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Video: Simple Tips To Break More Sporting Clays

Sporting clays shooters go to all ends to break more blue rock, but could greater consistency be as simple as loading your shotgun early at a station?

Self-Defense: Developing A Combat Mindset

Self-defense is a fight for your life. The only way to ensure you come out on top is preparation.

Handguns: What Should You Do With Your Thumb?

The shooting hand's thumb is often ignored, but were it's placed is as important as the trigger finger.

Video: 5 On Target Self-Defense Shooting Drills

Richard Mann gets you on target with these five shooting drills tailored for concealed carry.

Precision Shooting: Get Ready To Run Your Bolt-Action Rifle

‘Running the gun’ is not exclusive to carbines and handguns. The same principle of staying topped-off and ready should apply to bolt-action precision rifles as well.

Concealed Carry: Do You Need To Practice Fast-Holstering A Handgun?

The need to practice fast holstering a handgun for self-defense is debatable and in many cases dangerous.

Concealed Carry: Immersive Defensive Firearms Training

Defensive firearms training should go well past range time to realistic situations that prepare you for actual lethal force encounters.

Modern Shooter: Becoming A Tactical Athlete

The Modern Shooter team checks out the dedication to the craft and work required to take your shooting to the top of its game.

Gear Review: The Blowback Laser Trainer

Finding time to maintain shooting fundamentals can be a challenge, but the Blowback Laser Trainer provides a realistic solution.

How To: Mastering Carbine Basics With A .22 LR AR

Scale down to a .22 LR AR for mastery of the basics and cost-effective training.

Modern Shooter: At H&H Precision Rifles' Shooting School

The Modern Shooter team discovers H&H Precision's shooting school is not summer camp — it's even better.

How-To: Identify And Clear Handgun Malfunctions

Learn to quickly identify and clear the most common handgun malfunctions and get back in the game with these pistol malfunction drills.

Handgun Training: 7 Critical Aspects of Pistol Shooting

These seven fundamentals of handgun training apply whether you’re training for self-defense, competing at a match, on the silhouette range or plinking with a .22 pistol.

Ballistics Basics: Holding Or Dialing For Drop And Windage?

There are two methods of correcting for elevation and windage when shooting at extended distances — holding or dialing. The choice is yours.

How To: Safe Re-Holstering Tips

Procedural tactics regarding the safe holstering of a handgun have changed dramatically over the years. Here are some things to know.

How-To: Defining Your 1/3 Second Zero

Never heard of the 1/3 Second Zero technique to zero in a rifle? Read on: It will improve your hit success forever.

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