American Gunsmith

14/06/2024

Why anti-gun advocates pivoted from handgun bans to "assault weapon" bans

Why are gun control advocates fixated on "assault weapons" and why do they want to ban them?

11/06/2024

Gun Industry Business Websites. Notes on creating an online presence for gunsmiths and firearm businesses.

Notes on creating an online presence for gunsmiths and firearm businesses.

07/06/2024

June is . Here's a review of safety all good gun owners always follow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib7TWKq-l6Y

owners are safe and responsible. Gun safety rules were made by gun owners and shooting organizations on their own, not by government mandat...

04/06/2024

Bigotry against gun owners remains the last acceptable bias.

The last acceptable bias.

04/06/2024

Project ChildSafe began in just five cities in the U.S. and has grown to serve all 50 states, distributing more than 41 million cable-style gun-locking devices and educational brochures available at no cost to gun owners. The firearm safety kits are distributed through partnerships with more than 15,000 local law enforcement agencies and 13,000 organizational partners. The NSSF does not endorse government intrusion mandating safe storage and instead encourages appropriate storage and use of fi****ms.

Project ChildSafe began in just five cities in the U.S. and has grown to serve all 50 states and the five U.S. territories. To date, Project ChildSafe ...

31/05/2024

History of competitive rifle shooting before the 1960s and how it compared to military training programs.

How well do USMC rifle standards compare to competitive shooting courses?

28/05/2024

From American Gunsmith regular, Paul Mazan. Return of the Dragon, a custom rifle project.
https://funshoot.substack.com/p/return-of-the-dragon

26/05/2024

Notes on marksmanship training simulators:

Marksmanship simulators have been in use for many years, particularly the military. Despite spending millions of tax payer dollars, they still fail. Here are...

21/05/2024

Deer Hunters at The Alamo. Would have a platoon-sized group of hunters with modern rifles been able to turn the tide at The Battle of the Alamo?

What effect would deer hunters with modern rifles have had at The Battle of the Alamo?

17/05/2024

Friday funnies. Think of it as a sad version of Kids Say the Darndest Things

A series of elites in the "gun safety" and "gun sense" space proposing legislation explain and demonstrate their understanding of fi****ms and how they work....

14/05/2024

Gun Ownership and Safety in the United States. The data on gun ownership rates and safety throughout the U.S.

“Are areas in the US where gun ownership is high safer to live? Does gun ownership makes people safer? Are there any statistics to prove it?”

10/05/2024

Bullseye Targets for Practical Training. Bullseye shooting offers real value to tactical shooters and trainers today, especially those with the skill and desire to move beyond typical qualification. “Bullseye” might be “Dot Torture” or some other approach to push attention toward core Shot Process improvement.

Bullseye shooting offers real value to tactical shooters and trainers today, especially those with the skill and desire to move beyond typical qualification....

07/05/2024

Keys points everyone should know about fi****ms, and how to easily identify people who remain clueless about them.

Keys points everyone should know about fi****ms, and how to easily identify people who remain clueless about them.

30/04/2024

Ideas on zero targets from Sgt. 1st Class Chad Bielitz, USARC Senior Gunner, with free downloads.

Ideas on zero targets from Sgt. 1st Class Chad Bielitz, USARC Senior Gunner.

29/04/2024

A history of female shooting champions. Shooting sports have historically offered a fair and equal opportunity for all participants for over a century, regardless of age, size, gender, etc.

Shooting sports have historically offered a fair and equal opportunity for all participants for over a century, regardless of age, size, gender, etc. If you ...

23/04/2024

Red Dot Sight For New Hunters
Overview of modern optics suitable for hunting.

Overview of modern optics suitable for hunting.

16/04/2024

FFL Gun Dealer Omnibus. Updates of interest for gunsmiths and FFL firearm dealers.

Updates of interest for gunsmiths and FFL firearm dealers.

13/04/2024

Competition vs. Qualification Targets
Direct comparison is an ideal way to get context. Competition shooting programs push shooters to be at least three times better (or more!) than what's typically seen in military training programs. As an example, here's a demo of Marine Corps qualification Entry Level Rifle targets compared to competition targets.

Marine Corps qualification Entry Level Rifle targets compared to competition targets used by skilled shooters.

12/04/2024

The Truth behind that Navy backward optic. How did the U.S. Navy screw this up? The TRUTH behind the infamous backward rifle optic public affairs picture.

How did the U.S. Navy screw this up? The TRUTH behind the infamous backward rifle optic public affairs picture.

12/04/2024

Violent crime is at near historic lows in the United States even as gun sales and gun ownership increase. Despite having a “gun epidemic” (according to the CDC) and increases in gun sales in the United States, the homicide rate has dropped since the early 1990s to near historic lows in the mid-2010s, a decade after the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban sunset in 2004. Both CDC and FBI data verify this. All of this occurred as gun ownership and the number of fi****ms in circulation increased and while most proposed gun control schemes (such as for the AR-15) remain unpassed.

Violent crime is at near historic lows in the United States even as gun sales and gun ownership increases.

09/04/2024

Matt Larsen on competence through competition. Military culture problems with marksmanship and combatives, how to improve it, and why the training model should have added on more table.

Matt Larsen on competence through competition. Military culture problems with marksmanship and combatives, and how to improve it.

05/04/2024

According to the ATF, about 99% of FFL dealers operate properly and only a tiny percentage of legally sold guns are ever used in crimes with a time-to-crime average of over ten years. FFL dealers selling a gun later found at a crime scene within three years of the first sale raise suspicions about that dealer. For a time, the D.C. area’s Metropolitan Police Department was the only legal FFL gun dealer in the nation’s capital. For the dozens of guns recovered at crime scenes that D.C. MPD FFL transferred, the time-to-crime was 20 months or less – less than two years.

For a time, the D.C. area’s Metropolitan Police Department was the only legal gun dealer (FFL) in the nation’s capital. Records now show at least 25 of the g...

02/04/2024

A program so good it's worth stealing!

Bloomberg-backed group STEALS from Pro-Gun Safety Program ...

01/04/2024

Gunsmith Tools Explained.
A not-too-serious explanation of the tools gunsmiths use around the shop.

A not-too-serious explanation of the tools gunsmiths use around the shop.

26/03/2024

Police Qualification Reality. Awarding someone a badge doesn’t make them a good shooter.

Handing Someone A Badge Doesn’t Make Him A Good Shooter Accurately shooting a gun is not like using a camera. It’s not a simple “point and click.” Like any skill — yes, shooting is a skill — shooting a gun accurately requires constant practice and discipline. Firearm presentation, sight ...

25/03/2024

Shooting sports have historically offered a fair and equal opportunity for all participants for over a century, regardless of age, size, gender, etc.

Shooting sports have historically offered a fair and equal opportunity for all participants for over a century, regardless of age, size, gender, etc. If you ...

21/03/2024

Any advice on what's wrong with this patrol rifle?

"Only police are good enough to have guns". A demonstration of police shooting skills ...

19/03/2024

Chinese Sniper Manual. A downloadable copy of a current Chinese military sniper manual translated into English.

"Theory of Ballistics to Study the Mystery of Ultra-Long Range Precision Shooting"

14/03/2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, applauds Missouri state Rep. Aaron McMullen’s introduction of a concurrent resolution supporting the continued commercial utilization of Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. The resolution would mark the Missouri General Assembly’s...

13/03/2024

Why does the U.S. have so many mass shootings? The use of "lies, damned lies, and statistics" and other creative measures.

The use of "lies, damned lies, and statistics" and other creative measures.