Shooting Illustrated
Shooting Illustrated brings you the latest from the firearm industry, specializing in home and personal defense, concealed carry, long-range shooting and tactical firearms and gear.
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How To Accurize Your Rifle
What matters and what doesn’t when it comes to rifle ballistics.
What's The Best Semi-Automatic Handgun Action?
For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction, even when it comes to handgun operations.
First Look: Bear Forest Knives GT-3
A fixed blade knife that's useful in many different ways.
First Look: Timber Creek Rifle Chassis
Designed for use with Remington 700 actions.
Review: DeSantis Transit Leather IWB Holster
A hybrid IWB holster that doesn’t look like a typical hybrid holster.
BEAR Arms: Making The Switch From Gun Owner to Armed Citizen
How to make concealed carry a part of your everyday life.
I Carry: Ruger Security-9 Compact In A Mission First Tactical Holster
We team an easy to shoot 9mm from Ruger with an MFT Kydex holster and a CRKT knife.
Gear Roundup: AR Accessories
ARs are meant to be upgraded, so here are five products to help you trick out America’s rifle.
First Look: Trijicon Limited Edition ACOG 4x32
Two new camouflage patterns will be available for just a short time.
CRKT and Hogue Knives Launch Partnership
Two top names in the industry team up to collaborate on future projects.
First Look: Viridian E SERIES Lasers For PSA DAGGER Pistols
Choose between a red or a green laser and attach it to the trigger guard.
First Look: Daniel Defense Limited Series Rifles
The new MK12 Alpine Predator updates and extends a favorite design.
150 Years Of The Colt Single Action Army
On the internet, there is a popular meme of Sean Bean as Ned Stark from “Game of Thrones” facing a fierce wind, clad in a wolf–skin cloak and saying, “Brace yourselves…” and then an endless number of witty closures follow, warning the reader that your news feed is about to be populated with dozens of mentions of anything from Marine Corps birthday notices to election-result conspiracies.
First Look: Primary Arms SLx 3X Micro Magnifier
One has an ACSS reticle, the other doesn't.
CMP Acquires Surplus Ammo
22 LR, .30-06 and .30 Carbine soon to become available to Civilian Marksmanship Program customers.
Review: Shadow Systems Foundation Series MR920 Pistol
OK, let’s get the obvious part out of the way right off the bat. Yes, the Shadow Systems MR920 is (loosely) based on the Glock G19.
First Look: SafariVault Holsters From Safariland
A new line of retention holsters from one of the leaders in the industry.
First Look: New Firearms From Stoeger
Highlights include new pistols in 9mm and 40 S&W and a new 12-gauge shotgun.
Fightin' Iron: A Valuable Anachronism
This month, I am going to take up a subject about which I really know relatively little. Military aviation is a huge field—which never caught my particular interest, but always held my personal respect. I was content to be an infantry Marine, but held a deep respect for my brothers who were willing to strap themselves into a winged tube and sally forth to do battle in the questionable belief that this airfoil thing was real.
Defending Yourself While In Your Vehicle
We spend hours and hours each week inside of our cars. Train accordingly.