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  A common saying among tactical trainers is: “The purpose of a handgun is to fight your way to your rifle.” That makes perfect sense on a battlefield in Iraq or Afghanistan, but what happens when that “battlefield” is in your home – especially in a rural setting? When compared by sheer ballistics, the results ...

A while ago I wrote an article discussing how much ammunition survivalists should stockpile. As a bit of a recap, in that article I suggesting buying a minimum of 2,000 rounds of ammunition: 1,000 rounds for practice, and another 1,000 ...

  Perhaps the most impressive display of marksmanship is true long-range shooting. Reaching out to a target at 1,000 yards or beyond requires skill, knowledge and lots of practice to do it right. While some may deem it as impractical ...

When it comes to defending your home or harvesting big game, it’s time to go to the rifle. Handguns may be more convenient to carry for personal defense, but except for the most powerful Magnum cartridges, their performance is marginal. ...

“Only accurate rifles are interesting” — so said the late Colonel Townsend Whelen. While that may be debatable (AK-47s, for instance, are very interesting and effective rifles, but not particularly known for their accuracy), there is nothing in this world ...

  BOSTON — Nearly a month after Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued an enforcement notice that added dozens if not hundreds of gun types to a list of banned firearms, the backlash continues. Healey’s statement at the end of ...

  It would be illegal to sell any firearm with a “bullet button” or a mag-locking device under a California bill that already has passed one committee. The bill, AB 1664, would require owners of such weapons to register them ...

In any outdoor survival situation, finding and procuring food is a major concern. Although there are numerous edible plants, finding and consuming protein isn’t always easy. Protein is essential to good health because it increases your metabolism (which, in turn, ...

Today, there are primarily two major types of rifles that comprise the majority of what hunters use for game: the traditional bolt action and the more modern semi-automatic. But is one better than the other? Both bolt action and semi-automatic ...

President Obama is trying to capitalize on the massacre at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon, with new action on gun control, and one country that he has held up as a model – Australia – used mass gun confiscation ...