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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Review: gunSHOT BOX and Smart Firearms Training Pistol
Realistic firearms training just got a little more real.
Review: Leupold Mark 5HD 2-10x30 Riflescope
Built to last, built for performance and well-suited to most engagements.
Why Would You Choose An Unusual Gun?
Exclusivity can also be achieved with novel engineering rather than high cost.
First Look: Ruger LC Charger 5.7 Pistol
A new, large format pistol version of the LC Carbine.
First Look: Riton 5 TACTIX 1-10x24mm LPVO
Riton enters the low power variable optics marketing with a 1-10x FFP scope.
Training Efficiency: Choose the Right Classes and Instructors
How to find a class that's right for you.
Understanding Point Shooting
Point shooting is useless... until it isn't.
First Look: Grey Man Tactical Safe Door Organizer
A place for everything in your safe, and everything in it's place.
Clearing Up Gas Guns
Burning powder, hot particles and noxious gases have been jetting into shooters’ faces since the first brave souls thrust red-hot wires or matches toward the touchholes of thick-walled, cast-metal tubes packed with powder and projectiles.
Freedom Munitions .38 Special XDEF Ammunition
Revolver fans have a new option in their search for ammo.
I Carry: Taurus TX22 Compact Pistol in an Alien Gear Holster
In this week's episode of "I Carry," we have a Taurus TX 22 Compact .22 LR pistol carried in an Alien Gear Cloak Mod holster along with a PowerTac Cadet G4 flashlight.
No Fun Finding 9x21 Ammo
When dealing with two similar calibers like the 9x21 mm and the 9 mm one must be particularly cognizant that the ammo used matches the caliber stamped on the barrel to lessen the possibility of potential damage to yourself and/or your firearm.
SilencerCo Launches Summer Promotion
Buy one suppressor, get another free from SilencerCo.
First Look: Fix It Sticks for SIG Sauer Pistols
Working on your SIG just got easier thanks to Fix It Sticks
Pistol Trigger Performance
Take your pistol shooting to the next level.
Laser Training Pistol Roundup
Become a better shooter without sending rounds downrange.
First Look: Breakthrough Clean Suppressor Cleaner
Now there's an easier way to clean those baffling areas.
Once And Future Snake: The Colt Python
Colt’s other iconic revolver has had a serpentine history.
Blackhawk Earns ISO Recertification
Blackhawk is keeping up its ISO9000 certification.
First Look: First Spear Concealable Vests
Conceal your plate carrier without sacrificing protection.