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Editor’s Choice: Hornady 7 mm PRC
Hornady’s latest cartridge, the 7 mm Precision Rifle Cartridge (PRC), drives a comparatively long, heavy-for-caliber, high-ballistic-coefficient (BC) 0.284″ bullet to 3,000 f.p.s. with a 1:8″ rifling twist. The 7 mm PRC’s 3.340″ overall length fits standard long-action receivers, and its fat, 2.28″-long, unbelted case borrows the 30-degree shoulder of the …
Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue: Understanding Thematic Framing & how Conservative focus on Mental Health Contributes to the Problem
Gun owners have their work cut out for them. Despite recent Supreme Court rulings that seem to tip the balance in our favor, the push for gun control is relentless and is alarmingly taking on a more aggressive demeanor. Hints at all-out confiscation are being heard as freedom, according to …
Does Hunter Biden Have a Constitutional Case?
While President Joe Biden (D) continues to call for “universal” background checks for firearm sales, his son’s attorneys are reportedly preparing to argue that Hunter Biden shouldn’t be charged with lying on a federal background check form because last year’s New York State Pistol & Rifle Association v. Bruen ruling rendered his background check unconstitutional. In 2018, Hunter …
Understanding Point Shooting
Point shooting is a defensive-handgun technique that is probably as old as the first defensive handgun. Some have called it instinctive shooting, although there is nothing instinctive about shooting. Others have called it hip shooting, although shooting from the hip is only one part of point shooting. It is simply …
First Look: Grey Man Tactical Safe Door Organizer
Grey Man Tactical is now offering a new organizing rack that is meant to be installed on the inside portion of a gun safe door in order to maximize space within your safe. The #601 Safe Door Organizer Package is a pre-configured kit with a design that makes it easy to …
How to Zero Your Rifle for Your Hunting Scenario
Back in the old days, when I was but a pup, I had a buddy who read everything Jack O’Connor wrote. Truth is, we all did. But he took it as gospel. Jack recommended that a hunting rifle should be zeroed to impact 3 inches high at 100 yards, so …
The .30-40 Krag: History & Performance
From the end of the American Civil War until the Spanish-American War of 1898, most military armed encounters were between the U.S. and Native American tribes. In 1873, Springfield Armory introduced the first breech-loading centerfire rifle to be standard issue to U.S. forces. Its cartridge—the .45-70 Government—took the accepted notion …
Training A Lifesaver In Vietnam
The following was excerpted from the November 1966 issue of The American Rifleman. It has been digitized as part of American Rifleman’s 100th anniversary celebration. What does a 50-foot NRA range for .22 rifles in Oklahoma have to do with the combat effectiveness and survival in Vietnam? For R.S. Hildreth, almost everything. Hildreth …
Preview: Timney Triggers DH3
Timney Triggers offers more than a dozen different drop-in trigger designs for AR-platform rifles, but very few are as refined and rugged as the DH3, which was developed with input from renowned competitor and firearm instructor Daniel Horner. Also called the Daniel Horner Signature Trigger, the DH3 is a drop-in …
California’s Governor Wants to Add What to the Constitution?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) wants a new constitutional amendment. “Today Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to enshrine fundamental, broadly supported gun safety measures into law. While leaving the 2nd Amendment unchanged and respecting America’s gun-owning tradition, the Governor’s proposal guarantees common sense …