Marksmanship isn’t like riding a bicycle. It’s a perishable skill that will deteriorate without constant practice. The current ammo shortage has put a damper on many people’s range time. The ammunition you need to practice can be hard to find and, if you can locate some, expect to pay two …

Q: I have a “Hopkins & Allen Arms Co., Norwich Conn. USA serial No. 9 Cal.22 Short” pistol. When you push forward on a lever, the barrel pops up to load. The trigger folds down to fire. It has Mother of Pearl grips with brass or copper inserts, and that …

Kimber America’s Aegis Elite Pro OI is another well-crafted addition to the company’s expansive lineup of 1911 pistols. Despite the gun’s full-size frame, this latest model iteration of the famed John Browning pistol design incorporates many elements that make it a capable carry option. In addition, the Aegis Elite Pro …

Ever since I began my study of defensive handguns, I’ve been fascinated with pocket pistols. These are the smallest of the small semi-automatics designed to be discreetly concealed for up close-and-personal defensive situations. I believe my preoccupation with petite pocketables can be traced back to one gun in particular: the Baby …

CMMG built its business by offering quality, dependable pistol-caliber carbines, and the company has now come full-circle by updating its oldest model, the Mk9, with the revolutionary Radial Delayed Blowback operating system. Traditionally, pistol-caliber carbines have incorporated a direct-blowback operating system. While this offers a simple, trouble-free mechanism, blowback operation as …

Ammunition companies have not been able to keep up with consumer demand. There are many reasons for this. In 2020, over eight million Americans bought their first gun. These people now need ammo. Others are stockpiling. It’s hard to blame them, as we now have President Joe Biden (D), Speaker …

On Friday evening, a judge in the Centennial state gave law-abiding gun owners something to celebrate. He ruled that the city of Boulder’s ban on possessing and transferring commonly-possessed “assault weapons” and ten-round magazines was preempted by state law and struck them down. This was an NRA-ILA supported case. The …

The U.S. House Representatives, with the urging and support of Joe Biden, passed two bills on Thursday – H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446 – that would usher in a sweeping overhaul of how firearms are bought and sold in the U.S. Neither would impede criminals, who overwhelmingly obtain their firearms outside normal channels of …

Montana legislators are pushing to protect your Second Amendment rights from Biden’s gun control agenda!  The Second Amendment Sanctuary bill (HB 258) — sponsored by Rep. Jedediah Hinkle — is challenging President Biden’s intention to impose a gun control agenda that will restrict your 2A rights.   If this bill would become law, state and local government officials will be under order to NOT enforce ANY federal bans or regulation on firearms, magazines, …

In the competitive shooting world, hearing protection and hearing loss are among the most widely misunderstood topics. And with product data sheets filled with confusing noise reduction ratings along with marketing jargon, etc., it’s no wonder why. Although the marketplace has been flooded with high-tech earpro options that are becoming …