The Gatling Gun: The First Practical “Machine Gun” Here at Select Fire, we’ve recently begun ‘Rapid Fire’ days, where you can come in and try the very quick-firing binary trigger system that we wrote about in a previous article… so we thought that in today’s article, we’d discuss the Gatling gun, which was the […]
Binary Triggers: What Are They? What Do They Do? Is That Legal? Nearly everybody who shoots is fascinated by automatic fire… it looks cool, and it’s just plain fun. However, there are two problems with it for the average civilian shooter: owning an automatic weapon (while legal, under some circumstances) is highly regulated by […]
Barrel Twist Rate? What Is It? Why Does It Matter? If you ever find yourself looking at specs for a rifle (or some pistols), you may see a specification that says something like this: Twist 1:8 What is ‘twist’, and what does that have to do with the firearm’s performance? History of Rifling […]
Muzzle Brakes, Compensators & Flash Suppressors If you’ve handled or seen firearms very much, chances are you’ve seen some weapons that have funny looking grooves or holes on the sides or top of the end of the barrel. Sometimes, these are cut sight into the firearm itself, while other times, these are ‘add-on’ devices […]
What’s a ‘Clip’ and What’s a Magazine? You hear this all the time in movies… a shooter is out of ammunition, and he yells to his friend “throw me a clip”! The terms ‘clip’ and ‘magazine’ are such a part of casual shooting lexicon that many people think they are interchangeable terms that mean […]
What’s the Best Safety There Is? Should I Buy a Handgun That Doesn’t Have One? There are all kinds of safety mechanisms that can be seen on modern handguns, ranging from the traditional safety lever, to grip safeties, trigger safeties, to no safety at all. Even within the same manufacturer, there can be different […]
Which Ammo Should You Carry? There are a lot of calibers, brands, and types of ammunition available to today’s concealed carry market. While this article won’t get into discussion on calibers (that’s for a different time) and brands, let’s talk about ‘type’ of ammunition… what’s best to use for personal/concealed carry? First, there […]
Ohio’s Constitutional Carry: Do I Need a CCW Now? There’s been a lot of discussion about Ohio’s new “Permitless Carry” law (often called ‘Constitutional Carry’) and what that means. Effective this past summer (June 13, 2022) Governor Mike DeWine signed into law Senate Bill no. 215, which permits a “qualifying adult” to legally carry, […]
