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Single action vs double action comes down to one question: what does the trigger do when you press it? On a single action gun, the trigger does one thing. It releases a hammer that is already cocked. On a double action gun, the trigger does two things. It cocks the hammer and then releases it,…

A PCC gun is a pistol caliber carbine: a long gun with a shoulder stock and a longer barrel that fires handgun ammunition such as 9mm, .40 S&W, or .45 ACP. It handles like a rifle but shoots a pistol cartridge, so you get rifle-style stability and accuracy with the low muzzle blast and cheaper…

The .357 Magnum and the 9mm Luger fire bullets that are almost exactly the same width. Put them side by side, though, and they behave like two completely different animals. One is the classic magnum revolver round that built its name on raw power. The other is the most popular pistol cartridge in the world,…

The 5.7x28mm was built to replace the 9mm, and on paper it wins most of the categories that matter at the range: less recoil, a flatter trajectory and more rounds in the magazine. The 9mm wins the categories that matter at the checkout counter and in the gel block: cheaper ammo, far more guns and…

Short answer: it depends on the range, because there is no single national age. At Strip Gun Club, shooters aged 10 and up can shoot with a parent or legal guardian present, and anyone 18 or older can shoot on their own. That’s the number most people came here for. But if you’re planning a…

The best time to visit Las Vegas is March through May and September through November. Those two shoulder seasons give you daytime highs in the 70s and 80s, almost no rain, and the kind of weather that makes walking four miles of the Strip feel like a good idea instead of a mistake. That’s the…

Most guides to romantic things to do in Las Vegas hand you the same three ideas: a fountain show, a fancy dinner, a stroll down the Strip. Fine for a first date. Not so much for a couple who already knows they’d rather do something exciting together than sit quietly across a tablecloth. The crazy…

Most clips hold between 3 and 10 rounds. A stripper clip usually holds 5. The M1 Garand’s en bloc clip holds 8. A moon clip for a revolver holds 6. You can load and fire an M1 Garand, en bloc clip and all, at our shooting range in Las Vegas. But there’s a good chance…

Walk up to the counter at a range and you’ll see rows of handguns behind the glass, everything from a compact 9mm to a stainless revolver to something that looks like it belongs in a Western. They’re all “pistols” in casual conversation, but the word actually covers several distinct designs, each with its own action,…

A rifle is only as accurate as the relationship between where you’re aiming and where the round actually lands. Get that relationship dialed in, and a good scope turns you into a precise, confident shooter. Skip it, and even the finest optic on the market will send rounds wandering off target. That process — aligning…

The 9mm and .45 ACP tend to hog the spotlight in ammo debates, but two rounds that share a bore diameter and a family tree deserve just as much attention: the 10mm Auto and the .40 S&W. On paper they look like close cousins. In practice, they behave very differently once the trigger breaks. If…

Ask ten shooters what a gun clip is and you might get ten slightly different answers — and at least one heated correction. It’s one of the most commonly confused pieces of terminology in the firearms world, right up there with bullet versus cartridge. So let’s clear it up for good. A gun clip is…