Are You Short-Stroking Your Charging Handle?
That can be frustrating and embarrassing. You're there, ready to go into action. The moment is right, but you just can't perform. Never fear. After all, you've reached the age where giving up isn't...
FNS-9 Content Contest: The First Gun I Ever Shot
By Sarah W.
My fiancé asked me NOT to write that because it was HIS Jennings J-22 and he swears he can hear the collective snickering of everyone reading this echoing in his ears. 'Why?'...
Question of the Day: How Important Are Sights for Self-Defense?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVDoWiK1enM
Nice group. Only the camera was focused on the target, not the shooter. If you're in a isosceles stance using a proper grip and practicing rigorous trigger technique you should get a tight group with...
FNS-9 Contest Entry: A Female’s Guide to Getting Females to Shoot
By Christy S.
There's a lot being said these days about the dramatic climb in the number of female gun owners in the US. Women's groups are popping up everywhere. The internet is full of female-focused gun/training...
FNS-9 Contest Entry: New Shooter Do’s and Don’t’s
By Brandon N.
For my birthday my wife got me a membership to the local range. It has been fantastic. Not only do I get a free lane but taking a buddy with me only...
FNS-9 Contest Entry: Self Defense Tip – Remember Mr. Murphy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0hBGWyizEY
By Isaac G.
What can to wrong, will go wrong. Sure, I would like to believe that the one time I need to deploy my carry gun, it will function flawlessly, my draw will be...
How to Train to Hold Up a Rifle for A Really Long Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssf1ruIx4QU
DrVino called me the other day to kvetch. The California tipster complained that he didn't have the upper body strength to hold his rifle on target for longer than it takes to pick Sara...
New From iSniper: iDryfire Laser Training System iPhone App
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcHHPXojPyc
Still having trouble getting your mitts on ammo? Want to train at home without the hassle expense, and questionable muzzle control of your buddies at the range? iSniper has a new solution that will...
How Not to Handle a Home Invasion: CPI Security Commercial
Yesterday I saw a new commercial for CPI Security Systems. The ad in question opens with a middle-aged couple talking about how they’d never thought about installing a security system until their son...
What’s Wrong With This Picture: Israeli Tactical Edition
I'm a huge fan of Krav Maga. Of all the so-called martial arts, the Israeli method of personal self-defense makes the most sense to me. And while Israel's post-Munich massacre wet work and the raid...
Training Review – Critical Defense Institute
Since last November, I've been training at the Critical Defense Institute (CDI) in Manchester, NH. CDI provides firearm and self defense training to civilian, law enforcement, and military audiences. It was the second organization...
Gear Review: NextLevel Training SIRT-AR Laser Bolt
With the price of ammo on the rise and panic buyers still grabbing every last round they can get their grubby little hands on, practicing with an AR-15 has become an expensive endeavor. This...