• Florida Carry Florida Carry, Inc: Activists for Private Anti-Gun Group Discovered on City Payrolls

    Florida Carry has discovered that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) has been involved in yet another ethically questionable, and possibly unlawful activity in their unceasing quest to infringe on the rights of citizens to keep and bear arms. Apparently not satisfied with imposing draconian gun control laws in New [...]

  • wounded warrior logo Kahr Arms donates $50,000 to Wounded Warrior Project

    Pearl River, NY – USA based Kahr Arms and the family of firearms that also includes Magnum Research Inc. and Auto Ordnance, recently made a $50,000 donation to the Wounded Warrior Project. Founded in 2003, the Wounded Warrior Project raises awareness and enlists the public’s aid of the needs of injured service members. Through unique [...]

  • 2012 USPSA Single Stack Nationals Interview with Julie Golob After Capturing Ladies Title at 2012 Single Stack Nationals

    Smith & Wesson Corp. today announced that Julie Golob, Professional Shooter and Captain of Team Smith & Wesson, has won the Ladies Title at the 2012 United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Single Stack Nationals. With the recent victory, Golob has earned 13 USPSA national titles, placing her among the top competitors of today’s shooting [...]

  • Parker Aims Shooter Targets Olympic Trials After Gold Medal Performance in Italy

    Untying a bag of experience that comes from being a three-time Olympian, Sgt. 1st Class Jason Parker, U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, used some of that knowledge and claimed a gold medal at the Italy Rifle and Pistol World Cup May 17 in Milan. The win for Parker in Men’s Three-Position Rifle comes just two weeks [...]

  • FFL guard logo FFLGuard Announces “Strategic Alliance” with the ATF Association

    FFLGuard, the firearms industry’s premier legal compliance services program, recently formed a strategic alliance with the ATF Association (ATFA), which is comprised of former and current members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). Both FFLGuard and the ATFA share common goals with respect to firearms: ensuring licensee compliance with firearms laws through [...]

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  • Bianchi 1 Preparation for the Bianchi Cup Experience

    When you read the text of the course of fire for the Bianchi Cup, it seems harmless enough. The fastest course of fire per shot is six seconds at six eight inch plates from the holster. It just doesn’t seem that hard. Of course, I’ve never been a speed pistol shooter and most of my [...]

  • image (2) Julie Golob Masters Shooting, Tweeting and Top Shot

    Julie Golob is known for shooting. After winning the USPSA Ladies Single Stack National Championship two weeks ago in Illinois, she now holds more than 20 National titles along with 7 World championships. Results like that don’t come easy — especially when you consider her recent success in the 3-gun arena. To achieve those heights, [...]

  • Chris Cheng on the Browning M1919 machine gun - photo courtesy of History Chris Cheng’s Final Take on Top Shot’s Finale

    Chris Cheng’s ascension to Top Shot was not without obstacles. Unassuming, untrained and understated in almost every aspect of the competition, he was not a popular choice when the show began. Eleven shows later, he stood alongside a Civil War Re-enactor, a Federal Officer and a Triple Nickel Award Winner … things didn’t look good [...]

  • bad guy Social Bully: The Other Bad Guy (A Concealed Carrier’s Thoughts)

    When we were little kids we were taught to identify the villain in our favorite cartoon or TV shows.  All the bad guys wore black masks, were unshaven, and often wore black knit caps.    Consider the bad guys that Ralphie shoots with his BB gun in “A Christmas Story.”  As we matured and were educated [...]

  • 1886 Winchester Theodore Roosevelt’s 1886 Winchester

    NRANews continues their look at the NRA National Firearms Museum’s soon to be displayed exhibit on the Theodore Roosevelt collection this week with a Winchester – an 1886 Winchester rifle to be exact. One owned, and used, by Roosevelt before, during and after his presidency. And this was a man who liked his Winchesters: “The [...]

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  • The .30-30 Drill can be shot with any rifle. The idea is shoot from a realistic field position to determine if the hunter's current skill warrants anything more than a .30-30 WCF. Shooting Skills for Hunters: The .30-30 Drill

    This article comes courtesy of John M. Buol, Jr. of FirearmUserNetwork.com. Check out his site for more articles like this. The effective range of the .30-30 is about 150-170 yards. Some of the wizzy new Magnums can outperform this by roughly 300 percent, at least on paper. But can the hunter outperform the .30-30? Can you? [...]

  • Travis Tomasie Competition and Self Defense Shooting Tips: Speed Reloads

    Travis Tomasie has been winning pistol shooting competitions for over a decade. Check out this video to learn part of what makes him one of the best competitive shooters in the world – speed reloads.

  • 1 So You’ve Got Guns and Food: Now What?

    For the last several years many responsible citizens have followed the advice of experts and begun storing extra food at home.  Most have gone out and purchased a gun or two or three and stocked up ample ammunition for them.  The sale of gold coins has pushed the price to heretofore unheard of levels.  There [...]

  • United States Army Marksmanship Unit United States Army Marksmanship Unit Shotgun Demonstration at ACUI Clay Target Championships

    On March 30, just before the award ceremony for International Trap, the crowd at the ACUI Clay Target Championships was in for a treat. United States Army Marksmanship Unit members Staff Sgt. Josh Richmond, just off the plane from the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Tucson, Arizona, and Staff Sgt. Mark Weeks paid the championships a [...]

  • Safe transport of firearms How To Safely Transport a Firearm

    Any hunter safety course graduate can tell you that transporting firearms involves knowing and following federal laws and state regulations. In addition to abiding by the law, it’s critical to make safety a top priority. While state laws that govern transporting firearms can vary from one state to the next,  you can always rely on [...]

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  • 2011 Pursuit Ultralight Traditions Pursuit Ultralight Muzzleloader

    Early hunting muzzleloaders were less serious hunting tools than attractive replicas of historical firearms. There’s a lot to be said for hunting the way it was done 150 years ago but some hunters want to use the muzzleloader season to extend their season. Those hunters want accurate, reliable guns that are easy to maintain. No [...]

  • Bushnell Elite Tactical Riflescope 6-24x50 Bushnell Elite Tactical Scope

    I was really impressed with Bushnell’s new Elite Tactical 6-24 x 50 scope. With a 30mm tube and bright optics, the Bushnell Elite Tactical’s light transmission qualities are better than a standard of the competitive shooting community when compared side by side. I really like the turret system. Its positive, large, and easy to operate [...]

  • AotTC The Art Of The Tactical Carbine, Volume 1

    The Good In terms of production value (videography, editing, etc.) The Art Of The Tactical Carbine is easily one of the best shooting instructional DVDs I’ve seen. Chris Costa and Travis Haley are knowledgeable and charismatic, giving a wealth of useful info on tactical/dynamic/fighting/combat/real-world/practical/[choose your descriptor] carbine shooting. For anyone interested in tactical carbine shooting, all [...]

  • Remington Versa Max Remington Versa Max Shotgun

    I admit it. Remington’s new Versa Max shotgun is starting to get on my nerves. I don’t normally become irritated with a gun and I realize it’s my own fault; I’m the one who made the decision not to clean it until it malfunctioned. At this point, it has 675 rounds through it from 3 [...]

  • The Shooterest fully set up and deployed at the range Shooterest Portable Shooting Bench

    Many shooters prefer to use their firearms on their own property or in areas where “benched” ranges are not available. This is where the Shooterest comes in. The Shooterest is a portable, collapsible shooting bench that easily attaches to the back of a vehicle via a standard trailer hitch. The Shooterest takes the comfort of [...]

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