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My Shot is Off: How To Sight in a Gun and Other Tips

Most firearms manufacturers test their product before it leaves the factory, but that doesn’t mean they sight it in. What do you need to...

What Does Single-Action Mean?

Many shooters who’ve been around the block a couple of times will immediately know what “single-action operation” means, but some new shooters might not....

No Pain or Pinching with Max

Re: Firing Line, February 2023 Todd, I have owned and fired the original LCP and also the LCP II. When the LCP Max became available...

Hello, Fellow Felons

If you haven’t heard yet, be advised that millions of gun owners may soon be classified as felons if a new Bureau of Alcohol,...

SHOT 2023: Gun Tests Visits Shoot Like A Girl

At the SHOT 2023 media day, Angela Salzmann, sound engineer for our Gun Tests video crew, got a quick lesson in how to get...

Beware Online Gun Purchases

Dear Todd: As a long-time reader and subscriber to your magazine, I value it as the only “source of serious, objective evaluations” of firearms...

Gun News, Good and Bad

Over the past three years, historic numbers of Americans legally purchased a firearm. According to Larry Keane, senior vice president and general counsel of...

What Are Popular Revolver Calibers?

Many new shooters aren’t as familiar with revolvers as shooters of, ahem, more experience. But revolvers remain as simple, easy-to-maintain firearms for hunting, carry,...

Single Action Vs Double Action: What’s the Difference?

New shooters might rightly ask, "What Are The Differences Between Double-Action and Single-Action Triggers?" There are a lot, in fact. We'll cover the basics...

Concealed Carry Continues Growth

John R. Lott, Jr., president of the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), has released the group’s annual report of Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across...

Sharing Downrange with CO

Downrange to Denver? Sure Hello, I’m a happy subscriber and would like permission to send the September and October “Downrange” columns to the Broomfield and...

Armed Citizens Stop Attacks

John Lott, Jr. has done an interesting study of how often armed citizens like ourselves intervene to stop mass shooters. Bottom line: The rate...

Color Me Skeptical

A press release on the PR Newswire said, breathlessly, “Biofire Announces World’s First Smart Gun® Secured by Fingerprint and Facial Recognition.” Will this smartphone...