This is going to be a post that is directed primarily at new gun owners that may have recently acquired a shotgun for defensive purposes. Both Robert and I have written extensively about shotguns, ammo selection, and training with them over the past few years, but I wanted to try to summarize some of the […]
If you haven’t already read Robert’s comprehensive AAR of Shotgun 360, please do go read it first. As usual when I write an AAR2, this is just going to be my thoughts and highlights rather than a complete rundown of the entire class. I have to apologize for the delay in publishing this… Hurricane Isaias […]
Do civilians need to know ready positions? I was inspired to write this post (and start a new series of articles) by a somewhat disjointed comment made on one of Robert’s past articles. If I understand the commenter correctly, he was admonishing us for superfluously writing about ready positions when we should be focusing on […]
Happy Holidays to all of our readers! Each of the last few years (see here, here, and here) I have written an article along these lines. Frankly, I mostly write these articles for myself, as I find it interesting (and somewhat depressing) to see how much I spent on classes and competitive matches over the […]
A few weeks ago, I managed to make two trips to the range… I shot the same drill each time with two different handguns that I commonly carry, and I thought I would discuss my experiences here in this post. The August Drill of the Month from Tom Givens’ Rangemaster Newsletter was his “Five-Second Standards.” 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As I have done each of the last several years, I thought it would be a good idea to list for our readers some of my personal training (and other) goals for the new year. I do this partially as a preview for our followers but also as a check on myself. I believe that […]
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