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Richard Mann was born and raised in the West Virginia hills. During his military and law enforcement career Richard obtained numerous certifications in small arms instruction.Badge turned in, Richard is now a contributing editor to a variety of magazines and has authored several books. He lives on Shadowland – his shooting range in West Virginia – with the most understanding wife in the world, their three kids and a very protective Rhodesian Ridgeback.

DEFENSE SHOOTING

Been there, got the T-shirt

gunwriter June 4, 2013 October 25, 2015

I bet you’re thinking a Gunsite T-shirt, right? Nope. I got me a brand new, spanking Galco T-Shirt. (Now allI need are some new Tony Lamas.) Not sure I like it as much as the Galco Pin-Up t-shirt but you got to admit it is rather patriotic. Reason enough. You can order both the new Galco Eagle T-shirt and the Pin-Up T-shirt …

HUNTING

Should I buy this rifle?

gunwriter June 1, 2013 October 25, 2015

In a couple weeks I will be taking the Precision Hunter Course from Magpul Dynamics. The class is taught by one of the best rifle shooting instructors I know, Caylen Wojcik. During this class I will be shooting a Weatherby Vanguard Range Certified rifle. In case you are unfamiliar with this “Range Certified” version of a Weatherby, it means the rifle is …

DEFENSE

Personal Protection with a .22 Magnum

gunwriter May 30, 2013 October 25, 2015

So, what do ya think? Before you comment I suggest you read the article, which was recently published in NRA’s American Rifleman. As expected, I received a lot of feedback from readers and I’m happy to observe they actually read the article as opposed to just looking at the pretty pictures. I’m sure Bryce Towsley is on a range somewhere right now …