Article first appeared at Shoot Illustrated. Grandpa used to say, “Can’t never could do anything.” He was right, of course, but “cant” can cause you a lot of problems when it comes to shooting—particularly at long range. That high-dollar rifle, fancy scope and precision-handloaded ammunition work best when the playing …

Article first appeared at Shoot Illustrated. I have this recurring dream where I need a gun to sort out some dire emergency. In these dreams, I can never find the correct ammo for the gun my psyche has armed me with. I’ll have a 9 mm pistol and a handful of …

Article first appeared at Shoot Illustrated. SIG Sauer has been making the P229 pistol for nearly 25 years. In that time, the pistol has been adopted for undercover use by many law enforcement agencies, including the United States Secret Service and the Federal Air Marshall Service. The P229 has also …

Article first appeared at Americas1stFreedom. One of the many things bringing people to the shooting disciplines is concern about personal safety. Despite being protected by (easily) the most professional cops in the world, Americans are deluding themselves if they believe law enforcement can arrive in timeframes that equate to meaningful …

Article first appeared at Americas1stFreedom. Despite desperate, incessant pooh-poohing in the mainstream media, there’s ample evidence of steady growth in the shooting sports. Especially in the sorts of new participants we’re seeing—more women, of course, but also more juniors—it’s gratifying to see so many folks discovering what all our disciplines …

Article first appeared at NRAILA. Since we last updated readers to the European Union’s efforts to enact further gun controls, the transnational government has continued the process of enacting stringent new restrictions across the political bloc. However, recent developments indicate that the final legislation could be dramatically different than the …

Article first appeared at CheaperthanDirt. Semi-automatic rifles and bolt-action rifles are related but far from the same. When handloading,  it’s helpful to realize they are not to be approached the same way. A round for each may well be, and often is, constructed and reconstructed the same ultimately, but the …

Article first appeared at CheaperthanDirt. This is always a popular topic and generated a lot of interest in the comment section of the blog lately, so we thought we would republish this post from a couple of years ago. Everyone knows that politics have an effect on laws, and laws …

Article first appeared at CheaperthanDirt. If someone were to enter your home with the intent to do harm to you or your family, having a gun by the bedside and reacting just won’t cut it—you need good judgment, too. Clint Smith, president and director of Thunder Ranch Training Center suggests …

Article first appeared at CheaperthanDirt. “Suicide prevention is not, and should never be, about gun control, but about saving lives and preventing tragedies,” Alan Gottlieb.Gun control advocates have blamed firearms for a number of problems—not to address the issues but to vilify firearms while pushing a political agenda. Here is …