Shotgun Shells Explained

The shotgun is designed to throw a group or “pattern” of many small pellets called…

Hooray for Hollywood

I grew up with guns, but they were always the two-dimensional type. I still laugh…

Cartridge Parts—The New Shooter’s Dictionary

Welcome to the First Shots New Shooter’s Dictionary!

As a new shooter, you might feel overwhelmed…

Shooting Sports to Try: Metallic Silhouette Shooting

Have a gun? Almost any gun? Pistol, revolver, smallbore rifle, hunting rifle, lever-action, blackpowder rifle…

A Conversation with Kenn Blanchard, “Black Man With A Gun”

Kenn Blanchard tells the story of having an edgy name. While in a men’s room,…

Conversations with New Shooters:Lucretia Free

She says she wears a “publisher’s hat.” Meet Lucretia Free, founder and publisher of The…

First Hunts—Everyone Starts at the Beginning

The decision to hunt can come before or after you learn how to shoot. Regardless…

Target Shooters are Friendly and Supportive

As a new shooter, you should have three objectives: Be safe, strive to be better…