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Visit to Camp Perry 2010

On Saturday I made it down to the National Pistol Championships at Camp Perry, OH to visit my dad (Ron Granroth), old shooting buddy Bob Gardner, and the Springfield Armory/Ottowa Sportsmen’s Club Junior Pistol team. Congratulations to the junior team … Continue reading

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Another pistol tournament, Flushing

Today I shot an 824-19X out of 900 at the match at the Flushing Rifle & Pistol Club. I definitely shot better than my last match, a 785 shot at Grand Rapids. I’m still getting these crazy fliers that really … Continue reading

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Getting back into competitive pistol shooting

Finally, I competed in a real pistol match. Throughout the 1990s I competed regularly, but in about the last ten years I’ve competed in only one sanctioned bullseye pistol tournament. That was about three years ago. Sure, I’ve shot in … Continue reading

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Pistol match, Oct 20, 2009: the good and the bad

Last night after work I drove up to Bay City to Duncan’s Outdoors Shop to compete in a pistol league match. It’s the second one I’ve made it to, and shot some of my best…and worst scores. National Match Course … Continue reading

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How to aim with iron sights

A guy in his 50s a few benches to my right was thumbing .40 cal cartridges into a pistol magazine. He had arrived as I was finishing up my round of practice, and I was just about ready to box … Continue reading

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