The 9 mm Parabellum pistol is the most common pistol caliber in the world.  Most governments and many police agencies use the 9mm Parabellum as their official sidearm.  Whether you call it a 9mm Parabellum, 9mm Luger or a 9x19, it’s all the same caliber. The original 9mm’s were built…

There are some incredible new bullets on the market.  Both the hunting market and the self-defense market have seen a great deal of new technology being applied into making bullets that have a flatter trajectory, perform exceptionally on impact and shoot more accurately than ever before.  Bullet companies are using…

Normally when a first-time shooter asks to shoot one of your guns, they are kids.  This is not always the case.  There are more first time shooters buying guns, learning to shoot, and getting their concealed license, than ever before.  Gun sales in America are through the roof!  If you…

Seventy-five years ago the only type of gun refinishing we had was bluing and nickel plating.  But a lot has changed since then.  Gun bluing is not what most shooters think it is.  Bluing is not a coating or even plating, bluing is a controlled rust process.  Yep, that is…

  When I first started hunting, my husband bought me a .243 Winchester.  I shot the rifle very well and took the time to learn everything about the rifle and the caliber.  We were not hunting big animals, just Whitetail deer and lots of does.  After shooting several deer, I…

Most shooters have heard that you need to break in your rifle barrel. However, most shooters have no idea “why” you need to break in your rifle barrel.   If you buy a custom rifle from any reputable maker it will come with instructions on how to break in the barrel. …