A San Antonio man followed four teens he found in his car Friday night, and one fired a shot toward him. Why chasing suspects is a risk. Read the original story: San Antonio Man Follows Four Teens He Found in His Car Friday Night, and One of Them Fires a Shot at Him
Rock River was once one of the top manufacturers in the AR game, but they have faded from view somewhat. One area where they still have a strong following is in the world of high-power rifle shooting. RRA is one of the very few suppliers of competition-legal service rifle components. This review ...
Editor’s note: In this article, Scott Conditt reviews the Shinenyx M1 Pro Fusion, a monocular the combines night vision and thermal technologies for advanced digital imaging in low- to no-light situations. From hunting to police work, this kind of optical technology offers incredible advant...
It’s not hard to see why “Micro Nine” pistols of the Hellcat genre are best-sellers today. Firstly, they’re chambered for 9mm Luger, almost universally recognized as a capable defense caliber with today’s best ammunition. In addition, they are not only compact, but sometimes literally p...
Motion in a decoy spread works because live birds are never still, and ducks are naturally wired to pick out certain kinds of movement. Water that sits dead still will push birds beyond shotgun range, while a spread with ripples, swimmers, and spinning wings reads as a feeding, resting flock. The...
A Bucks County homeowner grabbed his gun and stepped out to stop armed car thieves. They shot at him, then returned and fired into his home. Read the original story: Pennsylvania Homeowner Grabs His Gun and Steps Outside to Stop Armed Car Thieves at 4 A.M. Minutes Later They Return and Fire Into ...
Editor’s Note: Practice these weak-handed drawing techniques only with triple-checked unloaded guns, or better yet, with identical-size unshootable dummy guns. A while back, I did an article for The Armory Life on left-handed manipulation of a 1911 pistol, particularly one that d...
Kaylub Giamanco stopped the Silver Rail Elementary shooter in Bend, Oregon. Watch his interview and the hard lessons armed citizens should take from it.
This is the top reason to use a shotgun—because the local game laws require you to do so. This is less common these days thanks to the increasing prevalence of straight-wall cartridge laws , which allow hunters to use rifles chambered in straight-wall cartridges (like 360 Buckhammer, .44 Ma...
When a less than 1% possibility becomes a community’s reality. Guest contributor Michael Bellantoni reflects on the Bend, Oregon elementary school shooting, the armed citizen who stepped in, and why rare does not mean impossible.