Why Crossfit Makes Me a Better Shooter
Last weekend I shot the 3-Gun Nation Southeast Regional Championship in Clinton, SC. The match included a variety of stage designs and terrain – everything from close-and-fast stages in bays, to a shotgun jungle...
Shooting the 2013 Crimson Trace Midnight 3-Gun Invitational – Night 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDQGrCxP1gc
The first night of the Crimson Trace Midnight 3-Gun Invitational didn’t end on a promising note. Any time you collect 30 seconds worth of penalties you’re having a bad day. But while that night...
Packing for the 2013 Crimson Trace Midnight 3-Gun
Last year, I was invited to participate in Crimson Trace's first midnight 3-gun competition. Shooters from around the country gathered in Bend, Oregon to compete in total darkness for a rather hefty top prize...
The Race for the 3-Gun Nation Shoot-Off
The 3-Gun Nation Pro Series events are all individual competitions (someone leaves with a check after every meet) but they also lead up to something bigger. The culminating event is the 3-Gun Nation shoot-off...
FNH USA’s Mark Hanish Wins Tac Optics at MGM Ironman
The MGM Ironman is one of the toughest 3-gun competitions in the United States. Days on end spent in the desert, running your guns through grueling stages, you need to keep your guns clean...
Learning to Love the SCAR: How a Couple Modifications Make All the Difference
In 3-gun competitions, having an accurate rifle doesn’t matter much if the shooter doesn’t know how to work it. The interaction between the shooter’s body mechanics and the rifle is so important that pro-level...
Nick Leghorn on GOA Radio
http://tindeck.com/player/v1/player.swf?trackid=mfgy
In which I talk with Bill Frady about the NRA Annual Meeting, competition shooting and other gunny topics. As always, it's up on the podcast as well (I just checked and it does indeed work).
How to Shoot 3-Gun…And Not Be Disqualified
Competition shooting is one of the safest sports in existence. More people are injured playing golf than ever get hurt in a 3-gun match. The reason these competitions are so safe is that there...
Doing My Pistol Penance
My hands were killing me as I fired the last few rounds in the magazine. The barrel toasty enough that there was a visible mirage across the top of the slide, and the...
You Gotta Know When to Hold ‘Em
A couple weeks ago I wrote a post titled You Gotta Know When to Fold 'Em. It referenced Kenny Rogers' famous song, The Gambler, in which he teaches a fellow train rider a valuable...
My First Competition with FNH USA’s 3-Gun Setup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYvXXAlnufU
Some competitions, you can feel that you’re going to do well. All the planets align. Life is beautiful. Then there are days like this past Saturday, where it seems that even your ammunition is...
How it Happened: My Long Road to Team FNH USA
It was a couple days into the 2013 SHOT Show when it happened. The daily grind I had come to expect from trade show coverage was in full swing – long days, short nights,...