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The biggest reason people say clip when they mean mag is pervasive misinformation from popular culture.  It is unfortunate but for many people the most exposure they have to firearms is through movies, television and video games, our brains then glom onto that and we don’t have much real life experience to dispel that belief.

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There are two main ammo types most shooters use, training/range and self-defense.  It is necessary to use the right ammo for the job, they are purposely engineered and you are responsible for each round so you want everything to be correct.  Let’s take a look at a few considerations and simplify ammo a bit.

Do you want to travel with your firearm but don’t know where to start? This article will go through the ways you can research bringing firearms with you to various destinations!

If you are an instructor or if you want to be an instructor, here’s some resources and tools to help make you a better, more informed and educated teacher in an industry that is constantly changing.  Being a firearms instructor is a privilege, and if we don’t continue to train ourselves, we could be doing our students a disservice.

There are different styles of triggers across the multitude of firearms. They can be flat or curved, and the design is driven by personal preference and what the gun is being used for. We highlight some of the obvious pros and cons to each.

Safety rules in firearms are more than just for safety, they are life rules.  Let’s compare and contrast the two major schools of thought for firearms safety and discuss what core principles that the rules boil down to.

It’s easy to visually see the difference between revolvers and pistols, but there’s more than meets the eye.  Let’s investigate how revolvers and pistols are different, but also the many similarities between them.