Meopta is pleased to expand its bullet drop compensation (BDC) reticle offerings in select riflescopes for 2017. The MeoStar R2 1-6×24 RD and MeoStar R1r 3-12×56 RD are now available with two new BDC reticles – the BDC-2 or BDC-3 – with illuminated red dot. Both of these BDC reticles are located in the second […]
Shooting Tips: Improve Your Trigger Pull
How do you pull off the perfect handgun shot? One of the many factors that can affect your marksmanship is having a good trigger pull. Here are three tips I’ve gathered from various firearms instructors over the past few years to help perfect your trigger pull. Isolate Your Trigger Finger Of any advice I’ve […]
The Handi-Racker: Effortless Slide Function
For those with arthritis, weak or small hands, or who may be disabled (even missing an appendage), slide operation can be difficult or impossible especially semis with heavy springs. Handi-Racker makes these problems disappear.
How The Beretta PX4 Storm’s Rotating Barrel Works
Ever since I first fired the Beretta PX4 in 9mm, I was amazed by the pistol. This pistol is amazingly easy to shoot and apparently is that way will all calibers. Now Beretta claims that the rotating barrel design is the cause of this. It is said that recoil is transferred to the sides instead […]
Three New Shooting Rests from Caldwell® Shooting Supplies
The best start for a good zero is a good rifle rest. Caldwell has a rest for every need. The Lead Sled® 3 Shooting Rest The new Lead Sled 3 shooting rest securely holds a firearm on target and reduces felt recoil by up to 95%. The improved rear buttstock cradle features a top of […]
ETS Introduces GEN II 9mm, .380 and .45 cal Speedloaders!
ETS Introduces GEN II 9mm, .380 and .45 cal Speedloaders have changed the way you load mags. Why mess around wasting range time when you can blast those mags full and get to shooting? • Fastest loaders ever—load your mags in under 10 seconds! • Universal loader works with virtually all brands of pistol mags, […]
Recoil Springs And How They Work
For many, a recoil spring is the primary component in mitigating the felt recoil and muzzle flip. This is true for the most part today. But I think alot of people forget the other functions of the recoil spring and how important it is to have a well engineered spring system, not only for lower […]
How to use Brain Based Diagnostic Splatter Targets
For years, I have mocked diagnostic targets. I love the idea behind them, but they’re designed for slow fire, 1 handed, bullseye shooting using light single action triggers. Besides telling you the problem and not the solution, they just don’t work for 2 handed defensive shooting. To be clear, in my opinion, “defensive shooting” doesn’t […]
Mossberg Shockwave Versus Remington Tac 14
2017 was the year of the ‘not a shotgun’ 12 gauge firearm. Going into 2018 we are going to see even more of these not a shotgun 12 gauge firearms. Every Youtuber, gun magazine, and gun writer is covering them. The two Titans of American Shotguns, Remington and Mossberg have both unveiled their own 12 […]
CZ 82 – the Milsurp 007 Would Love
James Bond likes the CZ 82. Okay, so Bond’s signature firearm was a Walther PPK, and not the CZ, but at my first sight of the Czech military pistol, I couldn’t help but to recall the hero’s famous blued compact. The Walther’s design predates the 82, and its Russian predecessor, the Makarov, by many years […]