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Cartridge development has an interesting and sordid history; the cartridges we have come to know and love – more often than not – are based on an existing design, modified to suit the shooting public’s needs. Some of our most famous cartridges, ones we have used and read about for decades, have a lineage that may surprise you. Let’s take a look at some of the family trees of cartridges, and see how they’ve intermingled and branched.

An age-old question: When it comes to shooting, where exactly do you put your finger on the trigger? Have no fear, Clay is here to give you the lowdown.

There have been multiple efforts by companies to create guns in that same mold as the revered CZ-75, but few have come as close to bringing a solid version to market as TriStar. The best part of this effort is the notably affordable price of their offering here in the US. Say hello to the C100.

“I don’t believe in magic and what that means is that I don’t think I’m going to count on the bullet doing a lot of work,” says Leatham. “I’m going to count on the placement of the bullet doing the work.”

Basic human threat assessment involves the following concepts in the following order: Whole person, hands, demeanor

What do you do when you need a gun but “can’t” carry one? You know, when the bulk and size of a CCW firearm is just not practical for your situation? No solution? Then you clearly have not considered North American Arms and its line of radically downsized revolvers that weigh mere ounces. These things are truly tiny, and the Sidewinder is no exception.

Requiring accuracy from a pistol is like requiring precision cuts from an ax. It’s not what the platform was designed to do. As long as he can hit six-inch groups at 25 meters consistently, that’s good enough.

You are driving down the road and find your car surrounded by an angry mob. They are rocking the car and smashing your windows. Your wife and children are screaming…what do you do?

Our friends over at the American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI) are having their annual Christmas sale, which means you can score some of their highly informative gunsmithing DVD courses on the cheap!