How-To

How do you…

  • Build a certain firearm?
  • Find the right part?
  • Prepare for the right situation?
  • Reload certain ammo?

Get answers to these questions and more with our how-to articles, news insights and information. All on The Shooter’s Log.

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Camping & Survival

Survival Planning 101: Preparing for a Flood

Floods are one of the most costly of all natural disasters. In the last 10 years, flooding cost the U.S. more than $2.9 million dollars in damage. Of all presidential-declared U.S. natural disasters, 90% involved flooding. It can and has happened in all 50 states. Flooding can happen in a matter of minutes as is the case with flash flooding. Or you may have several days of advance warning of a threat from a flood, such as the type caused by spring thaws. Although you may live in a low-risk area, emergency preparedness officials want you to remember this, if it rains where you live, even a minimal amount each year, than it has the potential to flood.

Camping & Survival

What Makes a Good Bug-Out Location?

I recently had the opportunity to visit a friend’s bug-out property. What started out as a dream for land outside of the city for a nice get-away to keep animals and a shooting range turned into the perfect place to start a bug-out plan in motion. My friend lucked out on their purchase. With a few additions and tweaks, this bug-out location not only provides safety and security, but comfort as well for months if need be to ride out a SHTF storm. As silly as the National Geographic show Doomsday Preppers can get, there is something to say for the ratings that they give each prepper at the end of each segment. Based on the same rating system on how well each prepper has planned for water, food, shelter, security, and X-Factor, I’ve rated my friend’s place for each category as an example for what makes a good bug-out location, as well as tips for how to improve it.

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Archery

5 Steps to Tackling Target Panic

Target panic is more than a problem it’s a disease. It can strike anytime, anywhere and anyone. If you haven’t been bit the target panic bug yet, your time is coming. Perhaps that last statement is a bit of an overstatement, but you get the idea of the seriousness. The good news is target panic is not only curable it’s preventable.

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How-To

New Year, New Gun: Practice, Practice, Practice

Practicing with a handgun will not make you a better shooter or better prepared in a self-defense situation. Training with a handgun gun will. It may be a matter of semantics, but going to the range and pulling the trigger does little more than reinforce habits—good or bad and most likely more bad than good. Training involves a well thought out plan and addresses your ability to develop or improve specific skills. In the process, you will develop the muscle memory necessary to perform the action as a subconscious act.

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Firearms

New Year, New Gun: First Time Shooting

Congratulations, you or someone close to you has acquired a new firearm. You did your homework and got the one you wanted. What’s next? —A trip to the gun range to take it for a ride. With a little preparation, this can be a very rewarding experience and will bring you back for many years. Remember-have fun. You are not competing with anyone so on this trip enjoy putting holes in paper and learning what you and your gun can do. Now go get’em.

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Gun Care

New Year, New Gun: Handgun Owner Basics

You did your research, you rented plenty of guns at your local range, saved your money and finally made your first handgun purchase. Now that you have it home, you might feel slightly lost as what to do next. The first thing you must do as a gun owner is learn and follow the four basic rules of gun safety—not only at the gun range, but in your home, as well.

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Consumer Information

I Need a Gun – Where Do I Start

To begin your homework as a first-time gun owner, The Shooter’s Log discusses which calibers are available for self-defense purposes. This article will help you decide which caliber and which size is gun is best for with the pros and cons of each.