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How To Store Your Ammunition
Here's a look at the most common cartridge-containment choices ... which is best for you?
How Does the 6 O'Clock Hold Work?
Why do some instructors ask you to hold your sights low?
Video Review: Colt CBX Bolt-Action Rifle
Designed for entry-level precision shooting, this new-for-2023 Colt tackdriver's available at an amazing price.
Saluting America's LEOs: Henry Repeating Arms Donates $200K
The legendary lever-action manufacturer's generosity benefits the Fraternal Order of Police, the National Sheriffs’ Association and the American Association of State Troopers.
Survival & Home-Defense Carbine Rifles 101
When it comes to self-defense, don't overlook these "mini rifles."
Altitude Sickness: 5 Things You Didn't Know
Heading to the high country to hunt? Here are some things you should know.
How to Skin and Clean a Rabbit
There's more than one way, of course...but this may be the easiest.
Freezing Fingers: 7 Ways to Stay Warm in the Field
You can't shoot well if you can't feel the trigger. Here's how to stay frosty ... without the frostbite.
Exhibition Shooters: Then and Now
The art of shooting to entertain others has been around almost as long as guns themselves.
Throwback Thursday: When "Into the Wild" Worked
Hollywood movies aside, Dick Proenneke proved that a lone man can survive Alaska's brutal beauty.
Injured in the Wilderness: Doctor's Rx
Accidents happen. Here's what to do when they happen miles from medical care.
You Did It! MidwayUSA Foundation's $200K Giving Tuesday
Two months ago, we put out the call to NRA Family readers ... and boy, did you ever respond!
5 Improvised Shooting Rests For Rock-Solid Accuracy
Here's how to translate your pinpoint benchrest aim into field conditions...and it's easy!
Rising Shooting Stars: Tactical Mia
On the range, she's the exception to the exception ... and we think she'll prove to rule.
4 Best Concealed Carry Positions: Pros Vs. Cons
If you'd like to carry your defensive gun concealed, here are the four best choices for how to do it.
How Do Guns Work? Semi-Automatic (Self-Loading) Mechanisms
We break down how semi-automatics work.
Throwback Thursday: What's a Sten Gun?
On D-Day, the Sten gun served as a drum while the bagpipes played the soldiers ashore.
I Found This Old Gun. Should I Sell It?
Found, inherited, won...should you sell or keep that old gun?
Video Review: Springfield Armory XD-M Elite 4.5” OSP in 10mm Auto
Watch American Rifleman staff on the range with the 10mm Auto-chambered XD-M Elite 4.5” OSP!
Caught in a Staredown: What to Do
Uh-oh! The animal you're hunting saw you ... but you might still have a chance if you follow these tips.