Shooting Sports

Do you remember the excitement you felt the first time you went shooting? Well now is a perfect time to relive the experience again through the eyes…

Tens of thousands of people became new owners of a modern sporting rifle (MSR), most often an AR-15, in 2020. Most, especially those of carbine…

Some people spend their entire lives shooting the same type of firearm they started out with. While it could be said that as a responsible firearm…

I remember being just old enough to legally hunt big game in New York State—back then, you had to be 16 to hunt big game—and carrying a…

As a first-time gun owner, you’re going to want to spend time practicing with your new firearm, improving your gun-handling and marksmanship…

I lay prone behind the trigger of one of my favorite target rifles, a Savage Model 116 in 6.5-284 Norma, during day two of the SAAM…

Practice makes perfect. We’ve all heard it. We know it’s true. To truly master a task, be it playing the piano, putting a ball through a…

There are many reasons why shooting is such an addictive pastime, not the least of which is the level of difficulty involved balanced against the…

When choosing a handgun cartridge, you will find all sorts of choices, from the .22 rimfires to the .32s, 9mms, .38 Specials and .357 Magnums up…

On Sunday, June 21, we celebrate all things fatherhood. If your dad introduced you to your love of the great outdoors, it's the perfect time to show…

Breaking a flying clay target or knocking over a steel plate and then sharing the fun of that experience awaits all who participate in National…

What do a golf swing, bowling, and shooting a rifle have in common? The old adage, “Keep your head down.” In these and many other…

I first met Tom Maciak, a mechanical engineer for one of the world’s preeminent makers of riflescopes and other optics for both civilian and…

I liken my range bag to my wife’s purse. I find myself looking through my range bag, at a menagerie of items, unable to find the one simple…

On March 6, 7, and 8, 2020, the Valley of the Sun Chapter of Quail Forever will be hosting National Outdoor Women's Weekend in Phoenix, Arizona. This…