I must admit that I have been intrigued with the advent, over the last few years, of appendix inside the waistband (AIWB) holsters that incorporate some sort of magazine carrier, either integral or one that attaches. The idea has appealed to me for two reasons. First, the concept of an all-in-one, grab-and-go package sounded good […]
It has been a few months since I have posted any observations or experiences from my “random trips to the range”, so I thought I would post a few here. In this particular article, I will be referencing some different drills that I tried during a few different trips to the range. Dot Torture Having […]
Four rounds. Four. That’s it. Over the first four and a half hours of this class, each student had fired only four rounds. Clearly this would be a VERY different class for me. The Course and Instructor In this case, the class in question was the one day Pistol Video Diagnostics class, held at the […]
In keeping with my post last week outlining a trip to the range, this week I thought I would post the results of my latest range session. As readers of this blog are probably by now aware, I am a huge fan of the writings of Claude Werner, “The Tactical Professor”. I find all of his […]
Last year, I took the time to get some training/practice goals posted so then I could at least roughly evaluate my progress by year’s end. Frankly, as a teacher, I should do a better job of setting goals that are measurable and achievable within a year. For this post, however, I am going be more general […]
Please read all of what follows while keeping in mind the mission of the Civiliangunfighter blog as outlined in this first post we made over 18 months ago. Several months ago I wrote an article describing how to take classes with a critical eye. When techniques that are taught are questionable due to reasons of inefficiency or […]
Updated 03/23/2016… Much like blogs, podcasts offer an alternative form of new media that can offer insight and value to the interested consumer. In this instance, I am referring to gun owners that seek gun related news and reviews not commonly available in the mass media and popular press. I’m not sure when exactly I […]
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