If you’ve ever read one of Robert’s end of year review blog posts, you’ve probably noticed that he keeps detailed track of round counts, personal performance goals, and achievements throughout the year. I have to confess I am not nearly as detailed in my record keeping, although I wish I was. Furthermore, it’s inarguable that […]
Ten months ago I wrote an article entitled Shooting the FBI Handgun Qualification. In that article, I outlined some reasons for shooting law enforcement—in particular the FBI—qualifications. I also described the course of fire, which consisted of 60 rounds fired over 15 stages shot from 3 yards out to 25 yards. The course incorporated one […]
Ever since I had a very positive experience with Green Ops in the spring of 2017, I had been eager to take another course with them. I was most interested in following up the Carbine I course I had taken with, naturally, Carbine II, but was unable to make it later in 2017. I believe […]
In recent months my skills with a handgun have definitely been improving. I know this, of course, because I go to the range with a plan shooting specific drills designed to improve or test specific skills. Comparing my performance on different drills, standards, and qualification courses of fire over time has indicated that I have […]
It’s been quite some time since I’ve posted one of these articles (see some prior iterations here, here, and here). Though my writing productivity for the blog has slowed a bit in recent months, I am happy to say that I have been shooting a bit more than last year. Changes The biggest change I […]
I have written before, in passing, about my long-time interest in football. As much as I love a long pass completion or a big hit (those that are allowed these days), what I really love is the chess match. Old high school and college notebooks of mine have the margins filled with offensive plays and […]
In the pantheon of firearms and self-defense instructors who teach classes to the general public, Tom Givens has to rank near the top of anyone’s list. For years I have been reading his writings in magazines and books and listening to podcasts in which he was interviewed. Despite the high regard in which I have […]
I have not posted any “random visit to the range” articles in a while. That is because one of the things I have been doing of late is shooting the FBI Pistol Qualification Course. I wanted to shoot it on several different range visits with several different pistols to see how I might fair before […]
In the last year or so, John and I have been posting more often about drills we have shot. We have outlined what is entailed with the drills themselves and then described our own performance on these drills (sometimes our performances have been worth sharing, and other times less so!). We share the drills because […]
Last weekend I did not get enough sleep. Of course, it was all my fault. I just stayed up too late, counting on the rainy weather to keep the kids in bed a little later in the mornings. As with so many things, however, my kids did not get the memo. I was soon cursing […]
