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Writer Profile: Caleb

Caleb Giddings started writing with the Target Barn team in 2019 but his experience with guns and a keyboard goes way back.

Caleb’s competitive shooting days got their start while he was in college. At that point, he was int he National Rifle Association’s Collegiate Pistol program.

Giddings started to garner attention as a competitor on the first season of The History Channel’s Top Shot – a television program that was essentially a marksmanship competition. His team won three challenges during his time on the show in 2010 but eventually, Caleb was “eliminated” from the competition in the fifth episode.

The revolver enthusiast has worked in gun shops and written for countless publications including his own Gun Nuts Media and Recoil Magazine. Today, Giddings lives in South Florida and serves with the United States Air Force.

 

Posts by Caleb

January 6, 2022

Best Pistol Red Dot Sights

Mounting red dot sights to a pistol slide isn’t a new trend, but in the past few years has become…

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January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 by Caleb
Categories Competition, Range Training, Self-Defense
December 22, 2021

Red Dot Sights for AR-15 Rifles

Red dot sights for AR-15 rifles are extremely popular among shooters. A lot of gun owners, myself included, have used…

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December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 by Caleb
red dot sights for ar-15 rifles
Categories Competition, Range Training, Self-Defense
December 2, 2021

Ruger SP101 vs. GP100: Revolver Comparison

Ruger started making revolvers in the 1970’s when they introduced the Six-series. Today they make two of the most popular…

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December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 by Caleb
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Categories Range Training, Self-Defense
November 11, 2021

Phosphate vs Nitride Barrels

When you’re building an AR, picking a barrel presents a dizzying array of choices, especially for the first timer. Everything…

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November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 by Caleb
phosphate vs. nitride barrel
Categories Range Training
November 4, 2021

The Manurhin MR73 Revolver

It’s known as the strongest .357 Magnum revolver in the world. It enjoys a legendary reputation for its use at…

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November 11, 2021November 4, 2021 by Caleb
Categories Range Training
October 14, 2021

Red Dot Sights Series: The Basics of Red Dots

These days, red dot sights are practically ubiquitous on rifles, and are increasingly common on pistols for personal defense and…

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October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 by Caleb
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Categories Range Training
October 7, 2021

Polygonal Rifling – What You Need to Know

Here are two words that anyone who starts to modify their Glock pistol will come across: polygonal rifling. It gets…

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October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 by Caleb
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