Shoot Better!

I’ll bet most of us tend to give only passing thought to reticle selection, but there’s a reason that there are somewhere over 96.2 billion reticle designs floating around out there. They’re designed for specific purposes.

You have to account for two variables in long range shooting – distance and lateral movement from the wind and other factors.

It took three days for one Florida man to realize that he’d been shot–by himself. He noticed the gunshot wound after putting on a lighter-colored shirt that showed stains from the bullet holes in his arm.

The public perception of guns as dangerous and frightening has kept the media and most corporate sponsors from recognizing the achievements of Team USA shooters.

When I was given an opportunity to write this series about kids and guns, I was so excited that my brain froze a little. Where do I start? How do I share the absolute LOVE for guns that pervades my life and my children’s lives? Do I show pictures of the guns that sit on my couch?

Introduction In January, we started this series with an introduction into the competitive shooting world with a piece that covered some basics on safety and gear.  We then followed up that initial article with one on Steel Challenge because of its low cost and slim gear requirements. Now, after having read those two articles, you’re hopefully ready to [...]

Steel Challenge is the perfect gateway discipline into the wonderful world of competitive shooting.

Want to begin shooting competitions? Where do you start? What discipline should you choose? Where do you go? What guns and gear do you need? Check out the first segment in a series of articles on getting starting in competitive shooting.

Finding the sweet spot on a 1911’s trigger isn’t Voodoo. You just need to know your hand and understand how the trigger works. We’ve got some pointers for all of you single action fans that will help improve accuracy.