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Firearms Insight Magazine

Firearms Insight Magazine is the professional publication of ZRIntel. Field-earned knowledge, technical analysis, legal commentary, and contributor intelligence from the practitioners who define the industry.

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InsightBy David Taller

July 27, 2026

Faith Is Not a Security Plan

Houses of worship are open by design. That openness is also their exposure. Most security teams haven’t reckoned with what that means.

InsightBy Seth Cohen

July 24, 2026

The Wince Nobody Names

A Working Framework for Reading Pain on the Firing Line and a Methodology for Fixing It

InsightBy Henry F. Sims

July 22, 2026

The Closet Market

A neglected specialty, a latent demand nobody is serving, and what it actually takes to do bluing right.

InsightBy Brian “Doc” Bowen

July 20, 2026

See the Problem Before You Fix It

Why does good instruction begin with observation, not correction

InsightBy Kevin Bernard

July 17, 2026

The Range Standard Is Not the Street Standard

Why qualification alone cannot prepare officers for the speed, fear, and unpredictability of a real fight.

InsightBy Rick Hiland

July 15, 2026

The Hidden Cost of the Wrong Screwdriver

Why a Driver That Almost Fits Can Damage Both the Firearm and the Shop’s Profitability

InsightBy Michael Kaleikini

July 13, 2026

If Qualification Day Is a Surprise, the System Already Failed

Why the firearms training industry needs to stop treating the standard as a secret.

InsightBy Ruben Valles

July 10, 2026

The Problem Isn't Always the Trigger Pull

When a student freezes on the range, most instructors diagnose the shooter. The right answer is to diagnose the rifle.

InsightBy Jose Morales

July 08, 2026

What the Target Doesn’t Show

Most instructors start at the target. The real work starts before anyone fires a round.

InsightBy Dirk De Bruyn

July 06, 2026

The Pistol That Should Have Stayed in the Safe

A Soviet-era pistol most gunsmiths will never see. A customer who ignored the one piece of advice that mattered. And a firing pin that cannot be found.

About Firearms Insight Magazine

Firearms Insight Magazine is an evolving repository of firearms intelligence designed to preserve technical judgment, practical field experience, and the craft knowledge often lost between training bays, shops, and passing news cycles. The archive covers firearms law, gunsmithing, marksmanship, tactical decision-making, and industry developments with an emphasis on context, mechanical clarity, and operational relevance.