GETTING STARTED

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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.

“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...

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.

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

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

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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?” —

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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...