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I hear and read a great deal about shooters who are literally scared to death to use handloads in their personal defense guns. Is that ammunition any more deadly than anything you can buy from a store? Is it as safe?  Unless you are making up some exotic loads like buck and ball, there should b ... Read More

One of the biggest myths that I have heard over the years is that if you shorten the barrel of your rifle or hunt with a carbine that you are going to drop so much velocity that you’re better off getting a more powerful caliber. Well this myth is still going on strong even though it was put to ... Read More

Would you rather be hit with a modern, Jacketed Hollow Point bullet from a .32 ACP or have a baseball thrown at you? Did you know the ‘muzzle energy’ is about the same? Seriously, it is and it's just one reason why using muzzle energy as a measurement of handgun effectiveness is problematic. ... Read More

All the late hunting seasons are over, there is no more football to be watched on the television and you are trying like a two year old in a tuxedo to get out of doing anything on the honey-do-list. So what is there for shooters to do when the cold and snow of winter keep you in the house? Those ... Read More

I know what you’re thinking. Green? You’ve probably already stopped reading.  No, I’m not going get up on a soapbox about people giving up venison and lead bullets for a life of tofu and copper jackets, but I do have a few tips on how gun owners and shooters can be environmentally conscio ... Read More

You may well have heard tales of how badly lead bullets perform in the heat of battle and many people would have you believe that if you want to put the bad guy down for the count, then your handgun must be stoked at all times with hollow points bullets. But how true are the stories? Can cast bul ... Read More

I am always looking for ways to pinch a penny and when it comes to my gun life, this thriftiness oftentimes entices me to the back of the gun shop with the old military guns. But with old guns, come old calibers, which can present a problem when you go to find ammo to fill up your strip clip. ... Read More

An often asked question I get when someone mentions reloading handgun rounds is how important the final step to reloading is: crimping the bullet once it has been seated in the brass. This is actually a much tougher question to answer than you may have thought because there are many types of cri ... Read More

Getting back in the fight once you've emptied your magazine is one of those clutch skills no serious self-defense handgun shooter can really do without, and when it comes to blink-and-you'll-miss-it tactical reloads, its all about organization, planning and practice. ... Read More

It seems to me that anyone who loads cast bullets buys bullets from a commercial maker at least once before they start thinking they can make their own. They get all excited (especially after they find out how relatively cheap it is to get started) and start casting their own bullets, only to qu ... Read More

A lot of people think that when they reload ammunition they need a bench in their basement or garage, all of the various accoutrements that go along with a modern reloading rig and basically just about all the quiet and privacy a good home “laboratory” can provide. Well, believe it or not, a ... Read More

One of the most reliable handguns to carry concealed is a snubnose revolver and in 2011 these guns have come a long way from the homebrew, full-sized revolvers with the barrel sawed off of years past. Today, hammerless revolvers like the Smith & Wesson Bodyguard, M&P 340 and the Ruger LCR are not o ... Read More