Shooting Sports
3-Gun, IPSC, PRS, or the traditional hunt. The shooting sports are the primary reason we own firearms in Canada.
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3-Gun Shotgun Review: Akdal Mka 1919
I’ve been shooting this shotgun in 3-Gun matches for over a year now, and finally put all my thoughts together. It’s a solid system, despite being restricted, it’s a great way to get…
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WRAS 3-Gun AAR from April 25: Running the Horseshoe
Only a week or so after the actual event! The April 25th WRAS 3-Gun match in Spruce Grove was a solid shoot. Despite ominous forecasts and a few horror stories from the road,…
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First 3-Gun of 2015! WRAS March 28th AAR
Wild Rose Action Shooters’ first 3-Gun of the season was a 5 stage event at Spruce Grove range just west of Edmonton. On the drive up I was worrying about the ground being…
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Build Yourself a Budget AR That Doesn’t Suck
I haven’t had an AR-15 in my safe in over a year. In fact it’s probably closer to two years since I shipped the last one off. This summer I figured was the…
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Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun After Action Report
The basics: it was fun. Great fun! You can find my first timer’s report over on The Firearm Blog, but I thought I’d share a few extra thoughts here and some of the amazing…
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Gear for the Midnight 3 Gun Invitational
I’m feeling very lucky to be attending the Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational this year. As someone who spends a lot of time with night vision: shooting in the dark is important…
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Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun: I Will Be There
There are only so many blog posts that can be written about the Crimson Trace Midnight match without using “shot in the dark” or “lights out” or similar “moons out goons out” phrases.…
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MGM Ironman 2014 AAR: I Didn’t Die!
I’m back! And finally decompressing from the amazing 3 Gun shoot that is the MGM Ironman. This was my first year at Ironman, and my second officiated 3 Gun shoot. The short of…
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When Magazines Get Big: Pouches for the Mka 1919 Ten Rounder
The Akdal Mka 1919 is a wild shotgun with massive magazines unlike anything I’ve ever shot before. Carrying them can be something of a challenge, as they’re much wider and much longer than…
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Akdal MKA 1919 First Impressions as 3-Gun Shotgun
As part of my preparation for the MGM Ironman it was easy to identify my shotgun skills as a weak spot. Juggling shells into a tube isn’t something I’ve trained for in the…