Hard to believe it is Holy Week and Easter is upon us. Time literally flies here at Gunsite with all the classes going on. Almost all the 250 Pistol classes between now and November have doubled. (Well, except for end of May and it has tripled.) Pistol Caliber Carbine, Close Quarters Pistol, Precision Rifle 7 (PR7) and Gun Stories are here this week. Last week Outdoor Life and Defensive Handguns were filming. Have you watched Guns and Ammo TV this year? They have featured Gunsite in nearly every episode. We greatly appreciate all our media partners and what they do to support … [Read more...]
Gunsite March Newsletter
Have not I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. — Joshua 1:9 While this certainly is not a religious column, this verse spoke to me this morning considering all that is happening in our world. How prepared are you and your family for the possibility of problems? March has arrived like a lion at Gunsite. Not weather-wise, but training wise. The first of many double 250 Pistol classes is Monday, along with a 350 and Night Vision Pistol Carbine. Next up is the Tactical Medicine class … [Read more...]
January 2022 Newsletter
“New Year’s Day: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.” ― Mark Twain (Well, other than your resolution to make your first or next venture to Gunsite!) Another beautiful day at the Gunsite Ranch. The mornings start out cool (18 F this AM, but 53 F now.). Many things happening at Gunsite beyond classes. We have been here 46+ years and look forward to many, many more. Part of that is long-term capital improvements. When you visit over the next 12-18 months, new buildings will be underway. … [Read more...]
Gunsite December Newsletter
MERRY CHRISTMAS! MERRY CHRISTMAS! MERRY CHRISTMAS! “And let no one scrooge it up by grumbling, “So what’s to be merry about?” Certainly there is plenty that is wrong with the world. God never promised the human race a bed of roses. But there is plenty that is right, too. More than right – beautiful, marvelous, joyous, inspiring!” How about autumn, winter, spring, and summer? How about an agile car on a winding road? How about Beethoven and Shakespeare and Kipling? How about the rejection of Cal 15? How about a blazing log on a dark and stormy morning? How about a broiled lobster? How about … [Read more...]
Gunsite November Newsletter
Thanksgiving "By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. The time of year has come when, in accordance with the wise custom of our forefathers, it becomes my duty to set aside a special day of thanksgiving and praise to the Almighty because of the blessings we have received, and of prayer that these blessings may be continued. Yet another year of widespread well-being has past. Never before in our history or in the history of any other nation has a people enjoyed more abounding material prosperity than is ours; a prosperity so great that it should arouse in us no … [Read more...]
