Becoming a self-reliant shooter!

It's good to be at the top of the food chain!

The concept of being self-reliant gets used a lot these days from growing your own food to supplying your own electricity. While being prepared for the worst case is something everyone should think about, what about being prepared for the best?

By the best, I am talking about the enjoyment that comes with a well tuned and functioning rifle.  No one wants to leave the range or the woods because of a malfunctioning rifle that could have either been prevented or repaired easily. So why not be the self-reliant shooter that can do it yourself?  

Think about driving a car for a moment.  You can be the driver that fills the tank up with low test gas, adjusts the mirrors, turns the key, steps on the accelerator and away you go.  This plan will certainly get you where you are going, at least until something goes wrong.  But what happens when something inevitably does go wrong?  Will you wait until someone can fix it, or get your hands dirty and feel the satisfaction of saying “I fixed it”?

Ok, so maybe no one is going to be adjusting their carburetor, but if you truly want the best performance and most enjoyment from your rifle you have to go beyond the basics.  Who's going to help you in the middle of a competition if your scope rings or base loosens?  Who is coming to your aid in the middle of a hunt in the Brooks Range, Alaska when your rifle jams?   And this is just the basics.  There is so much more you can learn and do when it comes to getting your rifle running at its peak performance besides learning how to keep it there.  Learning how the magazine functions and some easy corrections to make it run smoother and more reliable or how about loading your own ammunition?   All of this can be the difference between driving home in a bad mood and getting to brag on how well you shot.

Learning little details and becoming a self-reliant shooter  can be a huge time and money saver and get you back to enjoying instead of spending your hard earned dollars and really the heart of what we are trying to do with our new free online classes and the Wolf Pack. 

The Author and friends doing a little winter tune up!