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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.

New Cartridges, New Guns, and Not Shooting

gunwriter November 3, 2017 November 9, 2017

I just completed finished an article detailing all the new guns, ammunition, and cartridges for 2018. Shooters will be happy to learn you will have lots to choose from, and no, I cannot tell you what they all were. I like new cartridges, guns, and ammunition introductions – I am not afflicted with neophobia. The introduction of new stuff for shooters is …

HUNTING Uncategorized

Guess and Win !

gunwriter October 29, 2017 November 3, 2017

Here are my four New Ultra Light Arms rifles. I sold my fifth – a 35 Whelen – to my best friend in Alaska because he needed it more than me. The point of this post/photo is not to brag, it’s to announce a contest. Whomever guess the correct weight of all four of these rifles – as shown and to the nearest …

DEFENSE HUNTING Scout Rifles SHOOTING

A Most Affordable Scout Rifle

gunwriter October 17, 2017 February 9, 2021

If you’re looking for an affordable platform to build a Scout Rifle on, check out the Mossberg Patriot. In 2016 Jerry Dove of Dove Custom Guns and I pioneered this concept and since then it has been a base rifle for a custom scout by Granite Mountain Tactical. Here is another Jerry Dove rendition, this is a scout he built for my …