Becoming One with the Gun: “Zen, Meditation & the Art of Shooting”

New Year’s Day seems like a great time to see how one professional in the firearms field became a better shooter with Zen techniques...

Dry-Fire For Handgun Shooting Success

Are the ranges closed near you? Dry fire training is a great way get some trigger time in at home. Champion shooter Doug Koenig...

Smith Revolver Ounces too Heavy

Re “Snubbies from Smith & Wesson and Colt’s Compete at the Range,” November 2024 I read the article and agree with your assessment of the...

Welcome Back, President Trump

Okay, November 5, 2024, was a great day for gunowners, who can now hope to be ignored for four years by the incoming Trump...

Why Is the ATF Targeting FFLs?

The ATF is not easing up on its efforts to diminish the Second Amendment, and one way the agency is doing that is by...

Spoken Like a True Deer Hunter

Re “Lever-Action 44 Magnums from Ruger and Smith & Wesson,” July 2024 The S&W might have an advantage for Illinois deer hunters because it would be easy...

Worrisome Questions From SCOTUS

I am uneasy after hearing oral arguments in the Supreme Court case, Garland v. VanDerStok, and reviewing a transcript from the October 8, 2024 session....

Case Advances on Semi-Automatic Firearms Ban in Illinois

The legal wheels are grinding in Harrel v. Raoul, a case challenging Illinois’ ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms. The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC)...

Federal Judge Blocks New York Carry Ban

On October 10, 2024, the United States District Court for the Western District of New York in Buffalo permanently stopped the state’s law banning...

Question on Federal 40 S&W Load

Re Online 40 S&W  Ammunition Test Dear Sirs: I’ve enjoyed your incomparable reporting for a while and often suggest to friends to subscribe. I used the...

Court Overturns MO 2A Amendment Protection Act

A federal appeals court has overturned Missouri’s interesting “Second Amendment Protection Act,”a measure that was passed by the state legislature and signed into law...

Gun Tests Cartridge Glossary: Common Ammunition Terminology

A Accidental Discharge (AD): An unexpected and undesirable discharge of a firearm. Accuracy: A measurement of how widely dispersed a group of projectiles is. Action: The combination...

We Shouldn’t Need A Reminder

I want to remind Gun Tests readers about how important it is to secure our firearms from the curious, the inept, and the deranged. Just...