Competitive Shooting

How to Sight in Your Gun

In a previous article, I talked about the evolution of sights from the earliest beads and posts on long guns…Read More >

In a previous article for this column entitled “When Size Matters… Snub Nose and Belly Guns” Published on March 7,…Read More >

The subject of pistol sights is one that comes up much more often as of late. I am sure this…Read More >

Invariably, when a friend introduces someone to me and after a few pleasantries someone will say, “Hey Ed! Tell him…Read More >

This is an abbreviated history of how the lever-action rifle came to be without the details of the intrigue that…Read More >

By the 1850s or so, metallic cartridges began to replace percussion cap technology. In 1857, Smith and Wesson introduced its…Read More >

Based on some of the comments posted on previous articles, I though the readers might benefit from a discussion regarding…Read More >

Any discussion of centerfire ammunition must start with development of the percussion lock. That is, after all, where the idea…Read More >

I consider myself fortunate to have lived in the time and place that I did. Access to hunting and shooting…Read More >

Mechanical malfunctions are usually caused by dirt, rust, damaged parts, poor maintenance procedures, out of spec parts, etc. Within this…Read More >