Featured Insight
The Push Before the Shot
Why “slow down,” “stop anticipating,” and “quit jerking the trigger” fail, and what instructors should diagnose instead
By Chris A. Brooks
ZRIntel — Breaking News & Firearms Intelligence
Stop Hoping to Win the Match
What twenty-six years of competition taught me about data, doubt, and a rifle built for the wrong shooter
By Dan Duitsman
The Match Where I Stopped Trying Not to Lose
A competitive shooter on trading score protection for speed, and why many shooters struggle to make that trade.
By Rob Epifania
The Trigger Gives Permission to Exit
A Richmond, Virginia competitor rebuilt his stage execution around two decisions instead of one
DeShawn Johnson
Load Your Own Magazine
Five years since her first shot, consistent training only since her sponsorship began, and a rule Thuany Correa now enforces on herself before every run.
Thuany Correa
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ZRIntel Explainer — HK91
The HK91 is a semi-automatic battle rifle designed by the German company Heckler & Koch (H&K). It is chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO and was pri…
Situation Insight
The Gunsmith Paradox
Four hundred million firearms. A surging owner class. And a trade that cannot find enough hands to do the work. This is not a story about a dying craft. It is a story about a system that forgot how to route.
By ZRINTEL EDITORIAL
The Industry Built for the Wrong Shooter
The firearms industry is still built around a physically capable shooter not the one it actually serves today. As aging clients face real physical limitations, current practice fails them through guesswork, undocumented modifications, and binary thinking: perform or quit.
By Seth Cohen
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