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The Gun Book for Girls The Gun Book for Girls by Silvio Calabi, Steve Helsley, and Roger Sanger from Rowman & Littlefield (rowman.com) is the third installment of a series written to introduce firearms and shooting to all demographics. Despite the fact…
Tips from Gunsmith William L. Henwood of Quincy, California. Fixing Age-Hardened Recoil Pads Remove the pad and soak it in automatic transmission seal restorer, commonly available at an auto parts store. Pad removal is recommended because it is unknown what exposure to…
Charles J. Moore, owner of The Appalachian Rifle Shop, manufactures custom, large-bore muzzleloader barrels. He found that few of his customers really understood the process that goes into the machining operations required to create a rifle barrel. To address this he compiled…
Analysis of Sport Shooting Participation Trends in the United States 2008- 2012, anew National Shooting Sports Foundation report, reveals that the face of America’s gun owners is changing. New target shooters—those who have taken up the sport in the last five years—are…
From Action Target Newsletter (actiontarget.com). In the old days, if you wanted money to finance a project or new business you could talk to local business investors, obtain a small business loan, or beg a rich uncle. If none of those worked,…
Despite claims to the contrary, the lack of ammunition on your dealer’s shelf is not a government conspiracy. Some simple math demonstrates howa slight uptick in demand can quickly exhaust available supply. Consider .22LR ammunition. The industry as a whole (all manufacturers…
From Daniel Xu, outdoorhub.com. In just the first two months of 2013, firearm background checks have jumped 54 percent from the same period last year. In the aftermath of the Newtown tragedy and the current gun control debate, firearms are still selling…
From Range Report (rangereport.org), tips on better serving your customers. Gunsmiths and shooting range employees can be incredible resources for product knowledge. Most have extensive training and can accurately and thoughtfully help a customer select the most appropriate firearm, ammunition and accessories…
Editor’s note: This editorial was written by Alan Korwin, author of Gun Laws of America (gunlaws.com). Recent events have made it painfully obvious that murderous trouble can erupt at any time and in any place. It is a clear and present danger.…
Why do police chiefs seems to favor gun control when most sheriffs don’t? Shults Media Relations, LLC interviewed police chiefs and sheriffs from around the country to get their thoughts and opinions on gun control and compiled a report. Here’s a summary.…
From Paul Erhardt, Editor, Outdoor Wire Digital Network I know who the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense is. I know most of the other members of the President’s Cabinet. But I am unfamiliar with this Secretary of Need and…
Shooting and gun ownership will last only as long as our interest. More people with positive gun and shooting experiences will lead to more support for guns and shooting. The best way to raise this is to directly invite new people. The…
Tragedy garners media attention. The masses like to rubber neck and media outlets are happy to oblige them. Unfortunately, knee jerk, irrational “solutions” come more quickly and are voiced more loudly than true causation and an understanding of real problems and statistics.…
The Pittman–Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, created by Nevada Senator Key Pittman and Virginia Congressman Absalom Willis Robertson, was signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 2, 1937. Hunters play a vital role in funding wildlife management and conservation. Hunting…
When selecting a gunsmith, it’s very important to know that very few are skilled at working on all types of firearms. Gunsmithing requires an extensive amount of special tools and equipment. However, it is common for them to farm out some portion…
Impressum Media has updated their Firearms Guide DVD series (firearmsguide.com) to the third edition. Billed as the world’s most extensive firearms, ammo and air guns reference guide and schematics library on DVD for PC and Mac computers, it is an encyclopaedic reference…
The recently-released 2011 National Survey of Hunting, Fishing, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, a report issued from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, shows 13.7 million people, or six percent of the US population age 16 and older, went hunting last year. That marks a…
The House of Representatives recently passed the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (H. R. 3065), which will ensure that shooters and hunters have high-quality public facilities at which to participate in recreational shooting sports and to learn about firearms safety.…
According to a report in the Palladium Item (pal-item.com) gunsmiths could see more demand in the near future. All-American Pawn, a firearms store in Richmond, Indiana, has seen what proprietor Jerry Oppy calls a “heavy” increase in sales. “We talked to ATF (The…
” The following is an editorial opinion from Alex Hamilton of The American Pistolsmiths Guild, Inc. In the world of “reality” TV the alligator catchers, snake charmers, hoarders, distraught wives, bare hand fishermen, swamp people, one eyed womanizers and a bazillion others who…
The notion of an “anti-gun media” is a lie. Outside of a small group of reporters, journalists and editors that let their personal opinions over step their impartiality, most media people, like most Americans, don’t have a strong enough opinion to do…
Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division gathered on the bleachers on Range 79 at Fort Bragg for Designated Marksman training. What made the class unique was that it was conducted by select members the Army Reserve Shooting…
Shooting competitions happen throughout the year but season heats up as the weather does. Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays, IDPA, USPSA, Three-Gun, Sensible Shooter, Cowboy Action, High Power, Bullseye, Benchrest, F-Class, Hunter Shooter and many more events are in full swing out at…
Several years ago the National Safety Council (nsc.org) published a report comparing reported injury rates of various activities in blocks of 100,000 participants. Based on their numbers, hunters experienced less than eight incidents via firearm-related injury per block, much safer than the…
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