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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.

EDITORIAL

Learning

gunwriter July 30, 2016 July 30, 2016

When I was 16 years old I thought I knew it all. By the time I was 21, I was certain of it. I then spent the next 30 years learning. Not about how to diagram a sentence or to calculate the area of a triangle; I learned about life. I’ve learned a lot during the last three decades. I’ve also forgotten …

The Gunsite Story – 40 Years of Firearms Freedom

gunwriter July 30, 2016 February 9, 2021

Offered in recognition of the 40th Anniversary of Gunsite Academy and the life’s work of Jeff Cooper. From 1958 until 2003 the pages of Guns & Ammo magazine were graced with the words and wisdom of COL Jeff Cooper. Readers worldwide subscribed to read his thoughts; primarily those associated with the use and application of the defensive handgun. Similarly, when Cooper opened the …

DEFENSE EDITORIAL SHOOTING

We Don’t Need No Stinking Scopes

gunwriter July 25, 2016 July 25, 2016

I’ve been singing the praises of XS rifle sights for a long time. Of course in this day an age if your rifle does not wear an optical sight – in most cases a very large optical sight – you’re looked upon as either an old fart or a neophyte. Well, my buddy Monte Long from XS Sights proved my point …