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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

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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Categories Range Training
September 30, 2021

Stopping Power – What You Need to Know

“Stopping power” is one of the most bandied around phrases in the corners of the gun internet. Rarely do you…

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September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 by Caleb
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Categories Self-Defense
September 9, 2021

What is a Bull Barrel?

“What is a bull barrel?” I’d like to say that I remembered the first time I read the words “bull…

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September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 by Caleb
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Categories Competition, Range Training
August 26, 2021

Direct Impingement vs. Gas Piston Rifles – What’s the Difference?

If you ever want to start a really good internet argument, go on any AR15-focused forum and ask “which is…

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August 26, 2021August 26, 2021 by Caleb
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Categories Range Training
August 19, 2021

.380 vs. 38 Special – What’s the Difference & Which is Better?

Concealed carry is more popular than ever. People are buying guns for personal defense faster than ever before, and ammo…

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February 28, 2023August 19, 2021 by Caleb
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Categories Self-Defense
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