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Of Ports and Comps

Of Ports and Comps

Competition, Defensive Concepts, Gear Review, Handgun, Kit, Safety, Training|August 31, 2019

We are currently living in a grand time for the modification of firearms. While a lot of things being produced are built mainly as a means of transferring money from your wallet to someone else; there are a number of items being produced that are truly helpful for us. Today we are going to look …

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Carry Enough Gun (a short rant)

Carry Enough Gun (a short rant)

Carbine, Competition, Handgun, Kit, Martial Arts, News, Safety, Shotgun, Training|November 20, 2017

I was reading some emails the other day when I happened across an email from a District Attorney’s office detailing facts of a recent officer involved shooting and why the DA’s office was choosing not to prosecute the officer. Within the email, there were bullet points from each of the officer’s interviews following the shooting …

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Do you know when to fold ’em?

Do you know when to fold ’em?

Carbine, Competition, Handgun, Martial Arts, Safety, Shotgun, Training|November 20, 2017

A famous American bard once sang: You’ve got to know when to hold ’em Know when to fold ’em Know when to walk away Know when to run You never count your money When you’re sittin’ at the table There’ll be time enough for countin’ When the dealin’s done This week found me on the …

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Focusing on the Front Sight

Focusing on the Front Sight

Competition, Defensive Concepts, Handgun, Kit, Training|August 20, 2017

Over the years students have asked me what’s the best way to focus on the front sight. There’s a number of options out there and all of them have positive and negative aspects. Some will say use a front sight that has a fiber optic rod (or tritium insert) with a plain rear. Others will …

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Where’s the Answer?

Where’s the Answer?

Carbine, Competition, Defensive Concepts, Handgun, Shotgun, Training|April 24, 2017

When I was in school, math classes such as Algebra used to kick my ass 6 ways from Sunday. While I could often come up with the correct answer to the equation we were working on, it often wouldn’t be a result of the method we were being taught. Failing to show my work would …

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Why Do I Still Shoot .45?

Why Do I Still Shoot .45?

Competition, Handgun, Kit, Training|March 30, 2017

Often when I’m seen using a .45 caliber pistol in class people will often ask me “Why are you still shooting .45? Don’t you know the 9mm has been shown to be better?”. My typical answer is usually along the lines of “Because I want to.” In all honesty there is nothing wrong with shooting …

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Blinded by the Light….er; Flash

Blinded by the Light….er; Flash

Competition, Gear Review, Handgun, Training|February 5, 2017

Or is that an urban myth found in the shooting community? For as long as people have decided to try to kill each other; the smart members among have always sought ways to make ourselves better. This desire to be better has led to better techniques and improved technology. One area of handguns where we …

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Time to Embrace the Tactical Timmies

Time to Embrace the Tactical Timmies

Carbine, Competition, Gear Review, Handgun, Kit, News, Training|December 12, 2016

In the opening minutes of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” we watch as a group of ape-men discover the Monolith and are quickly set down the road of evolution. One of these steps of evolution is the use of tools which is displayed by one ape-man picking up a down and smashing the skull …

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