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6 Mm Arc
The “new” 6mm ARC (Advanced Rifle Cartridge) SAAMI cartridge (and chamber specs) were introduced in January 2020 and revised in June 2020. Hornady ballistician Jayden Quinlan said, "The 6mm ARC began with a simple question: What can we do with today’
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Semi-auto Handguns
In your hands right now is what I call a “holiday issue” on the annual Gun Digest editorial calendar, due to the fact that I love putting this issue together because of the content: semi-auto handguns. I simply look forward to it all year long. Yes,
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The Victory At Midway
As a gun writer, I often need odds and ends—and sometimes big items—to complete projects for assignments. And when I need something fast, I always check with MidwayUSA first. Every time. That’s how reliable MidwayUSA is. It’s no accident, either, bec
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For Every Action
Handgun recoil can be measured objectively. The free recoil energy in foot-pounds can be calculated with a mathematical formula. According to SAAMI (Small Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute) the formula looks like this: FRE = (WF/64.34) × (
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Some Is Good, More Is Better
I used to work as an on-air radio broadcaster. (And that’s not even the strangest job I’ve ever had.) The rock-’n’-roll motto of “some is good, more is better, too much is not enough” certainly ruled back then. Today, you have to be careful, because
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Continuing Education
This is a message to the gun-owning citizens of California, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Hawaii and the District of Columbia: Welcome to the world of legal concealed carry! I know many of you already had out-of-state permits from on
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It’s All About The Base
Regarding our choice of projectile, we reloaders have the world at our feet; if it’s available in component form, we can load it. During the past few decades, the conformation of our projectiles has changed radically, with some of the sleekest and hi
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Long-range Red-dot Pistol Shooting
In creating this article, I originally imagined it would be an interesting how-to for stretching the legs of your optically equipped pistol. While I did make some interesting observations in the process, handguns—even like the one I’m using—aren’t de
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The Revolver Vs. The Semi-auto
When I became a police officer in 1992, my department’s issue handgun was carrying the Glock .22. However, the department had just transitioned to the Glock, and the armory didn’t have an extra .22 for me to take to the academy. I was given a 4-inch
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Gear To Get
Rethinking the two-stage trigger, the Rise Iconic shoots to give marksmen a more reactive, consistent and accurate pull. Where Rise’s switch differs from the traditional design is each stage is mechanically separate, thus all but eliminating creep in
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Fn Five-seven Mrd
The American pistol market is larger than ever. In 2020, there were more than twice as many handguns produced than rifles in the U.S. alone, and those pistols accounted for nearly half of the 11.1-million firearms manufactured that year. Concealed ca
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Pass The Turkey
Canik is a line of 9mm pistols being imported by Century Arms. Century, a U.S.-based company situated originally in Vermont, moved the operation down to Florida almost a couple of decades ago. It had to be those Northern winters. Canik pistols are ma
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The Double Triad
Students of the defensive handgun should be familiar with two triangular concepts codified by Gunsite Academy founder Jeff Cooper. They’re important because they’re a prerequisite to the application of a semi-automatic handgun in an effective and eff
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Lost In The Shuffle
Every now and then, a pistol design comes around that should take the shooting world by storm. Sometimes these designs suffer from poor marketing, poor timing or are simply a little too “ahead of their time.” Many times, it’s all of the above. Such w
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Anderson Manufacturing Am-15 Precision Series
Anderson Manufacturing’s AM-15 ARs have a solid reputation among affordable AR-15s, and the company announced the line’s expansion with the AM-15 Precision Series. Featuring four new rifle models, the Precision Series was designed to provide shooters

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