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Shooting Competitions Suck

By Tom McHale|2025-11-30T20:18:22-05:00November 30th, 2025|

Some writers like to tackle controversial topics like a rodeo bull gearing up to take out a flock of clowns. Half the time, the pot stirrer may not even care one way or the other about the topic they’re either defending or hyping. I get the strategy, but it’s just not me. And trust me, I’m not trying to do that here, although I will admit the title is somewhat provocative. On purpose …I’m addressing the topic of shooting competitions because I have a genuine love/hate relationship with them.

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Atomic Armor: The Unkillable Tank

By Tom McHale|2025-08-13T19:19:47-04:00August 13th, 2025|

How could I not share a story titled, “The Unkillable Atomic Tank?” Yeah, it’s not about guns directly… but hey, at least it does have a gun on it.

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Get Out! Surviving The LA Wildfires

By Tom McHale|2025-07-29T13:16:27-04:00July 29th, 2025|

What would you do if you had minutes to grab your most important possessions and vacate before your home was consumed by fire?

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Cessna to Red Square: The Teen Peace Pilot Who Embarrassed the USSR

By Tom McHale|2025-07-15T21:26:30-04:00July 15th, 2025|

Teen pilot Mathias Rust flew a Cessna into Moscow’s Red Square in 1987, crippling Soviet defenses and reshaping military leadership—all in a single flight.

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What Does Smarties Candy Have to do with WWI Gunpowder Manufacturing?

By Tom McHale|2025-05-28T14:09:38-04:00May 28th, 2025|

In the 1940s, a British confectioner named Edward Dee immigrated from England to New Jersey. He opened his first candy factory in 1949 in Bloomfield, NJ. Fourteen years later, Dee broke ground on another plant in Toronto, Canada. They originally called themselves Ce De Candy Inc., but later changed their name to Smarties.

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Sneak Peek: Must-Have Guns and Gear for 2025

By Tom McHale|2025-04-10T10:16:41-04:00April 10th, 2025|

Explore these top picks from the 2025 SHOT Show, featuring innovative firearms and gear like North American Arms’ belt buckle revolver and the limited-edition Korth Bitcoin Revolver. Get the scoop on this year’s must-have shooting accessories.

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A Very Boomer Christmas

By Tom McHale|2024-12-20T11:51:29-05:00December 20th, 2024|

An entertaining Christmas story about the days when a “healthy” childhood carried the expectation of broken bones, the occasional burn, and lots of outdoor fun.

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Defensive Mindset: Lessons from an Attempted Presidential Assassination

By Tom McHale|2024-07-19T12:03:16-04:00July 19th, 2024|

We’ve all seen the emerging story, video and talking heads ad nauseam — all presented with few known facts at this point, so I won’t go over it here. Rather, I’d like to discuss some observations that, quite frankly, stunned me and reminded me of the importance of actively living with a defensive mindset.

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Drinking with the Dead

By Tom McHale|2024-03-28T14:34:11-04:00March 28th, 2024|

So, the lesson in this true story from the Old West is that if you give a bunch of rough men enough alcohol, they will do some really bizarre and arguably creepy things. Here’s the story of an armed robber resurrected to finish the drink he paid for. Yep, really.

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How to Bypass Woke Companies Putting Politics Before Business

By Tom McHale|2024-06-17T21:34:41-04:00February 25th, 2024|

I had an interesting conversation with Dusty Wunderluch of Credova while at SHOT Show 2024. Dusty is in the business of... doing business. Yes, that's precisely what I mean. Lots of folks are becoming sick and tired of companies more concerned with political missions and forcing their social views on others and wondering, "Why can't companies just focus on their business instead of stepping into that mess? Why do they insist on alienating half the country, one way or the other?"

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