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Gun Collecting: Vintage Paintball Guns
There is an interesting development happening in the gun world and it resembles what has occurred in other shooting sports: a move back to...
More Light or More Bullets?
Understand that a defensive handgun is most often used in low-light or reduced light situations. That is because most crimes are often perpetrated in...
Great CCW Information Now On The Newsstand
Gun Digest's special Concealed Carry edition is on sale now. Look for it on the newsstand and learn how to choose a great concealed carry holster, handgun or accessories. This edition also provides training tips and reviews of great concealed carry handguns.
Choosing a Survival Pistol: Applying the Five Principles
In this survival guide blog from Scott Wagner, choosing a survival pistol is covered. What makes for a good survival handgun? The author picks the Beretta 92FS.
Classic Guns: Collecting Custom Rifles
Tom Turpin's new book, Custom Rifles: Mastery of Wood and Metal will be hitting the bookstores this month. It's a handsome hardcover and heavy...
Explained: The Three Types of Custom Rifle Barrels
Learn about the three kinds of barrel rifling in this article about custom rifle barrels.
NSSF Offers Free Gun Safety DVDs
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is offering schools the opportunity to receive--free of charge--educational videos about firearm safety and wildlife conservation. The firearm safety...
IWB Holster Always Improving
The Bianchi Allusion Model 135 Suppression CCW holster is an inside the waistband, or IWB holster design, which is all about concealability and comfort.
Debunked: 3 Reasons the AR-15 Isn't Reliable
The AR-15 isn’t reliable. Just ask the critics. They'll often site three reasons why the AR-15 isn't reliable. They're debunked here.
1) The AR-15 Gas...
Mauser C96: The First Field-Ready Military Autoloader?
The Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" pistol is the first military semiautomatic pistol to prove itself both rugged enough and reliable enough for field use, argues Massad Ayoob in his newly-released Greatest Handguns of the World, Vol. II.
The Five Principles of Survival Guns and Weapons
I would like to start my next post by laying the groundwork I believe is necessary for selecting the survival guns and weapons you...
Scott Wagner: Welcome to “In the Event…”
Welcome everyone to my new blog. The purpose behind this blog is to discuss survival weapons, survival guns, survival tactics and survival strategies that...
What Killed the Bren Ten?
Massad Ayoob recalls the history of the Jeff Cooper-designed Bren Ten. This handgun popularized the 10mm Auto ammunition.
Gun Photos: Brutal AR-15 Torture Test
Patrick Sweeney performs a variety of AR-15 tactical gun tests. Can any of them stand up to this brutal AR-15 torture test? Let’s be clear...
Classic Guns: Thompson-Center Contender
In his just-released book, Greatest Handguns of the World, Volume 2, author Massad Ayoob includes the Thompson-Center Contender as one of the great firearms...
Video: How to Read Every Gun Digest Book Ever Published
The new Gun Digest eBooks site offers unlimited reading of more than 130 Gun Digest books dating back to 1944. Click here to check...
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