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Ed Head (1949 - 2022) was a regular on Shooting Gallery, Gun Stories and Down Range TV. He worked for almost 30 years in law enforcement, first in the United States Air Force and then with the United States Border Patrol, retiring as a Field Operations Supervisor. During his Border Patrol career, Ed worked in a variety of patrol, investigative and training capacities. Ed had an extensive background as a firearms instructor, having trained thousands, ranging from beginners to police, military and special operations personnel. Having taught at Gunsite for 20 years, Ed first trained there under the world famous shooting school’s founder, Jeff Cooper, then later ran the school as the operations manager for more than five years. Ed passed away on September 16, 2022.

Colt Single Action Army in .45ACP

Colt Single Action Army in .45ACP

Most Colt Single Actions these days are chambered in .45 Colt because it’s the traditional caliber and the one most popular with Cowboy Action shooters. In my case, it came…

Review: The Ruger SR45 pistol

Review: The Ruger SR45 pistol

The Ruger SR45 pistol is the latest in a series of SR pistols and is a lightweight, easy carrying and easy shooting pistol. Although it’s reasonable to suppose a compact…

Evolution of the Pocket Rocket, the SIG P224 SAS

Evolution of the Pocket Rocket, the SIG P224 SAS

Today, we're fortunate to have many more choices in compact .40 S&W pistols, not the least of which are the ones made by Sig Sauer of Exeter, New Hampshire.…

Turning Soup Cans Into Sieves With The Ruger SR22

Turning Soup Cans Into Sieves With The Ruger SR22

The nemesis of all .22s is the tin can so for my testing I decided to see if the Ruger SR22 would shoot "minute of soup can". Besides, rolling a…

Ruger SR1911 Commander – Part 2

Ruger SR1911 Commander – Part 2

Recently I’ve been shooting the new SR1911 Commander, a stainless steel and black Commander size version of Ruger’s popular SR1911 pistol. As you might imagine, I rather like it.…

Ruger SR1911 Commander – Part 1

Ruger SR1911 Commander – Part 1

The SR1911 Commander is the next step in the SR1911 product line and if past demand is any indication Ruger will be hard pressed to keep up.…

Three Questions on Handguns for Personal Defense

Three Questions on Handguns for Personal Defense

What’s the best pistol for personal defense? How accurate must it be? How reliable should it be? These are the questions I’m asked most frequently in class, on-line and in…

Is It Okay To Look At The Gun?

Is It Okay To Look At The Gun?

Conventional wisdom has it that manipulation of the weapon has to be accomplished without looking at the gun. However, you need to do what is necessary to solve your problem,…

Revolver Tips and Tricks

Revolver Tips and Tricks

Ed Head carried several different revolvers during his years with the Border Patrol.These days revolver sales are booming and Ed offers a little wisdom on the subject.…

Defensive Pistol Lasers

Defensive Pistol Lasers

To DRTV's Ed Head, lasers on defensive pistols are an exercise in added value; you gain a lot and give up nothing. Especially, on small pocket pistols with minimal sights,…