Michael Bane is at the Gunsite Academy celebrating the 1911. Gunsite’s founder Jeff Cooper brought new life to the old war horse which is still used both in competition and among law enforcement and the military. Reference Links: Colt Model 1911 Gunsite Academy Colt Firearms
This week Michael continues to ponder compromises in choosing self-defense weapons. Listen here: SUBSCRIBE: Down Range Radio Sponsor: Ruger Firearms * Liberty Safes * Crimson Trace Laser Grips * XS Sights Reference Links: The Michael Bane Blog The Music of David Crosby The Music of Allison Moorer
The U.S. Practical Shooting Association announced that Glock, GPI Custom Gunworks and Rescomp/CR Speed have signed on as stage sponsors for the 2011 USPSA Area 6 Regional Handgun Championship.
Functional Fitness is all about exercising in a way that efficiently prepares you to use your body to participate in sports, live your daily life, perform you job and, possibly, get through a life threatening situation with as little trouble as possible. “Functional Fitness” is a buzz-term that has been made popular by Crossfit and [...]
From NRA-ILA: Recently, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) — who in the early 1990s was the House sponsor of the Brady Act and the federal “assault weapons” and “large” magazine ban of 1994-2004, and the ill-fated, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink “Brady II” bill — introduced S. 436, the multi-faceted “Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011.” Its simplistic and misleading [...]
We experience a consistent growth for the Ruger Rimfire Challenge. I think the growth is now limited to the availability of trail blazers, organizers and places to shoot. The shooters or wannabe shooters of all ages are just waiting for the opportunity. I opened my mouth a little too much some months ago about trying [...]
The April edition of American Rifleman named the Rossi Trail Judge as one of the top guns for 2011 and with a .45 Colt / .410 bore version. Because of the extra attention to the Rossi Ranch Hand this week, many have contacted us about the Trail Judge as a modern version of the Mare’s [...]
Looking towards the future of the shooting sports, the USPSA’s Area 8 Director, Harry Foltz, announced that the Area 8 region will be offering a two-day shooting camp specifically for juniors on Saturday and Sunday, August 20-21, 2011 in Dallastown, Penn.
This week I began the Spring 2011 Training Season. Since I really started as a full time trainer, the spring has always been a busy time, but the last few have really distinguished themselves as being incredibly packed with courses. Having courses back-to-back is always a great thing, but bouncing all around the country without [...]
Funny how certain episodes of Shooting Gallery, Best Defense or Cowboys trigger unexpected reactions. We are for the most part prepared for viewer reactions and questions in terms of product info and product applications. We also do our best to link up products used in each episode here on DRTV as a service to our [...]
