WHAT'S HOT Improving Your 870 Trigger
Winchester Bonded PDX1
Trijicon ACOG TA44S-10
Stoeger Double Defense

Improving Your 870 Trigger

By Richard Mann

This video shows just how fast and easy it is to install Timney's latest creation, one designed for the most popular shotgun ever made.

Winchester Bonded PDX1

Winchester’s Bonded PDX1 personal defense ammo offers optimum penetration and expansion through a variety of intermediate obstacles. That’s why it was chosen as the FBI’s primary service round.

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Trijicon ACOG TA44S-10

By Adam Heggenstaller

Trijicon’s smallest ACOG is its TA44S-10. At just 4 inches long and weighing less than 5 ounces, it promises to make your tactical rifle more agile without sacrificing performance at close to medium ranges. read more

Stoeger Double Defense

A modern take on an old defensive favorite, the Stoeger Double Defense is an easy-to-use side-by-side shotgun perfect for those looking for a remarkably simple, yet effective, self-defense firearm.

Feature Stories

Perfect Fitz
Its creator, former New York City cop J. Henry “Fitz” FitzGerald, worked for Colt from 1918 to 1944. During that time, he traveled across the country to shooting competitions, fixing pistols (not just Colts) and spending countless hours on the firing line.

Shooting Illustrated Announces 2010 Golden Bullseye Awards
Each year, Shooting Illustrated’s editorial staff selects the finest products in six categories that best define the modern shooter. The winners of the Golden Bullseye Award are selected based on innovation, performance and overall quality.

Folding Phenom
The operating system of a traditional AR-15 precludes the use of a folding stock—an oft-cited shortcoming of America’s favorite battle rifle. Para USA’s new TTR and its DIGS system silence the criticism.

Operation: Rimfire
Softer-shooting clones of some of today’s most popular tactical rifles reduce the price of practice and are a whole lot of fun. Here’s a close look at eight of the coolest .22 LRs you’ve ever seen.

Multiple Target Transitions
Too often, we spend the bulk of training time in pursuit of single-target perfection. While superb marksmanship is a worthwhile pursuit, broadening our game can help prepare us when more than one problem appears simultaneously.\

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Quick Shot: Legislatures in Full Swing
With state assemblies and legislatures in full swing this first week of February, here’s a look at some of the more interesting firearms-related measures that have been introduced, moved forward or died in committee in recent days.