I was recently typing up some field notes from too long ago when I found a reference to an NRA gun safety video from 1946 from Karl Rehn of KR Training. I spent an enjoyable 20 minutes watching “Trigger Happy Harry” this morning. Thanks Karl! How much better is this than the culture war fighting … Continue reading
Facebook kindly reminded me yesterday morning that 8 years ago I was in Columbus, Georgia with my son for a tennis tournament. Passing time between matches by flipping through the channels on the TV, I made an important discovery. By dumb luck, I landed on a History Channel marathon showing back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back episodes of the inaugural … Continue reading
The concept of Gun Culture 2.0 suggests that hunting and traditional target shooting have become less central to gun culture over time. But gun culture itself may have also become more pluralized. Hunting, in this view, is still a vibrant part of gun culture but it is more of a niche market than the primary … Continue reading
As the busy-ness of life got in the way, I missed my weekly trip to the range last weekend. So I made it up yesterday. I also was forced to abandon my planned trip to observe the Massad Ayoob Group and Firearms Academy of Seattle, “Deadly Force Instructor,” course being hosted this week by Karl … Continue reading
Although there was some residual snow on the ground, a sunny and comparatively warm 50 degree Saturday drew me to the range to shoot a couple more drills to establish a baseline starting point for the year. I couldn’t shoot Karl Rehn’s 3-Seconds or Less drill because the movement required in the mud, so I … Continue reading
After fighting busy-ness and weather for a week, I was finally able to get out to the range this past weekend to begin shooting the baseline drills I will use to monitor my progress toward my goal of shooting better in 2018. It was a breezing 39 degrees at 14:30 but I pressed ahead with … Continue reading
Of my three goals for 2018, my goal of shooting competition comes largely from Kevin Creighton of the Misfires and Light Strikes blog. I have written a lot about Col. Jeff Cooper’s central role in establishing the civilian gun training industry which played a central role in the supplanting of Gun Culture 1.0 by Gun … Continue reading
