There's a simple, two-part answer to the age-old question: “Is it safe to dry fire my gun?”

Boy howdy, we've hit the big time. We now have Jeff Foxworthy as a fellow blogger. I kinda feel like I'm now the opening act for Elvis. OK, maybe not Elvis, but you get the idea.

Bullet penetration is a penetrating topic for most hunters. Some say you can have too much, some say too little.

For more than 100 years, America's most iconic rifle has been the lever action. No other rifle begs to be picked up, have the action worked or tweaks that little bit of "cowboy" in us all. But to steal a phrase from Bob Dylan, "The times they are a changing." The AR-15 is quickly becoming the long arm of choice for American gun owners.

You face a conundrum if you’re determined to own one of the best-balanced, easy shooting, deadly accurate whitetail rounds ever developed. Will it be the .260 Rem. or 6.5 Creedmoor?

For those of you who have trouble understanding the difference between MILs (milliradians), inches and M.O.A. (minute of angle), I'll offer the hillbilly explanation.

Fifty years ago it seemed every second rifle in the woods was a lever-action .30-30 Win. Now I rarely see one.

There are a variety of sights that can be installed on a defensive handgun. For the most part, they will all work on the range. It's when you're panicked and fighting for your life that real difference can be found. In those instances, a phenomenon known as "target focus" occurs. This is where you're focused on the target, which can make it deadly difficult to shoot a handgun accurately if you can't see the sights.

The most accurate and powerful rifle/scope/ammo combination in the world counts for nothing if you’re not skilled enough to take advantage of it. And darn few of us are skilled enough—unless we really, really practice.

The time has finally come to introduce "Muzzle Break"—the official gun blog of North American Hunter and HuntingClub.com. We've rounded up two of the most experienced, charismatic trigger fiends from the cream of the gunwriter crop to deliver their expertise each week. Lock, load and welcome Ron Spomer and Richard Mann.