If you don’t care about feel good stories or cheesy filler, skip to the bottom and find the answer. When I was a young buck I expressed an interest in shooting from early on. I loved watching the Lone Ranger (or the “Long Ranger” as I called him back then) every single morning with my … Read more
When I was in high school a buddy of mine’s father had one of these rifles and I got to handle it a bit. I never had the chance to fire it, but I remember thinking “is this the ugliest rifle/shotgun I’ve ever seen?” as it sat there in my hands. It looked like an … Read more
Why Legally? Well whether or not I agree with state and federal gun law guidelines, they are the law and if you want to continue buying, collecting and shooting guns of all sorts for the rest of your life I’d suggest you abide by your local gun laws. They can easily be found by doing … Read more
Another “shooter-ism” type term to be heard and found often at the range and in shooter circles is that of EYE RELIEF. It sounds like a sort of spa your eyeball goes to so it can get some rest from a hectic day staring at a computer screen. Or maybe it’s something you put over your eye that … Read more
In Northern Colorado a popular weather joke is that we have two seasons: Summer & Winter. It’s certainly not entirely true but when your first snow often comes the first or second week of October while the leaves are still up and it was 80 degrees the week before you start to consider the possibility. … Read more
On my 9th birthday almost a quarter century ago my dad decided I had earned the right to have my first rifle. Being Missouri natives, we sort of worshipped at the Mecca that was Bass Pro Shops’ world headquarters in Springfield, MO on a regular basis throughout the year. I scoured their catalogs circling items … Read more
Lately in the shooting sports it seems like everywhere I go I hear, “3 gun this, 3 gun that, Ole’ MacDonald had a 3 gun, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.” I’ve enjoyed watching youtube clips and even glancing at competitions on the show occasionally, but only this past week did I decide to give it a go. … Read more
The best technique of how to breath while shooting can be a tough one. Are we talking about shooting rifles? Offhand or sitting? Single shot pattern? Breathing while handgun shooting? Different camps fall to different conclusions on this topic. So instead of choosing just one, let me offer up a couple I use the most … Read more
There are a lot of terms in the shooting world (and especially the gun review world) that can be considered “isms.” An ISM is basically a word that is unique to that particular field of expertise. When we get comfortable in a certain environment we start using ISMS that are well defined and understood to … Read more
Right now with the broken wrist, it’s been a pain to do my own hands-on videos. I’ve been wanting to do a “How to Disassemble” an AK-47 type video for the Building an AK-47 series for a while, and I’m tired of waiting to get this cast off. I can do a complete disassembly and … Read more