ArmaLite AR-10 3-Gun Rifle
We all accept that professional competition shooters are some of the most highly skilled weapon handlers in the…
The Bug-Out Drill
While opinions differ on exactly what it takes to survive a situation like this, the real determinants are…
Fighting Through It
ON 14 October 2009, I was driving home from the range in Phoenix around 1600 hours when my…
The Pack-Rifle
FOR a long time, I’ve been looking for a lightweight just-in-case rifle for trips into wilderness areas. The…
SOL Escape Bivvy
Walking through the aisles of the 2012 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, I knew my time was limited…
Survival Signaling
IT’S not just outdoorsmen who find themselves lost in the woods. A great number of fatalities that occur…
Wife Takes on Tactical Rifle Class
When he informed me that he was going back to Tactical Defense Institute (TDI) as a guest instructor…
Thinking Twice About the Head Shot
These might have been on an IPSC IDPA target, photo-realistic target, or even a three-dimensional plastic target. The…
The Mechanical Safety
These include some pistols (singleaction and striker fired) as well as most long guns (rifles, carbines and shotguns).…
Pre- and Post-Shoot Protocols
PRE-SHOOT Stopping the threat from further immediate hostilities via bullet placement in the lethal column of heart, spine…