Guns for Beginners

I recently shot a suppressed Savage precision rifle out to 1000 yards. It was a deeply satisfying experience. The sound of the gun's report, the delay, the spotter's call (HIT!) and the clank of the 6.5...

https://youtu.be/uBc9nzalfYE The jihad against "assault rifles" violates the Second Amendment's prohibition against infringement on Americans' natural and civil right to keep and bear arms. It does nothing to prevent carnage, whether on the street or...

https://youtu.be/2F7Bg8UpDrU It's one of the most asked question trainers get from new shooters. And one of most frequent mistakes even experienced shooters make...where and how they pull the trigger on a handgun. Do you know...

Bug-out bags, sometimes known as BOBs or get-home bags, provide some basics to survive while evacuating from a disaster. While the philosophies of preppers vary regarding the bags and their contents, should guns and...

The National Rifle Association gave an early Christmas present to their handgun instructors last year, announcing a rollback of "blended learning" NRA Basic Pistol classes. Details of that rollback have been announced at my...

Understanding the sight/target relationship is one of the most important and elemental goals of accurate shooting. If you can't master this relationship, you stand a good chance of failing to hit the target at...

The rain was coming down in buckets that Saturday afternoon. A good thing, given that all of southeast Michigan was in a drought at the time. Still, it curtailed most respectable outdoor activities. Luckily, I...

If you like TTAG's Defensive Gun Use of the Day stories, Chris Bird’s book, “Thank God I Had A Gun:  True Accounts of Self-Defense” belongs on your bookshelf. Mr. Bird puts you in the shoes...

https://youtu.be/COvFyw-6Fqs From the National Shooting Sports Foundation writes: One way to get your partner’s blood pumping this Valentine’s Day or any day is by pulling a trigger at a local shooting range. Sometimes it is appropriate...

We all know deadly force is justified when faced with an imminent, credible threat of death or grievous bodily harm. And yet armed self-defenders often make dumb mistakes in the heat of the moment that get...

Those of us with carry licenses sometimes must choose between discretely carrying in sensitive areas or forgoing our ability to defend ourselves.  Plenty of us choose to ignore non-legally binding policies and carry anyway. ...

Robert, Dan, and I met at Red’s Shooting Range in Pflugerville a few days before Christmas so I could get acquainted with a few more firearms. The two TTAG gurus brought a .22 Ruger...