Gun Digest » 3-Gun Competition http://www.gundigest.com Expert advice from the world's leading authorities on gun values, gun prices, gun history, gunsmithing, shooting and tactical gear Wed, 22 May 2013 17:08:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Shooting Competition as Training: How ‘Real’ Is It?http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/shooting-competition-firearms-training http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/shooting-competition-firearms-training#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:30:24 +0000 Corrina Peterson http://www.gundigest.com/?p=192074 Though certainly not complete training in and of itself, shooting competition (IDPA, IPSC, etc.) can be a useful component of firearms training, skill maintenance and skill assessment.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/shooting-competition-firearms-training/feed 0 3-Gun Competition 101: An Introduction to America’s Fastest Growing Shooting Sporthttp://www.gundigest.com/3-gun-competition/3-gun-competition http://www.gundigest.com/3-gun-competition/3-gun-competition#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:35:10 +0000 Chad Adams http://www.gundigest.com/?p=177401 The sport of 3-gun competition falls within the discipline known as “action shooting,” which really is a politically correct term for practical shooting, the sport based on the quest for a higher level of combat shooting. While action shooting has been formally presented in America now for several decades, it has taken various shapes.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/3-gun-competition/3-gun-competition/feed 0 Editor’s Pick: Gun Digest Action Shooting Packhttp://www.gundigest.com/editors-picks/editor%e2%80%99s-pick-gun-digest-action-shooting-pack http://www.gundigest.com/editors-picks/editor%e2%80%99s-pick-gun-digest-action-shooting-pack#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 06:00:51 +0000 Jennifer L.S. Pearsall http://www.gundigest.com/?p=158271   Not to beat a dead horse here, but after I told you last week about the new Chad Adams book, The Complete Guide to 3-Gun Competition, we came up with a package that anyone even remotely interested in getting involved in the sport is going to love. In addition to this new book, we [...]

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/editors-picks/editor%e2%80%99s-pick-gun-digest-action-shooting-pack/feed 0 Video: Brownells 3-Gun Team Clinches Titlehttp://www.gundigest.com/3-gun-competition/video-brownells-3-gun-team-clinches-title http://www.gundigest.com/3-gun-competition/video-brownells-3-gun-team-clinches-title#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:04:24 +0000 Ben Sobieck http://www.gundigest.com/?p=156791   A group of shooters have clinched the title of Nation’s Best 3-Gun Team following a competition July 14-15, 2012, at the Peacemaker National Training Center in Glengary, West Virginia. Nicknamed “Team NovesColt,” the shooters are Rob Romero (Noveske Shooting Team), Jansen Jones (Noveske Shooting Team) and Clint Upchurch (Colt professional shooter). They are sponsored [...]

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/3-gun-competition/video-brownells-3-gun-team-clinches-title/feed 0 Editor’s Pick: Complete Guide to 3-Gun Competitionhttp://www.gundigest.com/editors-picks/editor%e2%80%99s-pick-complete-guide-to-3-gun-competition http://www.gundigest.com/editors-picks/editor%e2%80%99s-pick-complete-guide-to-3-gun-competition#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:06:28 +0000 Jennifer L.S. Pearsall http://www.gundigest.com/?p=149001   Back in the day, I had a boyfriend who shot IPSC matches. (International Practical Shooters Confederation is the global parent of USPA, the United States Practical Shooting Association.) I’d met him while I was working in a retail gun store in Northern Virginia, one that had an indoor handgun range that hosted a bunch [...]

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/editors-picks/editor%e2%80%99s-pick-complete-guide-to-3-gun-competition/feed 0 Military Eyes Up 3-Gun Competitionhttp://www.gundigest.com/tactical-gear-articles/tactical-military-arms-blog/military-eyes-up-3-gun-competition http://www.gundigest.com/tactical-gear-articles/tactical-military-arms-blog/military-eyes-up-3-gun-competition#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:48:16 +0000 Corey Graff http://www.gundigest.com/?p=136151 Thanks to TV shows like 3-Gun Nation, the hot new speed-shooting sport known as 3-Gun is quickly becoming the top game in town. In fact, watch this video to learn more about the sport and why even the U.S. Military is getting involved in 3-Gun.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/tactical-gear-articles/tactical-military-arms-blog/military-eyes-up-3-gun-competition/feed 0 Gun Photos: Smoking Hot 3-Gun Competition!http://www.gundigest.com/gun-photos-gallery/gun-photos-smoking-hot-3-gun-competition http://www.gundigest.com/gun-photos-gallery/gun-photos-smoking-hot-3-gun-competition#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:15:21 +0000 Nichole Wierzba http://www.gundigest.com/?p=131521 3-gun competition is an explosive, high-octane challenge setting the shooting sports world on fire. Check out the intense action with these 30 images from the new Complete Guide to 3-Gun Competition.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/gun-photos-gallery/gun-photos-smoking-hot-3-gun-competition/feed 0 Videos from 3-Gun Nation Pro-Series Competitionhttp://www.gundigest.com/gun-videos/videos-from-3-gun-nation-pro-series-competition http://www.gundigest.com/gun-videos/videos-from-3-gun-nation-pro-series-competition#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:05:15 +0000 Ben Sobieck http://www.gundigest.com/?p=131231 Check out these 3-gun competition videos, taken from the 3 Gun Nation Pro-Series during June 2012.         Complete Guide to 3-Gun Competition Learn the history and get involved with the future of 3-gun competitions in the new book, Complete Guide to 3-Gun Competition. Whether you like to participate or just watch, author [...]

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/gun-videos/videos-from-3-gun-nation-pro-series-competition/feed 0 The Secret to 3-Gun Success & Saving Money on Ammunitionhttp://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/secret-to-3-gun-success http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/secret-to-3-gun-success#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:53:04 +0000 Corrina Peterson http://www.gundigest.com/?p=127751 Top competitors will tell you that the secret to 3-gun success is practice. But does that necessarily mean spending hundreds of dollars in ammo every day at the shooting range? Maybe not.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/secret-to-3-gun-success/feed 0 Competition Helps Hone Concealed Carry Handgun Skillshttp://www.gundigest.com/3-gun-competition/competition-helps-hone-concealed-carry-handgun-skills http://www.gundigest.com/3-gun-competition/competition-helps-hone-concealed-carry-handgun-skills#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:44:43 +0000 Kevin D. Michalowski http://www.gundigest.com/?p=66801 Here is a look at the toughest 3-Gun Match in the nation. Such a match would be great training for someone with a concealed carry handgun.

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