Welcome to another American Rifleman Gun Of The Week video, and this time, we’re on the range with a compact defensive carbine from Smith & Wesson. The FPC, or Folding Pistol-Caliber Carbine, is a 9mm Luger-chambered, semi-automatic rifle that conveniently folds up for easy transport and storage, all while offering a host of …

Creating your own ammunition is a way to enjoy shooting when you cannot shoot. In the long term, it might even save you money. It’s been well more than a decade since I wrote the first installment of this column. In it, I discussed the differences between a reloader and …

The tactical aspects of long-range shooting are often lost in the online noise that drives the trigger-pulling world these days. For the vast number of long-range shooters, the goal is simply to hit the target. To that end, and just as they have in almost all other aspects of shooting, …

The mistake happens constantly. More so than with any other firearm, Kalashnikov-type rifles tend to be misidentified. Despite the fact that the world of the Kalashnikov is diverse and complicated, they all tend to be lumped-together and referred to as “AK-47s.” Whenever news coverage from a foreign conflict zone shows militants armed …

I’ve been infatuated with the Scout-Rifle concept since Jeff Cooper began writing about it in the early 1980s. It was 30 years later before I had the means to thoroughly investigate it, and when I did, I tried every scout-like rifle I could find and used them every way I …

Back in the day, I recall some chatter about issuing short-barreled .44 Mag. revolvers to police officers. This was prior to the massive acceptance of 9 mm ammunition as the dominant defensive-handgun round worldwide. I personally know one rural cop who actually carried a .44 Mag. on duty, but I’m …

The tactical aspects of long-range shooting are often lost in the online noise that drives the trigger-pulling world these days. For the vast number of long-range shooters, the goal is simply to hit the target. To that end, and just as they have in almost all other aspects of shooting, …

The mistake happens constantly. More so than with any other firearm, Kalashnikov-type rifles tend to be misidentified. Despite the fact that the world of the Kalashnikov is diverse and complicated, they all tend to be lumped-together and referred to as “AK-47s.” Whenever news coverage from a foreign conflict zone shows militants armed …

I’ve been infatuated with the Scout-Rifle concept since Jeff Cooper began writing about it in the early 1980s. It was 30 years later before I had the means to thoroughly investigate it, and when I did, I tried every scout-like rifle I could find and used them every way I …

As firearm enthusiasts and shooters, it’s a challenge to broach the topic of guns without allowing things like personal preference to creep their way in because, individually speaking, we allow our previous experiences to influence our opinions. The problem is, they’re best suited for you—and you alone. While I admit …