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The NRA World Shooting Championship competition is set to award $250,000 in cash and prizes, so there is ample opportunity to get some cool cash or gear from the event. The event is broken up into three competitions divisions (Open Professional, Stock Professional and Amateur), allowing a range of shooters with a variety of skill sets to compete. There are 12 stages total in the event, giving you a broad breadth of pistol, rifle and shotgun segments to really test your skills.

You’ve personally seen a knife-swinging man who, at least once, lunged in an aggressive fashion toward about 10 other people.

I have tried for a couple weeks now to broaden the picture of why we may need all of this junk that I cover, and this week we are on the topic of perimeter security. These days there is a stereotypical “Prepper” character in all of our minds that we got from movies and cable, and most of us think of that character as an “extremist.” If you think that the extent of your prepping only needs to cover a 3 day snow emergency or a 2 week hurricane outage, good luck to you. This column is about the end of our food and consumption infrastructure, and I believe that it may be imminent.

A great mystery in the world of classic revolvers is the story of the 1860 Army cartridge conversions. Were they made by Colt’s, or were they merely the creations of gunsmiths addressing a demand from consumers? Read on to find out the story behind these and how you can buy one for yourself.

Polymer80 is introducing two new 80 percent pistol frames for 2017. These uncompleted receivers are compatible with Glock 19 parts and aftermarket parts.

Kimber is adding new models to the company’s K6 series of revolvers for 2017. These compact handguns are built for everyday carry, concealed or on the hip.

Colt has a big announcement for 2017. The company is getting back into double-action revolvers starting with the new Colt Cobra.

The “if he’s in my house, he’s dead” crowd might not like to hear it, but if you can avoid having to shoot somebody, for God’s sake, don’t shoot.

Now that you know what features your wife or girlfriend wants in her concealed carry handgun (covered in Part I of this series), you’re ready to help her start looking.