{"id":157984,"date":"2022-11-20T16:23:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T21:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=157984"},"modified":"2022-11-20T16:23:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T01:48:55","slug":"sme-brass-catcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/","title":{"rendered":"SME Brass Catcher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"SME
SME brass catcher as shipped<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thus far, the \u201920s have been an ammo crunch like we have never seen. Which makes every bit of brass matter, whether you reload or not. Things that would have gone to the scrapyard at best 3 years ago, suddenly now have value. This can be a real problem if you train with dynamic movements, or in terrain that isn\u2019t a flat range. Trying to recover rifle brass over a couple of hundred yards in knee-high grass is a fool’s errand. Which led me to test something I never thought I would.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"SME
60 rounds of steel case 7.62×39<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Brass catchers aren\u2019t exactly new, even in military circles. US soldiers often mock ROK soldiers for using them, at least until it is time to clean up the range. I would never have considered one before this crunch because I assumed they threw the balance of the rifle off. Well, I\u2019m not too proud to admit when I am wrong. For a test item, I picked the <\/a>first one I saw<\/a> on Primary Arms. It is an SME (Shooting Made Easy) brand, and I should have known Texans would figure this out. It is so light that you don\u2019t even notice it, and it works like gangbusters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"SME
Side view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The SME brand attaches to your Picatinny rail, a solid lock up. It has minor adjustments for moving it front to rear, and closer or further from the ejection port. Set up was simple, and from out of the box I was shooting in under 5 minutes. The mouth of the SME bag is wide, which allows it to work on small or large frame AR\u2019s. This is a much better setup than older brass catchers that used straps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to give the SME an obscene test in both recoil and capacity, so I put it on my Craddock Precision 7.62×39 pistol. I figured that 60 rounds of larger steel case in the bag would be a good test. I was wrong on that. My test should have been closer to 120. The capacity of the SME pouch is bigger than you would first assume. And I was very surprised that I still didn\u2019t even really notice it with 60 steel empties in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you are done, the large zipper at the bottom makes it easy to empty into a bucket or can. No muss, no fuss, and it eliminates the need to hand separate calibers. I was very happy with the results, and that it induced zero malfunctions. I had an idea that perhaps catching the brass made it more likely to bounce back into the receiver. That proved unfounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For any situation where saving your brass is called for, this is a great product. Be it reloading, ease of range clean up, or just not littering, this is an absolute winner. One I can highly recommend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

***Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For any situation where saving your brass is called for, this is a great product. Be it reloading, ease of range clean up, or just not littering, this is an absolute winner. One I can highly recommend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":157985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,226,109],"tags":[3293,132,102,1859,2449,3295,3294],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-157984","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-accessories-misc","8":"category-clay-martin","9":"category-gear-reviews","10":"tag-brass-catcher","11":"tag-buzz","12":"tag-feature-articles","13":"tag-gear-review","14":"tag-gun-accessories","15":"tag-shooting-made-easy","16":"tag-sme"},"yoast_head":"\nSME Brass Catcher<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SME Brass Catcher - Clay Martin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SME Brass Catcher\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For any situation where saving your brass is called for, this is a great product. Be it reloading, ease of range clean up, or just not littering, this is an absolute winner. One I can highly recommend.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-20T21:23:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-08T01:48:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_3494-scaled.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Clay Martin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/x.com\/wayofftheres\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Clay Martin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/sme-brass-catcher\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/sme-brass-catcher\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Clay Martin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2d1bfff6535fbff35f392292b3a6438a\"},\"headline\":\"SME Brass Catcher\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-20T21:23:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-08T01:48:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/sme-brass-catcher\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":502,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/sme-brass-catcher\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/IMG_3494-scaled.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"brass catcher\",\"Buzz\",\"Feature Articles\",\"gear review\",\"gun accessories\",\"SHOOTING MADE EASY\",\"SME\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Accessories Misc.\",\"Clay Martin\",\"Gear Reviews\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/sme-brass-catcher\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/sme-brass-catcher\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/sme-brass-catcher\\\/\",\"name\":\"SME Brass Catcher\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/sme-brass-catcher\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/sme-brass-catcher\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/IMG_3494-scaled.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-20T21:23:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-08T01:48:55+00:00\",\"description\":\"SME Brass Catcher - Clay Martin\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/sme-brass-catcher\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/sme-brass-catcher\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/sme-brass-catcher\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/IMG_3494-scaled.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/IMG_3494-scaled.jpeg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":2560,\"caption\":\"SME Brass Catcher\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/sme-brass-catcher\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"SME Brass Catcher\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\\\/Digest\",\"description\":\"Gun Reviews, Industry News, and Product Reviews for Rifles, Pistols, Revolvers, Shotguns, Optics, and Ammunition. Looking to purchase a firearm online? Look no further than GunsAmerica.com, America's premier destination for buying and selling firearms.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"GunsAmerica\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/image-3.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/image-3.png\",\"width\":286,\"height\":156,\"caption\":\"GunsAmerica\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/gunsamerica\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/gunsamerica\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/gunsamerica_official\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/GunsAmerica\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2d1bfff6535fbff35f392292b3a6438a\",\"name\":\"Clay Martin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/342fd5fbf8aeaec2e74b28ccf927ce75da797bfe1a8634d9b8640acc04d7544a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/342fd5fbf8aeaec2e74b28ccf927ce75da797bfe1a8634d9b8640acc04d7544a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/342fd5fbf8aeaec2e74b28ccf927ce75da797bfe1a8634d9b8640acc04d7544a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Clay Martin\"},\"description\":\"Clay Martin is a retired Marine and Green Beret, having served with distinction in the 3rd Special Forces Group. A multi-service, multi-decade sniper, he\u2019s also a seasoned 3-Gun competitor and a Master-ranked shooter in USPSA Production. When he\u2019s not writing about firearms and tactics, Clay is the author of the novel Last Son of The War God, a gritty story about dispensing justice the hard way. Follow him on Twitter @offthe_res or visit his website at Off-The-Reservation.com. Experience:\u2013 U.S. Marine Corps Infantry, Scout\\\/Sniper, and Recon Marine\u2013 U.S. Army Green Beret, 3rd Special Forces Group (ODA Comms SGT, Intel SGT, SFAUC Instructor)\u2013 Competitive Shooter \u2013 Master-ranked in USPSA Production, experienced 3-Gun competitor\u2013 Tactical Instructor \u2013 Extensive background in teaching carbine, pistol, CQB, and survival skills\u2013 Author \u2013 Fiction and non-fiction works on warfare, survival, and American resilience\u2013 2A Advocate \u2013 Defender of the Constitution and vocal proponent of gun rights\u2013 Outdoorsman \u2013 Idaho-based hunter, adventurer, and father of feral children and dogs\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/Off-The-Reservation.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/wayofftheres\"],\"gender\":\"Male\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/author\\\/clay-martin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"SME Brass Catcher","description":"SME Brass Catcher - Clay Martin","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"SME Brass Catcher","og_description":"For any situation where saving your brass is called for, this is a great product. Be it reloading, ease of range clean up, or just not littering, this is an absolute winner. One I can highly recommend.","og_url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/","og_site_name":"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica","article_published_time":"2022-11-20T21:23:56+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-08T01:48:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":2560,"url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_3494-scaled.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Clay Martin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/x.com\/wayofftheres","twitter_site":"@gunsamerica","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Clay Martin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/"},"author":{"name":"Clay Martin","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/person\/2d1bfff6535fbff35f392292b3a6438a"},"headline":"SME Brass Catcher","datePublished":"2022-11-20T21:23:56+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-08T01:48:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/"},"wordCount":502,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_3494-scaled.jpeg","keywords":["brass catcher","Buzz","Feature Articles","gear review","gun accessories","SHOOTING MADE EASY","SME"],"articleSection":["Accessories Misc.","Clay Martin","Gear Reviews"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/","name":"SME Brass Catcher","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_3494-scaled.jpeg","datePublished":"2022-11-20T21:23:56+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-08T01:48:55+00:00","description":"SME Brass Catcher - Clay Martin","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_3494-scaled.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_3494-scaled.jpeg","width":1920,"height":2560,"caption":"SME Brass Catcher"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sme-brass-catcher\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"SME Brass Catcher"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#website","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/","name":"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest","description":"Gun Reviews, Industry News, and Product Reviews for Rifles, Pistols, Revolvers, Shotguns, Optics, and Ammunition. Looking to purchase a firearm online? Look no further than GunsAmerica.com, America's premier destination for buying and selling firearms.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#organization","name":"GunsAmerica","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3.png","width":286,"height":156,"caption":"GunsAmerica"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica","https:\/\/x.com\/gunsamerica","https:\/\/instagram.com\/gunsamerica_official\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/GunsAmerica"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/person\/2d1bfff6535fbff35f392292b3a6438a","name":"Clay Martin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/342fd5fbf8aeaec2e74b28ccf927ce75da797bfe1a8634d9b8640acc04d7544a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/342fd5fbf8aeaec2e74b28ccf927ce75da797bfe1a8634d9b8640acc04d7544a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/342fd5fbf8aeaec2e74b28ccf927ce75da797bfe1a8634d9b8640acc04d7544a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Clay Martin"},"description":"Clay Martin is a retired Marine and Green Beret, having served with distinction in the 3rd Special Forces Group. A multi-service, multi-decade sniper, he\u2019s also a seasoned 3-Gun competitor and a Master-ranked shooter in USPSA Production. When he\u2019s not writing about firearms and tactics, Clay is the author of the novel Last Son of The War God, a gritty story about dispensing justice the hard way. Follow him on Twitter @offthe_res or visit his website at Off-The-Reservation.com. Experience:\u2013 U.S. Marine Corps Infantry, Scout\/Sniper, and Recon Marine\u2013 U.S. Army Green Beret, 3rd Special Forces Group (ODA Comms SGT, Intel SGT, SFAUC Instructor)\u2013 Competitive Shooter \u2013 Master-ranked in USPSA Production, experienced 3-Gun competitor\u2013 Tactical Instructor \u2013 Extensive background in teaching carbine, pistol, CQB, and survival skills\u2013 Author \u2013 Fiction and non-fiction works on warfare, survival, and American resilience\u2013 2A Advocate \u2013 Defender of the Constitution and vocal proponent of gun rights\u2013 Outdoorsman \u2013 Idaho-based hunter, adventurer, and father of feral children and dogs","sameAs":["http:\/\/Off-The-Reservation.com","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/x.com\/wayofftheres"],"gender":"Male","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/author\/clay-martin\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_3494-113x150.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157984"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":188690,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157984\/revisions\/188690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157984"},{"taxonomy":"featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured?post=157984"},{"taxonomy":"hunt365","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hunt365?post=157984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}