Continuing the Journey
OFFGRID|Issue 48
"The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck
Patrick McCarthy
Continuing the Journey

Back in December 2019, I attended my very first formal pistol shooting course, taught by Blue-Green Alliance founders Gabe and Josh (both active Force Recon Marines). The lessons I learned at that intense two-day class were distilled into the first entry of this column in Issue 37. As I wrote at the time, “I walked away knowing that I still have a tremendous amount to learn, but also felt encouraged by my ability to improve." Since then, I have dedicated myself to doing just that learning and improving. After more than a dozen other courses, thousands of rounds of ammo, a growing pile of new guns and gear, and countless hours spent practicing on my own, it's hard to believe that only two years have elapsed.

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