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Shooting Drills Every New Shooter Should Master

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These five beginner shooting drills give new shooters a practical way to build speed, accuracy, recoil control, transitions, and confidence without turning a range session into rocket science.

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Best Steel Targets (2026): AR500 & AR550 Picks Tested

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For those who have had the opportunity to shoot somewhere besides a public gun range, you have most likely scrounge around looking for targets minutes before leaving. My homemade steel targets would constantly need to be repaired or replaced and would allow a dangerous amount of spalling to fly in all directions. That is why back in 2018 I started researching steel targets.

The 22 Creedmoor has a wide bullet selection and is affordable to shoot

22 Creedmoor: The Wildcat That Went Legit

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The 22 Creedmoor launches heavy .224 bullets fast, shoots brutally flat, bucks wind, and delivers almost no recoil. This former wildcat has become a serious option for predators, PRS competition, long-range steel, and even deer-sized game.

Father’s Day Gear Guide: Dad Stuff That Works

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This Father’s Day gear guide skips the gimmicks and sticks to tested packs, tools, blades, lights, gloves, medical gear, and a dryfire training kit that actually work. If Dad shoots, travels, fixes things, or just likes being prepared, this list has teeth.

This Steiner optic offers adjustments in .1 milliradian increments. What's a milliradian? Read on...

Mil-Dot and MRAD Explained: The Mil Relation Formula and Ranging

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The Mil-Dot system is exceptionally versatile – if you know how to use it. If you shoot a rifle, you can use mil-dot to hold the correct amount over a distant target. There’s a lot of fancy math behind the whole mil-dot thing, but we’re going to ignore most of that here and explain the concept, and more importantly, how you can use it, in plain English. There won’t even be a quiz at the end, I promise.

Mantis X10: Diving Into the Rabbit Hole of Data and Analysis

Best Dry Fire Training Tools (2026)

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I found tons of apps, gadgets, and gizmos that I’ve loved in my dry fire journey, and I want to share those with you.

A handgun is posed next to a parts kit that converts the gun to run on CO2.

CO2 Recoil At Home: 2011 CoolFire Trainer Review

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The 2011 Bull Barrel CoolFire Trainer adds believable CO2 recoil and auto reset to dry fire, turning living room reps into full-speed practice that feels dangerously close to live fire.

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Weapon Light Tactics That Save Lives

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Anything you attach to a gun requires you to be skilled in its use. Today is all about the know-how when it comes to using weapon lights for defensive shooting.

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The Mozambique Drill in The Movies

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He then took a well-aimed headshot at the fighter and shut him down.

A rifle with laser training device sits on a stove in front of a target.

Mantis BlackbeardX For SCAR-L: Full Review

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Have you ever wished that you could practice shooting your favorite FN SCAR, without racking up a huge bill on ammunition since you already spent all your money on this heavy, but sexy platform?