Just How Good Are You?
I started to work on a "Here's how you can maintain your skills when you can't afford to buy ammo" post, but I realized that would mean that the reader would have to know that their skill level actually is. …
Hooniguns*
Michael Bane is wrapping up production on Shooting Gallery, his award-winning TV show on Outdoor Channel that ran for 21 seasons. I was fortunate enough to appear on one episode as a "zero" that was trained by Gabe Saurez to…
Losing The Narrative Thread
The photo story is all but gone. “Why is narrative such a difficult concept for young photographers to master? Because it is a concept that they are unaware of. It is something that they take for granted and do not…
You Are Not Your Target Market
Anybody who remembers my old blog remembers my tirades about how gun marketing, especially in-store merchandising, just sucks. Most gun stores group their products inside their showcases by brands. All the Glocks in one glass case, all the Springfields in…
The Well-Armed Man
The center-left is starting to realize that any problems the United States has with firearms and violence isn't because of legal gun owners. Rather, it's because of straw purchases, illegal guns in circulation on the black market, and suicides. Here’s…
The Words That Every Firearms Trainer Hates To Hear
"I already know how to shoot." What people usually mean what they say this is "I know how to point the gun at something, pull the trigger and make it go bang." What this means for the instructor is they…
The Comfort Conundrum
I’m in the midst of an article for work on concealed carry clothing for people who work in white-collar jobs. I’m pretty passionate about adapting armed personal defense for the suburban commando. The first article I wrote for Shooting Illustrated…
Guns Are Normal. Normal People Own Guns.
There is a terrific article over at Open Source Defence on the real-world implications of the gun rights argument. Go and read it, it is well worth your time. Here's a taste. If you were making an argument for free…
Meet The New 3 Gun. Same As The Old 3 Gun
Sherman, set the Wayback Machine for 2010, at the Superstition Mountain Mystery 3 Gun match. If you're not familiar with it, the SMM3G is one of the premier "outlaw" 3 Gun matches in the country, with a reputation for challenging…
Going Strapped
For someone who has carried around a camera with him for years (if not decades), I really doen’t like camera straps. I have friends who agonize over which strap is right for their camera, and me, I can’t stand the…