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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

April 1, 2021

Best Shower Guns: A Definitive List

The internet was taken by storm in early 2020 when a man defended himself from a home invasion while in…

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April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 by Caleb
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Categories Self-Defense
March 5, 2021

FN P90 – The 5.7 PDW

It’s hard to believe that the FN P90 is 30 years old. If it was a car it would qualify…

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March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 by Caleb
Categories Range Training
February 17, 2021

Nagant Revolver – Meet the M1895

A lot of shooters go through a military surplus or Curio and Relic phase of their gun ownership. Often, this…

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February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 by Caleb
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February 8, 2021

PDW – All About Personal Defense Weapons

One of the ideas that always seems to stick around the firearms industry is the Personal Defense Weapon, or PDW.…

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May 7, 2021February 8, 2021 by Caleb
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Categories Range Training
November 9, 2020

How to Clean A Revolver

“Revolvers are more reliable than semi-automatics.” That’s a saying I grew up with thanks to an old coffee table book…

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November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 by Caleb
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Categories Range Training, Self-Defense
November 9, 2020

Soft Point Bullets – What Are They?

You’ll often see soft point bullets available when shopping for ammo. What are they and when should you use them?…

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November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 by Caleb
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Categories Range Training, Self-Defense
October 9, 2020

.223 vs. 5.56 – What’s the Difference?

I couldn’t estimate the number of “what’s the difference between .223 vs. 5.56” articles that have been written. Hundreds, if…

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October 12, 2020October 9, 2020 by Caleb
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