Christmas greetings to our Gunsite Family around the World. “On Christmas, we celebrate the birth of Christ with prayer, feasting, and great merriment. But, most of all, we experience it in our hearts. For more than just a day, Christmas is a state of mind. It is found throughout the year whenever faith overcomes doubt, hope conquers despair, and love triumphs over hate. It is present when men of any creed bring love and understanding to the hearts of their fellow man. The feeling is seen in the wondrous faces of children and in the hopeful eyes of the aged. It overflows the hearts of … [Read more...]
Gunsite Thanksgiving Newsletter 2020
“We should never despair, our situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust, it will again. If new difficulties arise, we must only put forth new exertions and proportion our efforts to the exigency of the times." - George Washington, letter to Philip Schuyler, 1777 (Thanks to Patriot Post.) That is enough on the state of the election to date . . . It is hard to believe it is near Thanksgiving 2020. It has been quite a year to say the least. The classes at Gunsite have been full with many, many new shooters as well as the loyal family members … [Read more...]
October Newsletter
Octoberfest Or The Gunsite Alumni Shoot Wrap-Up and Election 2020 What a grand Saturday on October 3 for the annual Gunsite Alumni Shoot (GAS Match). Once again, our late friend and staff member Chris Dwiggens said it best: “A social engagement slightly interrupted by gunfire.” Near two hundred (200) shooters and many guests arrived at Gunsite Saturday morning bright and early to fresh coffee, temperatures taken, breakfast by US Vets and the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Color Guard presenting the colors along with the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance. (No one took a … [Read more...]
Gunsite Alumni Shoot Silent Auction
This Memorial Springfield Armory Gunsite Service Pistol (Built by long time gunsmith Ted Yost) to original Gunsite specifications, along with the Milt Sparks Yaqui Slide holster and double mag pouch will be a silent auction item from now until the day of the Gunsite Alumni Shoot. To bid on these auction items send an email to ken@gunsite.com. The pistol package is currently at $7,000 and the rifle package is at $10,000. This Remington 660 in .350 Remington Magnum was owned by Jeff Cooper. It is accompanied by two pictures of Jeff shooting the rifle when he took his Kudu and Impala and … [Read more...]
September Newsletter
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." ~Benjamin Franklin September has arrived in the high desert of the Gunsite Ranch. The classes are back to pre-pandemic numbers. Some classes have increased, possibly because of the pandemic and the on-going violence in some of the Republic. “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” — Isaiah 9:2 So many have now “seen the light” and recognize they are responsible for their own safety and security. The government … [Read more...]
