The holy grail of mastery and undisputed heavyweight for success in any skill development is consistency. Whether improving your shooting performance, pursuing sports, playing an instrument, learning a new language, or engaging in any other skills-based activity, developing consistency is essential to mastery. The importance of consistency and its role …

Pistol: Staccato 2011 P (MSRP: $2,199) Since double-stack, 1911-style pistols seem to be the new hotness these days, it makes sense to look at one of the originators of the genre. Staccato, both now and in the company’s previous life as STI, has been at this game for decades, offering the …

Here in New York, my go-to rifle for coyotes, foxes, woodchucks and similar game has been a Ruger Model 77 MKII in .22-250 Remington, as it will put three 53-grain Sierra MatchKing bullets in a ⅜-inch group at 100 paces, and the terminal performance has always been devastating. Where I hunt, a 300-yard …

Hornady has been an innovator in the cartridge world for decades, notably with options like the 6.5 mm Creedmoor in 2007 and several Precision Rifle Cartridges in recent years. One other area where Hornady is developing innovations, though, is within the sphere of military cartridges, and the 6 mm ARC was developed to provide more …

We’ve all had to learn to navigate the murky waters of firearm ownership, with some of us lucky to have guiding mentors and others not. In my decade-long career working with the masses at Renaissance Firearms Instruction, I have seen quite a few reoccurring maladies, gear mistakes and habits that …

American Rifleman is pleased to announce the 2023 Rifle Of The Year Award goes to Marlin. “The NRA Golden Bullseye Awards epitomize what NRA members seek in their shooting and hunting equipment—outstanding performance, innovation and value,” said Doug Hamlin, executive director of NRA Publications. “These are the best new products, truly worthy of …

Once again, evangelicals are proving themselves to be absolutely worthless in the preservation of our God-ordained liberties. This time it is the Southern Baptist Convention. While usually quiet on the gun debate [in other words, offering no resistance to burgeoning anti-freedom gun control measures], Southern Baptists have now spoken out about …

The mainstream media has completely forgotten about the deadliest church massacre in history, the one the US government carried out in Waco, Texas. The US government carried out the deadliest church massacre in history and it led to the deaths of 82 men, women, and children. It all came to …

This excerpt was featured in the April 1973 issue of American Rifleman magazine. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. Recently an old gun sold for $300,000. Naturally it wasn’t just any old gun. It was a gun literally fit for a king and it had …

Today, the Senate voted 28-21 to pass House Bill 1240, a comprehensive ban on most commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms and firearm parts that exceeds the provisions of California’s ban. Due to an amendment being adopted on the Senate Floor during debate, the bill will now go to back to the House for …