Marlin Lever Action Ka-Boom (NSFW)
There's a story on Reddit this morning of an unfortunate shooting accident that landed one man in the hospital. After boresighting his Marlin lever action rifle in .444 Marlin, the first shot of the...
Ask Foghorn: Use Both Iron Sights and a Red Dot?
Jim writes:
I have not been into guns since I left Viet Nam. When I came home I did not want to see guns much less shoot them. Now I am older and maybe wiser....
Ask Foghorn: What’s the Right Way to Grip a Handgun?
William asks:
I have heard of a lot of different techniques but I don't really understand the advantage of any of them. What are the preferred grips and stances these days, what are the pros...
Ask Foghorn: Concealed Carry and Public Toilets
Tom asks:
I've yet to see anywhere (on TTAG or elsewhere) any advice for what to do when one is carrying concealed and has to answer the call of nature. Specifically, when you have to...
Gear Review: Crimson Trace Lasergrips
In order to shoot something, you need to be able to see it and know where you're aiming. In daylight, fulfilling both of those criteria is trivial, but once you turn off the lights...
Handgun Training? It’s Just Not Gonna Happen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilK1gXAE0hU
Reader Tommy Knocker got through Zack Pike's review of the advanced pistol course he took at U.S. Shooting Academy and he ain't buying it. Tommy figures that because such a small percentage of shooters...
Course Review: U.S. Shooting Academy – Defensive Handgun 210
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvBM4fYfd3M
Recently I had the chance to participate in the Defensive Handgun 210 course at U.S. Shooting Academy in Tulsa, OK. I'd been to USSA once before and I'm always impressed with their facility and...
VIDEO: $200 Bail Out Bag Challenge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJRKNtJTA6g
Two of our intrepid reporters were given $200 each to construct the perfect "Bail Out Bag," a kit you could keep in your car that would keep you alive for 24 hours, and meet...
DARPA Developing Self-Adjusting Riflescopes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrQ0bMS-iSw
There's a story in Wired this week about DARPA's new project to develop 10 prototype scopes for snipers that will adjust itself based on a given target to provide the perfect firing solution. It...
Putting Chicago Tax Payers’ Money to Good Use
by John Boch, president of Guns Save Life
Darnall's GunWorks and Ranges hosted their 18th annual National Rifle Association Youth Shooting Camp July 26-29th west of Bloomington, IL. One hundred thirty young people ages 8-16...
Gear Review: Apex Defense Multi-Point Tactical Sling With Shoulder Pad
Different slings do different things -- for a breakdown there's this Ask Foghorn article about different types of slings. The single point sling was designed to allow the maximum range of movement for the...
Self Defense Tip: Be Ready to Treat and Transport Yourself
The AP reports that victims of the Aurora Theater Murders waited somewhere around 30 minutes before emergency medical crews arrived to assist them. Police at the scene thought things desperate enough that they transported...