I believe, and we validate this through our training, there are essential skills a shooter must develop to be well-rounded, a generalist when it comes to being prepared for a deadly force encounter. The problem with being a generalist is there are lots of things to practice. It is easy to …

Few companies elicit as strong a reaction from gun buyers as KelTec. This Florida manufacturer’s guns are typically marvels of design created by the owner, George Kellgren—one of the few firearm engineers for whom the overly used appellation “genius” is apt. The problem is, his designs were often hampered by manufacturing …

Hawke Optics is releasing a new long first-focal-plane riflescope product line designed for long-range shooting called the Hawke Optics Frontier 34. There are two different base scopes available with different reticle options in this new lineup, part of Hawke Optics’ System H7 series. The Frontier 34 name is devised from the …

“Magnum.” The word invokes a sense of something bigger, grander, or in the sense of our cartridges, faster. Just as the Nitro Express moniker was adopted to allude to the fact that the new smokeless propellant helped those cartridges to hit like an express train, a magnum cartridge gives the …

This week, we’re taking a closer look at the CZ 600 Trail. A lightweight bolt-action, the 600 Trail sports a collapsible buttstock and a full length of Picatinny rail for the easy mounting of an optic. The gun boasts AR-style controls for easy familiarity, and feeds either from AR-compatible magazines in .223 …

In 1540, Spanish conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado set off from what is now central Mexico and entered the United States through southern Arizona in his search for the fabled “Seven Cities of Gold” in the American Southwest. Ultimately, the Coronado expedition traveled as far north as Kansas before returning …

Made from 17-4 stainless steel with a black-nitride finish, the JMac Customs HUB Extended Blast Shield (EBS) is designed to reduce the concussion of muzzle devices by redirecting the blast forward through its 4″ long tube. The back end of the EBS is threaded 1.375×24 TPI, which makes it compatible …

The pace of new cartridge introductions from major manufacturers has increased dramatically in the past five years, and the trend shows little signs of slowing. Even this partial list of those standardized and approved by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) demonstrates the age of rapid development enjoyed …

It is one of the world’s most recognized designs, and it remains the basis for some bolt-action rifles even today. The Mauser 98 story, detailed by Editor In Chief Brian Sheetz, now spans 125 years, and in celebration of that milestone, the Mauser company is releasing a special-edition 125th anniversary rifle. …

“By psychopolitics, our chief goals are effectively carried forward. To produce the maximum amount of chaos in the culture of our enemy is our first and most important step. Our Fruits are grown in chaos, distrust, economic depression, and scientific turmoil. At last, a weary populace can seek peace only in our …