How to choose a home-defense shotgun
Shotguns are immensely popular for home defense, and for good reason. It’s not that rifles and handguns won’t work well for home defense,...
5 things to say when talking to your kids about guns
Regardless of whether or not you own guns, your child is eventually going to want to talk to you about firearms. Whether they grew up in...
Friends don’t let friends carry mouse guns
I suppose that everyone who is interested in personal defense has heard the above comment or seen it in print. It is one of the jokes...
Armed self defense: 4 reasons to practice movement drills
No one wants to be involved in a violent confrontation, but if you do find yourself in a life-and-death struggle it’s important to have...
How to deal with venomous snakes
Picture this: You’re hiking down a wilderness trail you know well, putting one foot in front of the other while your mind roams free....
How to practice drawing a pistol from concealment
One of the unfortunate realities of carrying a concealed firearm for self-defense is that the one thing you will absolutely have to do in...
Top 5 home shotgun defense tips
Since the days of the American frontier, the defensive shotgun has been known as a dependable fight stopper. Today, we may not go about...
Why we focus on the front sight
This article’s purpose is to help you to believe your trainers when they tell you not to focus on the target in precision shooting. We...
How to prevent ‘scope bite’
Fun fact about NRA’s Publications division: About 10 percent of the editors have a fine, hair-thin scar through the eyebrow over their...
4 things to learns before hunting
If I hadn’t heard the brush crack, I probably wouldn’t have seen the buck in the first place. Jumped by another hunter, the eight-pointer...