Firearms
Four Guns Every Shooter Should Own
While they may not be rare gems, they certainly fill their role as useful tools quite well. A new shooter would do well to purchase one of each.
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Ammunition
Cartridge of the Week, the Smith and Wesson .38 Special, .38 SPL, .38 SPC
In this video game age, everyone wants glamour and pizzazz. Yes, there are better guns and calibers and there are more glamorous friends out there as well. Nevertheless, I will always go with the loyal proven commodity. Is the .38 special a good round? I’ll bet my life on it!
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Getting Started With 3-Gun Nation and Cheaper Than Dirt!
Today, 3-Gun Nation is the culmination of Web, TV, social media and broad-based sports media marketing. 3-Gun Nation has changed the face of action-shooting sports and Cheaper Than Dirt is supporting the charge!
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Firearm of the Week, the US Caliber .30 M1 /M1A1/M1A3/ M2/M2A2/M3 Carbine
And so ends our story of the little rifle that could. It almost never made it to the range must less the war, laughed and scoffed at it still came to game and was loved and revered by those who carried it. For several years, I trusted my life to one. Today I would choose something different but back then I never had a doubt in the little brother, the M1 Carbine.
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Gear, Parts and Accessories
Keeping the Wrong Hands Off Your Guns
With all the time and energy I’ve invested in firearms, keeping the wrong hands off my guns is a high priority. Further, my firearms collection has more value than my vehicles and home electronics combined. I have nightmares about what would happened to my precious collection while I was on vacation and some nut job decided to deprive me of my mini-museum. About a year ago, I decided to bite the proverbial bullet and spend some money on a quality gun safe.
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Firearms
Top 10 Meat-producing Sluggers for Under $500
As the suburbs continue to encroach on deer habitat, game departments have become more restrictive about which bang sticks hunters may use when hunting in the deer woods. Whether you are looking to extend your season beyond archery and muzzleloader, or if sticks and strings and front stuffers are simply not what you are looking for, buying a slug gun does not have to break the bank.
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Firearms
Rifle Ranch: A Target-Rich Environment in South Dakota
Rifle Ranch offers a 1200-yard range that stretches from about 100 feet above the road and across a pasture ending at a grove of trees by a river bed. If you fancy yourself a long-range shooter, this is heaven.
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Concealed Carry
Lessons from The Farm: Choosing a Carry Holster
In Chapter 9 of The Covert Guide to Concealed Carry, former CIA officer Jason R. Hanson covers various holsters and carry solutions and offers advice on what he prefers and why. Chapter 9 is reprinted below, with permission. — Cheaper Than Dirt! Chronicle staff
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Ammunition
Cartridge of the Week, the .50 BMG, 12.7×99mm NATO, .50 Browning Machine Gun, 50 Cal
Cars, trucks, boats, armored vehicles, planes, and buildings cannot stop this big bad boy, the famous .50 BMG!
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Gizmos & Gadgets — Hunter Safety System Lifeline Plus
Archery ranks just below table tennis for total number of injuries related to the sport. Unfortunately, the number one archery related injury is falling from a tree—an injury that is completely preventable with a little common sense and the Hunter Safety System.
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