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The Can Cannon is back, and has the blessing of the BATFE. X Products sent us a new one for review, and they included their latest accessory: a grappling hook. We’re just back from the range–check out what this beast can do.

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.

Choosing the right type of sights and optics can be a bit of a mystery. We’re going to take a look at iron sights, red dots, and scopes and break down their strengths and weaknesses. If you’re making a decision about sighting systems, start with this buying guide.

This one is a real head scratcher.  As many of you know, we have an extremely comprehensive Prepping 101 section here on GunsAmerica, and it isn’t to capitalize on the hype. If you look at the full picture of what is going on in the world, you just have to ask yourself, how long can [...]

The Smith and Wesson 22A has not been out of production for all that long. Actually it was right about a year ago the Smith officially discontinued this gun. It is possible there might still be a few floating around local gun shops that are new, but the vast majority of them will be used. And if you want an easy-to-service tack-driver, this is it.

Often when I travel, the gun I carry concealed is the only one I have. Ever had someone at your hotel room door, convinced they were at the right room? I have, and not cool. That’s why I carry a gun that I can actually shoot–The Springfield Armory XD-S.

I’ve recently learned something new that I think I should share with you. It is survival computing. In general I am not a big fan of power inverters, and I think you should run as much off of 12 volts as possible, but there are a lot of benefits to having a laptop available, and phones and tablets are priceless if you have kids. I’m also going to cover a $25 low voltage/low amperage computer solution that is currently being used to build perimeter security systems, remote listening posts, and even balloon lifted radio relay antennas. This is pretty cool stuff.