Keith Finch

Keith Finch
Keith is the Editor-in-Chief of GAT Marketing editor@gatdaily.com A USMC Infantry Veteran and Small Arms and Artillery Technician, Keith covers the evolving training and technology from across the shooting industry. A Certified Instructor since 2009 he has taught concealed weapons courses in the West Michigan area in the years since and continues to pursue training and teaching opportunities as they arise.

Building an AR Pattern Rifle: An Interlude of Quietly Mumbled Profanity (Part 1)

 Keith our resident instructor and AR-15 home build fanatic, has started a series on building an AR-15 from scratch. This first article discusses why or why not  you may want to build an AR instead of buying one. While cost is a factor it should not be “the factor” when making this decision. This series will be an excellent compliment …

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Businesses Shouldn’t Insult Gun Owner. Not a threat, Economics.

I’ve been a bit slow on articles of late. For this I apologize, but as you guys well know we do in fact have lives, jobs, families, etc. that take precedence over this hobby of writing and sharing. Charlie and I love writing for you, it’s why we do it, so bear with us as we crank out some projects …

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SIG Sauer P226 “Extreme” Preview Review

Right on the heels of our P250 review I present… another SIG. 248Shooter writers have discussed, among many topics, just how much Sig Sauer products might dominate review time on the page. This has to do with their very strong showing as a company at SHOT Show, bring a number of new and refined products to market for the huge …

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ALG Combat Trigger ACT Review

ALG Defense ACT trigger for the AR-15

Keith is getting too good at writing articles for us here at 248shooter. We both started a review on the ALG Combat Trigger also known as that ACT trigger. He just did a better job than me and faster. Below is the article from him and I do not want to spoil it so let me just say the following. …

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Don’t Bring a Knife to a Gunfight

Keith Finch shares a story that comes from close to home. There was an event recently in my area, not too far from my office and classroom, and I feel it necessary to suspend my other projects for a brief article point toward defensive preparation. <link mlive> There was an abduction and sexual assault. This hit close to home not …

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The Fanboy Gripe

Fanboys in the gun community grind my gears

Keith Finch is back again for another article. I say this to let you know this is a Keith Finch article. That is right Keith Finch wrote this not me. So when your panties are all bunched up because your Glock, Sig, HK, M&P or 1911 is painted as something other than the mythical doombringer you thought it to be, …

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One NRA Instructors Path to the M&P 9 Shield

M&P 9mm Shield with defensive serrations package from IGFS.

It’s been a long road In the world of defensive handguns it is very easy to get lost, turned about, distracted, and ultimately even a little frustrated when it comes to picking out a gun for ourselves. When picking a gun for someone else it is tantamount to grandma picking a sweater out for her angsty teenage grandchild, probably not …

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Protecting The Castle: Questions and Strategies for setting up a Home/Business Protection Plan

Keith Finch joins us again with a follow up to his previous article (here). This is a great read and we are glad to have Keith sharing this with us. My last appearance here dealt with keeping ourselves safe without our firearms around. Here we are tackling the reverse of that circumstance. We are discussing ‘Castle Doctrine’ defense set-up and …

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How Carrying a Gun Makes You Safer, Even When Not Carrying a Gun

The below article has been submitted by one of our followers. Keith is a NRA Certified Instructor and RO. We greatly appreciate the time he has taken to write this article. Keith really hits some great point on how the act of preparation is a tool in itself. Read the article below and share your thoughts on our Facebook page. …

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