• John Scoutten using Hearing Protection while Shooting 3-Gun Competition for Beginners

    The popularity of 3-gun competition is exploding, and that means newcomers are jumping on this train in droves.  These newcomers are coming from all walks of life from retired military to your everyday backyard plinker.  Regardless of what your background is, everyone has to start somewhere, which is why we have decided to do this […]

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  • Cosmonauts: Packing Heat in Space Since 1961

    Since humans first achieved escape velocity in the 1960s, manned missions to low-earth orbit have become peaceful, multinational efforts to advance scientific research and understanding. But that doesn’t mean the Russian space program is about to let its cosmonauts get caught in space without a way to defend themselves. Since 1961, every Granat-6 survival kit […]

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  • Smith & Wesson Knocked out of Army Handgun Competition

    Last year, the Pentagon released guidelines for the Modular Handgun System (MHS) – a contract competition designed to find a replacement for the much-maligned Beretta M9 service pistol. To qualify for the bidding process, candidate handguns must first outperform the M9 in terms of reliability, maintainability, durability, accuracy and ergonomics. They must also feature modular […]

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  • Department of Defense Struggling To Choose a New Sidearm

    The Beretta M9 is showing its age. Pistol technology has improved considerably since the M9 was first adopted by the U.S. Army in 1985, and now the Pentagon is intent on finding a replacement for the armed forces’ least favorite firearm. That’s right – in a 2006 survey of soldiers’ perspectives on infantry weapons, the […]

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  • Gunmaker Makes M1911 Pistols out of Meteorite

    Recently, a group of archaeologists confirmed that a knife found in the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was crafted from ancient meteoritic iron. Now, over 3,000 years after the famous pharaoh was mummified, a gun manufacturer in Pennsylvania has made not one, but two M1911 pistols out of a sold hunk of meteorite ore. After […]

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  • How to properly clean a shotgun

    Cleaning any gun is a very integral part to it working and firing properly. In order to perform at the most optimal level when shooting a gun, there are steps you can take to ensure that a sufficient cleaning has been given to your firearm. Shotguns, especially, should be cleaned frequently if they are being […]

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