I have neglected dry fire for far too long now. Live fire too, for that matter. I would probably be embarrassed to go shoot at the range tomorrow. To compound the problem, I have recently been toting a J-Frame revolver either in the waistband or pocket. Say what you will, but I have also been […]
As I have done each of the previous six years (see previous installments here, here, here, here, here, and here), and separate from my annual Pay to Play article, I thought it would be a good idea to review my year. What classes did I take? What goals did I achieve? Any surprises along the […]
I’m late to the party with this brief post, but I thought it was worth penning nonetheless. Despite the fact that I say a prayer with my children every night before bed and also before flying, scuba diving, or climbing on a motorcycle, I consider myself a relatively secular agnostic. My wife, however, is a […]
Well, this course was a little bit different! One of my goals this year, when it comes to training, was to get out of my comfort zone (“get comfortable being uncomfortable!”). Starting with this first course of my training year, I can honestly say: mission accomplished! These two days of training took me, for the […]
Last year was incredibly busy for me, and my primary avocation (firearms and this blog) somewhat suffered as a result. Nonetheless, I had a good year with some great training opportunities and acquired a few new pieces of hardware as well. As always, early in the year, the annual Rangemaster Tactical Conference provided some great […]
As I have done each year since the blog’s inception, I thought it worthwhile to revisit my goals for 2017 to see what I did, what goals were met, and how I (hopefully) improved. Formal Training I ended up taking 7 courses in 2017, six of which were one-day affairs (one was a two-day class). […]
Overview This past weekend, I was able to attend the CTT Solutions (Mike Pannone) Advanced Pistol course conducted at the Blue Trails Range in Wallingford, CT. I always learn a lot training with Pannone, and this class was no different. In fact, I would rank it as one of my best training experiences to date. […]
Although I invariably work during my school’s summer program, I still get a few weeks off every June and August. I would love to say that my wife provides me with a honey-do list, but the fact is that she could not give two hoots what sort of home improvement projects I engage in when […]
I’m starting a new title format for blog posts with this particular post. From here on out, whenever both Robert and I attend a class and both of us have viewpoints we want to share, the second AAR to be published will include AAR2 (After Action Review Two/Too) in the title. – John This past […]
By now, readers will have been inundated with news stories about the Manchester, England suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert. While ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, it was no great mental leap to see the bombing as yet another terrorist attack. I’m not going to give quarter to the motivation of the […]
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