Tessa Wyrick, a graduate of many pistol, carbine, shotgun, and rifle classes and whom is also a guest instructor for PR7 and XLR has again demonstrated that the tactics and techniques she has learned at Gunsite has put her on the top. Tessa’s mastery of ballistic calculations and wind reading lead her to winning the 1.6 Mile Challenge Match held at the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, NM 29-30 June. As graduates of the Gunsite precision rifle courses know, the spotter is the most important member of the shooting team. They control the engagement from start to finish and count for more than … [Read more...]
July Newsletter
Pandemic, Riots, Political Correctness in the Breakfast Food Aisle, Wild-Fires, looting of businesses, gun stores have little inventory, Blue Flue… When do the locusts arrive? If you have not seriously considered (or revised) your individual, home and family emergency plans, as my late friend Pat Rogers and Gunsite Rangemaster would say: “That’s a clue.” The world as we knew it has again changed and not for the better. It is time to seriously review with yourself, family, (and if receptive) your workplace your emergency plans. Do you and your family know what to do if the riots engulf … [Read more...]
June Newsletter
The Gunsite family continues to grow as classes are again filling. We appreciate everyone’s patience as we continued with smaller classes (Tutorial Experiences) and modified lesson plans to allow for “social distancing.” Now that things are beginning to return to normal, the classes at Gunsite are filling quickly. We closed out May with a doubled 250 Pistol Class and a near full PR7 and several private classes. June carries on strong beginning with a 270 Rifle and a near-full 350 Intermediate Pistol. The Nashville 250 at Royal Range is near full. (Remember it is always sunny and 70 … [Read more...]
FIGHTING WITH THE M1 CARBINE
Article by Ken Campbell in Tactics and Preparedness Magazine The Patrol Rifle is now a commonly issued piece of law enforcement equipment and many citizens recognize the superiority of defending with a rifle when circumstances permit. An AR-15 variant is the norm. They are utilitarian rifles made to take the rough and tumble life of patrolling in harsh weather, living in a police cruiser or defending a home. Of course, soldiers and street cops can find a way to break an anvil with a rubber mallet, so durability is important. When I came on the job as a deputy sheriff in 1979, we were … [Read more...]
Truckers & Self-Defense
ROAD WORK (part 1)
Amos Phillips flipped on his right-turn signal and eased the brakes as he pulled his truck off Interstate 15 and onto the Exit 80 offramp at Fort Hall, Idaho. It was Sept. 2, 2018 — the day before Labor Day — and the 64-year-old trucker was “empty,” having hauled a load of railroad crossing parts from Missouri to a receiver 15 miles south of Fort Hall in Pocatello, Idaho. Multi-state drives like the one he had just completed were part of what Phillips enjoyed most about his job — seeing the country. Originally from Peoria, Illinois, he’d been to every state in the Lower 48, save for … [Read more...]
