Red dot sights are fast and easy to use, but up close, they can be tricky. The dot doesn’t always show you where your bullets will hit. Light moves in a straight line but bullets follow a ballistic curve. In this NSSF Video, Adam Painchaud, Director of the Sig Sauer Academy, explains hold over and […]
“The Only One who Can be Trusted…”
Like many gunshows, Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms Show requires all firearms to be unloaded and cleared for safety. Because only trained professionals can handle firearms without shooting each other! As we began to watch this, we were expecting the guy in the shorts to Negligent Discharge, because, after all, he was the show attendee, and the […]
An All Purpose Lever Gun
Lever action rifles may not be the best option for anything anymore. That may or may not be debatable, but they seem to be a good option for almost everything. You can debate with me about that all you want, and I’ll just nod and smile. Here on the East Coast of the good ol’ […]
Bond Villain’s Double 1911: Arsenal Firearms Dueller Prismatic
The Arsenal Firearms AF2011-A1 Dueller Prismatic is an Italian made double barreled, .45 caliber or 38 Super 1911 pistol. The Dueller Prismatic (DP) was the star of the 2015 James Bond film Spectre. The villain Mr. Hinx shoots Bond’s plane leaving two bullet holes. In another starring role, two double 1911s are dual-wielded by Milla […]
3 Firearms Training Myths and 3 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Shooting
Record numbers of new shooters combined with a HUGE number of firearms instructors with combat experience have created an explosion in firearms training. In almost all cases, the schools are delivering great instruction. But most students leaving these classes are buying into one, two, or three of the following gun training myths…even though the instructors […]
Shotgun 101: Understanding Choke Tubes
A shotgun is a key player in many competitive shooting sports—three gun, cowboy action, skeet, clay pigeons, trap—in countless hunting applications, and in home defense scenarios. But for each of these uses, the shotgun must perform differently. In home defense, you want a wide spread of projectiles to maximize the likelihood of a hit at close range. […]
The Little .380 Gets a Champion
Caliber arguments are older than arguments over sports teams so let’s nip that right here with this maxim: a well-placed shot of any caliber is better than a miss with any other caliber. With that settled we can move on to the real subject which happens to be chambered in another of Browning’s calibers, the […]
AR Side Folders That Really Work: Dead Foot’s Dual Spring Bufferless Modified Cycle System
The dream of an effective side folding stock AR has been realized. The Dead Foot Arms (DFA) Modified Cycle System (MCS) converts your standard AR15 into a side folding stock rifle reducing the overall length of a rifle with a 16 inch barrel to 26.5 inches. Proprietary dual spring technology reduces felt recoil and virtually […]
First Look: Walther Q4 TAC ~ Video
It’s not secret that I’m a fan of Walther firearms. Ever since I first picked up the P99AS I felt like Walther had somehow taken a mold of my hand. The ergonomics are incredible. Personally, I wish the paddle magazine releases would return, but I understand that Americans like buttons. The PPS M2 is one […]
Rev Interviews Rob Pincus of ICE
I recently sat down with Rob Pincus of ICE training. Rob’s Bio Rob’s a professional trainer, author, and consultant. He’s the owner of the ICE training company. Mr. Pincus has law enforcement experience and has served as an executive protection agent. He was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army Reserve after graduating […]