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Competitive Shooting Gear and Essentials Checklist


Competitive Shooting Gear and Essentials Checklist

When you are getting into competition shooting, there can be a lot of things to get together before your first competition. After you have already made the tough decision of picking the right firearm(s) for your competition, and also picked up the best ammo possible, you then have a few other things to get before you are competition ready. Here,...


How to Become a Better Bowhunter This Summer


How to Become a Better Bowhunter This Summer

Right now is prime time for fine-tuning your bowhunting setup, shooting in summer competitions and events, and practicing some archery skills that can help you this fall when it’s go time for hunters. Summer provides good weather and maybe some free time to spend with your bow. It’s also a good time to make sure you have a working, sighted-in...


How to Choose Match Ammo for Competitive Shooting


How to Choose Match Ammo for Competitive Shooting

When you start competition shooting or change up guns, it is super important that you get the right ammo for your firearm. We all like to shoot hundreds of rounds of cheap practice ammo, but when it comes time to perform, we need the best of the best ammo that is going to be accurate and reliable. So how do...


How to Choose the Best Competitive Shooting Pistol and Caliber


How to Choose the Best Competitive Shooting Pistol and Caliber

Competition shooting is a fun and popular sport, but when you are just getting started, there are a few things you need to figure out. Obviously, before you start competing you are going to need to get a pistol of your own, but what kind should you get? Well, that answer is not as straightforward as we would hope. There...


How to Treat Water in the Backcountry


How to Treat Water in the Backcountry

One of the most essential things to think about when planning a backcountry excursion is your method of water treatment for drinking and cooking water. Taking the risk of contracting a waterborne illness from an untreated source can quickly ruin a trip, or worse. The symptoms of waterborne illnesses often include diarrhea and vomiting, which can bring you to a...


How to Get Started in Competitive Shooting


How to Get Started in Competitive Shooting

Competition shooting is a super fun sport that is very diverse. There are dozens of organizations and rule sets for it. All of them have their own unique quirks. As a beginner, competition shooting can be fairly intimidating. Not to worry, you do not have to be a professional or even that good at shooting to compete. The competition shooting...