Resources

Holiday Gun Buying: Things to Remember

With gift-giving season approaching once again, we remind readers who intend on purchasing a firearm…

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…

Gun Safety Begins With You

Did you know?

The National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Project ChildSafe program helps coordinate distribution of firearm…

What is a Modern Sporting Rifle?

Rifles are incredible tools. From a distance, a hunter can take a large animal that…

First Hunts—Everyone Starts at the Beginning

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

Four Things You Can Do With a Rifle (Besides Hunt)

Barbara is more of a hunter than I am and, in this issue of First…

Target Shooters are Friendly and Supportive

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

Meet the Shotgun

Let’s take a look at what makes a shotgun a shotgun. If you rely on…