Competition

  I stumbled upon Bikini Barbershop the other day. The reality show "babes" cutting hair in (you guessed it) bikinis are so foul-mouthed, booze-fueled, sex-crazed and fundamentally skanky they make Jersey Shore look like Leave it to Beaver. Speaking...

This week Top Shot brought one of my favorite competitions of the season: trick shooting.  It's a true test of the shooter's skills, and usually brings out some of the most accurate firearms of...

I'm getting ready for a low light 3-gun, and part of that is figuring out some way to see what I'm shooting. There's a penalty for those using night vision, so the obvious choice...

We met up with the guys from Geissele Automatics at SHOT this year - they're the other big name in custom triggers along with Timney - and while Timney focuses on single stage triggers Geissele tends...

Those of you who have been around these parts for a while may remember a little review I did not too long ago about the Swarovski BRT 1-6x scope. Swarovski makes what many consider...

Another Tuesday, another episode of Top Shot. And despite the near painfully boring run so far there have indeed been a few interesting firearms. This week brings yet another gun that is legitimately interesting...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEpfH_UyHb4 “Just give me a nod when you are ready.” I almost nod, but say “OK” out loud instead. I take a deep, calming breath. Then I nod. “Shooter ready!” comes the alert from the...

Jack writes: I really appreciate this recent post. It has answered a bunch of questions for me. If I may, I have one question left that I am sure you can help with. I...

Once or twice a season, Top Shot's producers turn their back on firearms enthusiasts. If you consider all the amazingly awesome firearms that the contestants could be shooting---from the new Heizer Double Tap to the...

http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1 Let's face it: 3GN (Three Gun Nation) is a flop. I had such high hopes for a TV show---any TV show---about my favorite sport.  But 3GN is almost boring as watching sailboat racing. It's...

Remember this series? I know, it's been a while, but back by popular request is the continuing series of Competition Shooting 101 articles where we teach you about the various shooting sports. First we looked at...

All right class, settle down. It's time to start the next lesson. First we looked at 3-gun competitions, king of the shooting sports. Then we looked at CMP / NRA High Power, the classiest...