Groundhog’s Day, SHOT, and More . . . SHOT Show is behind us. No SHOT Show crud for the Gunsite Crew attending (Buz, Ken, Shari C., Lindy, and Shari L. and multiple instructors). It is all the clean living, hand sanitizer, never touching the escalator handrails, bourbon, and cigars. SHOT was well attended judging by the challenges of navigating the aisles. We saw many, many Gunsite Family. Thank you so much for coming up to us and commenting about Gunsite. It is a wonderful time when Family comes to see us. As always, many striker fired pistols, black rifles, and flashlights. … [Read more...]
January Newsletter
INTO A NEW YEAR "New Year’s is a harmless annual institution, of no particular use to anybody save as a scapegoat for promiscuous drinks, friendly calls, and humbug resolutions, and we wish you to enjoy it with a looseness suited to the greatness of the occasion.” Letter to the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise, January, 1863 “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” - Benjamin Franklin As we get a bit more seasoned in our years, the years go quicker. Was it really 25 years ago that we worried about the … [Read more...]
December Newsletter
Christmas 2024 Like so many of the Gunsite Family, it is hard to believe we are near the conclusion of another year. Weren’t we just preparing for the coming of the new Millennium? We finish the last 250 Pistol Class of 2024 this week alongside the final 223 Carbine Class. Pistol Range Day is Saturday December 7 (Not too late to enroll!) followed by a few private classes, the last AZ CCW Class of the year, a media event and the Gunsite Chapter of Armed Women of America monthly meeting. What a year it has been with additional work on the facility itself with more to come and another … [Read more...]
November Newsletter
Friday, November 1, 2024 “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times ...” Trying to be polite and discuss election day . . . The decisions are upon us on November 5. Once again, so much rides on who leads the Republic from the White House and who sits in the Senate and House of Representatives. Please note I did not say they were our leaders. Rather, remember that we put them in office, and they are our employees. Make sure you have studied all the issues locally, state-wide, and nationally. Make sure you are making an educated decision based upon the facts and your … [Read more...]
October Newsletter
MONDAY POST GAS! GAS 2024 is in the books! What a wonderful weekend, starting Friday evening in the Gunsite Campground for the Annual Steak Dinner. (Side bar: The steak dinner began 24 years ago when the late Gunsite Rangemaster Mike Hughes and I instructed the inaugural “Knuckleheads” Class. At the conclusion, about 12-15 of us decided to throw some steaks on the grill Friday night in the campground and 24 years later we served near 300 steaks as a fund raiser for the Jeff Cooper Legacy Foundation.) A highlight of the dinner was the recognition of Buz and Sonja Mills and their … [Read more...]
