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Readers of this blog (yes, both of you—you know who you are) will be familiar by now with my usual Tuesday evening routine of finishing work and then heading over to my local Irish bar to watch Top Shot. The reason I watch there with friends, rather than secluded in my man cave is twofold. First, the service is a lot better. Second, it's really entertaining to look around the bar during the show and see how many non-shooters become sucked into the drama that unfolds onscreen. Last night's episode was definitely a winner in that respect. I know that some of the shooters watching will have been turned off by the fact that the contest revolved around primitive weapons, but given what the show has done to bring the shooting sports into living rooms across the country, I'm OK with that.
March 16, 2011
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Currently on the second leg of my March odyssey, I'm watching Top Shot tonight with some friends in a restaurant in Fairfax Va., just down the road from NRA HQ. It feels like revisiting the scene of a crime, as last time I was here, Pete Palma joined me for the occasion, and the celebrations were a little, shall we say, spirited? Pete has since moved to Blake Miguez's stomping grounds, so he won't be able to make it for episode five of Season 2, but I'll be reporting back when he accompanies me to a 3-gun match next month. The inimitable Adam Benson is among tonight's audience however, and I know that Jermaine, George and JJ Racaza have their own viewing party tonight in Atlantic City.
March 10, 2011
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Iain Harrison, Top Shot Season 1 Champion and AmericanRifleman.org blog contributor, was in-house earlier this week, so we convinced him to sit down in front of the camera and talk about the whole of Top Shot season 2 so far: what he liked, what he thought was different, recent eliminations and much more.
March 09, 2011
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Reality Shots once again caught up with a newly ousted Top Shot contestant this week to discuss life before, during and after the show. This time it's Maggie Reese, the final woman to be eliminated from Season 2.
March 07, 2011
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I'm occasionally asked if the Top Shot experience did anything for me, besides the ability to buy a bit more ammo. Well, today's thrilling installment of my Season 2 review is brought to you from sunny downtown Prescott, Ariz., rather than my usual watering hole in Oregon, as this week I'm attending an industry shoot at Gunsite with the likes of Bryce Towsley and Ed Head. So yeah, there's been an entire career change in the course of a few months and to be honest, my head's still spinning. I hope that the Season 2 competitors manage to turn their appearance on the show to their advantage as like their predecessors, they're all pretty much just regular guys with a passion for the shooting sports.
March 02, 2011
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On tonight's episode of Top Shot contestants will face off using something a little less powerful than the Springfield M1A or the Thompson submachine gun—the compound bow.
March 01, 2011
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American Rifleman gave its social media audience on Facebook and Twitter a chance to ask Jermaine Finks, the most recently eliminated contestant from Top Shot, questions they had about his experience on the show. Below are Jermaine's answers.
February 25, 2011
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As with every other human endeavor that involves lots of highly specialized people, there’s more to this TV business than meets the eye. Literally. To get some idea of what this means, imagine looking at the world through your favorite scope; there’s that part in the glass that is crystal clear and hi-def. Then there’s everything else – the world outside the scope that’s happening around what you perceive to be the universe, but is just as real, just as valid. The director’s job is to move that scope around and capture the essence of what’s happening in the bigger picture – get it right and the image onscreen becomes a microcosm of actual events. Get it wrong and you miss out on vital information, or give entirely the wrong impression.
February 23, 2011
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On last night's Top Shot, Jermaine Finks was eliminated from the second season at the foe/friendly plate shootout by Jay, and seems to have gotten a tough break.
February 23, 2011
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As we'll attempt to do every week, Reality Shots caught up with Top Shot contestant Athena Lee to get her reaction to being the second shooter (and first woman) eliminated from the show. Before we go any further, we'd just like to commend her for going full auto on the Thompson submachine gun during the elimination challenge. Athena, you certainly went out with a bang.
February 17, 2011
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By Iain Harrison, Top Shot Season 1 Champion
February 16, 2011
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On the season 2 premiere of Top Shot, as Iain alluded to, the two team captains chosen by their Sharps' shooting ability couldn't have been more different.
February 12, 2011
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As we'll attempt to do every week with the eliminated contestants, Reality Shots caught up with newly ousted Travis Marsh from Top Shot Season 2 to see how he felt about his short time on the show.
February 11, 2011
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By Iain Harrison, Top Shot Season 1 Champion
February 09, 2011
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With last year's introduction of the History Channel's Top Shot, the firearms world got its first taste of reality TV….and we loved it. The manufactured drama might not be our style, but the historical, competitive and, of course, shooting aspects hooked us from episode one.
February 04, 2011
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