You can’t defend yourself if you don’t know you’re about to be attacked. You can’t avoid a confrontation if you don’t see it coming, either. I’m not encouraging anyone to go around looking for trouble, but I am encouraging awareness. It’s one concealed-carry mistake people often forget. Bad things happen to those who aren’t aware of their …
Why Confidence? Let me explain. It doesn’t matter if it’s a shotgun for upland game, a handgun for self-defense or a rifle for big game, confidence in your gun is everything. If you’re confident that the gun will work every time you pull the trigger, will function in adverse conditions and hit with accuracy that …
Reflex sights are one of the most practical aiming solutions available: fast target acquisition, and mounting options make these a great little enhancement to multiple shooting platforms. So what is a reflex sight? Reflex sights are commonly referred to as a micro red dot. These little sights are big on performance and can mount on …
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1. Make Sure the Barrel Is Clean Using a cleaning rod and jag, push a solvent-soaked patch through the barrel with a back-and-forth scrubbing motion. Wait five minutes to let the solvent work, then swab the barrel with a clean patch. Saturate a bronze brush with solvent and push it all the way through the …
More recently, there was a decade or so of griping about how laser sights on handguns could never work. They’re electronic, and therefore prone to ill-tempered behavior, they would certainly break the minute they left the store, and the batteries would run dry at the worst possible moment 119% of the time and they’re huge! …
Using correct shooting techniques will help you improve your accuracy. Four fundamentals for an accurate handgun shot: Aim carefully, aligning your sights. Take a deep breath, and then exhale. Squeeze the trigger slowly. Follow through. Grip Your hand position on the grip of a handgun is vital to hitting the target. Although the grip configurations …
“Pulling the trigger” is the action the operator performs to discharge a firearm. While very simple in concept, it creates problems for most shooters, even experienced ones. Let me give you the basics first: Hold the gun firmly with your proper grip Align the sights on the target Place the center of the first pad …
Shooting at long range can be complicated, but more often than not mastery of shooting fundamentals, effective practice and establishing good habits still have the biggest impact on long-range accuracy. Check out these 8 tips for improving long-range accuracy: 1. Stop Sweating The Small Stuff 2. Focus On What You Can Control: Consistency 3. Stop …
You and your shotgun are supposed to be one. Your hands form the vital link between flesh and bone, and steel and wood that makes the gun an extension of your body. Your hands insure that your gun shoots where you look, that it doesn’t beat you up too badly, and that it doesn’t tangle …
We handgun shooters get all wrapped around the axle about different shooting stance techniques. Listening to the arguments about which one is best, you’d think that only one certain technique will save you from certain death. We even name shooting stances after people and geometric patterns like they were figuring skating moves or something. There’s …
The pros and cons of four popular stances, and how they work to stabilize your gun shot. Read More »
