How To

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.

A quick briefing on a subject that consumes entirely too much bandwidth in arguments, web forums and gun shop debates: who really made your AR? Simple. Lots of people, and not always the one whose name is on the lower.

Judgment, speed and accuracy are all key in scoring well at the Smith & Wesson IDPA Indoor Nationals. Get an idea what the shooting competition is like with this series of first-person videos.

Those who have seen Jerry Miculek know he's capable of amazing things with a pistol in his hands, but his latest trick shot might take the cake. Watch as he throws a 9mm round on target at an impossible distance. Wow!

Many people prefer the AK-47 platform to the AR-15, while others view it on par with ARs. Others say it's outdated. Watch this video demonstration of an Arsenal SLR-107FR AK-47 in action and make up your own mind.

Don't mess with mom... especially when she's armed with a semi-automatic rifle. Watch as this Detroit mother repels a home invasion single-handily.

The concealed carry color code is a great awareness tool used by street-wise cops that can help you be alert to threats and match force with the threat appropriately.

Precision shooting at close range is definitely more than a point-and-shoot affair. Understanding how to holdover for offset will get your shots on target.

Trying to decode conflicting measurement systems on rifle scopes using MOA- turrets with Mil-based reticles is now a thing of the past on Leupold's line of optics thanks to their new TS-32X1 MOA-based reticle.

Nowadays toy guns can be a touchy subject, which begs the question: As gunowners and parents teaching our kids to respect firearms, should children today be allowed to play with toy guns?