Firearm and ammunition manufacturers have now paid more than $16.1 billion in federal excise tax contributions to the Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund, which began collecting the funds in 1937. The money, an expense above and beyond those paid by companies in most other industries, helps underwrite range development and conservation …

One hundred and twelve years on, the M1911 is still one of the most popular handgun designs in the U.S., yet it’s beginning to show its age against the latest and great self-defense and concealed-carry handguns, especially when it comes to overall size/weight and magazine capacity. One solution is to …

One of the most popular “fitness” training things competitive shooters do is try and strengthen their grip. You can do several things for a vise-like grip, but first, let’s clarify a few things. Grip technique is indeed important. While grip strength is also important, primarily in your support hand, it …

Ever since the practical usage of pistols in combat, generally attributed by historians to the Battle of St. Quentin in 1557 of the Habsburg-Valois Wars, (1494-1559, rendering 16th century plate armor essentially useless), pistoleers have struggled with mastering pistol trigger performance. It’s just as difficult today, whether combat or competition …

Dear friend, Your hard work paid off. As the legislative session ends in Montgomery, the gun control GOA alerted you about during session was killed. You may recall HB 301, which would have greatly enhanced firearm penalties. Or HB 234, which would have “trapped” gun owners by redefining a “trigger activator” as …

On Tuesday, anti-gun Gov. Ned Lamont inked his signature on more Second Amendment restrictions in Connecticut.  The Governor signed H.6667 which contained several firearm restrictions, including a ban on open carry and the adoption of gun rationing, limiting a person to 3 pistols per month.  The bill also bans and …

The NRA seeks to intervene in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, to obtain injunctive relief stopping the ATF from enforcing its unconstitutional rule – which reverses its long-standing position that pistol braces do not transform pistols into rifles subject to onerous registration and …

Today, the Maine Senate officially killed Legislative Document 1000, which would have established a firearm range safety group within the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. This legislation would have been the first step in undermining Maine’s strong range protection laws. Thanks to the strong response of NRA members and Second …

Breakthrough Clean Technologies is now making a new water-based, firearm-suppressor cleaning solution for shooters who frequently shoot firearms with suppressors, muzzle brakes, flash hiders and compensators. Muzzle devices are enjoying more popularity on both long guns and handguns as they aid the shooter in keeping their muzzles flatter which helps make …

Have you noticed that ammo is expensive? Yeah, we’re all suffering from the same pain of choosing between shelling out the big bucks for ammo we need for range training or finding another training method that will keep our skills sharp, but at a lower cost. Does such a thing …