Venture Out

Happy Independence Day!(Author’s Note: This is an essay I wrote in 2017. I’ve edited it and updated it to my current style. Suffice it to say, not much has changed since 2017. Our lack of perspective remains and our reliance on social media has increased. Enjoy,)Today is July 4th, 2024. It is th…

There is a lot of misinformation when it comes to optics. Some time ago, I sat down and wrote a series of articles titled “Optics 101.” This series aimed to break myths and educate the audience on the ins and outs of optics, specifically riflescopes (the articles are as follows, “Christmas Trees…

Observation, whether while hunting, shooting, or surveillance, is an important skill to hone. It helps you be a better hunter and shooter. Unfortunately, quality spotting scopes can be expensive. More importantly, it’s not just the optic, it’s also the tripod, a carrying case, and sometimes diff…

The National Rifle Association Annual Meetings, or NRAAM, has become a SHOT Show lite, if you will. While SHOT Show is exclusive to those in the industry, NRAAM is open to any NRA member. This means it is more of a consumer show than an industry trade show. This coupled with its date on the calenda…

(What I love about writing is the freedom it gives you to go back and reflect on previous work. The constant tinkering to create something near-perfect is a driving force for the literary profession. If we don’t reflect, how do we morph into something better? Something better in this case is wri…