Have Gun, Will Engrave: Jane Nelson-Rudd is a Very Busy Shooter
Aspen Filly, as she is known in the cowboy action shooting community, may have been one of, if not the busiest woman at End of Trail SASS competition.
Aspen Filly, as she is known in the cowboy action shooting community, may have been one of, if not the busiest woman at End of Trail SASS competition.
The 2026 End of Trail saw solid participation, though it didn’t quite reach capacity—perhaps surprising given the economic headwinds of the past several years.
A bunch of teenagers who like to shoot clays for sport and are conducting a fundraiser for their club will likely face a passel of hoplophobic harridans and a sprinkling of hen-pecked beta males this weekend.
One of the most interesting new firearms introduced during the 2026 SHOT Show wasn’t just new—it was different in how it came to be.
I’ve been getting the tea about how Brutality matches are a kink-friendly space from Deviant Ollam, a 48-year-old hacker and guntuber with an “arm trans women” patch above his right butt cheek and “Abolish ICE” stickers he’s handing out freely.
Having worked both “razzle booths” and “flat stores” in carnivals, I know any skill game, no matter how small it appears, can be rigged.
This event is limited to 100 shooters and to participate in the day of training, you must be registered for the Sunday match. Get world-class Gunsite AR training, then test your skills in a well-structured competition.
This event separates great specialty shooters from the shooters who have the ability to pivot from one discipline to another.
That’s what makes this competition interesting. Everyone will step to the line using unfamiliar guns, from precision air pistols to shotguns, practical defensive pistols and single action six-guns, as well as rimfire rifles and long-range rifles.
Everybody has a competitive streak, even if it’s just competing against themselves. With so many new gun owners interested in target shooting, perhaps the old-school postal match concept is exactly what we need for these new-school shooters.