In the 1980s, Jeff Cooper, a former Marine and founder of what is now known as Gunsite Academy, conceived the Scout Rifle concept. Cooper theorized the best general-purpose rifle – a rifle well adapted to just about any task –…
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Daily Blog: 12/21/20 (Rifle Identity)
How often have you heard someone refer to their rifle as a certain type of rifle? Maybe a deer-rifle, varmint-rifle, dangerous-game rifle, assault-rifle, prepper-rifle, or whatever other hyphenated-rifle you can imagine. Different folks have different ideas about all these rifle types,…
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Daily Blog: 12/20/20 (Scout Rifles)
The interest in Scout Rifles continues to elevate and I believe that is a good thing. Given the world we are living in, having one rifle that is capable of handling any task a rifle is suited for is a…
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Daily Blog: 12/19/20 (It’s Over)
The 2020 deer hunting season is over for me and I have no complaints. My oldest daughter got to have an exciting encounter with a buck but it did not work out. My son and I took bucks at our…
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Daily Blog: 12/7/20 (Concealed Carry)
Today I’m working on my defensive handgun column for Gun Digest. Based on the questions I receive from readers of that magazine, other magazines, and on social media, there is currently a lot of interest in ways to carry a…
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10 Great Trail Guns
I’m not sure anyone knows exactly what a trail gun is. Best I can define a trail gun, is a gun you have with you out in the field but for no certain purpose. In fact, you have no plans…
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Handgun Training Drills from Experts
There are few things as exciting as buying a new handgun. Conversely, there are few things as important as learning how to shoot a handgun. Not all of us can afford to attend Gunsite Academy like we should, but we…
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Be Smart, Get Trained!
Politics aside, this is a great drill that highlights the basic fundamentals of shooting a defensive handgun. If you cannot perform this drill to standard, you probably need more than practice; you need training. In fact, you need basic training….
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Just One Gun
Could you live with only one gun? I don’t know about you but the thought of that is enough to turn milk sour. However, the practicality of just one gun that would allow you to do everything , or at…
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