Your Concealed Carry Journey Starts with NRA

Congratulations on taking the next step in your personal protection journey with the decision to carry concealed. Whether you are a new gun owner or an experienced marksman, exploring the multitude of training options from the National Rifle Association (NRA) should be your first stop on your path to this goal. As America’s firearm safety…

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Understanding Felt Recoil Through Physics

It affects everything we do, from getting out of bed, performing specific tasks, and even how we shoot. While actual recoil is measurable, felt recoil is extremely subjective. It does not matter what the actual recoil is, it is the perceived recoil that the shooter experiences. Recoil is the “kick” or “push” of the firearm…

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Dram: The Most Misunderstood Word in Shotgunning

Why is this word still found on boxes of modern shotshells, and why is it important to understand it? Dram: The Most Misunderstood Word in Shotgunning Dram is one of those words that many think they know what it means but fall short in giving an accurate definition. That is because the word is an…

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Go Retro with German Drillings and Vierlings

Add a new level of cool to your shooting with one of these historic but hip firearms. Go Retro with German Drillings and Vierlings There seems to be a trend in the U.S. firearms market. Firearm owners are going retro! You can identify this is the trend based on what is being marketed to consumers.…

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What a New Gun Owner Really Wants to Know

STORY AND PHOTOS BY HEIDI LYN RAO What a New Gun Owner Really Wants to Know An increasing number of individuals are exploring their options to purchase a firearm for the very first time. Many of these people did not grow up in a household with firearms. As adults, they have either married into firearms,…

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