of pictures … Continue reading →

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A Walk Through Castroville, TX

Posted on April 11, 2024 by n3mra

After the solar eclipse, we had the rest of the day in Castroville, TX. We had rented an Air BNB there and were spending an additional night there (post eclipse) to avoid some of the traffic. The Air BNB had … Continue reading →

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Shooting This Week: Rock Island 1911 A1-FS

Posted on April 1, 2024 by n3mra

I purchased a used Rock Island 1911 A1-FS and tested it out this week. I have wanted some sort of 1911 style pistol for quite some time. The biggest problem is that some of them I’ve tried out have not … Continue reading →

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