Every year, Shooting Illustrated staff members gather to review the firearms, optics, gear and ammunition launched in the past year. Out of this group, they choose the best of each category, which become the recipients of the next year’s Golden Bullseye awards. For 2020, SI staffers chose the Christensen Arms Modern Precision …

All effective firing positions in pistol shooting incorporate the shooter’s natural aiming area (NAA). NAA refers to the natural alignment of the shooter and the gun in any position. To determine your NAA, first assume your position, with your eyes open and your gun aimed at a target. Next, close …

From the vault: Smallbore rifle cleaning advice plus an anecdote from the late, great Lones Wigger. As transcribed from a 1984 NRA Silhouette Championship seminar where Mr. Wigger was a panelist. Cleaning Your Rifle By Lones Wigger I feel very strongly about cleaning a smallbore rifle. I have, on several different …

This is a simple and straightforward procedure that sure seems to be misunderstood, at least based on what I see floating around online. It also, in my estimation, is a topic full of equally unclear or misinterpreted ideas centering on the whys and hows. Barrel break-in is tedious. And necessary, …

Guiette Mfg., Inc., built this operational Stinger recreation for the upcoming movie “Flags Of Our Fathers.” Sadly, the filmmakers chose not to include the Tony Stein segment in the film’s theatrical release. This article was first published in American Rifleman, April 2006 On Aug. 7, 1942, Petty Officer 1st Class Saburo …

Support for 2A-Protected Rights! The state’s Democratic legislature will be holding hearings on Governor “Blackface” Northam’s anti-gun budget in four locations around the state on Thursday. We understand that this is short notice. But it would have a significant impact if many of our members could show up and make a …

When Colt first started bringing back its famous line of “snake guns,” starting with the .38 Spl. Cobra model (reviewed here), consumers began asking for the most famous of the Colt snake guns: the Python. Colt teased revolver fans a bit with the launch of the King Cobra in 2019 …

Law-abiding gun owners throughout the Commonwealth must continue to join together to fight against gun bans, gun rationing, and confiscation this January in Richmond. Your NRA has events planned for the early, critical days of the 2020 legislative session. The first hearing of the Senate Courts of Justice Committee is January …

The Swedish K was used by Army Green Berets of the Studies and Observations Group (SOG) during the Vietnam War. The standard combat load was 13 magazines—468 rounds of 9 mm Luger. It was nicknamed the “green devil,” and it was used by devils in green faces in what could …

With precious few guns on the market chambered to fire it, and even fewer load options for those guns, the 5.7×28 mm FN cartridge has seemingly been on life support for most of its 30-year lifespan, kept alive only through the patronage of a small but dedicated fan club and …