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NRA SHOOTING ILLUSTRATED! 10 Affordable AR-15s Found Under $500 Ten years ago, if you walked up to an enthusiast at a gun show and told them that in a decade's time, "affordably priced" AKs would be selling near $1,000 while mil-spec AR-15s could be had for a few hundred bucks, you'd be laughed out of the county fair cow barn. Read More August 10th - 31st | Celebrating 6 years of "Made in the USA" Success! In 2012, AR500 Armor began with the goal of making the most affordable and effective body armor, right here in America. After 6 years in business, we're marking our anniversary by honoring our past, celebrating our present, and looking to our future with some of our best deals ever from each era. Read More The New Walther CCP M2 Redefines Everyday Carry. The Walther CCP M2 combines the features you're looking for in a 9mm EDC handgun. The SoftCoil delayed blowback system provides low-recoil and an easy to manipulate slide, combined with a fixed stainless steel barrel for superior accuracy. All Walther pistols come with a Limited Lifetime Warranty. Read More The new Trijicon RMR® Type 2. The Ultimate Concealed Carry Red Dot. Designed to be as rugged as the legendary ACOG®, the RMR® Type 2 features upgraded electronics for increased durability in the toughest conditions for handgun and extreme usage platforms. It's an extremely durable, lightweight, accurate LED sight designed for confident carry. Read More Range Review: Kimber Advanced Tactical SOC II If you are a Kimber fan, chances are you fall into one of two camps: you are a 1911 lover or you’ve used one or more of the company's hunting rifles. Though Kimber is a strong player in both the handgun and sporting-rifle markets, it does venture into other product areas. Read More Striker-Spring Fatigue: Is It a Problem? I stopped carrying my striker-fired pistol when I realized with a cartridge in the chamber the firing-pin spring was under constant tension, which could create metal fatigue in the firing-pin spring. As a former USNR Aviation Ordnance 3rd Class, I had been schooled in the danger of metal fatigue in .50-caliber... Read More I Carry: Ruger LCP II in a Galco Cop Ankle Band Holster Welcome to another episode of "I Carry," Shooting Illustrated's weekly video series covering the guns and gear needed to put together a potential everyday-carry kit. Today, we have a Ruger LCP II in a Galco Gunleather ankle holster. Read More Field Review: Savage Arms Model 110 Tactical When Savage Arms first introduced its AccuFit system in 2018, the company made a lot of noise about the benefit of this particular system for hunting rifles. Indeed, the model for the AccuFit launch was the company’s 110 Storm rifle, designed particularly for hunters. Read More Special Guest Frank Mir at NRA Carry Guard Expo! Learn Self-Defense techniques from former two time UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir at a special workshop Saturday, September 15, at the NRA Carry Guard Expo in Richmond, VA! Tickets on sale now and a free autograph signing and photo op takes place after the workshop. Read More Fightin' Iron: The Origin of Semi-Auto Tactical Rifles In these troubled times, every major city in America has a special organization within its police department. In different places, these special squads are called various things, but each exists to perform police services in emergency situations. Read More Range Review: EAA Witness P Match Pro The idea behind Production Division in IPSC and USPSA competition shooting was ostensibly to give the entry-level shooter a place where they could come compete without investing a ton of money in a specialized race gun. Read More Testing a New Concealed-Carry Gun: 3 Steps to Success Many of us who teach and write about personal defense have cautioned against folks switching defensive handguns on virtually a daily basis. There are a number of good reasons why this is simply not a good idea. Read More Range Review: Kimber K6s 3-Inch Revolver Twenty-five years or so have passed since I handled a Kimber handgun for the first time. That gun was a standard 1911 in .45 ACP my friend, Sheriff Jim Wilson, was packing around. Read More Semi-Auto Trigger Tech: DA/SA to Striker-Fired For 80 years, give or take a decade, the double-action (DA) revolver was the premier self-defense sidearm in the U.S., for law enforcement and private citizens alike. The entire idea behind the DA wheelgun was that... Read More Shooting Left of Center: Training Tips to Get on Target You have managed to become a pretty good pistol shooter, but your groupsâ€"whether fired fast or slowâ€"tend to favor the left of where you are aiming as a right-handed shooter. Read More At the Range: Viking Solutions Complete Target System Shooting steel provides a lot of benefits to firearm enthusiasts, offering up instantaneous shot feedback and providing a target that holds up for years of shooting. Read More Skills Check: The Bane Drill During the early years of my Border Patrol career our pistol qualification included shooting at 50 yards. We shot bullseye, one handed, as well as two-handed shooting for what was referred to as the combat course on a silhouette target. Read More SAAMI Accepts Two New Hornady Rifle Cartridges The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI), which, among many other tasks, creates and publishes industry standards for safety, reliability and interchangeability... 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