One of my goals this year was to shoot in at least seven matches. However, with a pair of graduate classes during late winter/early spring along with all the usual familial obligations, I was not able to get to a match until this past weekend. We shall see if my goal is jeopardized down the […]
Last year, I read a blog article from Grant Cunningham where he advocated for having a defensive shotgun barrel threaded for interchangeable chokes instead of sending the barrel off for modifications such as lengthening the forcing cone and back-boring. Since then I’ve been meaning to put that idea to the test. While I am always […]
This past weekend, I made the trek down to Culpeper, VA to attend “Contextual Handgun: The Armed Parent/Guardian,” offered by Citizens Defense Research, and hosted by John Murphy of FPF Training. This class had been on my radar for quite some time, so when I saw that it was offered within driving distance, I made […]
Long time readers of this blog know of my affinity for and dedication to the Glock pistol, specifically the Glock 19. Indeed, this year marks a decade of experience carrying and training with Glocks, and I have acquired nearly a half-dozen of them over the years. My reasons for doing so are simple, and Robert […]
A couple of years ago, I wrote a four post series on useful modifications to the Glock pistol. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve considered deleting that series, simply because such modifications are highly subjective. I hesitate to even do gear reviews anymore, simply because of this fact. However, I still think […]
In this article I wrote back in January, I mentioned how some of my training may start moving in new directions. The differences may turn out to be subtle, but they exist. At the time I wrote that article, my training plans for the year had not yet been fully formulated. This was partly due […]
As Robert mentioned in Part 1, last weekend, I was able to attend the annual Rangemaster Tactical Conference, held at the NOLATAC Training Center just outside of New Orleans, LA. Despite the crappy weather and hotel screw ups, I’m always happy to go down south, especially considering that my father was born and raised in […]
