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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Managing Unknown Contacts
Keep potential trouble at a distance where you can deal with it appropriately.
MidwayUSA Receives Third Baldrige Award
The National Quality Award recognizes companies with outstanding quality management throughout their organization.
First Look: TRACT Optics Hunt Series Scopes
First Focal Plane reticles, crisp optics and rugged construction are just some of the features of these new scopes.
Remembering Bill Jordan
Bill Jordan and I became friends in about 1976 and remained so until his death in 1997. Born in Louisiana in 1911, Jordan had a lengthy career in the U.S. Border Patrol, interrupted by World War II service as a fighting Marine.
Self Defense Myths
Knowing the laws of the land is just as important as knowing how to shoot.
First Look: Anderson Manufacturing A4 Series
The four new complete builds from Anderson range from a large-format pistol to a 20 barreled AR.
Downsized Defense
When advising others on the perfect gun for home defense, it’s become fairly en vogue these days for well-intentioned folks to say: “Just get a 20-gauge. It’s smaller than a 12-gauge, lighter, recoils less and it’s all you need.”
Outdoor Edge FieldLite Knife
An everyday carry knife that works just about everywhere.
Holster Review: Blackpoint Tactical FO3 IWB Holster and Mag Pouch
A kydex holster that can be worn in a number of different locations around your waistline.
What You Don’t Hear Can Put You in Danger
Our ability to hear and understand verbal commands is severely limited when lives are on the line.
I Carry: Taurus 327 Revolver in a Galco Holster
In today's episode of "I Carry," we have the new Taurus 327 revolver in a Galco Combat Master outside-the-waistband leather holster along with a True Flipper pocketknife.
First Look: Galco WheelGunner 2.0 Holster
A classic holster gets updated for today’s revolver fan.
Dear 9 mm 1911, I ♥ You
How many years must you do something before it becomes a tradition? Is it as few as two? Because if two years qualifies, I’ve officially made a holiday tradition of not following my own advice.
Primary Weapons Systems Acquired by Vigilant Gear Holdings
Primary Weapons joins Lone Wolf Arms as part of Vigilant Gear Holdings.
First Look: EOTech Vudu 1-10x28 Scope
1-10x magnification with the utility of a First Focal Plane reticle.
This Mustang Won’t Run
Many years ago, when I was a beat cop, I carried a Colt Mustang .380 ACP as my backup gun every day. A while back, when I was practicing at the range with this same gun, I noticed that once the pistol had a few rounds through it, the trigger got increasingly harder to pull and finally failed to fire at all after several magazines were run through it. Not Good!
First Look: ALPS Mountaineering Tempo 18 Drawstring Pack
Carry your gear while blending in with the crowd.
The New 250 Drill Skills Check
Evolution can be defined as any process of growth or development. Applying this to a training doctrine, we have seen a continual evolution of the Modern Technique since Jeff Cooper came down from the mountain and introduced it to the world through the training program at a place now referred to simply as Gunsite.
Understanding the Slide Stop
Knowing how your pistol operates can help you get your gun back into action more quickly.
First Look: Springfield Armory/Alexo Athletica Concealed Carry Clothing
Active wear clothing that is designed for living the armed and safe lifestyle.