Archive for September, 2007
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
One day a hundred or so years ago, a man built the first semiautomatic pistol. It was an ingenious thing, a gun that could load itself and fire many rounds from a single magazine. He made it so that one could have a short and light trigger which makes it ...
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
2,000 rounds in two days. My Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm (serial MPHxxx) fired 2,000 rounds over the course of two days without being cleaned or lubricated during the entire test. No stoppages, malfunctions, or parts breakages of any kind.
For more information about the 2,000 Round Challenge, see ...
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
Today, I had the opportunity to teach a class for a group of extremely skilled agents from a highly respected full-time federal tactical team.
As I always do when teaching, I tried to demonstrate most of the drills. Instructors who won't demo are always suspect, in my mind. ...
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Monday, September 17th, 2007
Trainers are always looking for ways to be more effective teachers. Usually I present lessons to a group in a classroom and coach students one-on-one on the range. Most of my students have limited experience shooting, and a fair number have none at all. That first lesson ...
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Thursday, September 13th, 2007
We all want to see more folks getting involved in shooting. But please ... if you don't know what the hell you're doing when you shoot, don't try to teach someone else.
Once again at the range tonight I witnessed this fiasco. Guy brings a cute girl to the ...
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
There is certainly nothing wrong with spending time at the range just having fun. I'd choose shooting as a recreational activity over golf any day. But, there is a difference between going to the range and actual training.
Training involves having a goal and having a plan.
Your goal can ...
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
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