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Choosing the right primer for the job is a bigger deal than you might expect.

Reloading: All About Primers

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SERIES Part 1: Want to Reload Your Own Ammo? Basic Questions to Consider Part 2: The Reloading Process Part 3: The Gear You’ll Need and What It’ll Cost You Part 4: Brass Cleaning and Preparation to Load Part 5: Brass Resizing Part 6: Trimming Cartridge Cases Part 7: Repriming the Cartridge Case Part 8: Powder, Propellants, and Pressure Part 9: All About Primers Part [...]

Turnbull Restoration of a 1911--Step by Step

Buying Guide: 5 Things to Consider When Buying a Historic Gun

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Looking to buy a historic firearm? Here are five things to consider in this GunsAmerica Buying Guide that will help you feel confident in your decision.

Record-Setting Rifle Sells for $1.2 Million -- 'The Prize for Capturing Geronimo'

Record-Setting Rifle Sells for $1.2 Million — ‘The Prize for Capturing Geronimo’

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The world’s most expensive rifle–setting the record at auction for $1.265 million–is a lever-action Winchester, with a blued and case-hardened finish, engraved only with “Albee to Lawton.”

Journey Into Competitive Shooting: Ep. 1 Getting Started

Team Yackley Joins Lucas Oil Pro Staff Team for 2016

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Yes, we’re proud of the Yackley clan. And it’s great to hear about them linking up with the Lucas Oil Pro Staff Team. The Yackleys are the real deal. Last year alone, they produced a national championship, two world championships and a bronze medal and 11 first-place finishes!

Ep. 1 Should I Shoot? When Lethal Force Can Be Used

Ep. 1 Should I Shoot? When Lethal Force Can Be Used

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All the best gear combined with inaccurate knowledge of deadly force laws, poor mindset and poor training is, quite frankly, a disaster waiting to happen.

Prepping 101: High Level Radiation Meters

Prepping 101: High Level Radiation Meters

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The most difficult part of writing this column has been to condense down everything I have learned into small, bite sized chunks, but when it comes to radiation, I think I have failed. Everyone wants to talk about nuclear bombs and EMP strikes, but getting someone to pay attention to what happens next is nearly impossible. Radiation, whether it be fallout from those initial nuclear strikes that may or may not happen, or from the nuclear plants that will melt down shortly after **whatever** burns down our current reality, will be a part of survival. If you are unprepared for it, you are going to die. I don’t see how I can make it more simple.

General Thompson and The Thompson Submachine Gun

General Thompson and The Thompson Submachine Gun

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The Thompson Sub-machine Gun is arguably the most iconic 20th Century American firearm. From rum running gangsters leaving a “message” with a Chicago Typewriter to a Marine on the beach at Iwo Jima laying down fire with his Tommy Gun, the Thompson is part of our history and culture.

Death of the Undead: Is the Zombie Fad Finally Over?

Death of the Undead: Is the Zombie Fad Finally Over?

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Guns are not toys, get this crap out of here, I’ll never buy another product from you guys again. Gun owners have spoken. As if the products themselves were infected, the zombie guns phenomena was eradicated.

'Gun Death' and Suicide: How the Pro-Gun Community is Working to Prevent Suicide in America

‘Gun Death’ and Suicide: How the Pro-Gun Community is Working to Prevent Suicide in America

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If we want to reduce the number of gun-related deaths in America, we should start with suicide.

3 New DIY AR Kits from Brownells

3 New DIY AR Kits from Brownells

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Brownells has teamed up with three major players in the AR industry, Aero Precision, Anderson Manufacturing and Bravo Company Manufacturing to offer three cool partially-complete DIY AR kits.