I have a saying that typically fetches me some nasty looks from fellow competitors, and that is: “The match starts at the gun store.” This saying speaks to a person’s ability to pick out the best firearm for the job; one that hits the top of a given class without …

I had just gotten to work—my father and I share a Land Surveying office in the basement of his house—to find Ol’ Grumpy Pants scrambling around the office, frantically searching for ammunition. “What’s the matter?” I inquired. “Coyote.” G.P. keeps chickens out back, and predators are a real issue. “I …

A modern, accurate bolt-action or semi-automatic rifle that has a Picatinny or Weaver rail atop its receiver can benefit from an old-school match sight such as the Redfield Palma, and the Medesha Elevation-Adjustable Rear Sight Base is just the ticket for mounting it. Precision-crafted from hard-anodized aluminum, the base features a clamping mount secured by stainless-steel, socket-head screws and a sideplate …

Eugene Stoner created the AR-15 and AR-10 at Armalite. Rights to the cutting-edge designs were sold to Colt’s Manufacturing, which concentrated its efforts on the smaller-caliber AR-15, giving it the polish and refinement that led to U.S. military officially fielding a version as the M-16. The bigger brother didn’t gain …

Creating a stable shooting platform is an absolutely essential part of making hits at long range. It doesn’t matter if you’re military or law enforcement performing overwatch, a hunter out in the field or a competitor in a precision-rifle match, your gun needs to be rock-solid stable when you press …

Today, Sturm, Ruger & Co. is one of the best known and respected American firearm manufacturers in the business. However, it origins were far more humble and started with a design for a semi-automatic pistol chambered in .22-cal. rimfire. It was this single model, later followed by even more versions, which started …

For more than 70 years, the gun industry has been striving to make firearms lighter in weight. The practice continues today with the use of polymers. Quite possibly, some early predecessor of modern man discovered that fighting for survival is easier when you used tools. And, thus was born the …

During early November 2018, Mossberg invited a school bus full of gunwriters to Gunsite Academy. Three days and 10,000 rounds later, the consensus was that Mossberg had done its homework and developed a micro-compact defensive pistol that fit large and small hands very well; a pistol that retailers and consumers could relish. It …

One bit of good news to close out 2021 was the return of Marlin rifles to the supply chain. No new production had occurred in over a year in the wake of the bankruptcy of Remington Outdoor Corp. (ROC), the iconic brand’s owner since 2007. Riding to the rescue was another industry …

Franchi proved back in 2018 that it was more than just a shotgun manufacturer with its original Momentum rifle, and now the company is expanding the line with souped-up “Elite” versions of the initial gun. This includes a variant designed specifically around the precision practice of varmint hunting and chambered in …