The 8th Annual Gun Blogger Rendezvous is right around the corner, it’s being held September 5th through the 8th, 2013, at the Silver Legacy Hotel in Reno, Nevada. Last year’s GBR was fantastic, we raised about $6000 for Project Valour-IT, met a bunch of great people, shot OPG and came home with a handful of prizes from sponsors. What’s not to like about that?

This year, Gun Blogger Rendezvous promises more fun, shooting and prizes, and I’m really looking forward to it.  In no particular order, here are five reasons you should head up to Reno for GBR VIII:

True Blue Sam is donating a Ruger Blackhawk

Engineering Johnson is donating a beautiful rifle

Molly will be there to teach everyone how to shoot Steel Challenge!

Friday Night Activities – Double Elimination Pistol competition in our own private hospitality room using the Optical Computer Aided Training Simulator from Outwest systems, using real guns shooting lasers instead of bullets. An OCAT System will be awarded to one of the competitors by random drawing (you’re going to have to fight me for this).

If none of the above reasons were good enough, thanks to gunauction.com, we’re going to be shooting bowling balls out of a Mortar:

The Gun Blogger Rendezvous is not just for gun bloggers. if you read gun blogs, enjoy shooting or shooting sports, are interested in Second Amendment issues, or are in the shooting sports industry in some manner, you are all welcome to the Gun Blogger Rendezvous. To register and for more information, check out the Gun Blogger Rendezvous website