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Why You Should be Careful About Firearm Trends
Thanks to the magic of magazine-production schedules, you are reading this in my future. It’s starting to feel like springtime for you, and hopefully all the ‘Rona nonsense is in the rearview mirror and the shelves at your local gun store are groaning with reasonably priced ammunition. But, I’m writing …
Time Vs Timing
Most experienced shooters understand the importance of time management when shooting, but what is the secret to using timing to shoot faster? Understanding the difference between time and timing can launch your shooting performance to the next level. When looking at it from a thirty-thousand-foot viewpoint there are two options to increasing speed – …
Quiz: Shooting Sports Abbreviation Alphabet Soup
The shooting sports are full of abbreviations, but how many of them do you know? Take our 10-question quiz ASAP to find out. The first nine questions are worth one point each, but the 10th question is worth two points, for a possible total of 11. The answers are at …
Henry Repeating Arms Turns 25
The first Henry Repeating Arms Model H001 Classic Lever Action .22 rifle shipped from a small factory in Brooklyn, N.Y. in March of 1997. Today the company is headquartered in Rice Lake, WI, employs more than 550 people and runs three facilities in Wisconsin and New Jersey. Today the company is one of …
First Look: Magnum Research BFR .500 Linebaugh
To call this monster revolver a handgun is remarkably like stating that a crew-cab Ford F-350 makes a great run-around car. With the addition of wheels, this .500 Linebaugh firearm would make an admirable cannon. But despite its magnum size and weight, this wheel gun sits well in the hand, …
The Guns You Don’t See: Five Types Of Firearms That Rarely Make It Stateside
Though the U.S. is one of the largest markets for civilian firearms in the world, certain types of guns rarely make it to our shores. Sometimes it’s due to laws and import restrictions. Other times it’s just a combination of features or the cartridge for which the firearm is chambered …
Barrett Firearms Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Ronnie Barrett has a passion for extreme long-distance shooting and genius for design that spilled onto his dining room table. It was there that he came up with early drawings for his first, shoulder-fired .50 BMG-chambered rifle that, ultimately, led to Barrett Firearms Manufacturing officially opening in 1982. The company has built …
First Look: B&T 5.7×28 mm Suppressor
B&T USA’s sound suppressors are world-renowned by professionals for their high quality construction and technologically advanced materials and design, as well as being rugged enough to withstand the harshest environmental conditions and high-tempo firing schedules imaginable. Their product line extends from .22-caliber suppressors for civilian sport shooting all the way …
Chassis Upgrades for Rifles
We expend much of the ink in these pages on information about modern firearms that are either designed or have been repurposed for defensive- or professional-duty use. While many of my peers may disagree on this point, the reality is that we gunwriters react to what the shooting public is …
How to Make Hunting Fun for Kids
When your child joins you on a hunt or it is their first time aiming down the barrel, make sure comfort is a top priority. Sure, your goal is to seek a successful hunt, but when youth are involved that goal has an equal. You want your kids to enjoy the outing. …