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Which is better for Self-Defense, Hunting or Plinking? The 9mm and the 22LR are two popular ammunition out in the market. They are different in respect to cartridge sizes. Comparing the two in a head to head is easy when you’re only viewing the size of the caliber. The 9mm is bigger than the 22 round. The .22 rounds have much less energy than 9mm rounds, the powder load is smaller. When fired has less acceleration and kinetic energy. Which means the penetration and knock down power is not in the same class as the 9mm caliber. However, that doesn’t...

Little pocket pistol not doing it for you? Perhaps you should pack this gun. Look at this immense muzzleloading gun small enough to pocket carry for Paul Bunyan that has a loud bang. In a video shared by Best of Weapons we have the king of all muzzleloading handguns. You will see massive flames coming from this big bore. This muzzleloading pistol will have heads turning at the gun range. But be sure to have a vise like grip or else it will fly away from you. Best words of advice is better hold on if anyone ever offers you...

African safari hunter on having to choose just one bullet for continent's game: ‘It would most definitely be the Woodleigh Hydrostatically Stabilized Solid.’ The bull elephant was in musth – that was immediately clear – as his temporal glands were weeping down the side of his head. The night previous, he had destroyed the maize field that the village was counting on to survive the winter, rolling around HYDRO POWER like a drunken teenager and ruining their efforts. We got on him early, and we got in close – 16 long paces to be exact – as my professional hunter...

Varmint Control builds Long-Range Shooting Skills - If you're Looking to Improve your Shooting Abilities, Helping Farmers and others out by Targeting Prairie Dogs fills the Bill. I frequently find myself dreaming about connecting with spectacularly long shots. Not like a solid 100-yard kill shot at a whitetail, mule deer or elk resting at the fork in a tree, but long, legendary shots that immediately become the fodder for modern lore. I’m talking about ridiculous “struggle to see with the naked eye” far at a target so small you struggle to keep it located in your optic. The shots you...

Not long ago, Sturm, Ruger reintroduced one of the company’s most popular rifles in recent memory, the Hawkeye Alaskan, chambered in three slamming calibers that are known for their stopping power. It's a superb rifle, especially for conditions one is likely to encounter in the fall, when if it's not raining, sleeting or snowing, it’s probably getting ready to – am I right? Hitting the scale at 8 pounds (unloaded, without scope), the Hawkeye Alaskan is chambered for the .375 Ruger, the .338 Winchester Magnum or the .300 Winchester Magnum. Either/or, you’ve got a potent load for anything on four...

Elegance Quality Lethality Purdey’s latest bolt-action rifle features the company’s handcrafted excellence. Best Quality British bolt action rifles have always been known for their exquisite workmanship and total reliability in the hunting field in remote continents far from a gunsmith. Accuracy was always up to the highest standards of the day but it was all about hunting accuracy in the field, for these guns were built for hunters who took them to the far flung corners of the world after exotic game. Today's shooters are more and more obsessed with sub-minute of angle groups and the world famous London gunmakers...

Out in the wild internet you can find all sorts of homemade guns. Even a 12 gauge handgun, which isn’t a common thing to build. This aspiring gunsmith out in the boonies built one which resembles a 1911 pistol. Its not quite a Diablo 12 gauge handgun in quality and craftsmanship, but this does work as you'll see. The thing is shooting a gun built from a well known gun manufacturer is fine because its a trust issue. You know its not going to blow up in your face or takes your hand off. But, if your buddy saids, he...

Rifle scopes have reached a point where they are more popular than ever before. Rifle scopes are used by hunters, tactical shooters, and even people looking for a rapid use home-defense optic and especially tactical rifle enthusiasts looking to find the perfect optic for their AR-15. With optics becoming more and more popular, it’s important to know how to zero a rifle scope. There are many, many different kinds of scopes out there. This guide is designed as a general guide for zeroing a rifle optic. Some scopes may require very specific instructions on how to zero them. SELECTING THE...

Among the Model 1874 Sharps rifles made currently by C. Sharps Arms Company, the Carbine Hunter's Rifle seems to get the least attention. That really isn't fair because the Carbine Hunter’s Rifle is one of the Sharps versions that is most often found on the "guns in stock gallery." But there is more to it than just that, because the Carbine Hunter’s Rifle is a very shootable Sharps. Today's version of the Carbine Hunter’s Rifle is actually a combination of two rifles from the Sharps history. The Hunter’s Rifle was introduced by Sharps in 1875 and it was available in...

Everyone loves shotguns whether its for hunting or home defense, shotgun usually comes up first as the most preferred to have. Then, theres the talk of either having a 12 gauge or a 20 gauge, which is the better? Probably the best answer will always be that "depends". The 12 gauge will have more kick than the 20 gauge. To some folks they don’t mind or like the harder recoil. 12 Gauge For hunters that prefer the larger shot size (4 shot) and heavier loads, go with the Mossberg 500 12 gauge. Good for the gobblers and turkeys that don’t...

Which is Best for Long Range Competition Shooting? So, what do the acronyms M.O.A. and M.R.A.D. mean to shooters and what is the difference between the two? Well, the answer to that question is that M.O.A. indicates Minutes of Angle whereas, M.R.A.D. indicates Milli radians and both are angular units of measure. Because they are both used to measure the length of a section of a circle’s circumference, shooters use either Minutes of Angle or Milli radians for measuring the adjustment range of their rifle scopes. Although, there is no inherent advantage to choosing one over the other, some shooters...

This guy gets ready to jump out from his stand to spear a bear. What could go wrong right? Check out this bear spearing fail that could have turned deadly in a heartbeat. In a video shared on Facebook by Mitchel J Yonkman we can almost hear this guy saying hold my beer while I take care of business. Not sure if this guy is a pro spear hunter like Youtuber Tim Wells Bow Hunter. By the look of this bear setup, he may have waited a long time for this bear to come along. When the black bear is...

What are these guys doing on the firing range? Why are these guys strolling on an active rifle range as if they're bullet proof? Its obvious this is not gun safety at its finest. Watching the gun violation in this video is totally against what we’ve all been taught about gun safety. So for the sake of this article, I will take their side in defense. They are training to know when to shoot and not to shoot. They are building up their confidence level. (Instructors and shooters) What if this video was highlighting our "Blue Light" tactical team predecessor...

There are many great 9mm pistols of the past and present out on the market. But, which ones are really accurate right out of the box without any customization. As most of you all know the "Indian" is always the variable factor that has to do with accuracy and not the "arrow". From the groups that have shot these 9mm pistols are the Joe average with maybe some military or law enforcement background. None of these shooters are newbies or of elite status like a Rob Leatham. Rob can pick up just about any pistol and be accurate with it....

Do you think you're tough enough to take a shot by rubber buckshot? This guy did and its hysterical to watch. Watch this bodybuilder faces off against rubber buckshot and gets pelted. Houston Jones is a bodybuilder that believes he is tougher than the male human even against rubber buckshot fired from a shotgun. He is about to test this out by trial with a scattergun. As an illustration of what can happen to an object. Houston Jones starts out by having his friend shoot at a watermelon which obliterates it. The first few shots are from a distances...

Are you feeling that itch for a Bigger Kick? – Try a 4 gauge Shotgun This is probably cheaper than getting a .950 JDJ rifle. Yeh, this shotgun has a really big kick! Watch this shooter hold on as he fires off this mighty Thor 4 gauge shotgun. If you think shooting the 12 gauge shotgun is nothing, by all means give this 4 gauge a try and feel the blast. Thanks to Youtuber Georghe Bushe for sharing a video which has this ZZ Top looking guy taking a shot with a scary 4 gauge shotgun. Seeing the recoil effects...

This Sign led the Pack for most Politically Incorrect Sign of the Year. Harris County Sheriff Mike Jolley posted a most epic, pro-carry sign in front of his sheriff’s office. This has taken the community and online world by storm. The sign read “Our citizens have concealed weapons. If you kill someone, we might kill you back. We have ONE jail and 356 cemeteries. Enjoy your stay!” Fox news asked about the meaning of the sign, the Sheriff points out that the citizens are armed, and if you commit murder in his county, well, the citizens might just kill you...

Think you can handle the recoil from the largest-caliber rifle in the world? Do you like shooting big cartridges that has a huge kick? Probably one of the biggest cartridge in the world is the .950 JDJ. It is .95 inches in diameter, and weighs a stout 3600 grains (8 ounces, half a pound) and uses 240 grains of powder to push this bullet at 2,100 fps. The bullet costs $40 a piece. (ouch!) The guys from "Knight Rifles" had a chance to take this out to the range to shoot one. This bullet generates 38,685 lbs/ft of energy. It...

Watching someone shoot a .50 BMG is always exciting. Of course safety should always be adhere to. This also includes having a great backstop. When a .50 projectile skip off the ground, they can take off in any direction. Its a good thing this shooter is on a gun range thats out in the middle of nowhere. This is the case with this shooter on Youtube who is armed with a rifle chambered in the mighty .50 BMG caliber. When he fires a tracer round, the bullet skips off the ground and ends up arcing up into the air with...

The .260 Remington and 6.5 Creedmoor are very similar rounds. Both are 6.5mm bullet diameter and compatible with .308 Winchester rifles with a barrel switch. The .260 Remington is well-known within the hunting circles, the 6.5 Creedmoor is basically the new unicorn of the long range precision shooting crowd. New shooters embrace the 6.5 Creedmoor without having to know how to reload. The 6.5 Creedmoor was design to be competitive at the top level of high-powered long range competition using factory ammunition plus being novice reloader friendly. The other factors that made this cartridge more appealing to the competitive shooter...