I will always remember my first firearm. I was 12 years old, and the firearm was a Marlin model 98 .22 long rifle. The rifle-fed from a tubular magazine in the butt stock. It had been my Uncle’s, as had ...
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Deadly Self-Defense When You Don’t Have A Gun
Actor Denzel Washington learned it for several months to do his fight scenes in the movie The Book of Eli. Matt Damon and Tom Cruise learned it, too, for their roles in, respectively, The Bourne Identity and Mission Impossible 3. ...
Read More »Smith Wesson Model 19 Is One Of 5 Classic Guns Your Grandfather Owned
Firearms are tools and often represent technological trends, if you think about it. Today’s firearms are lighter, more durable and sometimes more accurate than they were even a generation ago. That does not, however, mean that people ought to ...
Read More »6 Intimidating (And Quiet) Alternatives To Guns
A firearm is a critical defensive tool to have in your survival kit, but there are a wide variety of non-firearm alternatives available on the market. While a gun might be your first and best defensive option, it has some ...
Read More »The Perfect Carbine-Pistol Package That Will Fill All Your Gun Needs
If you like compact and maneuverable carbines in the hot 22 WMR rimfire cartridge, then the Kel-Tec CMR-30 is for you. When Kel-Tec introduced the CMR in .22 WMR, it added another player to their lineup of lightweight, compact rifles. There’s ...
Read More »4 Shotgun Accessories For A Better Home Defense
A shotgun is the ideal choice for a home defense firearm for many gun owners. There are great reasons for this: avoidance of over-penetration, slightly less demanding accuracy standards in less-than-perfect shooting conditions, and mighty stopping power. Practically every conversation ...
Read More »A 1,000-Yard-Range Survival Rifle? Yep
If there is one iconic firearm of the 20th century that has come from an American arsenal, it is the M1 Garand. The rifle that GIs and Marines lugged across Europe, slung through dense jungle and fought with on Korea’s ...
Read More »I Was In Law Enforcement. Believe Me, You Need To Carry A Firearm Every Day
It’s very simple: The police usually will not be able to save you. Don’t get me wrong, as I have been a law enforcement officer for many years. Police want to get to you, but the majority of the time ...
Read More »3 Pistol Problems That Could Ruin Your Range Time
As an instructor of many new shooters, I’ve come to expect certain equipment problems that crop up repeatedly. Here are some insights to help you not be that person whose enjoyment of shooting is diminished — or worse, injuries are ...
Read More »Defensive Shooting Positions You Better Master Before It’s Too Late
You have made the decision to carry a sidearm on your person or in your vehicle daily. You have selected a handgun and obtained some baseline training, and perhaps shot a qualifying score in a concealed carry class. Your accuracy ...
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