Shooting Illustrated
Shooting Illustrated brings you the latest from the firearm industry, specializing in home and personal defense, concealed carry, long-range shooting and tactical firearms and gear.
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First Look: Elite Survival Systems Hip Gunner Pack
Carry your defensive firearm with you in a pack, without carrying off-body.
Mental Focus vs. Mental Awareness
Shooting at the very edge of your skills envelope requires tremendous mental focus and well-developed shooting awareness. However, some shooters believe that shooting awareness and mental focus are one in the same. They are not. Using pistol shooting (combat or competition) as an example, what is the difference between the two and how can it help you hone your shooting skills to a razor’s edge?
First Look: PHLster Holsters Modular Wedge Kit
Mix and match these soft and durable foam pieces for a perfect holster fit.
New Long-Distance Shooting World Record Set
The bullet rose 2,500 feet on the way to the target, requiring a 1,092 MOA elevation adjustment.
First Look: SIG Sauer MCX SPEAR LT
The new Sig Sauer MCX-Spear LT is available in three different calibers with three different barrel lengths.
Long Range Shooting For Beginners
Shooting long range has been described as “weaponized math,” and for good reason…
Controlled Chaos Bullets
There’s no such thing as the perfect bullet, but Controlled Chaos bullets come pretty close.
Having The Goods In The Woods
The world has always been a dangerous place and that has escalated during the COVID pandemic. Fewer people are working and more people are venturing into the great outdoors.
First Look: New Inside the Waistband Holsters from Safariland
The first in a new line of holsters from Safariland designed from the ground up for concealed carry.
Knife Defense Techniques For Armed Citizens
Having a defensive knife in addition to your defensive pistol is good. Knowing the knife defense techniques to use it well is even better.
First Look: Vang Comp/Symtac 870 Shotgun
A customized tactical scattergun created in conjunction with a top firearm-training company.
First Look: Beretta 92X Performance Carry Optics Pistol
A new, competition-oriented version of a classic Beretta design.
Upscale Ear Protection Roundup
Because you'll miss your hearing when it's gone, that's why.
It All Begins With Educating Yourself
When it comes to choosing a defensive pistol, a few moments spent in research can make a world of difference.
First Look: SK Customs Premier Presidente Limited Edition 1911
The second pistol in the limited-edition Mexican War of Independence Series of custom 1911s.
I Carry: CZ-USA P07 In A JM Custom Kydex AIWB Holster
We team up the CZ USA P07 with a JM Custom Kydex holster and an easy way to carry a tourniquet on your body.
First Look: Blackhound Emerge Series Riflescopes
Four new riflescopes that are ideal for longer distances.
Federal Ammunition Awarded $114 Million U.S. Army Contract
Federal to supply the Army with 5.56 NATO frangible ammunition for live-fire training.
9mm vs 45 ACP–A Different Kind of Comparison
The 9mm vs 45 ACP argument has been going on for more than a century. Many believed the two World Wars answered this question after Americans used their .45s to beat the Germans and their 9mms— twice. But in 1967, the Illinois State Police adopted the Smith & Wesson Model 39 pistol in 9mm, and in 1985 the U.S. Military transitioned from their war-winner to the Beretta M9.
First Look: Aguila 124-Grain JHP Ammunition
A new defensive round from a well-known ammo manufacturer.