GETTING STARTED

CONTENT FOR NEW GUN ENTHUSIASTS

Student Handgunner:...

I never realized, and probably still don’t, how many shooters don’t understand natural point of aim. How to find my NPA (natural point of aim) was one of the very first lessons I learned when...

Student Handgunner: In...

Learning to shoot a pistol off a rest mimics the pacer experience. Frustrated at having the ability and not the results, I counted the seconds until I was done shooting.

Student Handgunner: It's...

I don’t remember the exact words, but I do know my immediate response was an affirmative head nod, followed by a silent “yes, ma’am.”

Take Pre-Emptive Strikes

If we don’t take the time to build the foundation today, it will all die, now, with us. Don’t let it die. Take pre-emptive strikes. Reach out to new shooters.

Pistol Cartridge...

In the late 1860s and early 1870s, Henrys and Winchester ’66’s (repeating rifles) became popular.

Keep Yer' Head...

In the early days of silent films sharpshooters were employed to fire at specially selected rocks around cowboy actors to simulate a real gunfight.

Pronunciation Woez

If a gunwriter ever worries whether anyone actually reads his stuff, he should try writing a sentence such as this:

56 Years Young

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but you're never too old to learn something new—even reloading.

More Than Equal

When my editor assigned me to an upcoming concealed carry class, I cringed. Not another “ladies-only concealed carry course,” I thought. Needless to...

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Team Tactics...

Car jackings, home invasions, theater and restaurant shootings and other events have brought the threat of armed conflict to the family unit.

Preferences,...

The advice you get when trying to choose a new gun may come from a father, brother, sister, uncle, cousin, co-worker, magazine article, online forum, or...

First Time...

It’s always fun to introduce people to shooting — and it’s especially enjoyable when they’re such nice people, honestly interested in learning.

Budget-Friendly...

Over the last 10 years, firearms manufacturing has not only improved in terms of quality and efficiency, it’s resulted in more and better handguns.

A Beginner's...

“Hey, bud,” began the email from a good friend. “My wife and I have to manage some sketchy places for our jobs, and we are both thinking about getting...

Common Sense...

This Voltaire quote is such a cliché: “Common sense is not so common.” I can’t count how many times I’ve heard the phrase used.

Fundamentals...

The process of teaching someone to shoot can get tangled up in egos and past experience, good or bad. Excellent instructional technique, coupled with...

Working With...

With regard to personal protection, we all live somewhere between a box of ammo and a bodyguard.

Here's Where To...

There’s a lot of books written specifically for women on the “how-to” of shooting. Most are on self-defense. The importance of protecting yourself,...

The Women's...

Women face several challenges when it comes to concealed carry. The most significant challenge is the simple fact, despite the growing number of women...

An Individual...

Protecting yourself, family or close friends requires some thought, research and specific skills. Defensive skills are about dealing with a threat in the...

Buying Your...

I taught concealed carry classes for almost 10 years and saw lots of newbies have problems they could have avoided if they had only known more before buying...

New York Reload

For anyone not familiar with my previous articles, the primary takeaways were don’t live in New York, and if you do, don’t ask NYPD for information, and...

S&W M&P .380...

The call went something like this: “Hey Roy, can you break free for a quick two-dayer to S&W for a new gun launch?” —

Panteao...

As a cop, I knew the value of good training and fortunately, my department supplied it. During those pucker factor moments, your body’s dumping mega doses...

Affordable...

This time around, His Editorship wanted me to test some "premium" beer budget priced handguns — I can live with that. I try to keep my price range in the...

Next-Gen...

While debates continue to rage about what constitutes the best caliber for personal defense in a handgun, the better question might revolve around bullet...

5 Tips To Better...

How to shoot accurately is simple to explain. In reality there are only two things necessary: (1) Stabilize the muzzle in the proper perspective to the...

What Do We Carry?

This is always an interesting exercise and it dawned on me recently we haven’t done this in some years. I polled our regular staffers to find out what...

Charm School for...

When I grow up, I’m going to start a charm school for shooting. You know, like cotillion. That’s where exasperated parents sent we poorly behaved...

Buying Your...

Buying a handgun for personal or home defense is generally not the same as buying one for target practice or competition. Don’t go into the gun store...

S&W’s .22

If there’s anything handier for setting up housekeeping than a good .22 I don’t know what it is. The first gun I ever shot was a Harrington & Richardson...