Shooting Illustrated Reloaded

Thursday, August 2, 2018, Shooting Illustrated Reloaded

Range Review: CMMG Mk57 Banshee in 5.7x28 mm Before we get into the details behind the new CMMG Mk57 Banshee chambered in 5.7x28 mm, put on your wayback cap. Go all the way back to January 2018. SHOT Show, to be specific. Walking the show floor, we stopped into the CMMG booth. These folks are always good for something new and unique... Read More Feed Your Firearm With These Two Powerful, High-Performance Rounds. Aguila's .22 Super Extra produces tight groups with plenty of knockdown power and is our most affordable rimfire round. Recommended for bolt-action rifles. Aguila's .22 Super Extra Hollow Point rounds are hard-hitting and provide controlled expansion with devastating results. Read more at AguilaAmmo.com The Security of a Welded Safe - None of the Hassle Offering all of the security of a conventional welded safe, but is easy-to-assemble and move anywhere piece-by-piece. The SnapSafe modular assembly system locks the walls together from the inside and only requires a socket wrench for assembly. Read More When The Distance Raises Doubt Eliminate doubt with the Burris Eliminator laser rangefinder. The Eliminator III is unlike any other scope. It combines four tools into one advanced optic: precision optic, laser rangefinder, digital inclinometer and smart dope card. Eliminating problems and doubt, so you can focus on your shot. Read More Choosing the Best Survival Shotgun Everyone's got an opinion when it comes to "survival guns," yet few have actually tried to survive with one, and this includes me. Generally, however, I've found that opinions of ideal survival guns are based on the arena in which a person envisions making his or her stand. For example, city and suburban folks... Read More I Carry: Bersa Thunder in a Clinger Holsters Comfort Cling 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 Bersa Thunder 380 in a Clinger Holsters Sticky Holster. Read More Dispelling Myths: Barrel Length vs. Velocity There's lots of discussion about how barrel length can affect velocity. It can be important, particularly with defensive-handgun cartridges, because you need enough velocity to make the bullet expand. Moreover, velocity has an impact on wounding potential. Read More Range Review: FN America FN 509 Tactical At first glance, casual observers could be forgiven for assuming the FN America FN 509 Tactical was just a run-of-the-mill line extension of the 2018 Golden Bullseye-winning FN 509 introduced last year and reviewed by Handgun Editor Tamara Keel. Read More AR-15 Gas Ports: Impacts on Accuracy and Velocity A recent conversation with a fellow rifle enthusiast reminded me that most of the interesting thoughts passing through my head originate elsewhere. Read More 40 All-New Tactical Optics for 2018 Tactical optics have always been the laboratory where the latest technology makes the transition from psychotically expensive, military-grade products affordable only for governments to less expensive (but still not cheap) models utilizing similar technology... Read More Custom Handgun Grips: Finding the Right Fit & Feel The basics of mastering a handgun never change. They have been in place since the first handgun was designed centuries ago. I Read More Testing Rifle Accuracy: The Benefits of a 100-Shot Group Many shooters reduce rifle-accuracy testing or ammunition testing to less than a box of ammo. This is usually accomplished by firing three- or five-shot groups at 100 yards. Read More Skills Check: Gunsite Academy 499 Drill We call it 499 now, but if you took the class from Jeff Cooper when Gunsite Academy was called the American Pistol Institute, the class was called Special Pistol. Read More The Statistics of Self-Defense: Don't Bet Your Life on Averages Recently, a group of us were discussing the fact that small handguns are easy to conceal, but difficult to shoot accurately, while big handguns are easier to shoot accurately... Read More Dealing With Recoil From Your Home-Defense Shotgun Several years back, when I worked at NRA Headquarters, Federal Premium Ammunition brought some of its new 12-gauge tactical buckshot and slug ammo for us to test on the range. So, a pile of editors headed to the range with a couple cases of the stuff. Read More A .22 Pistol: The Best Investment in Handgun Mastery Few things in the sporting world are as much fun as plinking around with a .22 LR of any configuration. If that .22 is a semi-automatic pistol, the fun gets even better. The .22 pistol isn't all fun, though. They are some of the most practical firearms to own. Read More National Rifle Association * 11250 Waples Mill Rd * Fairfax, VA. 22030 Please do not reply to this e-mail. Thank you.