Hunting Basics: How to Field Dress a Deer [VIDEO]
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There's a little bit more to hunting than just finding a deer and shooting it. In order to get the best tasting meat, you need a quick, clean kill followed by to field dressing,...
Safety Tip: Pay Attention to Safely Re-Holster Your Handgun
By Johannes Paulsen
I read about too many negligent discharges involving re-holstering a handgun without sufficient brain engagement. Too many gun owners seem to take the process for granted or rush it and don't pay attention to...
Is Anyone Still Using the Weaver Stance?
My shooting stance got the job done, but it still earned the rod of correction from an instructor. "Pull your weak-side arm in a little. Elbow pointing down now. Flex the strong side arm a...
Your Range Bag: 15 Essential Items to Carry
When at last you find the time to hit the range again, make sure you have everything you need to make the most of it. There's nothing worse that getting there and realizing you're...
How to Tune Your Semi-Auto Pistol With a New Set of Springs
When it comes to buying used guns, there is nothing more frustrating than dealing with some of the creative choices of the previous owner(s). When I picked up a used SIG SAUER P225 A1...
72% of Americans Expect Political Violence: Take Steps to Protect Yourself From Riots and...
Political violence isn't supposed to happen in America. U.S. history is characterized by peaceful changes of power no matter the election results. However, in the age of President Donald Trump, things have changed. A...
The Truth About The Effects of Twist Rate and Gun Barrel Length
With the welcome deluge of new gun owners, and especially the new rifle shooters, TTAG has been getting a lot of great questions. Some reoccurring themes include queries about the effects of barrel length...
How to Use a Flashlight for Armed Self-Defense
At a recent class, a student asked me about using a flashlight for self-defense while carrying concealed. My first response: are you carrying a good handheld light? My second: do you understand its importance?
Let There...
Everyday Concealed Carry Dress for Success – Guns For Beginners
Ideally we'd all carry our handguns openly on our hip, out there loud and proud for all the world to see. But due either to legal restrictions or the desire to keep things on...
Negligent Discharges: Teaching New Shooters Trigger Discipline The Right Way
There are generally two kinds of gun owners: those who have fired a shot unintentionally and those who will. Another way to look at it is, play with fire long enough and you'll eventually...
The Single Man’s Guide to Dating and Guns
By ST
In the movies, the female companion of the brave action hero never grills the hero about why he packs a pistol all the time. In real life, however, not everyone is so, well,...
Jeff Gonzales: Concealed Carry For Beginners
Back in the day, there weren't many resources for questions about concealed carry. Simple trial and error taught me what did and didn't work. These days there's no end of information out there. The...