Whether you shoot iron sights, carry optics or a combination of the two, or train for combat or competition, the critical balance of speed and accuracy cannot be overstated. Why is striving for a textbook sight picture the worst thing you can do when held accountable to faster speeds with …

By the summer of 1943, the fortunes of war had turned harshly against Italy, Hitler’s Axis partner in Europe. Allied forces had landed on Sicily on July 10, and by August 17, the island was under Allied control. With the stage set for an Allied invasion of the Italian mainland, …

Shooting sports enthusiasts are currently enjoying a kind of golden age in which some of the oldest rifle design concepts are being blended with the latest cartridges and up-to-date features. The Traditions Performance Firearms’ G3 Outfitter is just such a gun. This break-action, single-shot rifle is manufactured by Ardesa of Spain …

Red dots are all the rage nowadays, and for good reason. Iron sights are fine, but a red dot can be a game-changer when it comes to improving your accuracy and speed in pistol shooting. Red dots offer a clear aiming point that’s easy to acquire, especially in fast-paced or …

The Springfield Model 2020 Waypoint entered a market deeply saturated with bolt-action rifles. Nonetheless, it became an overnight success and, to this day, is hard to keep in stock. Those who have never shot one have a hard time wrapping their head around how or why this is, but if you ask …

Springfield Armory was one of the first companies to jump into the “micro nine” market with its Hellcat, a subcompact 9 mm Luger pistol that still contained a double-stack magazine holding 11 rounds. Since its 2019 introduction, multiple versions of the Hellcat have been offered, tailored to the specific tastes and needs of …

Perhaps one of the most acclaimed competitions shooters in the history of the sport and founding father of contemporary performance shooting, Rob Leatham, defines the shooting process as “bringing stability to alignment and breaking the shot” – that is pressing off a round without changing muzzle orientation to the target. What …

In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Czechoslovak Army decided that the time had come to retire the rifle it had adopted two decades earlier: the old vz.24 in 8×57 mm Mauser. It was certainly a rugged and reliable design in every category, but the manually operated bolt-action service …

In the latest sign that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “assault weapon” gun ban and confiscation scheme is more concerned with persecuting responsible gun-owners than keeping Canadians safe, the amnesty period has (once again) been extended. Readers may recall the extreme language the Liberal government employed in May 2020 to justify …

In the years since I began seriously pursuing handgun-related endeavors, one of my favorite types of .22 LR revolvers—the mid-size frame double-action—has taken a back seat to other models. Today polymer framed semi-automatics and budget priced single-action revolvers seem to rule the roost. That’s a shame because double-action wheel guns …