Safely traveling with firearms by road or air "Sisk rifles, sniper rifle in 308 Win" (CC BY 2.0) by huntingmark No matter why or to where you want to transport your firearms, you're going to face a dizzying array of local, state, and federal laws that you must abide by. There are even special services to which, for a fee, you can submit your travel plans and lawyers will give … [Read more...]
"IDPA-April2006062" (CC BY 2.0) by Dagny Gromer Firearms are fantastic. They can help you put food on the table, have the time of your life, and protect your family. A lot of gun owners treat them as collectors' items and love tinkering with them, but firearms are not toys. They are weapons that are designed to kill. Firearms are also a tangible symbol of our freedom. Freedom … [Read more...]
Love them or hate them, guns are a part of life. Over the last thousand years, guns have driven the progress of human technology and manufacturing like no other invention. Guns are tools. As they say, we sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready to do violence on our behalf. The military dominates the development of firearms. The designs and calibers popular on … [Read more...]
Not 100 percent certain what those gun shop guys mean by "magazine"? Don't be embarrassed; everyone has to start somewhere. The key is first understanding that it's perfectly okay to be new to firearms. Don't be intimidated by the tremendous amount of information out there when you begin your journey. There are plenty of great sources of information to get you started. (My … [Read more...]
If a guy's wearing a gun belt, he's probably a combat-style shooter. Reason being, the more you shoot in a combat style — shooting and moving, or shooting at dynamic targets — the more you realize you need a PLATFORM for your firearms. A range bag won't do it. In fact, nine times out of ten, when good shooters show up to shoot at one of my ranges, they almost never bring a … [Read more...]
In Long Range Shooting: Ballistics Terms Part 1, we talked about some general ballistics terminology. But, that's only part of what we'll need to talk ballistics. Most of what we'll need to understand about ballistics for long range shooting falls under external ballistics. Here are some of the most common, and important, terms we'll use. Muzzle: the projectile exit end … [Read more...]
