Fundamentally, shot timers work by combining a timer with a microphone that detects gunshots. It logs exactly when each shot was fired relative to the starting point, initiated with an audible buzzer.  Whether you’re performing a drill or shooting a course of fire at a match, the data tells you how long it took from the initial buzzer to the last shot — plus everything in between, such as how long it took you to draw your gun and fire the first shot, the time between shots on the same target (split times), time spent transitioning between targets, and how…

Harrington & Richardson is launching a limited batch of reproduction H&R T48 FAL-pattern 7.62 NATO rifles.In the 1950s, America was looking for a new service rifle to replace the M1 Garand. Specifically, they wanted one chambered for the new 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge that fed from box magazines. Trials were held to find the best option, and they saw the AR-10, the FN FAL and the M14 pitted against each other. In the end, of course, the M14 inexplicably won (that’s a whole other story), but the trials left behind the interesting legacy of the American FAL, officially designated as the…