Richard Mann:

Born and raised in the West Virginia hills, Richard literally grew up in the woods. He has chased coon hounds until daylight, waited out whitetails perched high in an oak, canoed the New River and chased big game animals from the Montana Mountains to the Green Hills of Africa.

During service in the Army and later as a municipal police officer and special agent with the railroad police, Richard obtained numerous certifications in small arms instruction. He has trained military personnel, law enforcement officers and civilians in the application of firearms for defensive, competitive and recreational use. Richard won the West Virginia Governor’s Twenty Award for law enforcement, the West Virginia National Guard State Pistol Competition and earned his Distinguished Medal with pistol.

Badge turned in, Richard is now a contributing editor for several magazines. He was the compiling author of the book, Rifle Bullets for the Hunter and conceptualized and contributed to Selecting and Ordering a Custom Hunting Rifle. Richard has patents on a riflescope reticle and a revolutionary bullet testing media. A hillbilly at heart, Richard continues to live on his shooting range in West Virginia with the most understanding wife in the world, their three kids and a vicious chocolate lab.