Bore Yourself Into Shooting Better
on Nov 4, 2009 in SensibleShooter Shooting PRODUCTIVE PRACTICE (OR “HOW TO BORE MYSELF INTO BEING BETTER”) Chapman Academy of Practical Shooting http://chapmanacademy.com/ Students often ask us, how and what should I practice. The short answer? Basics. Remember what they are? P...

Bench Rests and Hunting Rifles
on Oct 28, 2009 in ConventionalShooter HunterShooter Shooting Ever since I’ve been away on active duty I’ve spent more time shooting on public ranges then at home. Seeing the general gun owning public, as opposed to organized event participants, has been, um, illuminating. This clueless obsession w...

Day-Night-Day Match
on Oct 22, 2009 in SensibleShooter Shooting This is one of the best match concepts I’ve heard in a while! The Day-Night-Day match is comprised of three separate events and competitors compete in one, two or all three events. Insight Technology is sponsoring the Night portion of the event...

A Hunter’s Image
on Oct 21, 2009 in Shooting A Hunter’s Image by Ward M. Clark In this age of media, of news by sound byte, a sad fact of life is this:  What we seem to be, may be, in many ways, more important than what we actually are. Politicians have learned this lesson well.  The m...

Football Kills Kids
on Oct 14, 2009 in Promotion Fatality Fumble: Football kills as many students as school shootings WASHINGTON, DC — High school football killed as many students last year as did guns — which means politicians should either stop using school shootings as an excuse to...

Is Shooting Boring?
on Oct 7, 2009 in Promotion Shooting Anyone who owns a TV and a firearm realizes that shows about shooting are conspicuously absent. I’ve heard people make comment that the reason shooting competitions don’t make TV is because they are “boring” or don’t ha...

Women And Shooting
on Sep 30, 2009 in Promotion Shooting I caught a newspaper article with the headline, “Woman Kicker Vies for Penn State Job.” The article announced that, “Stephanie Weimer … will try out with other [football] walk-ons.” Ms. Weimer was a skilled and experien...

Death of the Marine Marksman
on Sep 23, 2009 in MilitaryMarksman Shooting SSG Ethan Rocke was formally recognized by the Marine Corps for this telling editorial. New rifle qualification aggregate scoring system elevates mediocre shooters, lowers Marine Corps standard By Sgt. Ethan E. Rocke Okinawa Marine Newspaper Say good...

Holster Qualification for CCW and Shooting Ranges
on Sep 21, 2009 in SensibleShooter Shooting I’m all for basic skill and qualification tests. Too many gun owners (to include those with military training!) have a low level of skill, sometimes to the point of being dangerous. Even if a mandatory test or qualification isn’t warrant...

Zero At Short Range
on Sep 16, 2009 in HunterShooter MilitaryMarksman Shooting >> Is there anywhere on the net I can go to find out that if a rifle is sighted at 25 yards dead on the bullseye, how far will it shoot before the bullets changes or drops? That answer will be totally dependent on a large number variables un...