Members of the Venice chapter of The Well Armed Woman, a national gun group that has quickly formed more than 200 chapters in 44 states within the past two years, include, from left to right: Denise Harvey, Lesli Osterbrock, Amy Elder, chapter leader Damasa Dreier and...

Aaron from Sage Dynamics talks setting up and running a Threshold Evaluation Drill – basic techniques on how to work corners, clearing/searching rooms, how to enter hallways, etc. The post Threshold Evaluation Drill appeared first on Monderno. …read more Related

Have you ever wished you could talk to a Navy SEAL, who’s Been There, Done That, and ask him what components he would suggest or even have him build you a complete rifle? I’m pretty sure for 99.9% of people out there that really isn’t something that would happen but...

If you liked the aggressive lines, cuts and edges of the Rainier Arms UltraMatch .308 billet receiver set, you’re gonna love the new AR-15 version of the UltraMatch Billet receiver set they are calling MOD 2. After releasing such an awesome .308 set recently, it only...

Go read this article... Okay…what is he talking about…. Too often it has been my experience with law enforcement shooters (and competition too) that the need to pull the trigger “now” supersedes the requirement of hitting the target. It’s like a building pressure in...

One of the most common questions that Ben and I get from people interested in competitive shooting is about what division they will shoot in with their particular pistol. It seems that there’s an abundance of concern placed on getting into the correct division for...

AERO Precision just released their M5 (.308) Complete Rifles and man are these things sick! These M5 complete rifles are based off of the new AERO Precision .308 forged receivers including the M5E1 upper which features a built in rail mount interface making a very...

In another case of the irrational anti-gunners going after law abiding gun owners, an employee of a landscaping company was fired after 21 years of working with the company. Nino Ferlaino was a landscaper with Lakes of the Four Seasons, in Crown Point, Indiana for...

Check out the Brownells Glock 42 package giveaway. Enter and you can win the Glock 42, holster, a Brownells tactical light and 250 rounds of Hornady .380 ACP ammo. That’s about $1,000 of guns and gear. Not too shabby. From Brownells… More specifically, the package...

Go read this article... What fuels society’s fear of guns? Politicians? The media? Billy Johnson from Amidst The Noise weighs in with his thoughts on a recent story about a man who legally chose to open carry a firearm, and the hysteria that it caused. The language of...

Four stacking foam blocks quickly customize the height of your rifle rest. In today’s why didn’t I think of that and become rich category is the Stack-a-Rest from Quake Industries. It’s a series of stackable foam pieces, kind of like Legos Gone Wild that fit together...

Go read this article... Scalarworks has just released their new LDM with stands for Low Drag Mount for the Aimpoint Micro (T-1 and H-1) optics. The LDM goes against conventional thought regarding optic mounts which says you can’t have Light Weight and Quick Detach at...

I wrote a story not long ago, pointing out a rather selfless act by John Buchan, co-owner of High Noon Guns. John, you see, took a Nazi Battle Flag as trade, which he planned to resell. It was then he noticed that the flag was inscribed with the names of the U.S....

Go read this article... Here’s the stage details for this weekends benefit match: The post Details on the ZSA Operation 300 Benefit Match on Saturday 10/11 appeared first on Triangle Tactical – Podcast and Blog on Guns, Gear, and Competition Shooting. …read more...

Go read this article... Steyr Arms has introduced its new, multi-configurable M1 variant of the AUG A3 bullpup rifle. The Steyr AUG A3 M1 incorporates an optics attachment platform similar to the one used on the Steyr AUG A2 and is available nationwide in three...

Go read this article... Unfortunately for Governor Hickenlooper, this crass apology is too little, too late and his 180-degree policy reversal does not cast him in a favorable light with Colorado voters. …read more Related

If you’ve ever seen some of James Yeager’s videos, you know that he is generally not a fan of 1911 style pistols. Even so, he agreed to torture test Kimber’s 9mm 1911 after lubricating it with both Break Free Oil and Grease. The 1911 did fairly well, although there...

Go read this article... A while back we previewed Troy’s new PAR-15 (pump action rifle). It’s an AR-style rifle that is, you guessed it, pump action. It takes standard AR magazines and was developed as a way for people in crappy gun control states to have an AR style...

Dead Air Armament, a suppressor company based in Lawrenceville, Ga., has announced the launch of its first new suppressor line. The new 7.62 Sandman line consists of three different models: the Sandman-S, Sandman-L and Sandman Ti. All 7.62 Sandman suppressors are...

Go read this article... All done with the filming for SHOOTOUT LANE! Now there’s about a billion hours of video to edit…glad that’s not on my plate! I’m very very excited about this series. I also want to say how wonderful it has been to spend time with Jim Clark and...

Go read this article... Thank you to Natalie Foster and the NRA Network for starting this series of videos demystifying ammunition. I remember being so confused about all of the different calibers when I first was introduced to the world of guns. Although at a...

Hornady has announced an assortment of new products for 2015, including ammunition, reloading tools and shooting accessories. For starters, the company is introducing two completely new ammunition lines: Full Boar and American Gunner. Available in a wide variety of...

Go read this article... Ergo Grip announced the company’s new Delta Grip will now be made for the Ruger LCR and LCRx line of revolvers. The Delta Grip is a wedge-shaped replacement grip made of strong polymer with a soft, textured rubber exterior. This should combine...

Go read this article... Today was the first day of the NASGW show in Little Rock, Arkansas. I’ve had the chance to handle and see a lot of new gear including: ArmaLite’s redesigned AR-10 and M-15 rifles the new ArmaLite pistols a bunch of new ammo and other products...

It’s no secret that the Washington DC City Council wants to disarm pretty much every citizen in the district, but now we have one of the members calling for even police officers to be disarmed. That’s right, independent Councilman David Grosso said at Wednesday...

We’ve been hearing about Beretta ARX 100 for years – literally. Well, Beretta has finally got them running and they are now available. Beretta ARX 100, photo via Beretta So what is it? Essentially, the Beretta ARX 100 is a modular, fully ambidextrous 5.56 NATO rifle...

Matthew Halleck wanted to protect his two daughters in every possible way that he can. For him, like millions of other Americans, that means legally carrying a gun everyday. Halleck even carries a firearm to drop his daughters off at school, however he is careful not...

Go read this article... Photo from The Seattle Times Today in the Seattle Times a huge investigative story broke about lead contamination from gun ranges, mostly indoor ranges. Read Article. I know this article will raise a lot of hackles but this topic is something...

A WV Sunday school teacher, Chris Harris, who was on his way home from church with his girlfriend is now facing serious criminal charges after firing a warning shot into the air. According to WTOV, “It was one of the most scariest experiences I have ever been though,”...

Go read this article... Having employees who can handle the things you used to have to do can give you a sense of freedom. However, with that freedom comes a completely different responsibility of being a manager. …read more Related

I’ll have full shownotes up in a bit after I get a couple hours of sleep, but here’s the basic rundown of this episode: Ben was in the courtroom for the hearing on GRNC vs. Troxler. He was able to get audio recording of the judge making his (seemingly biased)...

The Beretta ARX100 is designed to be a Transformer. I’ve never watched the Transformers movies, but if my understanding is correct, those flicks were about 1974 AMC Gremlins morphing into deep fried banana splits, thereby earning free admission to the Texas State...

Ancient Oak Gun Club’s “Harvest Moon Classic” drew 242 shooters, some from as far away as England an Venezuela. World Champion sporting clay shooter Bill McGuire, who is sponsored by the club, set a challenging course. McGuire and others vied for a $21,000 Polaris ATV...

Penguins! It had to be penguins! This from NRO: A Nebraska school district has instructed its teachers to stop referring to students by “gendered expressions” such as “boys and girls,” and use “gender inclusive” ones such as “purple penguins” instead.  “Don’t use...

The 5-year-old girl didn’t even know what the word “suicide” meant but after drawing a picture with a crayon and making gun noises she was forced to sign a no-suicide contract with the school. Apparently the kindergartner drew something that resembled a gun and then...

Attention, ladies: We male shooters haven’t always been a welcoming bunch, but we want women to get involved in shooting and hunting and we have the stats to prove it. For instance, did you know that nearly two in five new shooters are women, and most were introduced...

Go read this article... Over at DRTV: http://www.downrange.tv/blog/first-look-the-dp-12-double-barrel-pump-shotgun/31865/In the car and seemingly unable to paste link!Also Ed Head’s piece on the Ruger 5.56 Sccut is really...

Go read this article... This is an example of irresponsible gun ownership. While I can understand about forgetting a gun in a bag you carry everyday under some circumstances, I just don’t understand how you don’t double check these things before going through airport...

When you shoot competition shotguns, like this Beretta 682 Gold Trap, gunk accumulates quickly. While one might shoot a half-dozen rounds while hunting, a moderate day on the competition clay fields easily numbers in the hundreds. These are a pair of Pure Gold choke...

Go read this article... Most gun owners and zombie aficionados probably already know that the latest season of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” premiered on Sunday night. World champion shooter Jerry Miculek is apparently a fan of the show and decided to take some of the...

Texas continues to lead all state in documented defensive gun uses. Here’s another one. According to KSAT, According to police, the homeowner heard someone breaking into his Jeep, and that’s when he got a gun and held the man for officers. Moments later, the man tried...

Got leather? Got cows? Galco does. Lot’s of them. You know Galco, right? They’ve served billions and billions of holsters. Well, maybe not billions, but at least dozens of boatloads, judging by the size of their factory and activity level of all the folks in there. I...

Go read this article... The Mossberg 500 is one of the most iconic shotguns, and one of the reasons it has stood the test of time is an extremely simple design that lends to easy cleaning and maintenance. Here I’ll show you the disassembly steps for my Mossberg M500...

Every so often a revolutionary product comes along that becomes a gun safety “must have”! For most of us, the option of a walk-in vault complete with eye scanner is out of the question. Yet gun safety, child protection, and self-defense are very real considerations....

It must have been a terrifying night for a Baton Rouge, LA homeowner who awoke to a man in his bedroom armed with a gun. According to NOLA.com, The resident on the 3000 block of Greenwell Street was asleep at about 11:20 a.m. Monday when he woke up, hearing someone...

We don’t do a lot of “breaking news” around here, but this is something I think we should cover. According to the Associated Press, Attorney General Eric Holder, the man responsible for Fast and Furious, is going to resign. I’m sure we’ll get more filtered details at...

Go read this article... Aero Precision recently released a new receiver set. Their M5 receivers are designed for use in .308 ARs or compatible chamberings. With their reputation for quality, I’m excited to see new builds featuring the Aero Precision M5 receivers....

Go read this article... I shot a local IDPA match recently and found myself wasting time shooting extra shots at targets. The SO in my squad asked several times why I did that. I told him that I didn’t see the hits on the target, so I took an extra shot to be sure....

at the 2nd annual BIG Clay Shoot benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 at the Sarasota Trap, Skeet & Clays course at Knights Trail Park. (Sept. 26, 2014; Herald-Tribune staff photo by Mike Lang) Our photo director Mike Lang...

Bushmaster . 308 ORC MOE Carbine. Nikon 1-4 Scope with Nikon P Series Mount. Magpul M3 PMags, Vltor Scout Mount with Surefire G2 Light, HST Sling, MDFA Kydex FDE .308 Mag Pouch. Having been a long time user (37 years) of the M-16/AR-15 family in 5.56, I decided that...

Go read this article... Please come back on or after Oct. 7, 2014 to see more information about the new handgun listed on page 119 of the Nov. 2014 issue of Guns & Ammo. Thank you for your time and readership. – G&A Staff …read more Related

Seekins Precision has just released pictures of their new SP10 .308 rifle and has opened up the pre-ordering for this awesome beast. Gotta say, this thing is sweet!! This is one of the most anticipated rifles to come out in a long time as Seekins Precision is very...

Lee’s note: Shaneen Allen, the Philadelphia single mom and concealed carry licensee who strayed into New Jersey with her pistol, won’t face prison. She will be allowed into New Jersey’s pretrial diversion program. Kudos to NRA for providing her with a very competent...

Go read this article... Way back in January of 2012, I wrote up a blog post about Ted Nugent Signature Ammunition. Developed in conjunction with Pierce Munitions, I have to believe that they are the current producer of the ammunition tested here. I’m making an...

Go read this article... Elzetta makes some absolutely awesome flashlights and now through the end of the month they are giving away a Free Knit Cap with the purchase of any of their Elzetta Modular Flashlights. Elzetta offers multiple different options including the...

An incident at a Moore food distribution center left one woman dead, and two people injured, Moore police reported Thursday. Officers found two women stabbed and a man shot inside Vaughan Foods, Inc., 216 NE 12, in what has been described as an incident of workplace...

Go read this article... TURLOCK, CALIFORNIA – A California woman who had a gun held to her head by an armed robber remained calm and realized that she had to get her gun. The woman told the suspect that her valuables were stored in a safe. When she went to open it she...

Go read this article... The 2014 edition of the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) Shooting Sports Participation report is now available for purchase. Prepared for NSSF by the NSGA, the report provides members of the firearms and ammunition industry with a...

People near Portland, OR, this post is for you. Our friends at Northwest Armory will be hosting Ruger tomorrow, and along with major sales on Ruger firearms, will be having a killer deal on .22 LR – 500 rounds for $19.99. To get the deal on .22 LR, you have to be an...

A break in at a southeastern Oklahoma City left one stabbed and another shot. However, between the attacker, the mother, and the 11 year old daughter, only the daughter was left unharmed. The daughter shot the man attacking her mother. Police responded to a call...

Go read this article... A Las Vegas, Nevada woman has to use deadly force to defend herself when her ex-boyfriend kicked down the door of her apartment in the middle of the night. The woman called police when the suspect started banging on her door, but they didn’t...

The future of Maine bear hunting lies in the hands of state voters. A ballot initiative known as Question 1 would ban the use of traps, bait and hounds, leaving still-hunting as the only legal method. The measure is on the state ballot Nov. 4, 2014. The referendum is...

Go read this article... Heroes come in all sizes and all ages, as illustrated by this story. An 11 year old girl in Oklahoma has certainly earned that title after her brave actions to defend her mother yesterday. After a violent ex-boyfriend came to Brandy Moreno’s...

In January of 2013, shortly after Ben started co-hosting the podcast he and another mutual friend started dropping some hints to me about weight loss, paleo, and general health and well being. It took a couple of months to get through to me, but after hearing Ben talk...

I need to work on my reloads, I’m not nearly this fast: Also, look how KC and Chris Tilley (2nd and last shooters) shoot the second array of targets on the move here: The other shooters take the targets on the move too, but KC and Chris barely even slow down while...

If you’re into silencers (suppressors), check this out. PRESS CONTACT: Emily Storz SS|PR 267/758-2642estorz@sspr.com SilencerCo Releases Shorter, Lighter K Versions of Industry-Leading 5.56 Suppressors WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH – September 26, 2014 | SilencerCo released...

Faxon Firearms has been teasing all of us with the possibility of a .308 version of their ARAK-21 upper. Just yesterday they came one step closer to what we’ve all been waiting for by revealing their new 18″ .308 AR-10 Stainless Steel Heavy Profile Barrel. While this...

Go read this article... Earlier today we reported that a Las Vegas woman shot a man who had been stalking her once in the chest as he tried to break into her apartment. We now have a lot more insight than was provided by the police or local media. The woman in this...

So U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is stepping down from his position. You might even be tempted to ask the question why, when President Obama seemingly won’t even flinch, in the face of egregious scandals that Eric Holder will never get to the bottom of. Fast and...

Can’t say I’ve ever seen a sign on the side of the road proclaiming that it had been adopted by the Misguided Moms… On a more serious note though, I think it’s great to see MMAGC getting out there, and showing the community that good moms not only want to protect...

As first reported midweek by SIGforum.com, SIG Sauer has announced that a 10mm version of their venerable P220 will be released at the SHOT Show in January. The fascination with a 10mm P220 first started with Bruce Gray of Grayguns, Inc, who accepted a challenge that...

Fox news has released the story that a federal judge has overturned a Hawaii law barring legal immigrants from applying for a firearm permit, the latest in a wave of rulings against similar laws across the country. Judge J. Michael Seabright ruled last week in favor...

Most people do not see a pastor and a pistol in many headlines together. However, we see them both put to good use in the catching of a thief. Fox news reported that a pistol-packing pastor took matters into his own hands when packages kept disappearing from his home...

I’ve read a bit on this subject, and despite the good information out there, there’s a lot of bad info out as well. Even more, anecdotes that should be put to death somehow keep circulating (mostly by fans of John Wayne movies). However, Breach Bang Clear had a great...

Although the ban is no longer in place, the media, politicians and anti-gun activists continue to promulgate the term “assault weapon” for what the industry calls the “modern sporting rifle” (MSR.) MSRs are one of the most popular firearms in America, with more than...

Go read this article... First off, I have to point out that this incident was originally reported as being an active/mass shooter by many people on social media and even in some media outlets. In reality what we have here is another bad guy who would have hurt a lot...

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player According to the Orange City News, An Orange City mom jumped into action early Thursday morning, pulling out a gun and taking down a suspected robber. Lizette Rosario said her son told her someone was trying to...

An Ohio gas station clerk named Lance is a hero after he returned fire at three armed men that came to rob his store. Two of the armed suspects died from their gunshot wounds while a third escaped and is still at large. Lance’s coworker Pat said, “Everybody that comes...

The Philadelphia mother facing prison time for bringing her legally registered gun into New Jersey will be allowed into a diversion program, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain has announced. McClain originally denied Shaneen Allen pretrial intervention because he...

Go read this article... The Federal government seems to think it’s acceptable to fine people $1000 for taking picture on public land. Under the auspices of protecting wildlife from commercial use. You want to take pictures of that doe during your camping or fishing...

Marion, WI, – CTK Precision, manufacturer of innovative shooting equipment and gun accessories, is proud to introduce the Ultimate Rail-Pod. The Ultimate Rail-Pod incorporates all the time tested features of the P3 Ultimate Monopod into a sleek, push button folding...

If you carry a gun, you’ve likely heard it before – “what are you afraid of?” I know I have, many times. As if the only possible reason behind my choice to carry a gun is paranoia. In his latest video for the NRA News, Billy Johnson addresses this topic, and makes a...

It has been nearly 30 years since Florida started the CCW ball rolling across the nation and the modern concealed carry revolution began. Since that time, the national pendulum has swung to the point of shall-issue carry laws being the rule rather than the exception....

Alison A. Martin, an activist who works with Moms Demand Action, had an interesting conversation on Twitter earlier this week with some pro-gun folks. Martin allegedly actually admitted that she agreed with Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels’ quote that “If...

I’m a sucker for infographics, I admit it. But in my defense, I think most people learn better with graphics versus just plain text. At any rate, SilencerCo released a new infographic yesterday that not only visually shows how a silencer (also called a suppressor)...

Hank Shooting Elftmann Tactical AR-15 Drop-In Triggers with Steve Watts. The Elftman triggers are the only triggers where the hammer and trigger rotate on aircraft needle bearings. These triggers also allow the ability to make adjustments for 4lbs to 2 3/4lbs without...

Go read this article... If you’ve been looking for a Light Weight BCG you are probably very aware that they can be very expensive. Especially when you start looking at special coatings like Nickel Boron, etc. AIM Surplus just released a great looking Light Weight...

Go read this article... Two studies of lead levels in eagles were released in recent weeks. A quick look at both studies shows the importance of asking the right questions and not assuming to already know the answers. …read more Related

Winchester Ammunition is offering some extra grain — woodgrain, that is — with their 230-grain .45 Auto ammo. The company has announced it will release a special wooden collector’s box containing 200 rounds of its Win1911 .45 Auto ammunition, designed specifically for...

At some horrible, fateful point in the late 80′s or so, the 3 dot sight system assumed the throne of its seemingly never-ending reign of terror. Yes, I hate 3 dot sights, and so should you. The basic rationale behind the 3 dot sight system is that it speeds up sight...

WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH – September 23, 2014 | Aimed at educating the general public about the science and application of firearm suppressors, leading manufacturer SilencerCo released today an animated infographic. While silencer purchases have increased rapidly in...

Go read this article... Paul Leitner-Wise of Leitner-Wise Manufacturing is always thinking. Even when most of us are sleeping, he’s thinking. Lately he’s been rethinking the whole concept of BUIS or “Back Up Iron Sights”. One of the thing he mentions is how the...

Microsoft elitists are ganging up on our Second Amendment rights. They apparently have money to burn, and so they decide to donate millions, to foist a measure in Washington state that mandates “universal background checks.” Bill Gates and his wife are the latest...

Last week in Episode 99 of the podcast, Ben and I talked about how sometimes buying some new gear can give you extra motivation to practice, which will in turn make you a better shooter. I’m pretty squared away with gear: good enough holster, good enough pistol, CR...

I got a question the other day from someone on Twitter, asking if my views are presented from a Lutheran perspective and if so, how. A Lutheran perspective on gun rights revolves Luther’s explanation of the Fifth Commandment around two basic understandings of God and...

Go read this article... It seems that Discovery might be shopping around for a new gun related show to replace the recently canceled “Sons of Guns”. The following call for a location and subject is apparently out on the interwebz. I am currently on the hunt for a...

Go read this article... US Senator James Inhofe is taking some heat from animal rights groups. Apparently the senator hosted and took part in a pigeon shoot to raise money for his reelection campaign. We aren’t talking clay pigeons here either. We’re talking live...

I put an order in three years ago to get this SIG SAUER 1911 Traditional Match Elite in .40 S&W, and it was definitely worth the wait. FEATURES My new Traditional Match Elite 1911 has a stainless-steel, match-grade, 5.0-inch, ramped barrel, and the standard-style...

Lee’s note: There are some who want to ban TrackingPoint rifles because they’re too accurate, which makes about as much sense as banning books because they’re too well written. TrackingPoint, however, is weathering the storm very well. The Texas-based firm released...

I first met Tom Allen at the SHOT show seven or eight years ago. At the time, Tom had a small-ish firearms/accessory business in Chesterland, Ohio. Tom and I made some small talk and he told me if I ever needed any SIG related stuff to give him a shout. I got home and...