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Whether plinking tin cans or competing in practical pistol, Americans love to shoot. But target shooting does more than sharpen marksmanship skills. It also has a big impact on the economy.

Entering its third year, Zombies in the Heartland has continued to grow in popularity. It seems, the living dead have a way of livening up 3-gun competitions.

Some critical aspects of bringing home a long beard happen before turkey season starts. Testing to discover the maximum range of your gun and the most effective combination of choke and loads are preseason musts.

Rob Pincus goes over some basics of every man's most nerve-racking form of concealed carry—appendix carry. Learn how it's done and why you should give it a try.

Getting a rifled scoped in and hitting where you want it to is a vital skill any shooter must have. This video gives a quick and easy technique to get a rifle sighted in using just two shots.

Holy cow, you've never seen anything like these insane Russian tactical shooting drills! Meant to train for counter-terror operations, they take nerves of steel and the chops to match.

Firing 700 rounds through an AK seems a fitting tribute to the late Mikhail Kalashnikov and his ever-reliable design. But will the gun used in this test catch on fire, melt or ultimately triumph? Watch the video and find out.

Think you're quick breaking clays? Well, hate to break it to you, but you most likely don't hold a candle to John Yeiser IV. The high-speed shooter recently set the Guinness World Record as the world's fastest trap shooter and man is he quick.

Calculating the benefits of the .22 rimfire as the all-around best survival gun.

A thoughtful and balanced video review of Handgun Training for Personal Protection. Find out why this book, by author Richard Mann, is essential reading for anyone interested in concealed carry or handgun training for home defense.

While everyone hopes the only gunfight they’ll be in is on the Xbox, if you carry for self-defense, you have to be prepared for the real thing.

Reloading ammo is a timeworn tradition, with many of its tools changing little over the past half century. But the discipline recently took a leap into the 21st century with the digital release of Hornady's reloading manual.

Professional operators constantly train, civilian shooters should obtain this same mindset when it comes to self-defense. Here are three skill sets with shooting drills that are certain to improve a shooter's capabilities when it matters most.

The .219 Zipper persisted fitfully from 1938 to 1962 in that purgatory reserved for cartridges that look good on paper but somehow never quite measure up in real life. At this late date, it’s difficult to determine exactly how the .219 Zipper ended up on the compost heap of shooting history.

Putting aside technology in the form of laser rangefinders and rangefinding reticles, there are several methods available to the shooter for range estimation.

When it comes to reloading ammo, the .300 Win. Mag. can be tailored to take anything from whitetails to African plains game.