June Newsletter
The summer weather has finally arrived at Gunsite. We have had a wonderfully cool and damp Spring, but the heat is on now. June is a great month at Gunsite. The mornings are still a bit cool but quickly warm up. The Summer monsoon rains are not upon us yet, so the days are full of training … Read More »
May Newsletter
There is so much to cover this month, from political implications to NRA to Gunsite courses. Where to begin?Buz and I attended the NRA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis. Disregarding all the drama of the meeting and the internal conflicts that the NRA Board of Directors need to resolve soonest, … Read More »
April Newsletter
April Fools Day! That’s what we see in much of the halls of Congress every day!But here at the Gunsite Ranch we are ringing in April 1 with 40+ students in the two (2) 250 Pistol courses, a dozen or so in the Close Quarters Pistol with Steve Tarani, about a dozen in the XLR with Cory and Walt … Read More »
March Newsletter
Weather!February certainly went out like a lion and March came in with the residual snow. We had about 17” of snow for the 270 Rifle class the end of February and it made the 260 class the following week interesting in the deep snow and then the sloppy conditions. (We do appreciate the … Read More »
Gunsite Newsletter – Valentine’s Day Edition
Valentine’s Day greeting to the Gunsite Family.The sun is shining brightly on this cool winter day at the Gunsite Ranch. Another 250 Pistol Course is underway, bringing more good people into the Gunsite family. The 250 Pistol course is often the favorite of the Gunsite Staff as we see the … Read More »
January Newsletter
And the Attacks Resume!The New Year rings in with the renewed, strengthened attacks on our unalienable rights. No surprise to those of us who support our Constitution and way of life.What have you done to support the Bill of Rights?Sitting at your keyboard typing away on social media … Read More »
December Gunsite Newsletter
Give your loved one something they can't buy at the corner mall. Click here to visit the Gunsite ProShop. How can it be the December Newsletter time already? It seems we just celebrated Independence Day and then the Gunsite Alumni Shoot. But the cooler Fall weather is here, with Winter to … Read More »
November Newsletter
October was a grand month at the Gunsite Ranch. Classes of all types were not deterred by the unusual rains. (We are grateful for the moisture.) Rather, they now know that they can fight in the rain and not just when it is sunny and 70 degrees.Another mass murder has occurred in the … Read More »
October Newsletter
Gunsite Alumni Shoot 2018 is in the books!Once again, a great “social engagement slightly interrupted by gunfire.”About 80,000 rounds safely fired down range with over 200 shooters and multiple guests. (We also had the USMC fly over early Friday morning. They did a brief show in their … Read More »
Gunsite Alumni Shoot 2018
Click for the Results of the 2018 Gunsite Alumni Shoot! If you did not complete all of the stages you will not be in the list of eligible shooters for a complete score. Your scores will be at the end of the score sheet and the stages you did not shoot will be highlighted in red.Please send an … Read More »
September Newsletter
The Rainy Season!Gunsite and much of Arizona was blessed with a wonderful rainy season. The landscape went from brown tinder to a growing green with near daily rains. The fortune continued as the rains often fell at times that did not disturb classes. Some were so heavy that we lost three … Read More »
Gunsite August Newsletter
The Rainy Season!The blessed rains have finally arrived in the high desert. We aren’t shy to say that things were worrisome during the drought. Fire watch was a priority for all hands and we were successful. A campground just isn’t the same without a campfire or charcoal cooked burgers and … Read More »
The Fifty Caliber Shooters Association World Championships
The 4th of July holiday proved to be a great weekend for one of our instructors Walter Wilkinson. The Fifty Caliber Shooters Association (FCSA) World Championships (50 BMG) were held at the NRA Whittington center in Raton, NM 5-7 July. There were shooters from Australia, Great Britain, Spain and the … Read More »
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Calams Charity Combat Match at Gunsite
Winner of the Match - Kelly Neal III with Jim Calams STEPHANIE LYNNE CALAMS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP COMBAT GUN COMPETITION was held at Gunsite Academy on June 30th, 2018. Funds raised at this match will benefit local Yavapai County scholarships. Here is a link to the pictures taken by Gary Gromer at … Read More »
July Newsletter
Independence Day! So many grand things happening in the Republic and at Gunsite. Our new sign on the front gate says it all: Please excuse our noise. It's the sound of LIBERTY.President Theodore Roosevelt spoke on July 4, 1903 of the greatness of America, despite the divisiveness of the Civil … Read More »
June Newsletter
Are you aware?Did you stop for fuel this morning? Can you recall if there were people around you? Do you even remember if there was a car or truck next to you?If you have no awareness, you have little chance to survive an attack.If you are not mentally “in the game,” your chance of … Read More »
School Board Member Thanks Gunsite
Good evening Ken, I wanted to tell you Thank You! I participated in the May 250 pistol course. I can’t express what an incredible gift this was for Gunsite to offer free tuition for school board presidents. I am truly humbled to have received it. I improved my skills so much in those five days. It … Read More »
May Newsletter
May has come with blessed rains at Gunsite. We are in drought conditions and the .35” of rain we received yesterday was a welcome sight. Some of the folks in Seasoned Citizen Carbine, Concealed Carry Pistol and two (2) tutorials may not have appreciated it as much though!May is a grand month … Read More »
Frontsite by Mike Foley
This is a great article written for the USPSA Magazine by Mike Foley, President of USPSA.If you ever find yourself in a position to train at Gunsite, don’t hesitate to go. If you think you don’t need training like this, and carry a pistol, I urge you to go. If you think it is too basic for … Read More »
April Newsletter
DID WE DROP OUR GUARD? March is not going out like a Lamb.With the murderous attacks by criminals of late, the liberals are on a full-scale attack of our unalienable rights. Regardless of legality, “We’ve got to do something” seems to be their mantra.Did we drop our guard after the … Read More »
March Newsletter
March is upon us and is coming in like a lion. No, the weather at Gunsite is grand, but the Republic is in an uproar.We have followed the various media outlets, conservative and liberal, mainstream and otherwise. We have followed the commentary on various social media. So much said with so … Read More »
Gunsite is Saddened and Angered by the Violence in Our Schools
Gunsite Academy Inc., the Nation’s oldest privately owned and operated civilian firearms training academy, is saddened and angered by the violence in our schools.Our mission is “. . . to provide good people with the skills by which they may conduct themselves as responsible citizens of a free … Read More »
February Newsletter
February means Ground Hogs Day, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Valentine’s Day, and Arizona Statehood Day. (Several of the Gunsite family here in the Prescott area head to Augie’s Restaurant on Fat Tuesday for a steaks, cigars and whiskey event on Fat Tuesday!) It also means much of the Republic … Read More »
January Newsletter
January is the beginning of the doldrums of winter for many parts of the Republic, looking forward to grey skies, snow and cold weather. Not so at the Gunsite Ranch.At Gunsite, we know it is the beginning of the training year. The weather in the high desert is not as cold as Flagstaff (nor … Read More »
Gunsite’s Battle Rifle Course by Rangemaster Walt Wilkinson
The first iteration clearly demonstrated that old eyes and iron sights just don’t get along, but other than that it was a success and it has been on our schedule every year since then. The types of rifles preferred have changed over the years. For the first few years, we saw a lot of FN FALs, HK91s … Read More »
Disparaging the Guru
The following article was posted by Richard Mann on his Blog 'Empty Cases'.Bashing Jeff Cooper on social media or blogs seems to be the in thing to do now days. Mostly perpetuated by millennial shooters, Granny Hawkins would file these vain attempts to get attention under … Read More »
December Newsletter
"Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” - Walt DisneyWinter is around the corner and Christmas is knocking at the door. We finish the year with a full 250 … Read More »
November Newsletter
And We Repeat Ourselves Again . . . Events of the world have us re-writing the Newsletter once again . . . To quote Gunsite Family Member and noted leather-smith Rob Leahy: “We need to eliminate unarmed free fire zones for the insane... get trained, go armed, it's all on you.” The internet … Read More »
Vote Owen Buz Mills for NRA Board of Directors in 2018
I have been honored by the NRA Board of Directors Nominating Committee to stand for re-election to the NRA Board of Directors.It has been my privilege over the last few years to serve on several committees. Two of these committees are the Presidents Committee on Advancement, which provides … Read More »
