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What happens when a Ruger American, Ruger 9E, and Ruger LC9s all land in our home at the same time? A gentlemanly family feud, of course.

The mere mention of “BB gun” inevitably conjures up the Daisy Red Rider. But let me tell you, BB guns have evolved well past this stage. Thanks to my...

Don’t deny yourself a cure for your case of FFS. Help is but a click or call away.

Searching my computer’s photo section, hunting for another story, I never know what’s going to happen. Feeling like I’ve confessed all my past crimes...

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...

If you’re enough of an enthusiast to be a Handgunner reader, you probably get asked for advice on selecting a first handgun. Or maybe an acquaintance has...

Airguns promise to bridge the gap between plinking and training. Highly accurate semi-auto pistols, bolt-action rifles, even full-scale AR styles await the...

I began documenting my firearms collection for insurance reasons, but quickly realized it was not only important to document the monetary value of the guns...

Based on four stages similar to the Steel Challenge, SASP lets kids from age 12 through college hear that satisfying “ding” when a bullet hits steel.

As an aviator from age 22 on, I was subjected to eye exams every year. For many years, the results of those exams revealed 20/20 vision in my right eye and...

Growing up on the farm in the 1950’s and 1960’s, firearms were considered everyday tools. Keeping vermin under control is part of running a mixed farm...

Teaching kids safe gun handling skills should be a no-brainer for anyone with guns at home. If their kids show an interest in learning more, especially...

There’s a new phenomena happening at ranges all across this great country. A new breed of shooter is emerging. These “Call of Duty” gamer/common core...

I find, as I season a bit, the more complicated gun “systems” are becoming less and less appealing. Not because they aren’t good, or fun or fancy, or...

Today’s generation has a multitude of devices and activities to keep them engaged. From one extreme, where kids stay in the house 24 hours a day glued to...

I remember it clearly even today some 35 years later. I pedaled my bike madly through town headed toward the elderly Otasco hardware store, 50 bucks in ones...