Season 8

This week we're visiting gunmaker STI International which owns a staggering 80% of the competition market with their cutting-edge polymer-framed 1911 style high capacity pistols.

Once a year, Smith & Wesson gathers some of the top firearms media people in the country for a week of training at Gunsite, America's premier shooting school.

What do our soldiers in the Middle East face every day? Well, before Marines head over to Iraq they take a very special class at GUNSITE introducing them to foreign weapons systems. For the fist time, someone other than a Marine is taking the course.

This week we're playing around with some Hollywood status guns.

Michael Janich shows us the ins and outs of close quarters combat and whether or not to involve your handgun.

Join us this week for more exciting shooting action.

When it comes to gun handling skills, nothing beats practice, and there is no better practice than competition, because competition induces stress. Welcome to the International Defensive Pistol Association Nationals.

The double action revolver from back in the days of wild west is enjoying a renaissance among self defense shooters, find out why.

This week Shooting Gallery takes you to the USPSA to learn more about practical shooting.

This week we're Wilson Combat in Arkansas, to see their 1911, AR-15 and combat shotgun.

This week we look at carbines and shotguns and then we test them on the range.

This week we're checking out the 2007 Steel Challenge in Piru, California.

Join Shooting Gallery for part 2 of the Steel Challenge to find the fastest shooter in the west.