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Gun Sights 101: Sight Adjustments
How to make iron sights work for you.
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Gun Sights 101: Iron Sights, Pt. 2
Understanding how your gun's iron sights work will improve your shooting.
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Our series on ballistic projectiles continues.
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How to Read a Ballistics Table
Don't be intimidated! All the work has been done for you.
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Ammunition Science: Shotshell Ballistics
How the science affects the way your shot flies.
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4 (More) Things You Didn't Know Affect Your Bullet
When it comes to long-range accuracy, there's much more at work than your aim.
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5 Things (You Didn't Know) Affect Your Bullet
When your bullet has to go the distance, these are the obstacles.
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Ammunition Science: Cartridge Safety
We talk about gun safety a lot...but let's not forget the ammunition!
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How Guns Work: the Firing Sequence
What happens inside the gun determines what happens outside of it.
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The simple version of a remarkably complex subject.
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Ammunition Science: Blackpowder vs. Modern Cartridges
Much of the technological development in firearms history has actually been devoted to ammo!
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Gun Manufacturing: Secrets of MIM
What is Metal Injection Molding, and how does it relate to firearms?
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How Are Gun Barrels Enhanced? (Pt. 2)
Diving into the nitty-gritty of how guns are made...and how they're made well.
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How to Break In a Gun Barrel
Yes, even the best rifled barrels need a break-in.
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What Is the Best Gun Barrel Material?
Because not all metals are created equal...
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What Makes Some Barrels More Accurate Than Others?
There are many factors that determine rifle barrel accuracy.
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How Are Shotgun Barrels Different From Rifle Barrels?
Other than the lack of rifling, that is...
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What is Rifling Twist Rate?
You hear a lot about it...so what does it mean?
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