Besides the beauty of the curved lines and the hand-shaped grip you have the familiarity of the revolver. We grew up watching the good guys carry revolvers on television. Andy Griffith and his deputy Barney Fife used a Colt Detective Special to protect the sleepy North Carolina town of Mayberry; the Lone Ranger patrolled the Southwest with Tonto carrying a pair of Colt .45s, and Charlie’s Angels fought crime while staying stylish with a Smith and Wesson Detective Special.
When you go to a shooting range, pack a range bag. Starting around twenty dollars and ranging well over a hundred for serious gun guy gear, these bags can hold everything you need for a safe and enjoyable shooting experience. Here are the basics: The Bag Gun stores and outdoor stores carry bags made just…
You can use situational awareness to leave a situation that has not yet escalated. When you walk through a sketchy neighborhood or an empty parking garage at night you know that trouble may be waiting around the next corner. Even in a placid parking lot in daylight hours you need to be on the lookout for reasons to advance to the next level when approached by a stranger looking for a handout or noticing a group of loiterers with no obvious reason to congregate.
The National Rifle Association was founded in 1871 to “promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis.” As the nation’s best known source of information about shooting, the NRA has expounded a set of rules for gun safety. These rules expand on the four cardinal rules of shooting. Follow these rules to make shooting your gun fun and safe.
There is no specific requirement for the length of the course, but expect to clear a day for it. After the class time, learning the laws and familiarizing yourself with the operation of the gun, you will shoot 50 shots at varying distances under the supervision of your instructor. To qualify you will need to hit the target in 35 of 50 tries. You will need to answer 70 percent of the written questions correctly on the test.
Typically you can just “tap and rack” to clear a jam: tap the base of the magazine to seat it properly, then rack the slide to clear the malfunction.
Now that you have decided you would like to try concealed carry, find out about the gun laws in your state. Laws vary from the Constitutional Carry of Vermont, where the Constitution is your permit, to the extreme restrictions of California and New York.
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?” This is the expectation for testifying in court: that you tell the truth without embellishment or omission. Failure to tell the truth in court is perjury, a punishable offense. There is an exception, however. You can plead the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution, which states that you shall not be compelled in any criminal case to witness against yourself.
The components of a cartridge, or round of ammunition, are the case, the primer, the powder, and the projectile.
You have a basic idea of how a gun works. You insert ammunition, point it at something, and pull the trigger. A speeding bullet exits the barrel and makes a hole in your target. Now you would like to know how to do that consistently and well. Enter the five fundamentals of marksmanship: grip, stance, sight alignment, trigger control, and follow through.