15 pistols that make trendy carry guns feel overthought
Carry pistols have gotten crowded with features. Optic cuts, modular frames, higher-capacity micro mags, compensators, aggressive grip textures, slide…
Handguns that outlasted the criticism
Some handguns get criticized so often that people start repeating the complaints without even thinking. Maybe they look ugly,…
Range Shooter Fired a .30-30 Into the Air at a Rural Range — Then Locals Told Him Houses Were Behind the Hill
The shooter probably thought he had found the safest place possible to learn. A rural range. Open space. Dirt….
Guns that fooled the experts
Experts can be right about a lot of things and still miss the bigger picture. Sometimes a gun looks…
New Shooter Accidentally Marked Himself as a Felon on a Range Form — Then the Gun-Store Clerk Had to Ask If He Meant It
The new shooter probably thought the form would be the easiest part of the visit. That is how it…
The firearms people regret trading for something trendier
Trendy trades feel smart at the counter. The new gun has a red-dot cut, a lighter stock, a bigger…
Shooter Says His AK Double-Fed His Thumb Instead of a Round — Then Showing Off in Front of Friends Went Painfully Wrong
The shooter was trying to be funny. That is usually how these little humiliations start. You are around friends,…
Handguns that humbled buyers who thought price meant performance
Price can make a handgun feel like a shortcut. You spend more and expect the trigger to be cleaner,…
15 firearms that quietly became the safe queens nobody wants to sell
Some guns were never bought to be safe queens. They were carried, hunted with, shot at the range, tossed…
Gun Owner’s Dad Tried to Shoot Out a Squib — Then the “Fix” Bulged the Barrel and Sent the Pistol to the Shop
The first mistake was the squib. The second mistake was trying to shoot it out. That is the part…