Shooting

Why Have Bayonets Become Shorter Over the Years?

In the early years of firearms, the bayonet turned a discharged weapon from a marginally useful club to a more practical, for medieval and Renaissance warfare, pike. As late as 1900 the bayonet was thought to be fully one-half of the infantryman’s tactical armament. But of course, that was mistaken: the bolt-action, magazine rifle, the […]

S&W M&P 2.0 Compact: Fifteen rounds in a Perfect Package

After more than a decade Smith & Wesson has released the 2.0 of their M&P line. While most of the differences suggest a 1.5 or 1.7, the most exciting part of the launch is the new compact model. The sub-compact Shield and full-size models were aimed at the brand’s namesake, Military and Police, but the […]

Hop up your Glock: Trigger Connector

One of the first things most people do to a factory Glock is smooth out the trigger with a 3.5 connector. This cleans up the pull and makes it easier to break a shot without moving the sights. This cones standard on the competition models (G-34, G-35 and G-41) but don’t come on duty guns. […]

Why You Should Miss When Shooting: The Philosophy of Self-Training

If you never miss in training, you don’t know your limits. You will never realize your full potential. Lucas Botkin explains an important philosophy of self-training. The importance of pushing oneself to the point of failure. Lucas Botkin is the founder and CEO of T.REX ARMS and the primary shooter in the company. He shoots […]

First Look: Lionheart Industries Regulus Beta

Continuing our coverage of the new Regulus modular pistol series from Lionheart Industries we now bring you the Beta. A flat back strap stands out most noticeably in comparison to the Alpha, but the frame is also shorter. The video below shows the Beta with a long slide and non-threaded barrel, but Lionheart offers this […]

From the Range to the Real World: BCM Training Tip

Larry from Vickers Tacticalgives a BCM Training Tip on applying real world presentation to your training on the range. Subscribe to Full30.com here: https://www.full30.com/channels/vicke… Click here to keep up with me: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LarryVickers Image courtesy of Facebook

Red Rock Outdoors | Slingin’ It

Everyone loves the big flashy accessories in the shooting world. Each new scope, rangefinder or stock will generate quite a bit of buzz. Just as important are the small pieces that complete the setup. If you’ve ever had a sling break during a hunt or ruck march, you know their value. There seems to be […]

Smart Firearms: Training Police Officers To Succeed

In the last few years, there have been a number of high profile incidents where police officers shot unarmed civilians. The circumstances of each shooting is unique but most of these shootings were negligent discharges caused by inadequate training. The final link in the chain of these tragedies is always the same, an unintentional trigger […]

The SIG P365 Ammo Edition – Little Gun Food

If you’ve ever raised a dog, you know that puppies start with puppy chow and big guys get adult dog food. Is there a reason guns should be any different? An odd question to ask but SIG Sauer is living up to their name of being a full systems provider. They unveiled their new ammunition […]

First Look: Steyr S9-A1

Steyr has been known to me as one of those cult companies. A friend let me shoot his once and then wiped it down and tucked it away. I don’t mean of course that Steyr is a cult, but that those who own Steyrs love them deeply. It’s been my experience that such cults are […]