Trigger reset is the point where your trigger returns forward just far enough to re-engage the sear after firing a shot. Once that mechanical connection between the trigger and sear gets made again, you’re ready to fire the next round. It’s a crucial part of how semi-automatic and some manual-action firearms actually function. Understanding trigger reset improves shooting speed and ...

Hoping for the best and preparing for the worst is probably the best approach to dealing with real world threats. You should do everything you can to avoid an emergency, but it’s a sound idea to be prepared for it if it proves to be unavoidable. Being prepared means having the right tools within reach when you need them most. ...

If you’ve been to a natural-history museum (or watched anything from the “Jurassic Park” franchise on the big screen), you know that the period from the time dinosaurs became the dominant life form on the planet until a cosmic fender bender somewhere off the Yucatán Peninsula killed all of them except chickens, cockroaches, parrots and whatever those little brown birds ...

Staying informed about concealed carry laws is more important than ever. Regulations change often, sometimes quietly, and it can be difficult for gun owners to keep up. To make that easier, Concealed Nation has launched a brand-new suite of interactive concealed carry maps, giving you fast, accurate, and state-by-state breakdowns of the most important firearm laws in the country. These ...

A Chicago concealed carry holder defended herself during a failed carjacking attempt by shooting a teen rapper, Kamari Bonslater, who was already out on pretrial release. Prosecutors now say the rapper and accomplices opened fire during the botched robbery before he was shot multiple times and arrested. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE CHICAGO, IL (3-minute read) — A 17-year-old from the ...

I had a friend who served in combat in Europe from D-Day through to the end of the war. Like most all of those old heroes, he is gone now. However, the stories he could tell… Mr. P was a farmer, a man of the earth. He invested his entire adult life raising his family, loving his neighbors, and glorifying ...

There are many different sales, deals, specials and offers for Black Friday. Obviously, we can’t get them all—but we tried! Here’s a collection of various rebates, sales and other discounts to help stretch your dollar: Academy Sports’ Black Friday sale features $50 off on select Ruger 10/22s,  Springfield Armory XD Mod 3s in 9 mm NATO and Ruger LCPs in ...

Robinson Armament may not be well known outside of the tactical-rifle cognoscenti, but the North Salt Lake City, UT, firm is hardly a newcomer to arms making. Founded in 1994 and still helmed by Alex Robinson—who studied, collected and built firearms starting in his teens—the company first imported Russian VEPR rifles, then made its first firearm, the M96 Expeditionary Rifle, ...

Nosler Ammunition, one of North America’s most storied ammunition brands, is expanding its ammunition, bullet and handloading-component offerings for 2026. On the pistol and defensive-ammunition front, Nosler is expanding its ASP handgun-cartridge product line by offering three new Nosler ASP straight-wall revolver cartridges consisting of a 125-grain JHP .357 Magnum, 125-grain JHP .38 Special and 240-grain JHP .44 Magnum round. ...

While concealed carrying a compact handgun is a sound approach to your self-defense needs, there may unfortunately be some scenarios where one could still feel ill-prepared. That’s where the term truck gun (or vehicle gun) enters the chat. A truck gun is exactly what it sounds like: a gun kept in your vehicle. More specifically, a truck gun is traditionally ...