I learned to shoot on my grandfather’s land with a single-shot, bolt-action .22 LR altered to fit a five-year-old’s body. It’s likely then that I was told the first myth about shooting accurately: “Always press the trigger straight back.” Stand on any firing line, and you’ll hear a shooter’s trigger press …

As the new millennium was coming, cartridge development centered around eliminating the belt that wraps around the base of the Holland & Holland magnum cartridges. The belt was found by some to be superfluous, and an increase of the diameter of the case allowed for more powder, which resulted in greater velocity. Remington was …

All test documents, and accompanying photographs, are located in the National Archives and were digitized as part of Archival Research Group’s quest to preserve these fragile documents for posterity. Following the post-World War I draw-down, the U.S. Army, perhaps realizing it was no longer destined to be simply a frontier …

The fiery passions that fuel certain gun debates can burn over the course of several generations. The “9 mm vs. Anything That Starts With 4” battle is a prime example, having taken more than a century for each side to retreat to their respective corners, frowny faces and all. Other …

This week on Rifle Roundup, it’s the Ruger AR-556 MPR rifle, along with a Leupold Patrol 6HD low power variable optic and a Magpul bipod. Ruger AR-556 MPR Rifle MSRP $2049 One of the reasons why the AR-15 is so popular these days is that just by adding a few …

He was born in Buckingham Palace as Charles Philip Arthur George on Nov. 14, 1948. At the age of three, he became the heir to the throne of the United Kingdom; at nine, the Prince of Wales; at 20, a Knight of the Garter; King at 73 and on May …

The Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro 9mm pistol is now available with a frame-mounted ambidextrous manual safety. The new Hellcat Pro maintains all the features that you know in the earlier model, such as a 15 round capacity that’s packed into a smaller footprint than any other gun in its class and an …

Among big-game hunters, Americans have always had an unabashed affinity for .30-caliber cartridges; but close on the .30s’ heels, in both performance and popularity, has been the 7mm bore. While the debate over 7mm and .308 diameter bullets will probably never cease, there is no denying that despite our American …

On April 25, 2023, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) signed HB1240 into law. The legislation is a sweeping, and flagrantly unconstitutional ban on commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms. The law prohibits a host of rifles by name, including America’s most popular rifle, the AR-15, “in all forms.” The prohibition also targets centerfire rifles capable …

Late last month, federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced “the first phase” of the federal government’s gun confiscation (“buyback”) program, part of the May 2020 ban on “assault weapons.” The Canadian press reports this initial step is a contract with the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association (CSAAA), a group representing Canada’s hunting …