Russia Can’t Afford its New Assault Rifle!
Mikhail Kalashnikov’s original soviet assault rifle, the AK47 entered service in 1947 and since then has been fielded in dozens of countries around the world by national armies as well as criminals, terrorists and “freedom fighters.” Unlike the semi-auto version available to civilians in America, the original military AK47 fires in both semi and full […]
Eye Exercises for Better Shooting
You can’t hit what you can’t see. OK, I know that some States have programs for hunters with seriously impaired vision, but for most shooters good vision is a necessity. Sure, many of us wear corrective lenses, but wouldn’t it be nice to improve our vision simply by exercising our eyes? I’m currently following a […]
Can you shoot a 1911 like Sergeant York?
We get a lot of customers with concealed carry permits coming into the range to practice and improve their shooting skills for self defense. Most limit their practice to simple marksmanship and that’s OK, because our range really isn’t set up for more advanced tactical drills. Good marksmanship and the correct self-defense mindset are important […]
Cheap But Practical Shotguns
There is little doubt that the most popular types of firearms today are semi-auto pistols and semi-auto military-style rifles. I think many shooters tend to overlook the humble shotgun. The shotgun has been around since the mid-1500s as a hunting arm and a self defense tool. It is still very effective in those roles today, […]
My Pistol Won’t Fire: Part 2
Sometimes semi-auto pistols have a failure to feed a cartridge from the magazine into the chamber. The reason for the failure to feed may be that the magazine is not seated all the way into the pistol. The shooter, not knowing that the chamber is empty, presses the trigger and gets a click instead of […]
“My Pistol Won’t Fire” part 1
Occasionally, we see a shooter on the range who is unfamiliar with semi-auto pistols and how they operate. They insert a loaded magazine into the pistol, aim at the target and try to press the trigger. Nothing happens. Most of them realize that they should also “run” or “rack” the slide to strip the first […]
Why husbands shouldn’t choose guns for their wives
I’ve noticed an interesting phenomenon in the past two and a half decades that I’ve been teaching basic firearms classes. It begins when the students bring their own guns to class. Invariably, one of the ladies walks in with a pistol that is either a four pound, nine-inch barrel, .50 caliber hand cannon designed to […]
Does ammunition have an expiration date?
Ammunition doesn’t “expire” per se, but the gunpowder looses potency over time. The largest risk to shooting old ammunition isn’t a failure to fire, it’s the risk that you will actually fire the shot and it doesn’t have enough momentum to make it out the barrel. If this happens, the bullet becomes lodged in the […]
Can I sight-in my rifle on a 25-yard indoor shooting range?
Yes you absolutely can, and we can help! Bullets follow very predictable trajectories governed by the laws of physics. The calculations which predict where a bullet will impact are no different for cannon balls or golf balls, and there are a lot of apps which can help you calculate this. As long as you know […]
Do I need to take lessons before shooting at the range?
While we would like to encourage you to do so, the answer is no. If you are new to shooting, we want you to have a safe and enjoyable time. To help you accomplish this, we offer free gun safety classes four nights per week from 6-7pm. A lot of time we see new shooters […]