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Last night's team challenge showed that, despite the 10/22's old school wood stock, simple iron sights and complete lack of a tacticool railed forend, it is nonetheless a great equalizer. Chris Reed demonstrated his knowledge and insight of this when he said, “with the .22, in ten minutes I'll tell you who's the better shooter.” And he should know, having regularly placed in the Total Outdoorsman Challenge.
March 30, 2011
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Stephanie Hayden is standing by the printer. “Dad look at this,” she shouts holding up a list of rare guns, including an Uzi, from a prospective client. In a flurry of phone calls, e-mails, messages and wish lists, Owner Will Hayden pulls on a cigarette in his office. Through the vale of smoke to his left is a window that let's the boss see into his shop. Right now Vince Buckles, lead gunsmith, is welding a stock in the corner as gunsmith Glenn Fleming puts together a folding stock for a conversation kit. At the same time in the bustling lobby Kris Ford breaks out a box to show off a Desert Eagle for an upcoming “special top secret” project. The group's attention is soon gathered by a bright purple pickup in front of the building. The distinctive truck is sporting a bunch of Louisiana State University stickers and one other interesting item—a Civil War era mini cannon.
March 30, 2011
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Here is an excellent example, sent to me by Tiger McKee of Shootrite Academy, of why you should often check your concealed-carry equipment for potential malfunctions. The holster in question was worn beyond use, allowing a section of it to bunch in the trigger guard causing an unintentional discharge.
March 29, 2011
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This week, the marksmen of Top Shot have the opportunity to bust out in a real-life shooting gallery, made famous years ago at carnivals around the country, using one of the most fun rifles ever made—the Ruger 10/22.
March 29, 2011
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Among Smith & Wesson fans, there is still some confusion surrounding the use of the terms “three-screw, four-screw and five-screw.” If you are one of the many younger students of the great products of the legendary Massachusetts gunmaker, you may have been puzzled by what seems to be insider use of these terms. To get everyone on the same page, a brief history lesson and explanation should help out.
March 25, 2011
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Wood. If you need one word to differentiate Europe’s shooting industry trade show from America’s counterpart, the SHOT Show, that word is wood. I don’t mean floors either. I refer to highly figured Turkish walnut, stunning pieces of marble-caked Circassian wood. The wood is not only sold in raw form, one- and two-piece blanks, but also adorns most of the higher-grade guns from the likes of Perazzi, Blaser and Krieghoff.
March 25, 2011
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Reality Shots once again got to pick the brain of the most recently ousted Top Shot star: competitive shotgun shooter Kyle Frasure. Despite some rough performances in the first few challenges, Kyle made it past the halfway point and had only positive things to say about his experience.
March 24, 2011
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The opportunities to practice shooting two revolvers at once are few and far between. Competitions that require participants to engage their targets upside down after going through the equivalent of permanent press cycle can be counted on the fingers of a boxing glove, which kind of gets to the crux of the whole Top Shot philosophy. This isn't about excelling at one particular facet of the shooting sports. It's all about survival. It's about getting through the competitions where you're weakest in order to make it to the point where you can send the other guy home, be it in the first episode or the last. When the original 16 competitors were assembled in an L.A. hotel the night before we headed off to the house, we were all ushered into a room and seated opposite roughly the same number of executives, producers and other powerbrokers. The head of the production company explained in a torrent of expletives that this wasn't going to be like any competition any of us had been in before. It took most of us a while to adjust to the idea, but he was right.
March 23, 2011
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According to Fox News, Meghan Brown is one beauty queen you don’t want to mess with, which she proved when she used her pink .38 Spl. revolver to end the ill-chosen career of a robber when the said criminal forced his way in a home she shares with her fiancé.
March 23, 2011
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Honoring a native son, the state legislature of Utah designated the M1911 pistol as the official state handgun. John M. Browning’s legendary design joins 24 other official Utah state symbols ranging from the blue spruce to the honeybee.
March 22, 2011
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If the previews are to be believed, the Top Shot contestants are going trick shooting during this week’s team competition. It looks like it might be a shooting version of H.O.R.S.E., which should provide some fun shots if the shooters have some imagination.
March 22, 2011
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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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Retention is an important part of carrying concealed. A gun that falls out while a peson is performing normal duties is embarrassing and could have legal implications. Having your handgun pulled from its holster by an unauthorized user could get you killed.
March 16, 2011
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German=based IWA show features unique mood, international flavor.
March 16, 2011
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