The Shooters Hangout

“Driven by terror threats and a potential Hillary Clinton administration, sales of guns in America soared to record levels in 2016, according to the FBI. Just released FBI background check numbers, which roughly equate gun sales, totaled some 27,538,673, 4 million more than in 2015 and nearly double the number in President Obama’s first year. […]

“When most shooters think of Barrett, the first thing that comes to mind is their .50-caliber rifle and that makes sense considering all the attention it has gotten in military use. This year, Barrett parlayed what they learned from making battle-proven rifles into the company’s first hunting-specific rifle, the 98B LW. Barrett president Chris Barrett […]

“A man donned in black from head to toe and wearing a face mask entered a Chevron store in Heflin, Alabama, late Thursday night, pulled a gun and demanded money from the clerk, WBRC-TV reported. “A customer was in there about to exit,” Heflin Police Chief A.J. Benefield told the station. “He pushed the customer […]

Gov. Jerry Brown’s approval of sweeping gun control legislation in July has triggered a run on firearms in California, with some stores reporting sales have doubled since then. Starting Jan. 1, the general public in California can no longer buy a semiautomatic rifle equipped with bullet-buttons that allow for the quick removal and replacement of […]

Free Admission! We are bringing CCW permits to San Diego County! Come meet the Board members and get the details. Come buy me a beer! No cost for our HUGE annual Christmas Party, but there will be lots of food and craft beers you can purchase! Tons of prizes to take home too! Open to […]

“If you’re into starting ugly debates online, go to a shotgun forum and ask which barrel length is best. Of all the contentious topics in the world of firearms, this one elicits some of the most ferocious and deeply divided responses. It seems at choosing the right barrel length for your shotgun should be a […]

“The new session of Congress doesn’t begin for a few weeks, but one Republican policymaker has already drawn up a bill that would allow people to carry a concealed handgun from one state to another. The lawmaker behind the bill, Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), joined the FOX Business Network’s Stuart Varney to discuss how the […]

“Recoil can make shotgunning less enjoyable, and it can make you miss, too. It’s easy to get kicked into poor shooting form by a gun that hurts you. In my time coaching high school trap shooters, I have seen kids improve dramatically once they used a softer-shooting gun or load. I have also seen recoil […]

Free Admission! We are bringing CCW permits to San Diego County! Come meet the Board members and get the details. Come buy me a beer! No cost for our HUGE annual Christmas Party, but there will be lots of food and craft beers you can purchase! Tons of prizes to take home too! Mark your […]

“Bruce Haddix told WDRB-TV that he talked his mother into buying a gun and learning how to shoot it about a year and a half ago — and he’s relieved she listened. Haddix, the station reported, said his mother initially noticed a suspicious car parked across the street from her Louisville, Kentucky, home Friday afternoon […]