Ask Foghorn: Best Gun for a First Time Firearms Owner?
A Reader Writes:
I'm 25 years old, and until last weekend had never fired a gun. One of my friends brought me out to the range and let me shoot his guns and I had...
Crockett Keller: No Liberals, Muslims In My CCW Class
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TepdEvqV8lw
Crockett Keller teaches CCW classes in the back of his Riverside Store in Mason, Texas. He won't teach just anyone, though. Obama supporters and Muslims need not apply and the YouTube version of his...
Jason Steiner: Get a Grip
Here's a quick exercise for taking a good thumbs-forward grip with a semi-auto pistol. It offers a great deal of control, which might explain why it's currently the standard grip for top practical shooters....
TTAG Project: 1,000 Yard Rifle for $500 Update
I've had a couple people ask me where the 1,000 yard rifle for $500 project went. Truth be told, it's been done for months. The only problem is that the USMC has been tying...
Hold Onto Your Hat: It Was Me…Not The Glock
In an earlier missive, I threw my shooting quandary open to the tender mercies of the Armed Intelligentsia. I was as accurate as ever with my Kahr but pushing rounds shot with a Glock...
“Don’t worry honey, I won’t get any unburnt powder on your new purse.”
Few of us shoot as often as we'd like, let alone as often as we should. I certainly don't. Time's always a problem and a big part of that is the fact that the...
Question Of The Day: When *Don’t* You Tap & Rack?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u38QTJn-8CA
"Train Like You Fight" is a firearms training motto we all know by heart, even though few civilians can devoutly follow it. The idea is a good one, however: if you're practicing to defend...
Ask Foghorn: Best Pistol for Competition Shooting for New Shooters?
A reader writes:
I am interested in getting into some kind of shooting sport. I love the sound of 3 gun however, I am not financially ready for this. It looks like the...
Self-Defense Tip: Double Taps Suck. Ish.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGoKe7isbW8
Double taps (a.k.a., closely paired groupings) are a lot of fun. And Sturmgewehre unleashes them as quickly as any cowboy action shooter I've ever seen. That said . . . if the gunslinger's thinking about...
Packing and the Friendly Skies: Your Guide to Flying with Firearms
http://www.vimeo.com/3923535
I'm flying off to Louisville Kentucky on Thursday to cover the Knob Creek shoot for you folks. And while that's going to be amazing, the part of the trip I think I'm most interested...
Self-Defense Tip: Get Your Game Face On
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIFX-Z1P04k
The Jake Zweig SEAL controversy continues to simmer. The former Navy man makes for interesting drama queen TV at Top Shot, but he's taking massive flak for being an a-hole. As well he should....
Competition Shooting 101: IDPA
Remember this series? I know, it's been a while, but back by popular request is the continuing series of Competition Shooting 101 articles where we teach you about the various shooting sports. First we looked at...