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Ed Head (1949 - 2022) was a regular on Shooting Gallery, Gun Stories and Down Range TV. He worked for almost 30 years in law enforcement, first in the United States Air Force and then with the United States Border Patrol, retiring as a Field Operations Supervisor. During his Border Patrol career, Ed worked in a variety of patrol, investigative and training capacities. Ed had an extensive background as a firearms instructor, having trained thousands, ranging from beginners to police, military and special operations personnel. Having taught at Gunsite for 20 years, Ed first trained there under the world famous shooting school’s founder, Jeff Cooper, then later ran the school as the operations manager for more than five years. Ed passed away on September 16, 2022.

Snakes

Snakes

If you’re alert and armed with the right tools an encounter with a poisonous snake may be exciting but it need not be deadly.…

Reviewing the Ruger Gunsite Scout 5.56

Reviewing the Ruger Gunsite Scout 5.56

Initially made in .308 Winchester it is now available in 5.56 NATO, the two most popular and universally available centerfire rifle cartridges.…

Torture Testing The New Ruger AR-556

Torture Testing The New Ruger AR-556

One way to test a new AR is to run 1000 rounds through it in about 90minutes and see how it performs and hold up. Ed Head did this with…

Pistol Provocation

Pistol Provocation

Pointing guns at people you have no intention of shooting to force compliance with your demands is poor business. What are you going to do if they don’t comply? Shoot…

Ruger LCR .22 Magnum – A Pleasure To Shoot

Ruger LCR .22 Magnum – A Pleasure To Shoot

Is there a snub-nosed revolver that’s comfortable to shoot while still packing enough punch to be credible as a defensive firearm?…

Reviewing the Sig P320

Reviewing the Sig P320

As a challenger to Glock and S&W in the law enforcement arena, the SIG P320 is going to be hard to beat.…

Shooting The New Ruger LC9s™

Shooting The New Ruger LC9s™

Ed Head is pleased to report the LC9s™ passed the Gunsite 250 fire drill and he deems the pistol ready for concealed carry.…

Rule #5: Maintain control of your firearm

Rule #5: Maintain control of your firearm

I understand we’re in a political fight with the gun control crowd and reason has nothing to do with it, so what can we do to avoid giving them ammunition…

Avoiding The Fight

Avoiding The Fight

The best fight, especially a gunfight, is the one you don’t attend. No matter how it turns out, win or lose, no good comes from a gunfight.…

Redfield Battlezone Scopes

Redfield Battlezone Scopes

In 2008 Leupold, makers of high quality optics and a rival of Redfield’s for many years, bought the Redfield brand and brought production of Redfield optics to their Beaverton, Oregon…