One More Time: What Does the AR Stand For in AR-15?
The AR-15 platform rifle is the most popular rifle in the United States. Yet somehow, the meaning of "AR" (as in the AR-15 or AR-10 rifles) continues to be the subject of much debate....
What Is The AR-15 Forward Assist And Why Do I Need It?
The AR-15 forward assist, a mechanical feature found on most AR-15 pattern rifles, is something that newbies might not totally understand. You'll find the forward assist assembly on the right-hand side of your rifle...
Woman to Woman: 4 Pieces of Advice for Getting Used to Your New Gun
Reader Rebecca Platt writes . . .
I was seven years old when I had my first experience with a gun. My father was target shooting with some friends and asked me if I wanted...
One Simple Trick for Keeping Your Guns Incredibly Clean
A lot of our readers like to clean their guns. They find it soothing and reassuring. Me...not so much. My usual trick for cleaning my guns: get someone else to do it who liked...
The Four Rules of Gun Safety for New Gun Owners…and Everyone Else [VIDEO]
Col. Jeff Cooper furthered the cause of general gun safety by distilling and popularizing the four rules of safe gun handling. The purpose was to minimize accidents, otherwise known as negligent discharges (every accidental...
How to Make Sure Your Shotgun Really Fits You
If you’re not hitting with your shotgun as much as you’d like, odds are it’s because you’re using a gun that doesn’t really fit you. Gun-to-shooter fit affects accuracy and results more in a...
Scopes For Beginners: What is the Parallax Adjustment Knob and How Do I Use...
Many shooters will never nail a sub-MOA group due not to a lack of skill or a questionable rifle, but to misunderstanding a scope's parallax adjustment and what it's for. Hint: it ain't "side...
Don’t Just Shoot, Train – 3 Great Shooting Drills for a Square Range
By DrewR
A large percentage of the People of the Gun are relegated to shooting in a "static" or restrictive range, often indoors and sometimes lorded over by a range master calling when to fire...
Submitting ATF Form 1 to Make or Assemble Your Own NFA Item is Easy...
Whether you're turning an existing pistol or rifle into a short barreled rifle (SBR), sawing off the barrel on your shotgun to create an SBS, or making your own silencer, you'll need to first...
Training Tip: How to Make Good Use of a Bad Magazine
By Lt. R. Michalik
Don’t underestimate the value of a bad ammunition magazine. If you’ve been around guns for any amount of time, you’ve almost certainly run into them. Whether you purchased a questionable no-name...
I Can Open Carry In My State…But Should I?
You live in an open carry state. You can carry a gun -- handgun or long gun -- openly just about anywhere you want. Okay, but should you?
Some of you are probably thinking "Not...
You Can Do It: How to Clean Your AR-15 Rifle
Cleaning your AR-15 rifle is an oddly personal thing. Everyone seems to have their preferred way of doing it. Although there are definitely wrong ways to clean an AR, there isn’t necessarily one right...