Ed Head

Ed Head
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Ed Head (1949 - 2022) was a regular on Shooting Gallery, Gun Stories and Down Range TV. He worked for almost 30 years in law enforcement, first in the United States Air Force and then with the United States Border Patrol, retiring as a Field Operations Supervisor. During his Border Patrol career, Ed worked in a variety of patrol, investigative and training capacities. Ed had an extensive background as a firearms instructor, having trained thousands, ranging from beginners to police, military and special operations personnel. Having taught at Gunsite for 20 years, Ed first trained there under the world famous shooting school’s founder, Jeff Cooper, then later ran the school as the operations manager for more than five years. Ed passed away on September 16, 2022.

Redfield Battlezone Scopes

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In 2008 Leupold, makers of high quality optics and a rival of Redfield’s for many years, bought the Redfield brand and brought production of Redfield optics to their Beaverton, Oregon factory.

Reviewing The Ruger American Predator Rifle

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Ruger American Predator series meets the needs of a large number of shooters looking for a good quality economy rifle.

Shooting Sticks from BOGgear

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From their origins as simple sticks lashed together into a bipod or tripod, modern sticks have evolved into sophisticated shooting accessories.

Stress Inoculation

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Here are some of the things defensive shooters can do to increase their tolerance and learn to perform at high stress levels; what I refer to as stress inoculation.

Zastava M85 NP .223 Pistol – Part II

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The Zastava M85 is an excellent truck gun. Best of all, it’s fun to shoot, but inevitably it begs comparison to an AR carbine or pistol.

PAP M85 NP .223 Pistol

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The subject of this review is a new AK pistol variation chambered, not in the usual 7.62 X 39 caliber, but in .223 Remington/5.56 NATO.

Redfield Raider 600 Rangefinder

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I’m a big fan of things that work well, are simple to operate and don’t cost a lot of money. The Redfield Ranger 600 laser rangefinder fits that description.

Streamlight Pro Tac HL 3

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These days we’re living in something of a Golden Age concerning tactical flashlights and the new Streamlight Pro Tac HL 3 is state-of-the-art.

Reviewing The DoubleStar Star-15 Pistol

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I was pleasantly surprised when I took the Star-15 pistol to the range. This was my first experience with an AR pistol and I wasn’t really sure how it was going to handle.

The Rhodesian Sling from Andy’s Leather

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What Andy has done with the Rhodesian Sling is to produce a sling that acts as a heavy duty carry strap and a shooting sling without the need to attach a third stud and sling swivel.