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In the action shooting world, there is no widely-accepted or industry-standard training terminology other than that which is presented by a particular shooting school or firearms instructor. One of the most often misunderstood concepts tossed around the firearms training community is the term “follow through.” Although the term ‘shot follow …

Last month the competitive shooting community was forced to say goodbye to one of its best. Distinguished United States Marine Corps Rifleman and former NRA Silhouette Manager Greg Connor passed away at the St. Francis Medical Center in Midlothian, Virginia, the evening of Monday, April 11 at the age of …

The Easton Sonic 6.0 is a 6mm hunting arrow engineered with speed and accuracy in mind. The Sonic 6.0 is built from scratch in the USA, using Easton’s seamless Acu-Carbon process for the ultimate weight and spine consistency from shaft to shaft and from dozen to dozen. The lighter overall mass weight …

Springing into a flourishing arena, such as modern sporting rifles (MSRs), is simple—maintaining a presence through the market’s ebb-and-flow cycles, however, is not. The latter requires innovation and value, a recipe that Springfield Armory has followed with its well-liked Saint series of AR-pattern rifles. Since the line debuted in late …

Pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) airguns have continued to advance through the years, and Hatsan USA’s latest offering is the enhanced Factor RC, a multi-shot airgun offered in calibers .177, .22 and .25 and driven by 580-cc. carbon-fiber air bottles. From its built-in pressure regulator to its AR-style buttstock and two-stage Quattro …

Vision is one of the most precious gifts we humans possess. It is also one of the senses that can be severely impacted by mechanical injury when recreationally shooting. For cops and soldiers in harm’s way, the danger to vision drastically increases. Protecting your eyesight should be a priority for …

Remington Ammunition has opened the Remington Gun Club to the public and the inaugural spring sporting clays league is already underway. Only steps away from Remington’s historic ammunition factory in Lonoke, Ark., Big Green has also expanded the Gun Club with a new 13-station sporting clays course and has begun construction …

Christian Sharps is probably best remembered for his famous Sharps falling-block, breechloading, single-shot rifle, which he patented on Sept. 12, 1848. But a little more than a year later, on Dec. 18, 1849, he also patented an equally innovative four-barreled derringer. Although that patent, No. 6960, describes the palm-size gun as a “revolver,” …

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from humiliated Biden nominee David Chipman. That is, of course, a good thing. After the anti-gun lobbyist was withdrawn as Biden’s nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) last year, he popped up, occasionally, to blame others for his failure to convince …

On April 20, FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate warned a meeting of law enforcement officers that “violence, homicides and aggravated assaults” are now “occurring at an appalling rate” in America: “We’re seeing a disturbing violent crime surge across the country.” The FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data for 2020 (the most recent reporting …