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How to Tell If Your Gun's Safety Is On or Off
Not all guns have external safety mechanisms, but if yours does, it's important to understand how it works.
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Video How-To: Sight-In Your Rifle
Most scoped commercial rifles can "outshoot" the shooter ... but only if you sight them in properly. Here's how.
Ammo Awareness: .280 AI
This caliber is essentially a ballistic cheat code for magnum-like impact downrange and lighter recoil on your shoulder.
Doctor's Rx: Reduce Felt Recoil & Bruising
Getting tired of the "gun bashing"?
CCW Minute: How to Grip a Pistol
Silent, sage-like and short: Here's how to properly grip a semi-auto, in 60 seconds!
CCW Minute: How to Safely Reholster Your Handgun
How do you reconcile Rule #1 of gun safety with the need to reholster your defensive gun? Here's how!
Ammo Awareness: .223 Wylde
Want to know the difference between cartridge, chambering and caliber? Dennis Bradley gets Wylde on a major rifle ammo question.
Ammo Awareness: .45 ACP
The .45 ACP was at one time America’s pistol cartridge of choice. And for some, it still is.
CCW Minute: Hammer-Fired Concealment Guns
Striker-fired concealed-carry guns have "ruled the roost" for years, but don't count out hammer-fired CCW pistols!
Ammo Awareness: 8.6 BLK
It's a new twist (ahem) on an older system, with the potential for accurate and hard-hitting suppressed hunting.
Everything You Want to Know About Shotgunning (But Were Afraid to Ask)
We answer the eight most frequently asked questions about shotguns, how they work ... and what all those numbers mean.
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