Seeing is believing when it comes to optic-ready handguns. These five will make you a believer. It’s a good year to sell guns. We’ve seen gun sales explode throughout both 2020 and now into 2021; they’ve continued. What’s the hottest selling guns? Well, handguns, of course. If you are one of the many...
How can you prepare for that one time when all your skills are tested? It starts long before the encounter. We all hope it never happens, but we train just in case it does: the one time in your life when you need to use your gun to stop a threat. Just thinking...
Maximize your range time through focused training. A mega mag dump may be one of the greatest parts of gun ownership. It’s highly therapeutic and a great real stress reliever. The awesome sensation of letting loose on a paper target until the slide locks back may not be as satisfying as other forms...
How good are we at welcoming newcomers to the gun community? As you’re probably aware, gun sales skyrocketed in 2020, by some estimates doubling 2019’s totals nationwide. With all these new gun owners, that means new members of the gun community. For those of us who have been here for years, how do...
Phil Balsamo, Marine Corps veteran and training manager at The Range St. Louis West, shares insight from his years teaching citizens to shoot....
The most common criteria for qualified firearms instructors are NRA and/or USCCA certification but how do you find out who's available in your area?...
