The Shooters Hangout

Published January 18, 2015 Variety ““American Sniper” hit the bullseye, earning an astonishing $90.2 million in its debut weekend. It is now on pace to decimate records for the Martin Luther King holiday and for the month of January, pulling in roughly $105 million over the four-day period. It’s also a new high-water mark for […]

A TEXAS GOODBYE This is why America will remain strong. We take care of our own as well as others who may not deserve taking care of. I just wanted to share with you all that out of a horrible tragedy we were blessed by so many people. Chris Kyle was Derek’s teammate through 10 […]

“2nd Annual Sheila Hamed Charity Handgun Course” April 10-13, 2015 (Friday-Monday). At Front Sight Firearms Training Institute in Nevada. An annual event. This is a 4 day defensive handgun course. Or a 2 day course if you choose. In addition to enrolling in the course, everyone will donate $50 that will go to the national […]

I am excited to announce that this news site “TheShootesHangout.com” hit the milestone of 40,000 followers this morning!!! Amazing! I’m not talking about 40,000 web hits, I get about twice that every day. I’m talking about 40,000 individual gun owners that are following us. I got up this morning and the count was 40,057. Wow! […]

What is 2015? 2015 is the year we increase our game! It is the year we train. It is the year non-gun owners buy their first firearm. It is the year non-shooters learn how to shoot for the first time. It is the year we really develop our proficiency with our firearms. It is the […]

Dec. 30, 2014 Mike Opelka “New Year’s Eve is fast approaching, which could mean an evening of stubborn Champagne corks unless you know what you’re doing. There is of course the spectacular display of “sabering” — slicing off the top of the bottle with a sword. It’s an impressive task, but for sharpshooter Kirsten Joy […]

Friends, Although the weather outside if frightful, inside it is so delightful! See you tonight! We have 148 people confirmed already and RSVPs are still coming in at a great pace! Lots of free food! Take a look below to see 7 elected officials who are pro 2nd Amendment that will be joining us, and […]

Dec. 9, 2014 Mike Opelka “Sharpshooter Kirsten Joy Weiss is back with a new brand new trick. It was two months ago that Weiss popped up on our radar with a video showing her executing the difficult trick of splitting a playing card in half with one shot. On Wednesday, Weiss’s YouTube channel uploaded a […]

By Leonard Benton “It seems that the world and people in America want to know the answer to a question that is at the fundamental core of American culture. Why do Americans love guns? There is constant talk due to high profile cases like Sandy Hook, Aurora, and Columbine when someone goes off the beam […]

“There has been a cultural shift from the 20-inch barrel length in the AR-15/M16 weapon systems chambered for the 5.56×45 NATO cartridge to progressively shorter barrels for the purpose of producing an increasingly more compact assault/entry weapon without resorting to a bull-pup design. Simple usage of these short-barreled weapons has shown the necessity for both […]