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An awesome way to honor a WWII military sniper!

Don Laird, who sometimes contributes articles here on the blog, sent me a link to a really neat video this morning. It’s the story of how the US Army Marksmanship Unit honoured 86-year-old Ted Gundy for his service.

Congratulations to Winnipeg Shooters!

A hearty round of “Atta girls” goes out to Manitoba shooters Connor Deneka and Heather McCrea for their medal-placing shooting skills at the Canadian Winter Games!  Well done ladies! In an age where shooting sports are vilified, and shooters themselves are viewed by many as nothing more than “killers in waiting”, it’s nice to see [...]

Full Auto Machinegun Shoots are fun

Full-auto machinegun shoots are a lot of fun, or so I’m told.  I haven’t had the pleasure myself yet, although Oleg Volk keeps trying to drag me down south to come and play at one. This video is from an Oklahoma event… it just brings a smile to your face, doesn’t it? As the young [...]

Positive News About the RCMP (for a change)

Grey Mountain shooting range in Whitehorse, Yukon, was the site for the longest running international shooting competition, known simply as “The Shoot”.  It’s an annual shooting competition between the RCMP and Alaska State Police has been running for 50 years. Pretty impressive by any standards. According to the Alaska Department of Public Safety press release, [...]

Murder and Theft… on a Gun Range

An article out of Pennsylvania caught my attention and gave me pause.  The title… "Slaying probe focuses on gun range users"  led me to an article that, to be blunt, shocked me. Todd Getgen, father of 6-year-old Ethan, husband to Stella, was shot multiple times and killed at a shooting range. Police have no suspects. [...]

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