Whether just learning to shoot, or teaching others to shoot, it’s important that we understand the particular learning process that is involved. Learning to shoot a firearm accurately is not much different from teaching someone to play baseball or to drive a car. It is the process of learning a …

Most arms collectors and students of the American Western frontier are familiar with the .45-70 Gov’t “Trapdoor Springfield” rifles and carbines used by U.S. Army infantrymen and cavalrymen from 1873 through the Spanish-American War of 1898. Indeed, a strong case can be made that the Trapdoor, rather than the lever-action …

For the smokepole fans out there, the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association (NMLRA) is hosting a Black Powder Cartridge Bonanza weekend this August 14-16 at the Walter Cline Range in Friendship, IN. To complement the NMLRA Black Powder matches, a NRA Silhouette BPCR Regional will be held simultaneously. According to match …

  The question of which muzzle device is best for a given rifle comes up quite frequently in conjunction with my gun work. Understanding the basic differences between types of muzzle devices and how they work for or against your needs should simplify the process of choosing the right one. …

If you have been involved with shooting in any capacity for any amount of time, you have likely heard the words “accuracy” and “precision” used a lot, probably even interchangeably. But do you really know the difference between accuracy and precision? Let’s take a deeper look at what these two …

Social science research is not as clear-cut as the hard sciences; research findings require interpretation and explanation. The findings have to be plausible. When the explanations are not grounded and experienced reality conflicts with the findings, the validity of the research should be questioned. Case in point: the latest research …

When you get a chance to review a Nighthawk pistol like the Counselor, you don’t say no. And so that is how I ended up testing the personal pistol of the Nighthawk’s CEO Mark Stone. The Counselor is an aluminum-framed, officer’s-sized Model 1911 chambered in 9 mm Parabellum. Nighthawk took …

The Daily News, a New York City newspaper, recently filed a lawsuit to compel the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and licensing officials to release the full names, the type of license, and the residential zip codes of individuals who had been issued a firearm license or renewal in …

If you say “personal defense” to most people, I expect they would immediately start thinking about guns. I like guns and have made my living for my entire adult life with guns, one way or another. But let me suggest a few things, in no particular order, that might be …

Deep in a survey of likely voters, paid for by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for firearms manufacturers, is the startling fact that most people don’t realize Joe Biden, the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for president, is a gun-control extremist. While 95% of likely voters said …