Red Dot On A Handgun? Not As Useful As I Expected
I spent this past week in Phoenix shooting the Superstition Mystery Mountain 3-Gun Competition. I finished somewhere in the middle of the pack, which isn't bad considering that I borrowed all of the equipment....
How To Get Started In Competition Shooting
I’ve been active on the competitive shooting scene since I was fourteen years old. In that time I have learned a great deal and have been constantly and regularly humbled by the amazing and...
Ask Foghorn: Slings for Rifles and Shotguns?
Sam asks:
Hello Mr Foghorn, I am Sam Wright on TTAG. I have a nephew who was asking what kind of sling to get for his 2nd hand Mossberg short barreled pump shotgun. I am...
AK Muzzle Device Test Part 1: Recoil Reduction
The 7.62x39 cartridge is a fairly heavy hitter in the world of intermediate-caliber military rifles. Its .312 caliber slugs don't shoot as fast or as flat as zippier 5.45 or 5.56mm rounds, but they're...
Gun Review: Armalite M-15 18″ 3-Gun Rifle
Things have been changing over at Armalite. There's been an invasion of 3-gun shooters, and it has had a radical impact on the company's products. They've gone from producing National Match style AR-15 rifles...
Gear Review: Magpul Gen M3 PMAGs
For the last few years, Magpul has dominated the AR-15 magazine market. Their polymer magazines not only are battle proven, but they look so damn cool in your gun! And for the weekend warrior,...
EAA Announces MC312 Sport 12-Gauge Shotgun
EAA has introduced the MC312 Sport 12-gauge shotgun and positioned it as an affordable 3-gun competition option, with a suggested retail of ~$600. From the company release:
European American Armory Corporation (EAA Corp.), importers of...
Bushnell Unveils New $500 Match Pro Riflescopes
Bushnell’s new version of the company’s competition-based riflescope, the Match Pro, is priced to be a precision-made riflescope for rimfire or PRS-style competitions.
With an online cost of $449.99 and $499.99 for the non-illuminated and...
Competition Shooting 101: 3-Gun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z_jtqOIlbY
Shooting sports are once again gaining popularity in the United States and abroad, but the games aren't the same "gentlemanly" ones that your grandfather played. There was a time when "shooting competition" meant firing...
Competition Shooting 101: CMP/NRA High Power
In our last installment we stepped into the fast-paced world of 3-gun competitions, where going fast was the key to success and moving around the course was an integral part of the challenge. This...
Ruger 10/22 Customization Contest Reaches Final Ten
As we reported, Ruger's running a contest to create an out-of-the-box modded 10/22 50th anniversary model. The judges have chosen the final ten. The gun above is . . . tasteful? Still, props to...
Dan Wesson’s New DWX Combines the Dan Wesson Single Action Trigger with CZ Ergonomics...
What do you get when you combine the exceptional single-action trigger pull of a Dan Wesson 1911 with the excellent ergonomics of and capacity of the venerable CZ 75 platform? Dan Wesson has melded...