3 Things to Ask Yourself Before Buying Your First Self-Defense Gun
Millions of Americans exercise their right to keep and bear arms every day. And millions more are making the decision to start each year. It's not always an easy transition. Newbies face a flurry of firearms...
Three of the Best .44 Magnum Revolvers Available Today
I've shot a lot of .44 Magnum handguns over the years. Over the course of a few weeks last fall, I received thousands of rounds from companies like Black Hills, SIG SAUER, and Buffalo...
Buying Your First Concealed Carry Gun…Made Easy
We know, it's not easy out there. We're living in a Golden Age of carry handguns. An aspiring gun carrier has to choose from dozens of options; a bewildering selection of brands, calibers, barrel lengths, and actions. Most...
Ruger LCP .380 Holsters: How To Carry A Pint Size Pistol
Picking from the field of Ruger LCP holsters is the next step after committing to a pint-size concealed carry gun like the little .380 ACP pistol. Which type of Ruger LCP holsters are going...
Guns for Beginners: How to Aim a Pistol
This article was contributed by Warren Wilson, a lieutenant with metropolitan police department in Oklahoma. He is a former SWAT team leader, current firearms instructor and writer. He has been a full-time law enforcement officer...
My First Pistol And Why I Bought It: The Beretta 92
Back about a million years ago, after graduating college, I decided I needed a handgun. At the same time, I didn't even know what I didn't know about guns and shooting. However, I had...
Beginner’s Guide to Rifle Bullets: How They’re Made, Types and Uses
Reader Randall writes:
While I'm not exactly a newbie when it comes to *using* firearms, I am a newbie gun *owner*. And now that I'm in the position of purchasing ammo, I'm finding things to...
Getting Started: The Smart Woman’s Guide to Concealed Carry
I'm going to be frank. Between all the handgun options, determining the best way to carry, finding the time (and money) to take concealed carry permit courses and the sheer anxiety of becoming a...
6 Best .308 Rifle Plaftorms For Beginners
Is .223 just not cutting the tactical mustard anymore and you're looking to get into your first .308 rifle? Atta boy. (Or girl. Or other, if you thusly identify.) The .308 Winchester/7.62mm NATO is one...
7 Great First Guns for Kids
Do you remember your first gun? There are lots of benefits to introducing a kind to responsible gun ownership with his or her "own" gun. For one, it's good to develop strong gun safety...
State Your Case: 9mm vs. 300 Blackout
Are you comparing 300 AAC Blackout to 5.56 NATO? If so, you're doing it wrong. Sort of. You see, 300 BLK wasn't intended to replace or compete with 5.56/.223 so much as with good...
7 Cheap Handguns You Would Actually Want To Own
There are lots of cheap (or inexpensive, if you prefer) handguns, but only so many you'd actually want to have in your safe, glove box, car safe...wherever you store it. Or, for that matter,...