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Getting Western with Cowboy Action Shooting
Whether you're a tenderfoot or an old cowhand, Cowboy Action Shooting has plenty to offer. The fast-moving competition combines the skill of 3-gun shoots and the rich history of the Wild West. Kick up your boots and take a gander at what it takes to be quick on the draw.
No Shame in Using Low Recoil Ammo
Stop beating yourself up. New low recoil ammo from Hornady joins other popular offerings from Remington and Federal to make shooting fun. In fact, even lightweights like me can handle it.
Photo Gallery: 20 Collectible Military Guns
From handguns to sniper rifles, to water-cooled machine guns, feast your eyes on 20 of the baddest, most collectible military firearms you'll ever wish to see.
Trends in AR-15 Gun Values
Following last year's gun control hysteria and panic-buying of AR-15s, gun prices are finally back to normal. Editor Jerry Lee tells why referring to a copy of the newly updated Standard Catalog of Firearms 2014 is the surest way to avoid getting gouged.
Happy Halloween! 10 Smashing Pumpkin Shooting Videos!
Halloween is finally here and outside of costumes and candy there is only one way to celebrate, shooting pumpkins! Enjoy these 10 videos of people blasting these seasonal gourds with every conceivable caliber and gauge.
Gun Collecting: The Colt Model 1903
The Colt Model 1903 is a classic pistol that continues to fascinate shooters, collectors and historians. Indeed, it is a typical example of the period’s armament that, even today, fits Gun Digest’s honored definition of “One Good Gun.”
3 Tips to Handload Ammo the Right Way
With the current ammunition shortages we are experiencing, more shooters are breaking into the handloading world like never before. If you’re not already among them, you owe it to yourself to give it a try. Here are a few suggestions to get you started on the right foot.
NRA Smallbore National Championship Temporarily Changing Venues
With the World PALMA championship heading to Camp Perry in 2015, the NRA's Smallbore National Championship is heading west to Indiana for the next two summers. The national title will be shot at the Chief Wa-Ke-De Range in Bristol, marking only the third time the smallbore title is set to be decided away from Camp Perry.
Need Backup! Secondary Iron Sights for AR-15s
Ever since tactical and practical shooters began putting glass on rifles to serve as the primary sighting system, they began to search for better ways to back up the optics with iron sights.
Video: Officer Loses Badge After Armed Altercation with Squirrel
This story is a bit nuts, but teaches a good lesson of why it's important not to be squirrely with firearms. Failing to do so cost one Tennessee police officer big. An unadvised armed altercation at a discount store turned out to be a career-ending incident for the long-time law enforcement professional.
Ouch! 10 Shoulder-Crushing Guns (VIDEO)
10 best videos of brave people pulling the trigger on heavy, and we mean HEAVY, recoiling guns!
High School Senior Shoots Down NRA National Title
Amy Fister is relatively new to competitive shooting, having only picked up the sport in 2010. But the Pennsylvania teen has proven a prodigy with a rifle in her hand, gunning down the NRA’s High Woman Title at Ohio’s Camp Perry.
Market Trends in Military Gun Collecting
From the re-election of Barack Obama and push for new gun control following the tragic Sandy Hook school shooting, to the United Nations push...
Wild Bill Hickok's Revolver Takes Aim at $500,000
In its Nov. 18 armor and gun auction, Bonhams is offering a Smith & Wesson No. 2 revolver owned by Wild Bill Hickok, one of the most iconic figures of the Old West, that was on him when he was murdered by Jack McCall in Deadwood in 1876.
The F-Class Rifle for Competition
Putting a shot on target at 1,000-plus yards tests almost every facet of what it takes to be a marksman. This includes his equipment. From barrel, scope to action Denys Beauchemin breaks down what goes into building a hyper-accurate F-Class rifle.
.22 Shooting: Measuring Field Accuracy
Here's a useful way to determine the accuracy of your rimfire .22 under field conditions.
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