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That makes perfectly good sense! When you close one eye, your facial muscles are straining. As soon as the shot is fired, it signals your body to release the built up tension in the form of a flinch. Your body wants you to hurry and shoot, so that you can relax your straining facial muscles...

First, it is easier and more relaxed to shoot with both eyes open. Also, if you ever had to use a firearm in an emergency, you would not be able to close the "weak" eye. The adrenaline rush would force your body to keep both eyes open to maintain situational awareness. Therefore, If you...

Since you have not articulated what type of shooting you are doing, or the condition of your eyesight (i.e. near or farsighted), It is not possible to give specific recommendations. However, there are a list of options to consider: Get your eye doctor to determine what optical power is needed...

This gun has a far greater potential for success than most gun enthusiast realize. Too many gun owners are purchasing "easy to carry yet difficult to shoot" conceal carry handguns; Consequently, shooters are not practicing with these guns as much as they should. This "380ez" appears to be easy...

Frankly, a .357 magnum, 8-shot, 5-inch barrel, Super Redhawk would be much more useful than a 5-shot, too expensive to shoot, short barreled, 44 special! For most shooters, this 44 special will be nothing more than a 5-shot, 45 ACP revolver - without the moon clips. Only those few shooters that...

The bad news is that it is entirely possible to buy a new Ruger revolver and discover serious quality issues. I know this from personal experience. The good news is that Ruger always seems willing to fix the problems that you discover, if you can discover them. It is unfortunate that the...

Be patient and you will eventually achieve your objective. You are trying to develop advanced skills at shooting your handgun. This will not happen overnight. Your posted target is humbling. That means that there are lessons to learn so that your next 25 yard target is better...

As beautiful a gun as the P225-A1 is, it seems to be filling the same role that the already successful P239 is filling. Instead, it would have been interesting if SIG had expanded the already existing P239 models. Personally, I wished that they would issue a stainless P239 chambered in...

As beautiful a gun as the P225-A1 is, it seems to be filling the same role that the already successful P239 is filling. Instead, it would have been interesting if SIG had expanded the already existing P239 models. Personally, I wished that they would issue a stainless P239 chambered in 380...

Firstly, your gun shop's suggestion has some merit. The Ruger SR22 is a DA/SA rimfire. As an economical substitute for the centerfire DA/SA CZ, this sound like a workable idea, provided that you are consistently practicing with a double action trigger pull on your first shot ! Because...

Since you have no experience shooting 44 magnum, the safest approach for exploring shooting this powerful cartridge is the Ruger Super Redhawk double action revolver with a 7.5 inch barrel. Be careful not to confuse the Super Redhawk with either the single action Super Blackhawk or the...

If you are going to use it for shooting 38 special loads, then a 4 inch barrel is good enough. The 6 inch barrel has the potential to achieve better performance with magnum loads, especially if you are into reloading. Also, the heavier weight of the 6 inch version (45 ounces) will help with...

The 9mm cartridge was never meant to be used in revolvers. Revolver cartridges are crimped; Semi-auto pistol cartridges are not!! Semi-auto pistol cartridges were designed to be use with magazines. If you do use a semi-auto pistol cartridge in a revolver, the revolver should be HEAVIER than...

Any SERIOUS gun owner looking to buy a new polymer frame pistol should think carefully before buying this gun. Polymer frame semi-autos do not seem to be a Ruger specialty! They are still trying to figure out how to do it right. Besides, if Ruger is consistent, they will eventually...

The 9mm ,45 ACP, and 40S&W are all excellent cartridges. The 40S&W caliber is unique in that it "splits the difference" between the other two. The 40S&W shoots heavier bullets than a 9mm, at faster velocities than a 45 ACP. However, to REALLY enjoy shooting the 40S&W caliber cartridge, you...