When I grow up, I’m going to start a charm school for shooting. You know, like cotillion. That’s where exasperated parents sent us poorly behaved children to learn about proper fork and spoon use and doing the Foxtrot safely while wearing braces. With all my cotillion penance, I don’t remember a single field trip to […]
Black Friday Sale – No Camping Out Required
We were going to have an in-person Black Friday (and today and Saturday) sale event, but the thought of all those people camping out for days outside the office was kind of weird. We decided to be Insanely Practical about the whole thing instead. Today, tomorrow and Saturday, our newest book, The Rookie’s Guide to […]
How To (Safely) Shoot Steel And Other Insanely Practical Videos
You know we’re all about Insanely Practical stuff around here. After all, we’ve written two whole Insanely Practical Guides books so far. So when Editor Roy Huntington from American Handgunner magazine pointed me to an insanely practical project he’s been working on, I had to check it out. Roy and the folks at FMG Publications […]
Top 10 Shooting Industry Masters Fun Facts
Tisma Juett is only serious about two things: shooting and leading the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s (NSSF) First Shots program. When it comes to something as serious as the Ruger/Smith & Wesson Rimfire Rodeo, stand back! I’m pretty sure I felt all the available oxygen being sucked out of the area when Tisma started to focus. […]
Buyers Guide: The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery by Massad Ayoob
We’ve enjoyed reading Massad Ayoob’s articles in various publications like American Handgunner and Combat Handguns for years. It’s clear that he has amassed a wealth of knowledge of all things shooting and self-defense related during his law enforcement, training, and writing career. Perhaps the most interesting thing about Ayoob’s work is the variety of topics […]