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Reloading: What Do You Really Need to Get Started?

Reloading: What Do You Really Need to Get Started?

While the basics are simple when it comes to getting set up to reload ammunition for your handgun, there are still some critical choices that need to be made. Here’s some advice from long-time reloader Patrick Sweeney, from “Reloading for Handgunners.”

Find Out Who Won the AR-15 Book Giveaway

Find Out Who Won the AR-15 Book Giveaway

Thanks to everyone who entered for a chance to win the “Gun Digest Book of the AR-15 Volume 4.” The comments were a lot of fun to read, and some of your torture tests were even more extreme than the ones in this book!

If the right-handed shooter fires with thumbs curled down, thumb won’t block operation of slide lock lever.

Gun Review: Shooting SIG-Sauer’s P226

In the 1970s, the SIG-Sauer brand was new to American firearms enthusiasts, and the company’s pistols took America by storm. For a long time, the P226 was the most popular of the series, for very good reasons, according to Massad Ayoob.

Still not convinced? Click the image to see photos from the author's AR-15 torture test.

Giveaway: AR-15 Guide With Torture-Test Gun Reviews

When Patrick Sweeney said he was going to put a batch of ARs through some intense torture testing to do gun reviews, we had no idea he’d go this far. Here’s your chance to win a copy of the book that shows the results – “Gun Digest Book of the AR-15 Volume 4.”

The Savage 110 Tactical .308 Carbine is a five-shot bolt gun that would do for long-range defense, though it is limited in capacity and speed.  Factory equipped with an Army Digital Camo stock, the Carbine is shown with a Vortex scope and bipod. The tactical carbine is lighter than many sniper rifles currently available.

Is There a “Best Survival Gun” For Home Defense?

When preparing for emergencies and survival situations, many of us will rely on firearms purchased for other purposes, such as hunting, target or informal recreational shooting, or defense of home or self during “normal” times. If you’re thinking about the security resources you’d like to have on hand in not-so-unlikely survival situations, keep in mind these important strategies, from Scott Wagner in his new book, “Gun Digest Book of Survival Guns.”

Newhall: Have We Forgotten the Lessons for Combat and Self Defense?

Newhall: Have We Forgotten the Lessons for Combat and Self Defense?

The slaughter of four young California Highway Patrol Officers at Newhall, in 1970, was a watershed experience in the history of American law enforcement. Four decades after the incident, the lessons from Newhall illustrate critical aspects of tactical training for law enforcement and self-defense.

Editor Tags “Best Deals” from the 70th Anniversary Sale

Editor Tags “Best Deals” from the 70th Anniversary Sale

The Gun Digest Store often has great promotions running, but a few of the offers in the new, 70th Anniversary Sale surprised even me. Here’s my list of deals that are definitely worth checking out.

Shooting Well: It’s All in Your Head

Shooting Well: It’s All in Your Head

Physical gifts aside, practice makes you a marksman – assuming, of course, you can think straight, according to popular Gun Digest author Wayne van Zwoll.

Looking Back: 1970 Gun Review of Smith & Wesson Bolt Rifle

Looking Back: 1970 Gun Review of Smith & Wesson Bolt Rifle

With the holidays behind us, let’s get back to some good, old-fashioned gun writing. Here’s a look back to 1970, with a gun review of Smith & Wesson’s bolt rifles, from Bob Wallack in the 1970 “Gun Digest.”

Find Out Who Won: Reloading Essentials Giveaway

Find Out Who Won: Reloading Essentials Giveaway

Thanks to everyone who entered for a chance to win two ammunition reloading essentials from Gun Digest. While there is a handful of partiers among us, it looks like the overwhelming majority will be staying home on New Year’s Eve. Notable exceptions are those who will be out there working for our safety and security – A special “thank you” to all of you folks for your service.