Black Guns Matter: Changing the Perspective Black Guns Matter is a charity based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that educates and informs urban communities on their Second Amendment rights and responsibilities. Black Guns Matter believes that educating people about their right to bear arms is essential to maintaining a free and safe society. Black Guns Matter was…
The 6 Top Positions in Shooting Standing position has been the default for the club, the spear, the bow, and the arquebus. It’s the position of mobility, observation, visibility to the commander but how well does it actually work for modern marksmanship? Firing while standing isn’t the most stable process, though it may be…
Indoor Gun Ranges vs. Outdoor Gun Ranges When starting your journey as a gunsmith, having time to practice and learn how to shoot a gun is so important to your knowledge base. The best way to do this when you are starting out or even as an experienced shooter is at a gun range. It…
4 Safety Tips for Kids at the Shooting Range There may be no better place than the shooting range to enrich your kids’ respect for firearms. If you’re reading articles to plan for the most positive experience you can, you’re well on your way to creating some great memories. Obviously, no one can tell you…
Firing Range Safety Hacks If you’re looking to make your time spent at the range as smooth as possible, you’ve come to the right place. While you may be expecting a list of “don’t ever” mandates, this is is a list of suggestions to make your range time safer and hopefully more enjoyable. Beware of…
4 Cardinal Rules: A Non-Negotiable Safety rules are written in blood. Also in hearing damage, holes in walls and machinery, ruined reputations. The goal is to avoid writing any new lines into the history of accidents and negligence over your entire lifetime. Since gunsmiths often deal with defective or out-of-spec guns, the four safety rules…
3 Hearing Protection Tips to Use at a Shooting Range The dangers of gunfire to human hearing are well known. Constant exposure, even to moderately loud noises, reduces hearing acuity. Traumatically loud noise also causes tinnitus, a constant parasitic sound signal fed to the brain by damaged nerves. Standard ways of reducing hearing damage while…
Firearm Safety Around the Holidays The holiday season is a great time to catch up with friends and reconnect with family, and it is the time of the year when everyone is happy, more generous, and sociable. However, it is not a time to forget about gun safety or reduce safety when it comes to…
3 Steps for a D.I.Y. Gun Range For most of us, owning a shooting range is a life goal. There’s something awesome about venturing out on the porch with the morning coffee in one hand and a suppressed .22 pistol in the other…pew…ping! Regular and instant access also makes gunsmithing work much easier, allowing verification…
Education: Learn to Become a Gunsmith The average person might not think twice about hiring a handyman or mobile mechanic off of Craigslist, but the same can’t be said of a gunsmith. The amount of implicit trust that’s required to hand over a firearm to someone cannot be understated. But if you’re trying to cut…