The Broad Side
Self-Defense & Competition Shooting Tips
McKenzie first became interested in guns as a teenager when her uncle, a firearms instructor at a large training facility, introduced her to shooting. Once she turned 21, she began training at her local range and bought her first to gun to carry for self defense. Since then, she’s worked many years behind the gun counter, at gun shows, and as a range officer. In her spare time, McKenzie likes to shoot USPSA, Steel Challenge, and NRL22 matches.
Clip vs. magazine: same thing, right? Well, if you’ve ever made the mistake of mixing up these two terms in…
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In my years working at an indoor gun range, I saw all sorts of gun malfunctions, one of them being…
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If you’re new to revolvers, you may be curious about single action vs. double action revolvers. Single action and double…
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When ammo shopping as a new shooter, cartridge names can get a little confusing. One question we often see is…
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Snap caps and dummy rounds are often used by shooters for dry fire training and for drills on the range.…
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To seasoned gun enthusiasts, the differences between the M1 Carbine vs. M1 Garand are probably obvious. However, newer shooters may…
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When shopping for a red dot to mount on your pistol, you’ll likely come across the Vortex Venom as an…
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