Blind Veteran Gets his Utah Elk
The Sovereign Sportsman and Camp Patriot, a non-profit organization, got together and helped a blind veteran shoot an elk, Matt Slaton, an Air Force EOD technician who was injured while deployed to Iraq. In this video, Micah Clark with Camp Patriot helps Matt hunt elk in Utah. Camp Patriot is an organization that creates an […]
Stop by and say hi to us at the Raahauges Shooting Sports Fair this weekend!
Western Shooting Journal is at the Raahauges Shooting Sports Fair in California this weekend, and we’re giving out a great deal. Order a year-long subscription at our booth for $29.95, which is half-off the cover price for 12 issues, and you’ll get a FREE Ken Onion folding clip knife, AND a FREE pair of shooting […]
NRA Women – Aysha Webb
Aysha Webb is a singer, songwriter and firearm instructor. Aysha is passionate about firearms as much as her music. In the beginning of her firearms instructions which was mainly male dominant, but with recent trends more females are signing up to learn how to shoot. This is where Aysha shines, she loves to teach first […]
Effects of Hands While Gun Discharges During Weapon Retention
There have been questions that come up on weapon retention and gun disarming, “what happens to your hand during the struggle and the gun discharges?” Recently, the guys at Endeavor Defend & Fitness did a video of this case. Note this applies to an automatic handgun. Here are some of the findings for one […]
Light Recoil: If you need to Rethink Hard-Kicking Guns
Recoil isn’t a big deal, until it is. During the 2013 Shot Show I began seeing a lot of “junk” floating in my left eye. An ophthalmologist found two horseshoe-shaped tears in the retina. Emergency and follow-up laser treatment isolated the tears, greatly reducing risk of a detached retina. All the docs said I was very lucky […]
Guide to Air Travel with Firearms
Planning an out of state hunting or shooting trip? Flying to your destination sometimes makes good sense, but the logistics of leaving the truck behind and hopping on a plane with your shooting gear presents its own set of challenges – not least of which can be the hassle of flying with a firearm. Entering […]
Team GLOCK Captain KC Eusebio Wins 2013 German Steel Masters
First place finish in Eusebio’s third of five weeks’ tour through Europe SMYRNA, Ga. (May 29, 2013) – Today GLOCK, Inc. announced that Team GLOCK captain KC Eusebio won the 2013 German Steel Masters, held in Philippsburg, Germany, May 24-26, 2013. Eusebio, in the third week of his five-week tour of Europe, won first place […]
Smart Gun App Controls the Trigger
Following TrackingPoint’s “smart rifle,” which has tracking and digital optic technology to create for a more precise shot, a California-based company has built a different type of smart gun technology (can be seen in the James Bond “Skydance” movie). Yardarm has introduced its Safety First technology, which allows gun owners to remotely engage or disengage the trigger […]
What Was In Bin Laden Closet?
A new book called “No Easy Day” accounted by the pseudonym Mark Owen who is former Navy Seal Team 6 member that took part in the capture of Osama Bin Laden. As he and his team member advanced to the third floor to clear the remaining of the compound. Owen was one of the assigned […]
NRA Life of Duty Memorial Day Tribute: Honoring the Fallen
Today, we honor the countless heroes who have paid the ultimate sacrifice to answer our country’s call to arms. Please take a few minutes to watch our Memorial Day Tribute featuring Norman St. Germain – Seaman First Class, USS Gambier Bay who spent 47 hours in the shark-infested waters of Leyte Gulf after his ship […]