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Concealed Carry

Getting Your...

If you have not seen the movie Cool Hand Luke, tear a corner off your Superman or Wonder Woman card. The old Captain is counseling inmate Luke about his...
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Rock Island...

Martin Tuason, Armscor/Rock Island’s president, is a shooter and die-hard gun-guy. He’s not one of those company presidents who used to work for an...
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Ruger Doubles Down

Two on two: We turned Mike Humphries and Roy Huntington loose on two new Ruger handguns. These were the SP101 5-shot .357 and the .380 “Anniversary” LCP.
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FIRST LOOK

NEW GUNS AND GEAR
New Products Gun, Gear, Holsters April 2024 Issue
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Guns and the gear to carry and outfit them. Check out 2024’s latest
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New Products...

Guns and the gear to carry and outfit them. Check out 2024’s latest.
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New Products...

Guns and the gear to carry and outfit them. Check out 2024’s latest.
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FOR WOMEN

SPECIALLY SELECTED CONTENT FOR ALL SKILL AND INTEREST LEVELS
On Guard Always!

Our editorial director Roy Huntington first called my attention to the Honor Guard pistol at SHOT Show and introduced me to the guy responsible for it, Gary...
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SIG NEW-NICHE 9

The goal was to create a pistol the size of a 7- or 8-shot super-slim pocket 9mm. Something in the S&W Shield, GLOCK 43 or Ruger LC9 category — but with...
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Benelli Ultra...

Benelli’s Ultra Light 20-gauge semi-auto shotgun was designed for upland game and maneuvering through brush and trees.
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Gunsmithing

North American...

Writing about the 1911 pistol without using the word “iconic” is hard. I honestly can’t think of a better word. The total production for use by our...
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When I was about 10 living in Australia, my dad used to take me hunting rabbits on local ranches (or “stations” as they were called). Rabbit populations...
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Ham'r Time!

I’m not a gunsmith, nor do I play one on TV. Unlike former Editor Roy, I don’t have a fully equipped machine shop capable of manufacturing all the...
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Handloading

WHAT WORKS BEST FROM OUR EXPERTS
One-Stroke Gas...

Die-cast bullet shooters like me who like their handloads zippy, but failed to stock up on gas checks, cried bitter tears during the COVID ammo shortage.
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Conical Bullets...

Fifty-plus years ago, when Bill Ruger decided his company would offer a percussion revolver, he insisted it would be the best ever manufactured. It would...
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Black Powder...

The Dance & Brothers revolver was like all the rest based on the Colt pattern. It has the loading lever of the Colt 1851 Navy and a round barrel of the 1860...
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Hunting

Before The...

Is shotgun cleaning more fun than hunting or shooting clays? Not for me, but a clean gun is a happy gun. I clean, oil and repair on a regular basis. Hunting...
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The Winchester...

It’s funny how incidents in early life stick with us. In the late 1950s/early 1960s, I was a preteen moppet. I had a BB gun and a pellet rifle and could...
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The Marlin Trapper

I’ve always loved Ruger guns. Who doesn’t? Imagine my surprise when I heard Ruger purchased Marlin, my second-favorite gun brand! Now I’d have the...
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TRAINING TIPS

Perishable Skills

Whether you are learning how to speak a new language, or play a musical instrument, the more you train the greater your familiarity. The same applies to...
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Getting Your...

If you have not seen the movie Cool Hand Luke, tear a corner off your Superman or Wonder Woman card. The old Captain is counseling inmate Luke about his...
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Good Intel

Quality intelligence or “good intel” is developed by a three-part process referred to by the experts as collection, analysis and application.
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