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Shooting at Your Six: What You Should Know

Shooting at your six, or behind you, is a must-know technique in self defense. Almost anyone who carries a pistol in self defense is constantly thinking through all sorts of scenarios. What would they do if someone comes at them with a gun or if they walk into a robbery the next time they stop for

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If you like seeing things explode, you’re welcome. Nothing quenches the thirst for destruction quite like freelancing shooter with a .50 Cal and some propane tanks. It goes without saying that you should never try this anywhere at anytime, but watch it happen right here for your viewing pleasure. Here’s the explosive video: 50 CAL VS PROPANE..Share

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WATCH THE VIDEO NOW Does a shotgun have the power and precision to pound in a railroad spike? You wouldn’t think so, but TAOFLEDERMAUS wanted to find out if a railroad spike could be driven by a shotgun. Round. Sounds like a pretty interesting experiment, one perfect for the man behind the camera. Check out

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WATCH THE VIDEO NOW Wait, you’re firing that 50 BMG round without a gun?! That’s the sort of question you’d only ask a guy like TAOFLEDERMAUS, our resident ammo testing video contributor. He’s taking 50 BMG rounds and letting them rip, but doing it outside of a gun’s barrel. What did you think would happen?! Check

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New Model 686 and 686 Plus Revolvers

Smith & Wesson Corp. announced today the launch of two new Performance Centerrevolvers, the Model 686 and Model 686 Plus, to the company’s line of competition firearms. The new Model 686 and 686 Plus revolvers […]

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These 10 Customized Pistols Will Leave You Salivating

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Here are 10 tricked-out custom pistols you wish you owned, because they’re awesome. Every one of these tricked-out pistols is above and beyond what you’ll find at the local gun store, and anybody would be pleased as punch to have one in the safe or on their belt. These ten maxed-out pistols are as good as it

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WATCH THE VIDEO NOW: In this video, our contributor TAOFLEDERMAUS combines some shotgun slugs and target arrow points, and it’s pretty nuts. A few other variations of this weird slug is shot, too, but it was the arrow tips that really intrigued us. TAOFLEDERMAUS is doing what he does best: busting some experimental ammo through

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Let’s learn about Canadian gun laws with Demolition Ranch. YouTuber Demolition Ranch loves his guns. So, on a trip to Canada it’s only natural that he visits a gun range. While he’s there, he does some shooting and spends time learning about gun laws from the locals. You might be surprised at some of the

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Some gun accessories are just useless gimmicks that eat your hard-earned cash. Here are the 10 dumbest gun accessories ever. Do you think any of these have a practical use? 10. The pistol bayonet If you forget this thing’s mounted to your pistol when you go to re-holster it, and it’s going to leave a lasting impression.

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There was a time when we all thought repeaters were “out,” at least as far as hunting was concerned. Lever guns are for nostalgic geeks, right? Somewhat surprisingly, repeaters are experiencing a kind of renaissance. The truth is, even though bolt action and AR-platform rifles are most common in the deer woods, veteran hunters are increasingly switching to lever

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