Archive for the ‘Safety’ Category
Saturday, May 5th, 2012
When it comes to shooting, I'm a performance oriented guy. I measure. I track. I care about hundredths of seconds and tenths of inches. Whenever possible, I make choices about techniques and gear based on maximizing that performance.
But sometimes there are other higher priorities. It is those priorities which define ...
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Thursday, April 5th, 2012
How have I never seen this before today?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bqT6-RoGhU&feature=related[/youtube]
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
About halfway through my practice session yesterday, a young guy came onto the range and started blasting merrily away at his target with little to no regard for whether he actually hit anything. He alternated between dumping full 30-round mags out of his AR15 and full 15-round mags out of ...
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Monday, March 12th, 2012
My good friend Jay Cunningham (Low Speed High Drag LLC) teaches a 1-day class called "Murphy Strikes!" that deals with various worst case scenarios, from weak hand only malfunction clearances to weird shooting positions to handling unusual and unfamiliar firearms.
Last week, while teaching a class for a large West Coast ...
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Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Talking with Ken Hackathorn yesterday, we were both lamenting the steady decline of professional integrity in the firearms industry. Gone it seems are the days when you could trust a deal on a handshake or expect companies to stand behind their products. Perhaps it's the economy or perhaps it's just ...
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
From Kyle Defoor's blog:
Whoever chose this piece of shit to be issued to anyone- you're an inexperienced pistol shooter who has no common sense. Hope you got a decent kickback from Blackhawk.
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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Monday, February 6th, 2012
At the range today, I witnessed a range officer inform a customer that he needed to be inside his firing booth whenever handling a gun. It was a simple and polite contact involving someone who was, in fairness, obeying the Four Cardinal Rules but nonetheless violating posted range protocol. As soon ...
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Dear Brazilian Bank Robber,
In the future, when dual wielding your epic Vorpal Pistols +5, suggest you either:
(a) keep your finger off the trigger, or
(b) avoid pointing the muzzle at yourself, or
(c) at least make sure it's pointing at a body part that will prevent you from infecting the gene pool.
Video ...
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Friday, January 6th, 2012
Two more federal agencies ban the SERPA for their personnel due to safety concerns: USAF OSI and HHS OIG. Thanks to F-Trooper05 for the post. We will of course nonetheless hear the continued bleating of people who insist that it's not the holster's fault and that "proper training" would have solved ...
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
(h/t to Mitchell, Esq)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvAvth2sMHc[/youtube]
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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