Legendary Gunsite Academy Turns 40

By Bob Owens

With apologies to Mr. Disney and my elementary school-aged daughter, Gunsite Academy is my “happiest place on Earth.”

By my count, I’ve made the drive up and down Gunsite Road probably close to 100 times now. Each and every time, I’m blown away by the rugged beauty of the high desert outside Paulden, Arizona, which reaches out to me in a way I don’t think I’ll ever properly be able to convey.

I’ve been fortunate to experience some of the best firearms training on the planet from some of the most experienced instructors on the planet. I’ve been through Col. Jeff Cooper’s original class, 250 Pistol.

I learned to push myself and my equipment in 350 Intermediate Pistol with my Townhall Media colleague Katie Pavlich.

I was honored to attend the 2016 Scout Rifle Conference earlier this year, and take instruction from legendary instructor (and absolutely delightful person) Il Ling New as I learned about the Scout Rifle, one of Col. Coooper’s concepts …Read the Rest

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