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Stay strong. Practice. You defense skills erode if you don't practice.

All the details are not yet public, but one thing is true: In an ECQ fight for a weapon, bad things can happen and any bad guy can get lucky agains

What's New in Handloading

Whether you handload to save money, improve accuracy or just have a hobby you have lots of options.

Favorite Handloads for Deer

Like anybody, Hampton has his favorite handloads. But at the end of the day, it’s best to load what you can shoot confidently.

Reloading: The Best Bullet for Your Gun

With so many projectiles available in so many shapes and sizes, how do you find the one that's best? It depends on your intended reloading and shooting application.

Steel Hostage Target for Training


The hostage target is a steel represent

Simple Guidelines For Antique Gun Care

David Arnold, the conservator at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site Museum in Springfield, Massachusetts says there are a few simple guidelines to help care for an antique gun - or a collection.

Video: Combat Training at Shootrite Academy with Tiger Mckee

Handloading Update: An Excerpt from the 2011 Gun Digest

With the increased prices of factory loaded ammunition, interest in handloading should also increase – and apparently it has, judging from the recent backorder situations at many manufacturers of reloading tools and components.  The equipment covered in this update doesn’t cover everything available, but it should provide an idea as to what is currently available and what’s new.

Primers: An Important Factor in Precision Reloading

The purpose of primers is to ignite the main powder charge. However, there are more considerations than mere caliber and type when looking at the ignition end of a cartridge.

Ammo: Long-Term Storage Tips

With the run on ammunition and threats from elsewhere, it pays to store your ammo right.

13 Tips for Electronic Powder Scale Accuracy

Weighing powder charges requires as much care as throwing the charge. Your powder measuring technique, no matter how careful, will be useless if you can't weigh the charge accurately. These tips will give you a head start on accurate powder weighing and save you from many of the tough lessons I learned the hard way.

Video: Powder Selection for Precision Shooting

Dave Morelli, our Precision Marksmanship columnist, describes how to select powder to achieve the best accuracy for your loads in this exclusive video.

Shotshell Pressure: How to Avoid Trouble

One hears about several types of shotshell pressure, but for handloading there is only one pressure that you truly need to understand, service pressure.

The Basics of Selecting Reloading Powders

Modern reloading powders are divided into three basic types on the basis of their use. These are pistol, shotgun, and rifle powders. But for the beginning reloader, these are but a starting point in selecting the right powder for the desired load.

McGowen Barrel Making: An Inside Look

An inside look at the history and manufacturing process of barrel making at McGowen Barrel.

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