“Why does anyone need an AR-15?”
We often hear just such a question from idealistic gun control advocates… you need only ask a Ukrainian right now.
Visiting the 2022 Great American Outdoor Show
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Revisiting the Carbine Zero…
In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve been sitting on this post since I first penned it in October of 2018. My opinion has evolved somewhat over that time, but hasn’t fundamentally changed. So, I’m going to go ahead and share it here. In discussing the best zero for a carbine (AR-15, etc.), I think […]
2022 Training Goals
As I like to do each year, I thought it would be a good time to set some general training goals for the year. I like to do this as I am a “To-Do List” kind of guy. I also tend to find it interesting how I veer off course each year. As a teacher, […]
2021 Hunting AAR
As in years past, I again journeyed down to South Carolina to spend a week sitting in hunting blinds hoping to score some venison or pork. This year, we were a group of four. I drove down with a close friend that I work with, while one of my oldest friends that I consider a […]
2021: Looking Back
As I have done each of the previous six years (see previous installments here, here, here, here, here, and here), and separate from my annual Pay to Play article, I thought it would be a good idea to review my year. What classes did I take? What goals did I achieve? Any surprises along the […]
You Gotta Pay to Play: 2021 Edition
Well, 2021 was a bit different than past years. I went into the year with less of a plan than usual in terms of which classes I might take. On the flip side, I had a definite theme to most of the classes I did take. So, for the sixth year running (see my previous […]
AAR: Kembativz Brand (Kelly McCann) “Basic Combatives” Fredericksburg, VA 12/11-12/21
“Go see Kelly McCann,” my mentor said. “Learn violence,” he said. Mission Accomplished! My “year of Kelly McCann” was completed last weekend with the best of the bunch, his “Basic Combatives” course. Unlike the other “physical” classes I took with Kelly earlier this year (see reviews of all the classes I did with him here, […]
AAR: Defensive Elements “Who Are You With A Gun?”, Muncie, IN, 12/4-5/21
One would have thought, with the hundreds of hours of training that I have now accrued, that I would have taken several classes more than once. Honestly, I had to go through my AARs to confirm that I had never done so. Well it WAS true…until now. And how fitting it is that the first […]
My 2021 Competitive Shooting Year in Review
Since I started shooting competitively in 2016, the articles I have written outlining each match have been some of our least read articles. I get it. READING about a match is not as interesting as participating or even watching one. So I thought this year I would just do a “wrap-up” article on my performance […]
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