January 26, 2004

Friday at the range with Alan and Genghis

I've been slightly busier than usual the past few days. I did manage to meet up with friends Mark Quon ("Genghis Khan") and Alan Weiss on Friday before Alan's departure for Austin, for lunch and for some indoor shooting at the excellent Reed's Indoor Range in Santa Clara, California. Here's Alan with his EAA Witness in .45 ACP with Wonderfinish coating (he favors the isosceles stance):


Alan Weiss with EAA Witness

Mark Quon aka "Genghis Khan" shooting his Kimber in .45 ACP (Mark favors a variant of the Weaver stance):


Genghis in Weaver

It was brought to my attention during this visit to the range that the store carries several excellent books in the storefront, including two I had recommended to the proprietors a few months ago, John Ross' "Unintended Consequences" and Boston T. Party's "Boston's Gun Bible"... a pleasantly surprising bit of news. I was told they've sold a number of copies to people who've loved them. I was surprised to hear from Alan that he'd not read Ross' book yet, whereupon he purchased a copy to start reading on his return flight. I can't wait to hear what he thinks of it.

Posted by Russell Whitaker at January 26, 2004 01:57 PM | TrackBack
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Russell,

Oh Jesus, you were so right. "Unintended Consequences" is an astonishing book, alternatively disturbing and enthralling. It belongs on everyone's "10 Best" list. L. Neil Smith and Vin Suprynowicz and Claire Wolfe has just been joined by John Ross on my "Must Read" syllabus for those who want the wool removed from their eyes. Thank you for a great time at the range, Russell and Mark.

Never Give Up. Never Surrender.

Alan

Posted by: Alan R. Weiss on January 28, 2004 07:02 PM
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