We all want to be better shooters and to be a better shooter you have to get out and shoot! Unfortunately, we don’t always have the time to get a good long range session in. Others may not have the money to budget in a ton of ammo. With that in mind, there is no […]
Sorry, Guns Are Still NOT The Problem
Every so often I peruse the internet looking for stuff to talk about, gun industry wise, that would be common sense to the masses but falls through the cracks of misinformed minds throughout the world. This time around, the headline read as such: “20 years after Columbine, the guns are still the problem.” Let me […]
Ruger’s New Rifle in 350 Legend
It didn’t take long, and I thought it would have been a bit longer, but a major firearms manufacturer picked up the new to market cartridge, the .350 Legend, and ran with it. First, let me say that it’s always exciting when a new gun cartridge comes out. Even more exciting is when a major […]
NRAAM 2019 Day One
So we’re out at the 2019 NRA Annual Meetings where we get our hands on some of the new guns and gear hitting the shelves this year. So far, it’s turning out to be a pretty good event, with great products being released. For example, one of the first new items I saw at this […]
Gun Manufacturers
Here is an in depth gun manufacturer list meant to help you on your way to finding a new gun for yourself. We’ve included a short bit of information about each company, a link to the company website, as well as where you can buy guns from them in certain instances. This list will be […]
Turkey Shotgun Guide
Turkey Shotguns: Turkey hunting in the U.S.A. is rapidly becoming a national favorite past-time sport and of course the gun of choice is the shotgun. Shot, choke and patterning a shotgun is absolutely critical for turkey hunting and for tight patterns good optics or sights are a must. With that said lets get on to […]
Shotgun Game Guide
The shotgun is very popular for upland game hunting with bird hunting the most popular. A shotgun hunter must pay close attention to the type of shot used in shotshells and correct choke selection to ensure an effective and humane kill shot on wild game. The shotgun will place 70% of shotshell shot in a […]
What is Rifle Barrel Free Bore
Rifle Barrel Free-Bore: What Is Free Bore: Free bore (aka: leade) is just that, it is the area ahead of the bullet ogive (throat) in a rifle barrel to which there is no rifling lands, once the cartridge is fired the bullet travels freely in the barrel until the bullets ogive contacts the lands of […]
Scope Mounting: How to Mount a Rifle Scope
Rifle Scope Mounting: How to mount a rifle scope — We will start from scratch here. A brand new remington 700 bolt action rifle, two piece windage adjustable scope bases, scope rings and a Leupold 3-9 scope–a fairly common hunting rig. Now let’s mount the scope on the rifle the right way to achieve the […]
Free Rifle Target Printable
Here are a couple of free rifle target printouts for your use. Need some info on rifle cartridge ballistics? That link goes to our in depth chart.