WATCH: Motoschutzen Shooting Event Combines Guns, Motorcycles

By Robert Jordan

My wife tells me I am simple and predictable. My passions may wax and wane, but my interests remain boringly constant. Apparently, I am not alone. I recently learned that there is an 80-percent crossover between gearheads and firearms enthusiasts. Odds are, if you like anything bearing an internal-combustion engine, you probably like things that send small pieces of lead downrange at hundreds or thousands of feet per second with pinpoint accuracy.

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Motoschutzen: Motorcyle, Guns and More

Which brings us to the sixth annual Motoschützen. When my editor told me to go to Cody, Wyoming, to cover it, I told him I wasn’t familiar with the event. He laughed and explained that I would be responsible for exposing the week of motors, machine guns and mayhem to the world. (I still can’t believe they pay me to do this.) So, I hit the road and picked up photographer Alex Landeen on the way.

Cody might be small, but the people are friendly and everything is named after Buffalo Bill. We arrived that evening and met up with the Motoschützen crew at the Silver Dollar Saloon. Alex looked …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life