This article originally appeared at OutdoorHub. Humans have been participating in friendly competitions since the beginning of time. I guess we have a built-in drive to test our skills and mettle against others. Just look at the majority of shows on TV these days, and I’m not just talking about the classic game shows. Whether […]
Shooting In The Dark: Reports From The Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational
As I write this, I’m coming down off a major high. I’m sitting on an airplane on the way back home from the high desert miles outside of the beautiful town of Bend, Oregon. I’ve been out there all week at the Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational competition. Like last year, the event was […]
10 Reasons the Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational Is My Favorite Shooting Event
I had the good fortune to compete in, and cover, the shooting community’s coolest adventure, otherwise known as the Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational. As the name implies, this is a full-blown outdoor 3 Gun match. The third annual Crimson Trace event was held at the COSSA shooting range located in the high desert […]
Transforming A Basic AR-15 To A Home Defense Rifle
A few weeks ago, I discussed my plan of using the upcoming Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational to choose, equip and practice with guns I’ll use for home defense. Since then. I’ve decided to use a Smith & Wesson M&P 15 OR for the rifle. It’s a standard AR-15 design with a notable exception. […]
Shooting At Night Photos From The Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational
The Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational was a dual purpose event. The first two nights provided shooting industry media an opportunity to shoot the match before the pro 3 Gunners arrived for the Friday and Saturday night competition. Sponsoring vendors also set up demonstrations at the range during daylight hours to test out some […]
Cool Products From The Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational Media Day
Some of the shooting industry’s leading vendors teamed up with Crimson Trace to sponsor the Midnight 3 Gun Invitational event in Bend, OR. While I can’t cover all the new products displayed here, a few stood out. During daylight hours when shooting was not deemed challenging enough, we had the opportunity to talk guns, gear […]
Crimson Trace’s Midnight 3 Gun Invitational: Enlightened in the Dark
How does a company prove that they have absolute faith in their products? If you’re Crimson Trace, and your products were designed to help our warfighters, peace officers, and armed citizens protect themselves more effectively, you might… Invite a bunch of folks to the middle of the desert. Tell them to be sure to arrive […]
Anatomy of a Stage at the Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational
I just finished shooting and covering the Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational in the high desert miles and miles from Bend, Oregon. It was an enlightening experience, and I’ll write about that in my weekly column on OutdoorHub.com. Shooting at night was also ridiculously fun. More fun than should be legal, perhaps. To give […]
What Do You Need To Shoot 3 Guns At Night? Loadout for the Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational
Later this week, I’m going to run around shooting guns in the pitch dark. Just for fun. The Crimson Trace midnight 3 Gun Invitational event takes place far from city lights outside of Bend, Oregon. The matches begin at 9 or 10pm each night and continue until 3am or so. So it will be dark. […]
Gearing Up for the Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Event: Handgun Selection
The “lots and lots of 9mm” vs. “a handful of big .45’s” debate is about as likely to be settled as Michael Moore speaking at the NRA 2014 Annual Meeting. While most discussion focuses on real-life pros and cons of a magazine full of 9mm ammo vs. seven or eight big and fat .45 ACP’s, […]