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  • S&W GUNSMARTS BASIC SKILLS FOR SHOOTING SPORTS EPISODE 5

    S&W GUNSMARTS BASIC SKILLS FOR SHOOTING SPORTS EPISODE 5

    Date: 11-02-2024
    Join the S&W Gunsmarts team for an educational series on shooting sports. In this fifth and final episode, you will be learning to work out of a holster.
  • S&W GUNSMARTS BASIC SKILLS FOR SHOOTING SPORTS EPISODE 4

    S&W GUNSMARTS BASIC SKILLS FOR SHOOTING SPORTS EPISODE 4

    Date: 10-02-2024
    Join the S&W Gunsmarts team for an educational series on shooting sports. In this fourth episode, you will be learning moving and shooting.
  • S&W GUNSMARTS BASIC SKILLS FOR SHOOTING SPORTS EPISODE 3

    S&W GUNSMARTS BASIC SKILLS FOR SHOOTING SPORTS EPISODE 3

    Date: 11-01-2024
    Join the S&W Gunsmarts team for an educational series on shooting sports. In this third episode, you will be learning target-to-target transition.
  • S&W GUNSMARTS BASIC SKILLS FOR SHOOTING SPORTS EPISODE 2

    S&W GUNSMARTS BASIC SKILLS FOR SHOOTING SPORTS EPISODE 2

    Date: 10-01-2024
    Join the S&W Gunsmarts team for an educational series on shooting sports. In this second episode, you will be learning start positions and range commands.
  • S&W GUNSMARTS BASIC SKILLS FOR SHOOTING SPORTS EPISODE 1

    S&W GUNSMARTS BASIC SKILLS FOR SHOOTING SPORTS EPISODE 1

    Date: 19-12-2023
    Join the S&W Gunsmarts team for a five part educational series on shooting sports. In this first episode you will learn What a sanctioned match is.
  • Adjusting Your Semi-Buckhorn Sight

    Adjusting Your Semi-Buckhorn Sight

    Date: 17-11-2023
    In this video, you will learn how to properly adjust any Marlin rifle fitted with the semi-buckhorn sight. 
  • THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF RIFLE SCOPES: HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SCOPE

    THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF RIFLE SCOPES: HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SCOPE

    Date: 11-09-2023
    Kirstie Pike writes this informative scope guide for Mossberg.  The purpose of this particular blog is not to recommend any particular rifle scope, but rather to provide some very basic information about scopes so the reader may be better prepared to make a decision based upon their hunting style and budget. Here goes!
  • Super Wrangler Assembly and Disassembly Guide

    Super Wrangler Assembly and Disassembly Guide

    Date: 11-09-2023
    With the Super Wrangler arriving in a couple of weeks. Now is the time to check out these two videos on the correct way to assemble and disassemble your Ruger Super Wrangler.
  • S&W GUNSMARTS PISTOL DRILLS EPISODE 6

    S&W GUNSMARTS PISTOL DRILLS EPISODE 6

    Date: 25-08-2023
    Join pro shooter Julie Golob in the sixth episode of the Smith & Wesson Gunsmarts educational series. This episode features accuracy and speed drills.
  • S&W GUNSMARTS PISTOL DRILLS EPISODE 5

    S&W GUNSMARTS PISTOL DRILLS EPISODE 5

    Date: 03-08-2023
    Join pro shooter Julie Golob in the fifth episode of the Smith & Wesson Gunsmarts educational series. In this episode, you will be learning everything you need to know about shooting on the move.
  • S&W GUNSMARTS PISTOL DRILLS EPISODE 4

    S&W GUNSMARTS PISTOL DRILLS EPISODE 4

    Date: 21-07-2023
    Join pro shooter Julie Golob in the fourth episode of the Smith & Wesson Gunsmarts educational series. In this episode, you will be learning everything you need to know about working and shooting behind barriers.
  • S&W GUNSMARTS PISTOL DRILLS EPISODE 3

    S&W GUNSMARTS PISTOL DRILLS EPISODE 3

    Date: 06-07-2023
    Join pro shooter Julie Golob in the third episode of the Smith & Wesson Gunsmarts educational series. In this episode, you will be learning Bianchi practical Pistol drills.
  • S&W GUNSMARTS PISTOL DRILLS EPISODE 2

    S&W GUNSMARTS PISTOL DRILLS EPISODE 2

    Date: 09-06-2023
    Join pro shooter Julie Golob in the second episode of the Smith & Wesson Gunsmarts educational series. In this episode you will be learning about Pistol and Belt setup for the range.
  • S&W GUNSMARTS Pistol Drills Episode 1

    S&W GUNSMARTS Pistol Drills Episode 1

    Date: 02-06-2023
    Join Pro Shooter Julie Golob for a 5 episode series on Pistol Drills in Smith & Wesson's Gunsmarts Educational Series. In this first episode you will be learning what you need to pack for a successful day at the range.
  • Shooting Steel Case Ammo

    Shooting Steel Case Ammo

    Date: 01-05-2023
    Ruger has been asked "Is it OK to Shoot Steel Case Ammo out of a Ruger American Ranch Rifle?"  In this Tech Tip, Ruger's Production Manager Mark Gurney gives you Ruger's take on it. 
  • How To Maintain Your Marlin 1895 SBL

    How To Maintain Your Marlin 1895 SBL

    Date: 13-04-2023
    In this series of videos, you will learn how to safely and correctly disassemble, clean and reassemble your Marlin 1895 SBL. 
  • Otis Gun Cleaning 101 | How to Clean Limited Breech Rifles and Revolvers

    Otis Gun Cleaning 101 | How to Clean Limited Breech Rifles and Revolvers

    Date: 08-12-2022
    In this video, Matt and Greg from Otis Technology talk about revolvers, the Ruger 10/22, the Henry.22 LR, and limited breech guns like the 17 HMR.
  • 10 Fundamentals of Break Barrel Air Shooting

    10 Fundamentals of Break Barrel Air Shooting

    Date: 14-09-2022
    Unjustly, break barrel air rifles have a reputation for being finicky. New shooters on the platform may become frustrated by the movement created by the mechanics of the spring inside the frame. That momentum shift, though, is easy enough to understand and doesn’t have to have a negative influence on accuracy, if you follow some simple steps.
  • The Basic Anatomy Of A Revolver

    The Basic Anatomy Of A Revolver

    Date: 06-07-2022
    In this instructional video produced by Smith & Wesson, we are taken through the basic anatomy of a revolver by Jerry Miculek. 
  • How To Fix A Ruger BX-1 Jam

    How To Fix A Ruger BX-1 Jam

    Date: 03-06-2022
    This tip is for anyone who has ever had a BX-1 ‘Jam’ on them. More often than not this issue is easily fixed.
  • How To Clean Your 10/22 Rifle

    How To Clean Your 10/22 Rifle

    Date: 05-04-2022
    Need Some Cleaning Tips? In this video from Ruger, find out exactly how to clean and maintain your 10/22 rifle. 
  • How To Improve Your Accuracy With Trigger Control

    How To Improve Your Accuracy With Trigger Control

    Date: 16-11-2021
    Pro Shooter Julie Golob takes you through a guide on how to improve your accuracy with your pistol by practicing trigger control in dry fire. 
  • Mossberg 940 – Complete Cleaning and Disassembly with Jerry Miculek

    Mossberg 940 – Complete Cleaning and Disassembly with Jerry Miculek

    Date: 02-11-2021
    This instructional video shows an in-depth look at how to perform essential servicing and cleaning procedures on the Mossberg 940 platform shotgun.
  • Comparing Smith & Wesson Revolver Sizes

    Comparing Smith & Wesson Revolver Sizes

    Date: 26-10-2021
    Pro shooter Jerry Miculek takes us through the different Smith & Wesson Revolver Sizes.
  • The How’s and Why’s of Bore Sighting A Bolt-Action Rifle

    The How’s and Why’s of Bore Sighting A Bolt-Action Rifle

    Date: 19-10-2021
    In this post, Kirstie Pike takes us through a guide to bore sighting a bolt-action rifle.