SB25-003 • In Effect Aug 1, 2026

Colorado’s New Semi-Auto Law, Explained

What a “specified semiautomatic firearm” actually is, the eligibility card and course, and what it means if you’re buying or building. Start here before you shop.

NFA • August 2026 Ruling

The NFA Suppressor Ruling and Colorado

A federal court struck down NFA registration for suppressors. What that did and did not change, and where Colorado buyers actually stand today.

Start Here

Steel Challenge: The Complete Guide to the Sport

Five plates, eight standardized stages, and a clock that doesn’t care who you are. What the sport is, how classification works, what a first match actually costs you, and what you need in the bag. Bring a .22 and you’re in.

Reference • Verified Sep 2026

Peak Times: Every Division, Every Stage

All 16 scoring divisions across all 8 stages, the classification math worked through, and the per-string par time each number comes out to.

Reference • 2026-03 Rulebook

Divisions in 2026: All Sixteen, Correctly

Eleven equipment divisions, sixteen scoring divisions, the Open-to-Optics rename, and every change the March 1, 2026 rulebook made.

Rules

Scoring and Penalties: What People Get Wrong

The 30-second ceiling, what a miss really costs, why the timer never backs up, and the appeal window shooters forfeit by accident.

Rules

The Start Position, With the Numbers

Two start positions, not one — and the aiming flag for rimfire and carbine has published dimensions worth knowing. Plus creeping vs. false start.

Local • Steamboat Springs

The Yampa Valley Thursday Series

Steel Challenge at Routt County Rifle Club — what it is, what you need, and how to shoot your first one without embarrassing yourself.

Big Game • Updated for 2026

Colorado Big Game: Seasons and Deadlines

Verified CPW season dates for archery, muzzleloader, and all four rifle seasons. Plus draw deadlines, what’s new this year, and gear picks.

Bear Hunting

Colorado Black Bear: Seasons, Licenses and Gear

The September opener, four rifle seasons, mandatory tooth submission, gear, and the respect a big-bodied bruin deserves.

Fall Turkey

Fall Turkey Hunting in Colorado

The sleeper season — OTC tags, either-sex birds, and a season that closes Oct. 4 west of I-25. Know your dates.

Pre-Season Prep

Cleaning and Maintenance

What to check before opening day — and what a working gun actually needs between seasons.

Optics • Start Here

Firearm Optics: Scopes, Red Dots and Sights

The foundational guide — irons, red dots, magnified scopes, prisms and LPVOs, and how to match glass to the job.

Dual Optics

Dual Optic Setups: Offset, Piggyback and Magnifier

Offset 45, piggy-back and prism-plus-magnifier — the three ways to cover every distance without swapping guns.

Rifle Setup

Bore Sighting: What It Is and Why It Matters

Ten minutes at the bench that saves you a box of ammo at the range. Bore sighting vs zeroing, tools, and when to do it.

Suppressors • Intro

How Suppressors Work, and What “Hearing Safe” Means

What a suppressor actually does (and doesn’t). The physics, the real decibel numbers, and why it isn’t a substitute for earpro.

Suppressors • Buying

How to Buy a Suppressor in Colorado

The Form 4 eForm process, fingerprints and photos, trust vs individual, and 2026’s $0 tax stamp.

Suppressors • Why

How Silencers Make Shooting Safer and Easier

Hearing protection, less recoil, better follow-through — the practical case for a can beyond just being quiet.

AR Series • Part 1 of 3

Introduction to AR-Type Rifles

What “AR” actually stands for, where it came from, and why the 1956 design is still the best-selling centerfire rifle in America.

AR Series • Part 2 of 3

The AR-15: A Modular Marvel

Under the hood on components, calibers, barrel length and gas systems — plus what SB25-003 says about receivers and parts kits.

AR Series • Part 3 of 3

AR-15 Versatility: Competition, Hunting and Home Defense

Same platform, wildly different jobs. Includes Colorado’s six-round limit for big game.

AK Series • Part 1 of 2

The AK Platform

Eighty years after Kalashnikov drew it up, still the most-produced rifle in human history. The design that just works.

AK Series • Part 2 of 2

AK Variants and Custom Mods: How to Tell Them Apart

How to spot AK-47 vs AKM vs Zastava M70 vs AK-12. Furniture, triggers, safeties, optics — the modernization playbook.

At the Bench

Gunsmithing and Custom Builds

Triggers, optics mounting, stock fitting and suppressor-ready setups — what our gunsmiths actually do with these platforms.

Featured • Benelli

Benelli Shotguns and Rifles: The Inertia System Explained

Six decades of Italian inertia-driven engineering. Super Black Eagle 3, M2 Field, Lupo bolt gun, and R1 semi-auto rifle — what each one is built to do, and who each one is for.