Is the 1911 pistol design inherently dangerous? This is a question that many new shooters have asked. A lot of this comes from the fact that the gun is often carried with the hammer cocked, which might appear intimidating to some shooters. But, let’s dig into the details of this incredibly popular and long-lived design to decide for ourselves. The ...

The legacy of Col. Jeff Cooper continues on to this day. Read the full article here ...

We’ve picked the best .22 Magnum rifles that will dependably cut down nuisance critters like ripe wheat. I’ve always found something special about the .22 Magnum rifle. Dang near as tiny a cartridge as its little brother the .22 LR but able to unleash an entirely different level of devastation. And accurate… boy howdy. Unless I’m going for a long ...

We hit the range to test out two freshly updated Springfield Armory 1911 TRP pistols, now available optics-ready and in 9mm. What we love and what we hate about the 1911 is actually the same thing. An old design that has stood the test of time, the 1911 is not easy to manufacture. It is labor-intensive and requires expensive methods ...

Photos by Kenda Lenseigne I first met Tom in 2011 at the MGM Ironman 3-gun match, a legendary, high round count blast fest in the Idaho desert. We bullsh*tted between stages, hit it off, and the bromance continues to this day. At the time, he’d just returned from a deployment, and was 230 pounds of tattoos and hate, the archetypal ...

Phoenix, AZ – From April 10–12, the Ben Avery Shooting Facility roared to life (quietly, of course) for CANCON Arizona 2025, the world’s largest fully suppressed range day. This year’s event was the biggest and most immersive yet, combining top-tier shooting opportunities, expert training, and direct-to-consumer gear access for a weekend that lived up to the hype and then some. ...

“It is believed that had the enemy employed these disguised tanks in the proper tactical situation and at the proper time, much damage might have resulted.” — U.S. Technical Intelligence Report The story of the Battle of the Bulge includes many tales of American heroism when faced with the massive and sudden German offensive. From the German perspective, everything that ...

TALO Distributors, in collaboration with Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc., has recently been introducing a couple of special-edition Ruger SR1911 models, one of which is the new TALO Ruger SR191 Blue PVD chambered for the most classic of all 1911 calibers, .45 ACP. The new TALO Ruger SR1911 Blue PVD is a full-size, single-stack pistol built on a government frame. ...

Not too long ago, if you were talking about a 1911-style pistol with a double-stack magazine, you’d be talking about some kind of pistol optimized for one of the practical shooting sports. Times have changed, though, and people are starting to realize that a pistol with a larger capacity magazine and a single-action trigger might be good for any number ...

We take a closer look at the Second Amendment, from its original intent to the issues of later interpretations. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution is one of the most fiercely debated and passionately defended provisions in American law. Enshrined in the Bill of Rights, it declares: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a ...