How to Buy A Used Gun
A recent commenter asked for some advice on buying used guns. At one point I was frequenting about a dozen gun shows a year, with almost weekly trips to pawn shops, gun shops, secondhand stores…
Guns for Beginners
5 Shooting Range Keys for New Gun Owners [VIDEO]
As anyone who reads TTAG knows, there are millions of new firearm owners in the US. First-timers who have bought a gun in the last year or so for all kinds of reasons. While that’s…
Getting Started As A New Shooter: Try, Try Again
By The Rookie, I took my first firearms class about a year ago. I’d long had an interest in guns and 2A issues and had thought about giving things a try but somehow, I had…
Are You Cross-Eye Dominant? Don’t Worry About It…Yet
While the notion of eye dominance is important in shooting, it’s generally overrated. Especially for new shooters, it’s much more important to learn the proper way to align and see your sights and not worry…
The Women’s Revolver Myth Might Finally Be Dead
A few years ago, I was working at a gun show to promote a concealed carry course I was teaching. It was pretty obvious that I wasn’t just an assistant or the instructor’s wife keeping…
Trap Shooters: Stop Resting Your Shotgun Barrel On Your Foot! [NSFW Image]
As much as we try to minimize risk as gun owners, the shooting sports can still be dangerous. Accidents happen — I’ve treated at least one gunshot wound at a shooting competition, and can remember…
Constitutional Carry: Know the Law and Know Your Rights
By Emily Taylor What used to be a legal oddity confined to the tiny state of Vermont is now the law in more than a third of U.S. states, and another five states are looking…
How To Get Your Own FFL: A Brief Step-By-Step Guide
How do you get an FFL? There’s a procedure to be followed in order to get there, as with licensure of any kind. Not only that, it’s actually pretty easy. Well, it’s not necessarily the…
The 3 Best Ways to Reduce Felt Recoil for New Shooters…And Everyone Else
When I take newbies shooting for the very first time, the number one thing that they’re concerned about isn’t noise or the high velocity piece of hot lead rocketing out the end of the firearm…
Ask Josh: Do I Need A Weapon Light On My Pistol?
Newbie John H. is a recent convert to the way of the gun, having only played video games and engaged in a little paintball from time to time. Now, being a new gun owner, he…