How-To

New Year, New Gun: Practice, Practice, Practice

By CTD Blogger   January 5, 2013

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

By CTD Blogger   January 4, 2013

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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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News

Calm Down. Not Everything Is Politically Motivated

By Suzanne Wiley   January 3, 2013

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Many people have been quick to say that TV show cancellations are politically motivated. In fact, only one television channel has sited the Newton, CT shootings for cancellations of gun-related television shows.

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Firearms

New Year New Gun: Care & Maintenance

By CTD Rob   January 3, 2013

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Leaving it a sock won’t ruin it, and you don’t have to store it in a bucket of oil to keep the rust away. Maintaining your firearms is not difficult, but there are a few steps everyone should follow to make sure their guns last forever.

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Gun Care

New Year, New Gun: Handgun Owner Basics

By Suzanne Wiley   January 2, 2013

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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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General

Is the Second Amendent Really Doomed?

By CTD Blogger   December 26, 2012

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We thought there was a run on firearms back in March. I say thought, because as robust as sales were in March, those figures do not hold a candle to today’s numbers. There was a huge run that started just before the election. It increased substantially after President Obama’s re-election. Numbers were still high right up to the Sandy Hook shootings when they went off the charts setting new records.

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Firearms

Gizmos & Gadgets — Choking Turkey Guns

By CTD Blogger   December 16, 2012

The Gobbler Stopper is endorsed by the National Wild Turkey Federation, which gives it a level of credibility right from the beginning. The choke is precision machined and ported which provides accuracy and reduces recoil. Best of all, TRUGLO’s Gobbler Stopper will turn almost any shotgun into a turkey gun.

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Firearms

Shotguns: The Best Home Defense Tool Ever Made

By CTD Blogger   December 11, 2012

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One of the best, low-cost options for a security shotgun to cross my path has been the Interstate Arms Hawk Model 981R and Model 982. As the old saying goes, “You can’t step into the ring with Ali just because you say you can box.” I decided to take a closer look at the Model 982 and see just how close and reliable it really is.

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Ammunition

Cartridge of the Week, the .270 Winchester

By CTD Blogger   December 10, 2012

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Other cartridges are better known, the .308 Winchester, the 30-06 Springfield and the .223 Remington. However, the next cartridge is maybe the best of all these, it is the .270 Winchester.

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