Build Your Team
“A man alone is a target.” - Clint Eastwood I re-upped my CPR certification over the summer, and one thing our instructor stressed was building a team as a response to a cardiac incident. CPR is exhausting, and unless you…
A Calm Center In The Storm
Anyone who's ever debated guns from the pro-Second Amendment side of things is familiar with the phrase "have a conversation about guns." What this usually means is that those of us who believe in the individual right to keep and…
The Unnatural Rifle
Dr. David Yamane has a new video out where he talks about the flaws in a new book on the AR-15. Give it watch right now… https://youtu.be/3S3NZ664fko?si=ZltTw8VR9Eeg2qLv For awhile now, I’ve had a half-formed idea rattling around inside the copious…
Setting Yourself Up For Success
I sort of got my start in this gunwriting thing by making the (weird at the time) assumption that a .38 Special with pink grips might not be the right gun for a woman. That article took off, and was…
Swimming Against The Tide
"Never bet against the side that's having the most fun in a culture war." - PDB Politics is downstream from culture, said Andrew Breitbart, and he was 100% correct. Politics can try to dictate culture, but a counter-culture soon pops…
Once It’s Digital, It Doesn’t Matter
I had a chance last month to sit down and talk with my friend and photo mentor Don Giannatti. Don is a terrific photographer, but as digital started to put the squeeze on the industry, he moved to Project 52,…
Reliving Past Glory
Ellifritz was kind enough to link to this article I wrote for Ricochet a few years ago, and even though it's many years old now, it still holds up. Which is kinda cool. So in that vein, here's a few…
So You Want To Be A Gunwriting Star
Well, listen now, hear what I say. Monday will be my first day as the digital editor of ShootingIllustrated.com. I loved working for Ammoman and they are truly an amazing company, but this is a chance to work on one…
Wither Gunblogging?
This interview with John Corriea on how long-form articles work in the current ADHD world of social media was a lot of fun to do, but it got me thinking. While a lot of gunbloggers out there who grew bored…