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TL;DR. The NICS background check is the FBI's national system for confirming a buyer can legally receive a firearm from a licensed dealer. The dealer runs it after you show a photo ID and fill out A … read more

TL;DR. The types of shotgun actions come down to three families: pump-action, semi-automatic, and break-action, which covers over/under, side-by-side, and single-shot guns that hinge open for loadin … read more

TL;DR. Handgun sizes fall into four loose classes (full-size, compact, subcompact, and micro-compact), and no industry standard defines them, so labels vary by maker. Full-size pistols run barrels a … read more

TL;DR. For most serious duck and goose hunters, the best duck hunting shotgun is a semi-automatic 12-gauge with a 3-inch or 3.5-inch chamber. The Benelli Super Black Eagle 3, Beretta A400 Xtreme Plu … read more

TL;DR. The best rifle for deer hunting is a bolt-action chambered in .243 Winchester, 6.5 Creedmoor, .308 Winchester, or .30-06 Springfield, all reliable, accurate choices at typical hunting rang … read more

TL;DR. Gun range etiquette boils down to a few habits: muzzle pointed downrange, finger off the trigger, and an immediate stop the moment someone calls a cease-fire. Those habits come straight fr … read more