Guides

What is Cowboy Action Shooting? A beginner guide to the SASS Old-West sport: the four guns you need, .38 Special, the rules, costume and aliases, what it costs, and how to start.

What is NRL22? A beginner guide to precision rimfire: the monthly five-stage format, the Base class rules, what rifle and ammo you need, and why it is the cheapest way into PRS.

What is the PCC division? Pistol Caliber Carbine rules explained: calibers, minor power factor, the velocity cap, optics, safety handling and how to start in USPSA and Steel Challenge.

Trap vs skeet vs sporting clays explained: how each game throws the target, the skills and guns each needs, which is easiest for beginners, and whether one shotgun does all three.

Power factor explained: the bullet-weight-times-velocity formula, major vs minor scoring tiers, which divisions use each, and how power factor is chronographed at matches.

USPSA divisions explained: all eight handgun divisions from Carry Optics to Open, what gear each allows, the rules on optics and magazines, and which division a beginner should shoot.

What is IDPA? A plain-English guide to the International Defensive Pistol Association: how a defensive match works, the eight divisions, the scoring, and how to shoot your first match.

What is 3-Gun shooting? A plain-English guide to the multigun sport: how a match works with rifle, pistol and shotgun, the divisions, the guns you need and how to start.

What is Steel Challenge? A plain-English guide to the speed shooting sport: the eight fixed stages, the stop plate, time-based scoring, the divisions and how to shoot your first match.