Collecting pistols can be a rewarding hobby, but firing one brings history to life. Unfortunately, our ancestors could not simply purchase bullets. The process for loading a flintlock pistol was time-consuming and required a bit of expertise. You too can learn to load one with a little practi...
A bulletproof vest, designed to protect the chest area from bullets and other dangerous flying objects. Blake Little / Getty Images Humans have been wearing armor for thousands of years. Ancient tribes fastened animal hide and plant material around their bodies when they went out on the hunt,...
looks like a cross between a bow and a rifle. Like a bow, it uses a fast-moving string to launch projectiles, but it also has a trigger and a stock, like a rifle. Based on these similarities, some people may think that the inventor of the crossbow took pieces from a rifle and atta...
Bram flicked his gaze to the side and spied his hulking mountain of a corporal shouldering a flintlock rifle. "We can't simply shoot them, Thorne." Obedient as ever, Thorne lowered his gun. "Then I've a cutlass. Just sharpened the blade last night." "We can't butcher them, either...
NRA Outside The Home Protection Instructor, NRA Refuse to Be a Victim Instructor, and NRA Chief Range Safety Officer. Mark’s extensive training history includes a wide array of tactical and security courses, encompassing advanced pistol, rifle, and shotgun training, close quarter combat, ambushing...
Human Body Where's the Best Place to Take a Bullet if You Get Shot? People 10 Big Questions in the U.S. Gun Control Debate Advertisement How Flintlock Guns Work By: Marshall Brain ©HowStuffWorks If you have ever studied American history, you are sure to have heard about the ...
A bulletproof vest, designed to protect the chest area from bullets and other dangerous flying objects. Blake Little / Getty Images Humans have been wearing armor for thousands of years. Ancient tribes fastened animal hide and plant material around their bodies when they went out on the hunt,...
A bulletproof vest, designed to protect the chest area from bullets and other dangerous flying objects. Blake Little / Getty Images Humans have been wearing armor for thousands of years. Ancient tribes fastened animal hide and plant material around their bodies when they went out on the hunt,...