How To Guides
Instructor Tips | Safety and Wellbeing on the Range
We previously spoke on managing students on and off the range, focusing maintaining custody of people. Today we are taking a more direct look at […]
Editorial
How to Maintain Your Public Land Shooting Range [2026]
I’ve previously written about the importance of safeguarding our public land shooting spaces. Now it’s time to talk about how we can do that in […]
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Editorial
Things Manufacturers Need to Stop Doing with Shotguns [2026]
I do quite a bit of shotgun shooting in both my free time and for Primer Peak. Every time I start to get burnt out, […]
Best Of Lists
Gun Safety around Children | Resources for Parents
Some of us are parents here at Primer Peak. Others are aunts, uncles, and grandparents. As you could probably tell, many of us live an […]
How To Guides
Instructor Tips | Managing Students On and Off the Range
Often times instructors are very heavily focused on the shooting aspect of class. That’s the part people are here for, and what gets folks […]
Editorial
Is Slide Milling a Thing of the Past?
With the advent of the sixth generation of their pistols, Glock has killed irons-only guns moving forward. As far as we know, it’s optics-ready guns […]
Best Of Lists
The Notebook | Overlooked Pieces of Gear
The Notebook. No, not the Nicholas Sparks classic 1996 novel of the same name, but an actual physical notebook. Note taking material is almost always […]
Best Of Lists
How to Become a Firearms Instructor | Words from the Wise
In the previous installment of this series, we looked at some common ways that people can grow and develop as instructors, along with a few […]
Editorial
Interview with John W. Bowman | Gunsite and Police Training Legend [2026]
I hear the shuffle of feet and clatter of falling packages echo through the telephone. “Oh damn, it came!” my conversation partner says excitedly. “And […]
Gun Review
Benelli Nova 3 Tactical Review [2026]
The Benelli Nova has never been a front-runner when it comes to defensive and tactical shotguns. While they enjoy popularity among sportsmen, it has largely […]
Event Coverage
Sabre | SHOT Show 2026
Sabre is one of the biggest names in the pepper spray and personal defense game. Their product lineup is massive, with something for everyone, and […]
Event Coverage
Hollow Socks | SHOT Show 2026
SHOT Show isn’t just firearms and firearm accessories, there’s plenty of “regular” gear and equipment there too. One of the more interesting things I saw […]
Event Coverage
Franchi | SHOT Show 2026
Outside of classic guns like the SPAS-12, I really don’t know much about Franchi. They’re connected to Benelli, Beretta holdings, and they make shotguns, but […]
Event Coverage
CZ USA | SHOT Show 2026
CZ had a few releases for 2026, though I didn’t see much fanfare behind them. While none of it was groundbreaking, there was one “new” […]
Event Coverage
Ace XR | SHOT Show 2026
Over the past few months I’ve been seeing a fair bit of activity online about Ace XR. In short, Ace is a virtually reality tool […]