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Custom Handgun Grips: Finding the Right Fit & Feel

Does your factory handgun grip feel right to you? If not, there's a world of...

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A .22 Pistol: The Best Investment in Handgun Mastery

Why should every handgunner own a .22-caliber rimfire pistol? Bart Skelton goes into the benefits...

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Skills Check: Gunsite Academy 499 Drill

Learning how to run Gunsite Academy's 499 course drill can help you make the defensive...

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Coefficient of Cool: Appearance & Aesthetics in Gun Design

When it comes to firearms, looks may not be everything, but they add something.

The Statistics of Self-Defense: Don't Bet Your Life on Averages

Don’t base your self-defense strategy on the average anything. You’re not average, right?

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Dealing With Recoil From Your Home-Defense Shotgun

While shotguns are a go-to platform for home defense, the excessive recoil of many heavy-hitting...

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Things You Know: Origins Behind a Few Tactical Facts

You know those things you know? Words like "gauge" and "lumen" and other facts that...

Behind the Gun: Pistol Training vs. Pistol Choice

As Sheriff Jim highlights in these anecdotes, there's much more to personal defense than just...

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5 Must-Know Drills for Your Home-Defense Shotgun

Do you count on a home-defense shotgun to protect your home and family? These five...

6 Fun Phone Apps for Dry-Fire Practice

Dry-fire practice is essential to building good gun-handling skills, but it can get boring quickly....

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Weak-Hand Only: A Critical Shooting Skill You Need to Know

Being able to shoot weak-hand only (WHO) accurately is a critical, but often-overlooked skill you...

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The Semi-Automatic Disconnector: How Does It Work?

After much discussion about mechanical safeties in pistols, my Wednesday night defensive-pistol group has come...

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Skills Check: Modified Cooper Cup Drill

Keeping your shooting skills sharp is doubly important when it comes to your concealed-carry gear....

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Skills Check: Standard and Non-Standard Response Drills

Varying your shooting exercises between standard-response and non-standard response drills will help prepare you for...

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The Rifle: The Cornerstone of the Second Amendment

Rifles remain a vital piece of the gun community, from home defense to competition to...

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