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...
Sneak Peek: My Lack of Free Time is Your Benefit
Looking at the calendar for the next two months, I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, I'll be burning through all of my time off from the day job (and working extra days...
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...
Shooting the Austin Rifle Club Carbine Match
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUi1lqKNf6s
It was billed as one of the hottest days of the summer. Temperatures in south Texas were forecast to be somewhere between 108 degrees and 114. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and...
The Psychology of 3-Gun, Part 1: Before the Buzzer
I had just picked Robert up from Bush Intercontinental in Houston in advance of the NRA annual meeting, and was listening to his latest musings about life and firearms as I dodged through rush...
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...
Shooting the 2013 Zombies In The Heartland 3-Gun Match
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5thQy-KuoA
The last few months have been packed full of 3-gun competitions. I knew joining Team FNH USA was going to eat up chunks of my free time this year and, sure enough, it’s absolutely...
Shooting the 2013 North Texas Midnight 3-Gun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOKKHWXb9YY
Competing in a normal 3-gun competition is hard enough. There’s no end of things you have to remember and worry about, from complex stage designs to targets that are only visible from certain locations....
Shooting the 2013 3 Gun Nation Pro Series Competition #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bRhLC04bxc
I was waiting in the lobby of the hotel when Larry Houck emerged from the elevator and gave him the bad news. Mark Hanish had misread the sign the night before – breakfast didn’t...
3-Gun Nation Pro Series #2: Tulsa Stage Breakdown
http://youtu.be/JwziBoFSaRk
As I was standing around watching the first of the 3-Gun Nation Pro Series competitions, one of the FNH USA PR people asked me how I felt watching a 3-gun match and not being...
Photos: 3 Gun Nation Pro Series Competition #2
I just got back from Tulsa, where I attended the second Pro Series competition. And not only did I watch, they actually let me shoot in this one. And I didn't come in last...
Nick Leghorn on GOA Radio
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).