Archive for May, 2008
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Don't forget the pistol-training.com Design a Drill of the Week contest. So far we've received less than a dozen entries. Come on, guys. We don't charge for admission, we don't ask for donations, so help us out with some drill ideas. And win a hat in ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
On Memorial Day, 26-May-08, pistol-training.com had its 50,000th visitor.
On behalf of everyone who has contributed to pistol-training.com over the past eight months, we would like to say thank you to all of the shooters, teachers & students alike, who have made us grow so fast in such a short time. ...
Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Monday, May 26th, 2008
10,057 rounds
0 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 0 parts breakages
In only thirty-two days, we reached ten thousand rounds in the M&P Torture Test. As you can see, there have still been no problems with the pistol.
The recoil spring was changed at just a little past the recommended 7,500 mark. The gun was running fine, but we'll be following ...
Posted in Gear, M&P Monday, Range Reports | 4 Comments »
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Don't forget the pistol-training.com Design a Drill of the Week contest!
A few weeks ago, we did some one-handed shooting for the Drill of the Week. Response from readers was good, and there aren't many people who don't need to work on their one-handed shooting so we figured it was time to ...
Posted in DotW, Learning | 4 Comments »
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
As promised, a review of last week's Rogers Shooting School class has now been added to the Articles section. Check it out and let us know what you think!
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
As the number of subscribers and participants at pistol-training.com continues to grow, we realize there is a huge resource of ideas that goes untapped. In order to keep the Drill of the Week fresh and interesting, we'd like to tap into your ideas for some great training drills. Therefore, we're asking ...
Posted in DotW, Teaching | 6 Comments »
Monday, May 19th, 2008
7,411 rounds
0 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 0 parts breakages
A very fun, educational, and successful week at Rogers Shooting School proved no challenge for the M&P. Over two thousand three hundred and fifty rounds without any stoppages ... or any preventative maintenance during the week, either!
As mentioned previously, three of our five ...
Posted in Gear, M&P Monday, Range Reports | 11 Comments »
Sunday, May 18th, 2008
The DotW this week is designed to improve transitions, moving the gun from one target to the next.
The target array will involve three targets at a range of 5 yards. The targets should be about 1 yard apart. The two outside targets will be large (paper plate, 8.5x11 ...
Posted in DotW, Learning | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Day 2 at the Rogers Shooting School Intermediate/Advanced Pistol Class and we're down to nine students. It seems that one gentleman, who'd traveled halfway down the East Coast to be here, was responsible for the unexpected loud noise in our hotel last night. Yup, he had an AD (accidental discharge). ...
Posted in Learning, Teaching | 15 Comments »
Monday, May 12th, 2008
5,058 rounds
0 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 0 parts breakages
As the M&P Test continues (50,000 rounds in six months), it took eighteen days to reach 5,000. S&W sent a higher front sight to compensate for my "drive the dot" sight picture compared to the more traditional use of the top edge of the ...
Posted in Gear, M&P Monday, Range Reports | 8 Comments »
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Sometimes, being at the range is really frustrating. Last night, I saw two different instructors teaching new shooters and both instructors were paying absolutely no attention to their students.
Dear Instructor #1: Your students shouldn't stand there talking to you while his SIG is loaded, cocked, and his finger is on ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
3,269 rounds
0 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 0 parts breakages
As our M&P Test continues towards the goal of 50,000 rounds in six months, there's very little to report. The gun is chugging along without any stoppages or malfunctions of any kind so far.
Shooting this past Wednesday, I scored a personal best ...
Posted in Gear, M&P Monday, Range Reports | 5 Comments »
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
One of the worst habits most shooters get into is avoiding the "hard stuff." We love to practice what we're already good at, because it makes us feel skilled and accomplished. But instead of spending an afternoon trying to shave two hundredths of a second off your draw, ...
Posted in DotW, Learning | 2 Comments »
