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The Weaver Stance: Combating the Misinformation

byBrent Wheat
November 11, 2022
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The Weaver stance is well-known, acknowledged as revolutionary, and quick to draw sidelong glances from more than a few people on the firing line lately. In fact, a surefire way to start a heated argument is to debate the merits of the Weaver versus the “Isosceles” or other shooting positions.

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SIRT Laser Training Pistol

byMonte Goulde
June 15, 2022
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As a professional law enforcement and military instructor, I have seen many training tools come and go over…

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Ready Ship Target by Renaissance Steel Research

byJustin Dyal
June 12, 2022
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Everyone loves shooting steel. How’s that for a bold, declarative generalization? But it’s a safe one among shooters.…

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FLIR ONE Thermal Imaging on Smartphones

Thermal imaging will change the way you see the world. Although cost was once a limiting factor, thermal…

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OSS Modular Suppressor System

byPaul Hantke
April 22, 2022
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At SHOT Show this year, we discovered a new suppressor company owned and operated by former U.S. Army…

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Tactical Walls

byTodd Burgreen
March 22, 2022
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Over 8,000 home invasions occur each year in the United States. A home invasion by definition will occur…

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PUTTING LEARNED SKILLS TO USE: Gunsite and Dunton Ranch

byFlint Hansen
July 4, 2019
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Back in the early 1970s, Colonel Jeff Cooper started the American Pistol Institute. Now called Gunsite Academy, it…

Spoiler alert: Test rifle motoring along at just under 10,000 rounds.

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THE FIRECLEAN GUN: Three More Years of Testing

byJustin Dyal
May 1, 2019
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FIREClean is one of the market leaders in the new wave of high- performance, non-toxic firearm lubricants. In…

Transitioning to the pistol should be based on the distance to the threat, not the condition of the rifle.

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COOL ON THE RANGE, DEAD ON THE STREET: A Hard Look at Shooting Techniques, Part II

byJeff Gurwitch
February 22, 2019
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If you have read part I of Cool on the Range, Dead on the Street (June 2018 S.W.A.T.),…

12-gauge Mossberg 590 Shockwave is non-NFA alternative to short-barrel breaching shotguns. Though not considered a shotgun under Federal law, state and local laws may vary.

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KNOCK, KNOCK: Ballistic Breaching with Shotguns

byEugene Nielsen
January 27, 2019
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Speed is essential in any dynamic entry. Breaching must be both rapid and effective. A variety of methods—mechanical,…