The Ruger Mark IV 22/45 .22 LR pistol is an excellent choice for anyone who wants to get into shooting a handgun. The pistol is also a great choice to start in Steel Challenge. The .22 Long Rifle cartridge is easy for teaching the sport to beginners, since it has little recoil …

A two-hand freestyle grip is the most effective way to run a handgun through an action pistol course of fire, and no experienced shooter would willingly choose to use something else. Unfortunately, Match Directors occasionally decide differently. Whether its IDPA (International Defensive Pistol Association), USPSA (U.S. Practical Shooting Association) or …

I’m old enough to remember when Hornady was a company that made component bullets for reloaders—the 165-grain Hornady Interlock in my .308 Winchester was, and is, a wonderful whitetail load—with a small but expanding line of factory-loaded ammunition under the Frontier brand. To say all that has changed is an understatement, as …

German Precision Optics (GPO) is expanding its product lineup into fixed-power scopes, with the Spectra 7.5X50i. Designed for the all-around scope user, this new riflescope features a slim and sleek configuration that will offer simplicity to shooters who do not need a variable power scope. This new scope is engineered using a …

A Kimber representative wanted to tell me about their new handgun, but he said I’d need to sign a non-disclosure agreement so I wouldn’t spill the top-secret news before Kimber was ready. Once I’d signed, he said something like: “Now for the big news!” and told me Kimber planned to …

In all the history of U.S. military small arms, one of the most celebrated and renowned rifles is none other than the M1 Garand. The brainchild of Canadian-American inventor John C. Garand, the M1 design took more than two decades to develop and was a marvel of the time, when adopted …

With its 2″ barrel, .357 Mag. chambering and 24-ozs. weight the Taurus 605 revolver is made for carry. The double action/single action can digest .38 Spl. to make practice a pleasant experience, but when loaded with the heavier-hitting cartridge it packs enough power to stop a felonious assault with authority. Capacity is …

The second-class treatment of Second Amendment rights continues. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Duncan v. Bonta ruled en banc that California’s ban on standard capacity magazines does not violate the Second Amendment, overturning a lower court decision that held the ban was unconstitutional. The Ninth Circuit ignores historical context, …

On December 2, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) attempted and failed to pass H.R. 8, the dangerously flawed, so-called “universal” background check bill. As you may recall, Nancy Pelosi and her anti-gun allies in the U.S. House passed this misguided legislation earlier this year. H.R. 8 would do nothing to prevent …

Anti-gun Democrat Governor Tom Wolf kept his promise and vetoed Senate Bill 565 on Thursday.  The bill would have ensured that citizens are able to exercise their right to self-defense without government red tape or delays.  It would not have affected previously issued carry permits, and would have allowed citizens …