Self Defense
Self Defense

Federal Updates the Hydra-Shok

Back when I started as a police officer, Federal’s Hydra-Shok was a very popular duty load. I conducted extensive testing for our department and Hydra-Shok is what we selected. Since then – its been a while – the popularity of Hydra-Shok has waned, but recently Federal just updated this benchmark bullet to give deeper penetration. To read the full article click HERE

The Gunsite Story

From 1958 until 2003 the pages of Guns & Ammo magazine were graced with the words and wisdom of COL Jeff Cooper. Readers worldwide subscribed to read his thoughts; primarily those associated with the use and application of the defensive handgun. Similarly, when Cooper opened the American Pistol Institute on the Gunsite Ranch near Pualden, AZ in 1976, like-minded folk traveled from far …