As far as tools go for your rifle, a bipod is very important. If you have never used one, it is an absolute game changer. Yes, I realize lots of animals got shot before we had them. Lots of animals were harvested using an atlatl as well, but I don’t see them often on store shelves.
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Fix Your Shooting Stance! Important Thoughts on Weaver vs Isosceles
BY Clay Martin Updated: August 30, 2017Stance matters a lot less than you might think. All a “shooting stance” needs to do is position your body weight to control recoil and keep you mobile.
Glock 19 and 17 Gen 5 Unleashed — Full Review
BY Clay Martin Updated: August 27, 2017For those of you who are fans of the combat Tupperware, the wait is over! The Glock Gen 5 has arrived. GA team got their hands on the new Glock 19 and Glock 17 Gen 5. Aside from some cosmetic changes and few functional changes, they function just as we come to expect from Glock — flawlessly.
The Perfect Training Rifle: Howa Mini Action in 7.62×39 — Full Review
BY Thomas Gomez Updated: August 23, 2017Long range shooting is an expensive endeavor. A good rifle, nice scope and ancillary gear can easily set a marksman back several thousand dollars. Shooters on a budget, or those who want to get in a lot of training repetitions, may pick up a rifle that mimics their main long-range rifle relative to weight and feel, but that uses a less expensive round.
What’s the Ultimate Sh*t-Hits-the-Fan Pistol? Custom Glock34 G3 — Full Review
BY Matt Kartozian Updated: July 28, 2017Mini red dot sights (RDS) on pistols are not a new thing. Arguably they’re one of the fastest growing trends in the pistol shooting world, but they’ve been around for quite a while. I built my first USPSA Open gun from a Glock 22 in 1995 using a slide-mounted Firepoint mini RDS. Back then, however, [...]
The Return of the King: Single-Stack 1911s in Competition
BY Jeff Cramblit Updated: July 19, 2017The evolution and revolution of the 1911 are both alive and doing well. Modern machining and the lessons learned from 30 years of competition means even these classics can get the best triggers, sights, finishes and magazine wells available. These may be the Classic Division guns but they are leaps and bounds better than most of the 1911s of old.
Vortex Viper: Are You Red Dot Ready? — Full Review
BY Bruce Flemings Updated: July 11, 2017The Vortex Viper red dot sight pushes the envelope on “how low can you go?” when mounting a red dot sight on a handgun. This low-profile red dot sight also has a low-profile price.
A .338 Lapua for Under $1,700? Savage’s 110 BA Stealth Storms the Market — Full Review
BY Clay Martin Updated: June 30, 2017I am a firm believer that it should be within the reach of every person to own a ludicrously fast car, a stupidly powerful handgun and a magnum rifle that could take a T-rex off its feet at 1,000 yards. Savage has made that attainable. Enter the Savage 110 BA Stealth. It delivers high performance at a fraction of its .338 Lapua competitors.
Faxon Introducing Match Series Barrels, also New Barrels from BAD
BY Max Slowik Updated: June 23, 2017Faxon Firearms and Battle Arms Development are adding new match grade .223 Wylde, 9mm, 300 BLK and .308 Win. barrels to their catalogs.
Pistol Caliber Carbines, The Next Big Thing?
BY Dick Jones Updated: June 22, 2017Pistol caliber carbines are fun and cheap to shoot and it doesn’t hurt that they are chambered in 9mm Luger, one of the most popular centerfire round in the world. This makes them great companion carbine for shooters who already own a 9mm pistol.