I know some of you, maybe a lot of you, think I’m a bit of a weirdo for being so passionate about my hobby of the shooting sports. I find it hard to articulate why I enjoy it so much. I’ve had an intense interest in military history. I’ve always loved shooting. I spent countless hours as a kid roaming along the shore of the huge bayou where I lived, Warrington, Florida, plinking away with my air rifles. Back then you could actually do things like this. Believe it or not, kids, yes, you could spend all day long roaming around shooting at things with a high-power pellet rifle without anyone calling the police.

At any rate, I am finding much joy at age 50 recapturing the interests of my youth.

Here is a video my son and I made last Sunday, showing the historic American rifles I own, and shoot, the M1903 Springfield .30 Caliber Rifle, used throughout World War and into World War II. The M1 .30 caliber rifle, commonly referred to as the Garand, the rifle that won WW II, the M1A/M14 rifle, the main battle rifle for the United States for about ten years, until it was replaced by the AR-15 platform, which remains, to this day, the primary rifle for the military. In the video, I’m shooting the civilian version of the M4 Carbine.

Here is the video: