Gun Reviews
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Colt Single Action Army: The Gun That Won the West
There’s a display case at a little museum outside Hartford, Connecticut, that I’ve stood in front of more times than…
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MOA vs MRAD reticles: what actually matters
Last month at a 600-yard steel match out at a range near Cody, Wyoming, I watched a guy burn through…
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MOA vs MRAD reticles: what actually matters
I had a guy at the range in Show Low last spring hand me his rifle mid-string, dead serious, and…
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.223 vs 5.56: what’s actually different
Had a guy come in last month holding a box of 5.56 ammo and a rifle stamped “.223 Remington” on…
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Revolver or semi-auto for your first handgun?
Every few weeks a guy walks into the gun shop on Fifth Street near me, first time buyer, and asks…
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Benelli M2 review: the shotgun that just runs
I put roughly 300 rounds of mixed 2 3/4 and 3-inch loads through a Benelli M2 on a cold morning…
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Dry fire practice: why it works and how to start
Fifteen minutes. That’s how long my first “real” dry fire session lasted before I realized I’d been flinching on every…
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Best air pistols for backyard practice in 2025
My neighbor two doors down on Sycamore Court asked me last month if I was “shooting a real gun back…
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Best glass for low-light hunting conditions
7:42 p.m., last Saturday of the Wisconsin gun season, and I still had a buck standing broadside at 140 yards…
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Best red dot sights under $300 for 2025
Forty rounds into a defensive pistol class last October, my buddy’s $89 dot died. Not the battery. The glass fogged…
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