Here are some simple tips for shopping the gun shows — Know before you go: This is a simple one, and may seem obvious. It’s also multi-faceted meaning that you need to know a lot of stuff. Bear with me here, this is important. What you want: This sounds stupid to say, but you should know […]
Top 5 Best Budget Guns
“Best budget gun” articles are a dime a dozen. My main problem with these lists is they often feature cheap guns, but they are typically not very good guns. I won’t name names but some guns are great if you want to load them, put them away, and never actually use them for anything. If […]
Open VS Concealed Carry
This article will take a more in depth look at the two different modes of carrying a gun for self-defense: Open carry VS Concealed carry, which one is better? To be sure, each type of self-defense has its own positives and negatives associated with it. Our goal is to look at each method more in […]
AK-47 History and Information
The AK-47 is a gas-operated rifle that was adopted and standardized in 1947. It was designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov and produced by Russian manufacturer Izhevsk Mechanical Works. The AK-47 is compact, firing a 7.62×39mm cartridge, and is capable of selective fire (meaning that it can run in automatic fire). It was one of the first […]
Handgun Stopping Power Myth
There are plenty of myths in the gun industry. Some of these can be dangerous, like “there’s no need to aim your shotgun.” Others are just idiotic. We’ve covered some of these more dangerous myths in the past, like the more popular shotgun myths that are actually dangerous, when you click that link. Now this […]
Shotgun Shotstring
What is a shotgun shotstring? A shotgun shotstring is produced out of a shotgun as a by-product of a choked shotgun barrel. It is a column of shot and its length varies as to the degree of choke in the barrel. Its length is from first pellet in the lead to the last pellet at […]
6.5 Rem Mag Ballistics
6.5mm Remington Magnum: The 6.5mm Remington Magnum was introduced to the shooting public by Remington in 1966. The 6.5mm Remington magnum cartridge case is simply a necked down version of the Remington 350 magnum to .264 in. diameter. This cartridge is the second of the first true short magnums developed by Remington. The 6.5mm Remington […]
325 Winchester Short Magnum (WSM) Ballistics
The 325 Winchester Short Magnum, or 325 WSM, is a relatively new thirty-two caliber short magnum centerfire rifle cartridge. It was developed by Winchester ammunition and made its debut to the shooting public in 2005. The new short magnum cartridge is chambered in Winchester’s Model 70 bolt action rifle. The 325 WSM is a commercial cartridge based on the 404 Jeffery […]
The 4 Basic Firearms Safety Rules
The necessity to be safe while “gun training” cannot be overemphasized … There are rules. The rules must be followed or people could get hurt. Really, that’s how it is with all aspects of life from the job you have, to raising your children, to driving down the road. Take, for example, the simple stop […]