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Winchester 1873 Wins Idaho Vote
Idaho voters chose the Winchester Model 1873 as their pick for official state firearm in a nonbinding advisory vote, beating out five other historic firearms by a wide margin. Lawmakers must still pass legislation to make it official.
Klobuchar Pushes Gun Ban, SCOTUS Looms
Minnesota Governor-elect Amy Klobuchar wants to revive a failed AR-15 and magazine ban just weeks before the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether such bans violate the Second Amendment. The NRA says it will see her in court.
Gun Sales Jump Before Election
Sixth Circuit Upholds Mental-Health Gun Ban
Miles Sweeps Five National Titles
Court Keeps Virginia Gun Lawsuit Alive
Senate Candidate's Musket Myth
FPC Sues Pennsylvania Over Carry Age
Buying and Carrying Ammunition in West Virginia
Rifle Committee Meeting on Teams
Scarborough, ME · Check Range Availability before selecting below
November Pistol and Rifle PTO
Salt Lake City, UT · Utah Precision Marksmanship Society
HHPR Board Meeting
Juneau, AK · Hank Harmon Public Range
Board of Directors Meeting - BOD Elections
Atlanta, IN · Atlanta Conservation Club
Buying and Carrying Ammunition in West Virginia
Can Iowa Cities Pass Their Own Gun Laws?
Kansas Magazine and Assault-Weapon Rules: What the Law Actually Says
Minors and Guns in Mississippi: Ages and Supervision
Home Defense Firearms: Shotgun vs Pistol vs AR-15
Somebody breaks your front door at 2 a.m. You've got maybe seconds to get to your firearm, get your family clear, and be ready. The gun sitting in your nightstand better be one you can actually run -- not the one that looked cool at the gun store six months ago.
Concealed Carry Holster Types Explained
You bought the gun. You took the class. Now you're standing in a gun store or scrolling through Amazon at midnight, staring at roughly four hundred holster options and wondering how any of this is supposed to make sense. It doesn't — until someone explains what the trade-offs actually are.
Beginner's Guide to Shotgun Sports: Trap, Skeet, and Sporting Clays
You show up at a clay range for the first time and someone hands you a shotgun, points at an orange disc screaming across the sky, and says "just follow it." You shoot. You miss. You shoot again. And somewhere around the third or fourth broken clay, something clicks -- and you get it.
Walther P99
Complete reference on the Walther P99 — specs, variants, trigger systems, history, notable users, and an honest shooter's assessment of this German duty pistol.
CZ 82
Complete reference on the CZ 82 (Vz. 82): specs, history, variants, performance, and honest assessment of the Czech military surplus 9x18 Makarov pistol.
SIG Sauer SP2022
Complete reference on the SIG Sauer SP2022 — specs, variants, history, French police contract, and honest shooter's assessment of SIG's polymer workhorse.
History of Firearms
A comprehensive overview tracing 800 years of firearms history — from Chinese fire lances to 3D-printed receivers — across seven major eras of innovation.
CAT Outdoors
Cadillac, MI
Pelcher Outdoors
Lansing, IL
OBUR
Polaris, MT
Xcel Shooting Sports, LLC
Kalispell, MT
Great Falls Shooting Sports Complex
Great Falls, MT
Extreme Stress Shooting
Great Falls, MT
EBENSBURG FISHING AND HUNTING
Ebensburg, PA
Blue Cord Firearms LLC
Southbury, CT
Vintage Arms Inc
Yonkers, NY
Idaho Arms and Ammo LLC
Meridian, ID
The History of Firearms
800 years from fire lances to 3D-printed receivers. An interactive timeline through the complete evolution of firearms technology.
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