Precision Shooting Versus Defensive Shooting

You recently attended a concealed-carry class in which you shot a lot of ammunition—almost 500 rounds—over a two-day period. The thrust of the class was staying on the sights with hard eye focus and a slow, continuous trigger squeeze from a rigid shooting stance. Shooting tiny groups repetitively seemed to be the overall objective. You believed defensive types of shooting, with speed superseding accuracy, would be more applicable to a concealed-carry class. You know that marksmanship is important, but shouldn't precision shooting and defensive shooting be addressed and defined as two different types of shooting with dissimilar outcomes? Read More

Let's Talk About Human Predators

The literal meaning of the word "predator" is an organism that primarily obtains food by killing and consuming other organisms. The common definition of the word "predator" from Oxford Languages gives two definitions... Read More

Natural Enemies?

Renowned, multiple-time world-champion competitive shooter Rob Leatham shares his hard-earned wisdom: "Speed is no more inaccurate than slow is accurate." If this is true, then why do some shooting instructors tell you to "slow down and get the hit," when in fact going slow has nothing to do with accuracy? The answer is found in developing your fire-control skills to shave valuable time across your entire shooting platform. Read More

Electronic vs. Non-Electronic Hearing Protection

We gun owners are well aware of the importance of protecting our hearing while shooting. Exposure to gunfire without proper protection can lead to irreversible hearing damage, and we only have one set of ears. When it comes to safeguarding your hearing, there are two primary options: electronic and non-electronic hearing protection devices. Read More

More than 28.1 Million Modern Sporting Rifles in Circulation

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) recently released a "Firearm Production in the United States and the Firearm Import and Export Data" report which indicates that 28,144,000 modern sporting rifles (MSRs) have been put into circulation since 1990. MSR production increased 32 percent from 2020 to 2021 alone. Read More

Rifle Roundup: S&W M&P FPC Carbine with a Leupold DeltaPoint Pro

This week, we'll be looking at a Smith & Wesson FPC carbine that's topped with a Leupold DeltaPoint Pro optic, as well as Speer's Gold Dot ammunition for pistol caliber carbines. Not too long ago, if you wanted a rifle-length gun chambered in a pistol-caliber cartridge, your choices were a lever-action gun chambered in .357 Mag. or .44 Mag. or a few scattered manufacturers making AR-pattern carbines and similar guns. Two things changed all of this. Read More

Living With Them

As I got ready to go out this morning, I slipped on my canvas brush jacket and put on my silverbelly hat. And, as an integral part of my morning routine, I stuffed a Smith & Wesson 2 1/2-inch Model 19 into my belt. I got to thinking about the column that I wrote last week that included the admonishment to live with your defense guns and this compact revolver sure fit that bill. Read More

Upgrade Your Bolt Action Rifle

The following pieces of gear offer enhancements to improve your comfort and precision with bolt-action rifles. Read More

The Secret to the Secret

All good firearm instructors know the secret to shooting a handgun and hitting what you shoot at is the mastery of sight alignment, sight picture and trigger control (whether that's achieved via learning to master the trigger pull or your grip). In my book, "Handgun Training for Personal Protection," I offered that secret in the first paragraph of the first chapter. Read More

Nosler's Notion

If you're keeping a rifle handy for the end of days or some type of cataclysmic social collapse, you should probably have some ammunition for it that's loaded with Nosler Partitions. This was arguably the first premium rifle projectile, and is generally considered a bullet just for big-game hunting. However, the Partition is much more than that... Read More

First Look: Tisas Fatih B380 Pistol

SDS Imports and Tisas USA are bringing one of Tisas' original products to the United States, the .380 ACP Fatih pistol. The .380 ACP chambered Fatih pistol is a Turkish-produced version of the Beretta Model 84 Cheetah, one of Beretta's iconic blowback pistols. The Tisas Fatih B380 is a classically styled version with wooden stocks and a black cerakote finish. Read More

First Look: Smith & Wesson M&P Sport III Rifle

The Smith & Wesson M&P Sport carbines have a well-earned reputation as a high-quality, no-frills introduction to the world of AR-15 pattern rifles. Now Smith & Wesson is rolling out its third generation of this popular product line, the new Smith & Wesson M&P Sport III. Read More

First Look: Tokarev USA TX3 12 Hammer Shotgun

Tokarev USA is a division of SDS Imports, a company that is swiftly gaining a reputation for importing budget-friendly firearms from Turkey. Now Tokarev is introducing the TX3 12 Hammer pump-action shotgun, an easily customizable utility shotgun that is built for a wide range of shooters with a wide range of accessories to meet your needs. Read More