Michigan’s Governor Elect did not run on guns. Gretchen Whitmer is not a 2nd Amendment ally for the state by any means but Gun Control didn’t take a stage position on her platform. Her website cursorily mentions the proverbial lines about background checks, bump stocks, etc. 1. Not allow guns in our schools (open or concealed), unless the person carrying …
Read More »On the Work Bench: Routine Maintenance
I’ve been slamming the training circuit and encouraging everyone to join all summer. But we a quick detour. Are you cleaning and maintaining your firearms? How often? I advocate three types of maintenance: routine, cyclical, and event preparation. Routine Routine is for firearms in consistent or constant use. Your EDC’s and home defense guns as well as the ones going …
Read More »Toddlers, Teens and Temptation
It’s time for my semi-annual soapbox rant about kids and safe firearm storage. I feel like a broken record – repeating myself over and over. But the message is so important that it bears repeating – because every month we gain new firearms owners in our midst and every month experienced firearms owners bring home new little bundles of joy …
Read More »SHOT Show 2018: A Theme Emerged
Exhibition Shows like SHOT always seem to develop and underlying theme. It’s never announced but there is a feel to how and where the technology is flowing. It’s not even a deliberate direction beyond consumer interest and trying to be predictive. The overall theme is an industry classic: Evolution not Revolution. The industry leaders are honing their craft …
Read More »Happy New Year! Good News!
I know we’ve had a turtle’s pace post rate here for to long now. I apologize to all you readers for not being able to get the content out. 248Shooter has been a passion of ours but there is only so much time in the day. That day often ended before 248 could get the attention it so rightly deserved. …
Read More »Happy New Year from 248 Shooter!
Readers, 2017 is ripe with potential for the shooting community and we here at 248 are excited and eager to keep providing you with the content you come to us for. -National Reciprocity and the Hearing Protection Act being discussed more seriously than ever before -New training opportunities from around our evolving industry continue to emerge -And of course continued …
Read More »STOP! Just… Just Stop: False Equivalency and Why Your Opinion Doesn’t Matter.
It’s rare for me to rant but after the responses I’ve seen to the latest series of shootings, police involved and otherwise, I can’t stay silent. So here is some digital ink on the topic of False Equivalence and just how out of control that is today. What is False Equivalence? It’s a logical fallacy where you link two arguments …
Read More »Guns and Gals Amy Tabano
Amy is a gun loving southern girl. You can find her on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/amy.tabano If anyone is looking for a gun show model or calendar girl give her a shout and tell them 248 sent you. Check out some of the great photo’s she sent to share with the group. Check out the trigger discipline on Amy. You …
Read More »Girls with Guns
We wanted to create a place for hot pictures of women with guns. If we get enough requests from our posters we will add one of men as well. These posts will not be on the Home page and will not be featured on our Facebook page. Feel free to share this on Facebook, Twitter and Pintrest but please give …
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