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Daniel Reedy

Daniel holds instructor certifications from Rangemaster, Agile Training & Consulting, and the NRA. He has received training from Craig Douglas, Tom Givens, and Steve Fisher among others. He also has experience competing in USPSA, CAS, 3 Gun, and Steel Challenge. In his free time Daniel enjoys petting puppies and reading the Constitution. His work is also published by Athlon Outdoors, AmmoLand, Recoil Concealment, Air Force Times, and other publications.

Rangemaster Advanced Shotgun Instructor Course AAR [2024]

Back in the Summer of 2024 I had the opportunity to attend the inaugural Rangemaster Advanced Shotgun Instructor course. If…

1 day ago

Snake Oil Salesmen and the Revolver Revolution (April Fool’s 2026)

We recently received an opinion piece from one of our long time readers. As you know, many of our writers…

1 week ago

Instructor Tips | Safety and Wellbeing on the Range

We previously spoke on managing students on and off the range, focusing maintaining custody of people. Today we are taking…

1 week ago

How to Maintain Your Public Land Shooting Range [2026]

I've previously written about the importance of safeguarding our public land shooting spaces. Now it's time to talk about how…

2 weeks ago

Things Manufacturers Need to Stop Doing with Shotguns [2026]

I do quite a bit of shotgun shooting in both my free time and for Primer Peak. Every time I…

3 weeks ago

Gun Safety around Children | Resources for Parents

Some of us are parents here at Primer Peak. Others are aunts, uncles, and grandparents. As you could probably tell,…

4 weeks ago

Instructor Tips | Managing Students On and Off the Range

  Often times instructors are very heavily focused on the shooting aspect of class. That's the part people are here…

1 month ago

Is Slide Milling a Thing of the Past?

With the advent of the sixth generation of their pistols, Glock has killed irons-only guns moving forward. As far as…

1 month ago

The Notebook | Overlooked Pieces of Gear

The Notebook. No, not the Nicholas Sparks classic 1996 novel of the same name, but an actual physical notebook. Note…

2 months ago

How to Become a Firearms Instructor | Words from the Wise

In the previous installment of this series, we looked at some common ways that people can grow and develop as…

2 months ago

Benelli Nova 3 Tactical Review [2026]

The Benelli Nova has never been a front-runner when it comes to defensive and tactical shotguns. While they enjoy popularity…

2 months ago

Sabre | SHOT Show 2026

Sabre is one of the biggest names in the pepper spray and personal defense game. Their product lineup is massive,…

3 months ago

Hollow Socks | SHOT Show 2026

SHOT Show isn't just firearms and firearm accessories, there's plenty of "regular" gear and equipment there too. One of the…

3 months ago

Franchi | SHOT Show 2026

Outside of classic guns like the SPAS-12, I really don't know much about Franchi. They're connected to Benelli, Beretta holdings,…

3 months ago

CZ USA | SHOT Show 2026

CZ had a few releases for 2026, though I didn't see much fanfare behind them. While none of it was…

3 months ago