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Working With Ballistic Gelatin at Home

Working with ballistic gelatin is not hard or easy, but it is quite involved.

29 Items that Won't Be on Shelves When Disaster Strikes

Stock up on these 29 items well before a disaster strikes. They won't be on shelves after the masses clean out stores in the hours before a disaster.

7 Defensive Handgun Training Myths

There are many myths out there when it comes to proper defensive handgun training technique. Here, seven of the most common debunked.

Get On Target With The 10 Best Gun Digest Books

Need a high-velocity page-turner? Check out the top Gun Digest books from the past year.

7 Steps To Control Fear And Make Sound Decisions Under Stress

A life-or-death situation is no time to freeze up. Here are 7 steps that ensure you won't.

Gear Review: Real Avid AR15 Armorer’s Master Kit

If you're a carbine D.I.Y.er the Real Avid AR15 Armorer's Master Kit is a must have. This compact kit contains all the tools you need to repair and modify your AR-15.

The Shot Timer And Defensive Handgun Training

Not simply a tool of competitive shooters, the shot timer is the ideal instrument to sharpen life-saving handgun skills.

Gun Digest’s 10 Best Shooting Drills And Firearms Training Posts

Get trigger time with these shooting drills and employ the rock-solid training techniques and you’re certain to see your groups shrink and your skills improve.

What You Need To Know About Gravity And Bullet Trajectory

When it comes to bullet trajectory, flight time is what beats gravity.

Video: Learning To Shoot Your Steel Target The Right Way

Follow these simple tips and you get the most out of your steel targets, without putting yourself in peril.

MantisX: Simple And Effective Training

A visual trainer that tracks and measures your movements as you draw and break each shot, the Mantisx Shooting Performance System proves invaluable in dry and live fire

1911: Customized By Committee

Well-known and ‘unobtainable’ pistolsmiths all start somewhere. It might as well be with your 1911.

Ruger 10/22: Customizing For Accuracy

Rebuilding and upgrading a Ruger 10/22 introduces improvements far beyond the aesthetic benefits.

Going Hands-On With Your Long-Range Shooting Development

Grounding your fundamentals and improving your long-range shooting skills isn't an armchair game. Hands-on instruction and competition puts an edge on your marksmanship.

Video: Challenging Your Handgun Skills With The Shadowland Drill

Richard Mann’s Shadowland Drill sharpens important handgun skills in a single course of fire

Video: Perfecting The Failure Drill For Self-Defense

Developed by Col. Jeff Cooper, the failure drill prepares you for defensive shooting situations where a center mass shot doesn't do the job.

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