The History Channel Airing ‘Mountain Men: Ultimate Marksman’ 8-Part Competition Series

If you were a fan of the Top Shot competition shooting series (and who wasn’t?) there’s a good chance that watching four people compete with knives axes, arrows and yes, guns will be right up your alley. The HISTORY Channel will start airing ‘Mountain Men: Ultimate Marksman’ next week and Top Shot’s Colby Donaldson will … Read more

Top Shot: “The shooters spent more time sitting around, arguing and discussing their emotions and personality conflicts like a group of teenage college girls, than actually shooting”

Marc Folco at southcoasttoday.com reckons The History Channel’s Top Shot program is, in a word, rubbish. The Open Season columnist has declared open season on the program’s skill level, and drafted in his best bud in New Bedford to hand him ammo. “Sunday’s shooting match involved shooting 1903 Springfield rifles in 30-06 caliber,” Folco recalls. As the scribe then points out—as this Military Channel YouTube video documents—the 1903 is a highly accurate long-range rifle. So why can’t these top shots hit squat?

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