Self Defense


Types of Shotguns

Types of Shotguns

A look at the most common types of shotguns available and why you might select one over the others for your needs.

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Best 38 Special Ammo for Self-Defense

Best 38 Special Ammo for Self-Defense

The .38 Special is one of the most popular handgun rounds in the country. A lot of us use it for recreational target shooting but it’s also very common for hunting, and of course, personal defense. While it doesn’t have the speed and hard-hitting power of its younger and larger sibling, the .357 Magnum, there is little doubt that the .38 Special has the capability to defend but what’s the best 38 special ammo for self defense?

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Muzzle Energy Calculator & Guide

Muzzle Energy Calculator & Guide

As gun people, we often become obsessed with ballistic data, particularly with energy and velocity. It’s easy to understand why we get so deep into the numbers. Muzzle velocity and energy are often stamped right on ammo packaging. Muzzle energy is a prime comparative figure and could be the reason you pick one load over another. In this guide, we’ll examine why muzzle velocity is important and how you can use it to be a more effective hunter and more prepared self-defense shooter.

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Gun Laws vs. Knife Laws

Gun Laws vs. Knife Laws

A quick guide to gun laws vs. knife laws in the United States. This article explores how knife and gun restrictions differ and the many ways they are similarly regulated with intense complication based on the city and state you live.

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What Barriers Do To Ammunition – Testing Data

What Barriers Do To Ammunition – Testing Data

As well prepared as you think you are, if you’re shooting the wrong ammo you may be giving an attacker a leg-up without even knowing it. Barriers can wreak havoc on a bullet that’s traveling through the air toward your target. Do you know how your self defense ammo stack up against some of the toughest intermediate barriers?

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