Most commercial outdoor and indoor ranges will have a range officer on site. Range officers are essential to provide safety on the range. Range officers are even used on military and law enforcement gun ranges and in most civilian ranges. Most people are unaware of the job and responsibilities of the range officer. Shooting Range…
Whether you are new to guns or simply new to using a range, many people experience going to the range for the first time. There is likely a wave of emotions that occur as you prepare and once you are there, you are likely to be a little nervous. In any case, the emotions you…
Many years ago, following the Civil War, progress from cap and ball to metallic self-contained cartridges began to progress from military to civilian use at an increasing pace. S&W already had the .22 short with bored through cylinders and held the patent, bought from Rollin White who invented it. They held the corner on the…
The year 1857. The who is Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson the originators of Smith & Wesson firearms founded in 1852. The what is the .22 Short and their Number 1 revolver. Today the .22 Short rules the ranges during Olympic competition. The humble .22 short is 162 years old. This is the longest…
Shooting is a perishable skill. This means that the ability to shoot straight can truly diminish without practice. If you are carrying concealed or open carry, for that matter it is incumbent that you stay on top of your shooting skills. This translates to ‘range time’. Though there are many dry fire exercises that you…
When you are going to the gun range whether you are a beginner or you are someone that is an expert it is always a good idea to go over some rules and of course etiquette. The gun range is a great place to train, learn and grow as a shooter and a place to…
Here we continue our subject on the compromises of the modern bullet design. Long slim and slippery bullets will deflect when hitting branches and limbs of foliage between the hunter and the game. Round-nose bullet will hold a truer coarse bucking the bush better but are still subject to some deflection. Long aerodynamic bullets shoot…
Nothing seems to be straight forward. In engineering there are a long string of compromise in machine design. This applies to ballistic projectiles; the bullet. Originally a ball shaped projectile, it has changed much over the last couple of centuries. In fact, a case could be made that the round ball, made of lead, ruled…
