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Featured Shooting 101 Training

Fitness For Shooters: Strength Training for Better Performance

Most shooters spend countless hours practicing at the range, tweaking their gear, and chasing tighter groups. Yet many overlook one of the biggest factors affecting their performance: physical fitness. Whether...

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Accessories Optics & Sights

Garmin Xero L60i: The Smartest Laser Rangefinder We’ve Ever Tested

There is a fierce battle brewing in the world. News outlets and social media would have you think it’s somewhere overseas with ships, planes, drones and cruise missiles. This battle...

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Guns Rifles Semi-Automatic Rifles

Trench 103: Meridian Defense Gives the AK-103 the Battlefield Treatment

Some rifles come fresh out of the box looking like safe queens. The new Meridian Defense Trench 103 shows up looking like it just clocked out after a long deployment...

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Accessories Featured Self-Defense

Why You Should Consider a Tactical Pen for Self Defense

At first glance, a tactical pen looks like an ordinary pen clipped to a pocket, notebook, or briefcase. Look closer, however, and you’ll find a rugged metal construction designed to...

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Featured Self-Defense Shooting 101 Sport Shooting

A Girl & A Gun: How a Women’s Shooting League Is Transforming Firearms Training

Walking onto a shooting range for the first time can be intimidating, especially for women. There are typically no other (or very few) other women around, the equipment is unfamiliar,...

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6 Tips for Using a Pocket Pistol for CCW

By Dr. Martin D. Topper • June 30, 2026

FLUX Defense Plate Pack – In Collaboration with Ferro Concepts

By Fred Mastison • June 29, 2026

High-Capacity Revolver Speed Loader from Rev Industries.

Rev Industries Makes Fast Faster with High-Capacity Revolver Speed Loader

By Joel T. Nadler • June 29, 2026

Shooting Center Mass – Head Games

By Fred Mastison • June 28, 2026

Winchester Single Action Western Revolver Airgun Lets You Saddle Up for Some Old West Fun

By Guns of the Old West • June 28, 2026

Vantage HD 30 SF Rifle Scopes – From Hawke Optics

By Fred Mastison • June 27, 2026

The SurgeX – From Rugged

By Fred Mastison • June 27, 2026

Founding Fathers 1911 – From Auto-Ordnance

By Fred Mastison • June 26, 2026

Springfield Armory Garrison Target: Upgraded for Precision.

Precision and Competition: Springfield Armory Garrison Target 1911

By Combat Handguns • June 26, 2026

Dead Air Pays Tribute to America’s Elite with Limited-Edition Sandman X Suppressors

By Ballistic Staff • June 26, 2026

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Athlon Untamed

Laser Sights for Hunting: Pros, Cons, and Practical Applications

By Athlon Outdoors • June 30, 2026

Odin 6 MFT – Thermal Optic

By Fred Mastison • June 29, 2026

Athlon Untamed’s Megan Plete Postol Elected to OWAA Board of Directors

By Athlon Outdoors • June 29, 2026

Henry Repeating Arms Begins Shipping New Long Ranger Big Woods Carbine

By Athlon Outdoors • June 28, 2026

GAT Daily (Guns Ammo Tactical)

GAT Daily (Guns Ammo Tactical)

5.11’S Urban Duo Readies You for In-City Travel

By Athlon Outdoors • June 30, 2026

Recover Tactical S-PRO Pistol Stabilizer Kit

By Athlon Outdoors • June 30, 2026

Tested: Federal Syntech 10mm 200 grain Solid Core

By Athlon Outdoors • June 29, 2026

A Classic Gets an Upgrade – Boker Plus Stiletto 3.5

By Athlon Outdoors • June 28, 2026

Skillset Magazine

Skillset Magazine

Ocaso Knives and Toor Knives Collaborate on the New Sevra Fixed Blade

By Athlon Outdoors • June 30, 2026

Cowhide Carry: 10 Leather Sheaths Offer Old-School, Natural Carry

By Michael D'Angona • June 28, 2026

Best Caribbean Islands for Adventure

By Sean Chaffin • June 27, 2026

“We Lost Superman” — Remembering Reuben Bolieu

By Joshua Swanagon • June 26, 2026

Tactical Knives

Tactical Knives

Pocket Full of Kukri: The Spyderco Retract Points to Nepalese Culture

By Athlon Outdoors • June 24, 2026

A True Legacy: A History of Kit Carson’s Iconic CRKT M16 Design

By Jim Cobb • June 22, 2026

Emerson Knives Celebrates America’s 250th with the Liberty and Freedom Collection

By Athlon Outdoors • June 20, 2026

Bushcraft to EDC: MKC Delivers Its First Folder with The Montana

By Athlon Outdoors • June 18, 2026

Videos

IWI ARAD 5: The Same, But Different in All the Right Ways

By Sean Utley • June 21, 2026

Hands On With GPO Spectra 6x & GPOTAC45 — Precision Rifle Optics Built for Team Shooting

By Sean Utley • June 14, 2026

Recoil X… X Marks The (Sweet) Spot

By Sean Utley • June 12, 2026

Patrol Rifle Ready -Dear Air CT5P

By Fred Mastison • June 9, 2026

EOTech EFLX CE — Hands On At Rendezvous

By Todd Burgreen • June 9, 2026

Seasoned Media Creator Enters The World Of Competitive Shooting — Smooth Updated

By Alex Landeen • May 22, 2026

Nightforce NX6 — Lighter, Faster & Easier To Use

By Sean Utley • May 8, 2026

Dead Air Nomad Ti OTB: Over-the-Barrel Advantage

By Sean Utley • May 1, 2026

Strikon VMP 1-4×22 Prismatic Optic – Tested

By Fred Mastison • June 25, 2026

FALCO A914 GBGuns IWB Holster: Comfort Meets Concealed Carry Performance

By Ballistic Staff • June 25, 2026

NEBO TORCHY 3K: 3,000 Lumens in Your Pocket.

Pocket Full of Sunshine: The Pocket-Sized NEBO TORCHY 3K Puts Out 3,000 Lumens

By Personal Defense World • June 25, 2026

XE AMRS & SE Enclosed Red Dots – From Osight

By Fred Mastison • June 24, 2026

The growth in the pistol optics arena has been one of the best things to happen for shooters. They are exceptional additions to defensive and competition guns and come in...

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DAGIR-V1 –B.E. Meyers & Co. Awarded US Army Contract

By Fred Mastison • June 24, 2026

There are many reasons why the US Military is the most effective fighting forces in the world. Behind its warrior ethos lies a legion of companies and tech geniuses dedicated...

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Beretta SL3 500 Years Limited Edition — Five Centuries of Craftsmanship, Distilled Into 150 Shotguns

By Ballistic Staff • June 24, 2026

Some companies celebrate milestones with cake. Beretta celebrates 500 years by building one of the most elegant shotguns you’ll ever lay eyes on. The new Beretta SL3 500 Years Limited...

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eTAD – The New Standard for Thermal Clip-Ons

By Fred Mastison • June 24, 2026

Best Ultra-Compact .45 ACP Pistols for Concealed Carry

By Dennis Adler • June 23, 2026

Boltless Viewport Assembly – RTS Tactical Ballistic Shield

By Fred Mastison • June 23, 2026