How sad is it that it took me all the way until the last weekend in September to shoot my second match of the year? That’s how it goes sometimes. (See description of my first match of the year here.) Family illnesses, family vacations, scheduling conflicts with classes I took, etc., all conspired against me […]
Regular readers of this blog have seen, over the last two years, how John and I have written more and more “shotgun articles”. We have both been enjoying an increasing interest in the “scattergun” over that time, leading to articles about shotgun modifications, buckshot reviews and patterning, and reviews of some classes we have taken […]
Since I began training in earnest back in 2013, I have made it a point to take at least one dedicated handgun class per year. A look back at my AARs will reveal such classes with Steve Fisher, Tom Perroni, Jeff Gonzales, Kyle Defoor, John McPhee, John Murphy, Tom Givens, and Darryl Bolke. After having […]
I first became aware of Will Petty’s Vehicle Close Quarters Battle (VCQB) course back in 2015. Honestly, it was not really on my radar as a potential class to take at that point. I had assumed (DANGER DANGER!) that it was a course geared more towards police officers working patrol scenarios rather than something applicable […]
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 […]
I attended my first Rangemaster Tactical Conference (TacCon for short) in 2017. I skipped last year’s conference for a variety of reasons, but was eager to get back this year and so registered quite early (I registered March 28th, 2018!). John attended with me and has shared his thoughts here. This year’s conference was held […]
It has been quite some time since I did a “media review” for the blog. Indeed, the only one I ever did was this one featuring Pat McNamara. One could argue that my training journey began with the Magpul “Art of the _____” DVDs released back in the 2008-2009 time-frame. While I had had friends […]
