Are there too many firearms instructors, weapon experts, and gun writers? Or, are there are just too many of all three who don’t know what they’re talking about? This topic came up during a training break at a Gunsite Academy class where several complained about the abundance of poor firearms training being perpetuated on the unknowing public. Standing on the terra firma at …
The first Advanced Scout Rifle course at Gunsite Academy was a wonderful success. Over three days eight students worked scout rifles from up close and personal in the indoor simulators to beyond 250 yards in the outdoor simulators. We also shot moving targets and explored the “scout rifle” concept through discussion and by comparing rifles. I’ve suggested that next year the …
I take a lot of crap because I don’t like shotguns. I’m OK with that. The thing is there are essentially two types of shooters in this world, rifle shooters and shotgun shooters. Rifle shooters can shoot or at least understand how, shotguns shooters can’t or just don’t want to try very hard. That statement probably ruffled a few feathers and shotgun …
