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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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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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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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