Whether one prefers an external mechanical safety on a pistol or not, is a classic apples and oranges decision. Neither is right nor wrong; they’re just different.
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Burris Optics Becomes Official Optics Sponsor of USA Shooting
Burris Optics announces its partnership agreement effective immediately with USA Shooting. The partnership makes Burris the official 2019 optics provider of America’s Shooting Team.
Devil Dog Arms Title Sponsor for Peacemaker National 3 Gun Series
Devil Dog Arms is proud to partner with Peacemaker National Training Center in Glengary, WV, to announce the Title Sponsorship for the “Devil Dog 3Gun Series”.
League Announces Nationwide Launch Of High School Skeet Shooting Programs
The USA High School Clay Target League is excited to announce that the clay target discipline of ‘skeet shooting’ has been added to their highly popular high school clay target shooting programs.
Paralympic Athlete Gets First Taste of Competitive Shooting While Making History
Moira Antal, 14, of Bealeton, Va., helped make history as she became the first Paralympic athlete to compete at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s 3-Position Air Rifle National Championship.
Why PractiScore – Necessary Tool for any Practical Shooting Club
PractiScore exists to help people run practical shooting clubs and matches more easily. Every day we consider that “why” & do things that help that mission.
Utah: Tickets Still Left for Willy Wapiti’s Smoke Pole Biathlon
This event is for the beginner or advanced shooters, or for those who have never shot a muzzleloader and want to try it out.
New Year’s Resolution For The Concealed Carrier
A positive attitudinal change can often have the same effect on behavior, and a positive behavioral change can do the same for attitude.
Project Appleseed Rifle Marksmanship Clinics Offered in Florida, January – March 2019
These events teach us the ideals and traditions of the men, women and children who created this country resulted in the freest and most prosperous nation the world has ever known.
First Look – Walther PPQ Q5 Match Steel Frame Pistol
Kept under tight secrecy until just months before the official announcement in the US, the Q5 Match Steel Frame (SF) has arrived.
Educating Your Kids About Guns
If you’re shooting with a child don’t take shortcuts. Be safe and teach them the right way to handle firearms. That way a educated child is a safer child.
Team SIG Turns In Dominating Year for 2018
SIG SAUER, Inc. congratulates Team SIG professional shooters, Max Michel, Lena Miculek, and Daniel Horner on dominating performances throughout the 2018 professional shooting season.
NRA Women’s Wilderness Escape Partners with Leupold & Kristy Titus
The National Rifle Association’s Women’s Wilderness Escape program has partnered with Leupold and Kristy Titus of Pursue the Wild to introduce a new women-only firearms training event for 2019.
How to Adjust for Wind: Long-Range Shooting
One wouldn’t think wind could have much effect on a tiny and aerodynamic bullet zipping along at two or three thousand feet per second when long range shooting. But one would be wrong.
How To Estimate Wind for Long-Range Shooting
If the wind was constant like gravity, making long-range first shot hits would be easy. However, the wind isn’t constant, it’s always changing, often second to second.
Defense Training International 2019 Training Schedule Posted ~ VIDEO
Our 2019 Training Schedule for Defense Training International is now posted on the DTI Web Page at defense-training.com. More DTI Courses will be added in the next few weeks.
Colorado Readers, Give Teachers A Fighting Chance & Win Gun Gear
Since most schools can’t afford this level of training, we raise money so that they can go through the class at no cost. This raffle will fund one full FASTER class.
Weisz & Lagan Heat Up 2018 Winter Airgun Championships
With 600 days remaining until the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games, it was Alison Weisz and Alexis Lagan proving they’re ready for their Olympic run.
Kahr Firearms Group Sponsors NRA Tactical Police Competitions Dec 7-8
Kahr Firearms Group, a leader in innovative firearms design and manufacturing, is proud to announce its sponsorship of the NRA Tactical Police Competitions on December 7-8 in Waxahachie, TX.
More Victims of Bad Advice and Stupidity ~ VIDEO
The Chief of Police at Oakland University in MI, oh so concerned about student safety, is arranging for the issuance of hockey pucks for self-defense!?!
Daniel Horner Takes Top Prize in First Match for Team SIG
At the 2018 SIG SAUER Fort Benning Multi-Gun Challenge held in November at Krilling Range in Fort Benning, Georgia, Horner claimed the titles of “High Overall,” and “Tactical Optics Champion.”
NRA Texas Multi-State Regional Tactical Police Competition returns this Friday
The NRA Law Enforcement Division returns to the Extreme Tactics & Training Solutions facilities in Waxahachie, Texas, to conduct the Texas Multi-State Regional Tactical Police Competition on Nov 3
Petrotto Takes Home Armful of Awards from 2018 New England Travel Games
Hopefully, PO1 Charlie Petrotto has a lot of free wall space. He’s going to need it. At the 2018 New England Games, Charlie Petrotto swept the pistol events.
Four Principles of Concealed Carry Commitment
I believe that commitment for concealed carriers can be broken down into four principles, being MINDSET, EDUCATION, TRAINING, and JUDGEMENT.
Four EIC Legs Awarded at CMP’s Small Arms Firing School at Camp Blanding, Florida
Thanks to some great training assistance from the USAMU & dozens of eager-to-learn participants at the CMP’s stand-alone Small Arms Firing School, four students-turned-competitors walked away with in
Grab A Costume and Join the 2019 Camp Perry Open Air Gun Event
For those looking for an air gun competition and an escape from the cold of the winter months, the CMP has begun registration for its annual Camp Perry Open air rifle and air pistol event
Invitational Counter Sniper Team Competition held at Peacemaker Nat. Training Center
The Fort Meade Sniper Competition is now the Invitational Counter Sniper Team Competition, which will now be held, in part, at the Peacemaker National Training Center in Glengary, West Virginia.
Precision Rifle Data for Long-Range Shooting: Building Range Logs
Tom McHale schools us on how he builds range logs with precision rifle data for getting on zero when long-range shooting.
Anticipated Long Range National Matches Return Met With Success in 2018
At the 2018 National Matches at Camp Perry, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) introduced its new series of Long Range events to competitors.
USA Clay Target League Launches Nationwide College League
USA Clay Target League has announced the launch of the USA College Clay Target League. The recreational clay target shooting sport program is open to all colleges nationwide, and will begin competitio