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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Adams Arms AA19 Semi-Auto Pistol Review
A compact 9mm that’s packed with features not usually found on your typical defensive pistol.
Ruger SR22 Safety Bulletin
A small number of 22 caliber pistols may be affected by this issue.
Hi Power Enhancements
The following products enhance the original Browning Wondernine, making the classic pistol, along with its recent reincarnations like the Springfield Armory SA-35, even better.
Utilizing the Element of Surprise
The combat element of surprise has been utilized for thousands, if not millions, of years. The important lesson learned early is that it works. It works for a simple reason: The opposition wasn’t expecting that particular maneuver, weapon or reaction.
First Look: ESS Ultimate Sniper Drag Bag
Carry your long-range gear securely and safely.
It’s Quieter Online
The nine-month to a year wait for ATF approval to legally possess a suppressor has been reduced in dramatic fashion—to 90 days, likely less—thanks to the Dec. 23 launch of a new electronically available Form 4. Some experts are confident the figure will be a few weeks as the anticipated digital rush clears.
First Look: DeSantis Slim-Tuk Holster for Glock Pistols
A kydex holster with almost unlimited adjustment options.
First Look: Elite Survival Systems Avenger Gun Pack
A lightweight and easy way to manage solution for your everyday carry gear.
Review: CrossBreed Chest Rig Holster
Keep your pistol close at hand when you’re out in the great outdoors.
NRA Achieves Historical Milestone as 25 States Recognize Constitutional Carry
A movement that was started by the NRA now is the law in over two dozen states.
Making Quick Decisions
Having a plan in place, even if it isn't perfect, is a lot better than making something up on the spot when lives are on the line.
I Carry: KelTec P15 Pistol in a Kinetic Concealment Holster
In today's episode of "I Carry," we have the new KelTec P15 pistol carried in a Kinetic Concealment holster along with a Buck Spitfire pocketknife.
Social Mayhem
As my score of regular readers knows, I enjoy waxing ineloquently about the finer points of riflery. You know, lighter guns, external ballistics, ammo this and technical that. Such mundane topics are fine insofar as sleep aids go, but occasionally (about every April) I am compelled to delve into far more serious topics, such as developing one’s social-media shooting-expert credentials. Why?
First Looks: Fix It Sticks Compact Ratcheting Multi-Tool Kit
Keep your gear up and running when you’re out and about.
Boys Antitank Rifle
In the dark hours before dawn on the 17th of August, 1942, two U.S. Navy submarines cautiously surfaced off a darkened island in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. involvement in World War II was barely six months old, and things had not gone well for America.
SIG Sauer Hosts SIG Freedom Days
See and shoot the latest guns, including military and law enforcement models.
Spring Cleaning
Straightening up the house also means straightening up your personal defense gear.
Canik METE SFx
For many American shooters, if they have heard of the Turkish manufacturer Canik at all, it is because of the company’s popular striker-fired pistol, the TP9. Offering surprising all-around quality and reliability at an extremely affordable price, the TP9 put Canik—and indeed Turkey—on the map when it came to handguns that weren’t merely inexpensive, but actually desirable.
First Look: Leica Amplus 6 Riflescope With MOA Reticle
More reticle options give you more great scopes to choose from.
DeSantis Gunhide Celebrates 50th Anniversary
What started out as a hobby has now become a major force in the industry.