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Cross Moody drove as far as he could then parked the truck. “We’ll walk from here,” he said. We’d driven maybe a mile from where we first spotted the band of sheep on a distant, rocky mountainside. Now three of us loaded up, knowing we wouldn’t walk far, maybe a …

To judge by available evidence, “How accurate is my handgun?” is a question that perturbs folks making firearm-buying decisions, whether they are selecting hundreds of handguns to arm the SWAT-qualified agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or buying one pistol to equip the lone private-citizen defender of Fort Livingroom, …

Of all the arms available to citizens, the shotgun, when properly applied, is the most devastating at the close ranges where criminal attacks occur.  Consider this: Defensive handgun cartridges might deliver up to something like 400 ft.-lbs. of muzzle energy. With the .223 Rem. rifle you’d have about 1,200 ft.-lbs. …

Falco Holsters has just released a new series of “Concealed Carry Bike Bags” designed to safely hold a firearm and attach to the frame of a bicycle to store a firearm when you’re enjoying the outdoors on your bicycle. Falco is offering two separate models, the G125, which attaches to a …

The purpose of shooting is to hit the target at which you’re aiming. Following the process of aligning your sights and pressing the trigger without disturbing that alignment will ensure that hit. At the very core of the shooting process is the ever-elusive perfect trigger press. Our drill this month …

Luth-AR has just released the new Mini Mono Rail compatible with the Luth-AR MB1 and MB2 AR-15 pattern buttstocks. The business end of the new Luth AR Mono Rail is a strip of M1913 Picatinny rail section that allows shooters to more easily mount mono pods and other accessories to the …

This week, we’re taking a closer look at the Stoeger M3500. Redesigned for 2023, this high-performance, semi-automatic shotgun features an updated stock and grip design, oversized controls, a beveled loading port and a new recoil pad. The receiver is drilled and tapped to accommodate Weaver-style scope bases, and an included shim …

There are many firearm companies with affordably priced, broadly marketed guns that have become almost ubiquitous, thanks to their popularity within the larger firearm community. FN America is not one of those companies. That’s not to say that it produces undesirable firearms. Quite the contrary, in fact. Who doesn’t want a SCAR? …

This article appeared originally in the April 2007 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. Infantrymen often have conflicting feelings about the arms they are issued. A good example is the famed M1 Garand rifle. Many recruits complained about the rifle’s …

I can’t even begin to guess how much time I’ve spent moving back and forth from my rifle to a spotting scope to confirm bullet strikes on target. Breaking position from the rifle always interferes with shooting efficiency, which oftentimes leads to a degradation of accuracy. Whether the shot is …