Recently, I’ve been working on a review of a couple of rifles, including the new .223/5.56 version of the Ruger … Continued
Toolbox
No matter how long you’ve been around firearms, there’s a pretty good chance that what you don’t know about guns, ammo, and shooting vastly outweighs what you do know. We all remember what it was like to be new to firearms, or to pursue a different shooting discipline for the very first time and that’s why we have Toolbox posts. Our goal is to take what we’ve been fortunate enough to learn from our own shooting experience and from being inside the firearms industry, and share it with the rest of the community.
Controlled Feed Versus Push Feed Rifles (And Whether You Should Care)
When I started shopping around for my first bolt action rifle a few years ago, I stumbled across one of … Continued
How to Safely Dispose of Bad Ammo
Whether it’s a bad primer in a brand new factory round or a case of corroded milsurp rifle ammo, at … Continued
Semi-Auto Rifles: Shooting on Easy Mode
In the endless debate over which type of firearm is the “best” for personal protection inside the home, you’ll often … Continued
Muscle Memory: Combat-Proven Self-Defense Training Tips
Self-defense has always been an issue that resonates deeply within the gun community. The effective defense of yourself or your … Continued
Rifle Scope Parallax Explained in Plain English
Lately, I’ve been experimenting with a couple of scopes from Bushnell; one from their Elite Tactical line, and the other … Continued
Hand-Me-Down Home Defense: Lever-Action Rifles
For many of us “shooting enthusiasts” we are the go-to person in our respective social circles for advice about anything … Continued
30 Caliber Throwdown: .308 Winchester versus .30-06
In the mid 1950s, still during the early years of the Cold War, the M1 Garand was showing its age. … Continued