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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.

Pulling Pistols & Killing Snakes

gunwriter February 21, 2021 February 21, 2021

Grandpa also used to tell us boys, “You should never pull a pistol unless you’re going to use it.”

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Analysis of the Scout Rifle: Part 3

gunwriter February 21, 2021 February 21, 2021

This is the third in a series of articles concerning the Scout Rifle. It could be considered an addendum to my book, The Scout Rifle Study. The Problem with the Scout Rifle The primary problem with the Scout Rifle is that today it is used by a generation of folks who are accustomed to rifles ideally adapted to the specific tasks they need …

Latest Scout Rifles

Analysis of the Scout Rifle: Part 2

gunwriter February 15, 2021 February 20, 2021

This is the second in a series of articles concerning the Scout Rifle. It could be considered an addendum to my book, The Scout Rifle Study. The Problem with the term/name, Scout Rifle Maybe the largest problem Cooper created was with the name he chose to give his concept rife. He intended it for a scout, so he called it a “scout …