Archive for July, 2008
Monday, July 28th, 2008
28,450 rounds
2 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 0 parts breakages
Another "no news is good news" week has gone by in the M&P Torture Test. Over 2,200 rounds fired without any mishap.
Friday the gun was put through its paces for accuracy on the 50yd range, mostly to test the JohnO High Visibility Sight ...
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
Following the same thought pattern of the last two DotW (Acceleration and Pyramid), this week we're going to work on speed without getting out of control. For this, we'll use the Deceleration Drill.
You'll need two targets, one large (like a sheet of paper or an 8" plate) and the other ...
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Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Here is July's "Design a Drill of the Week" winner, M. Lazarus, showing off the pistol-training.com hat he won. And yes, that is Afghanistan in the background, where he is currently serving with the the U.S. Army as part of the GWOT. Thanks again to M. Lazarus for his drill Pyramid and ...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Many of our readers have been asking for detailed instructions on the "JohnO Sight" that has been pictured here lately. Well, the wait is over. John O. Stewart has written up a detailed step by step procedure that is easy for anyone to follow. I've personally been using this "sight" ...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Plenty of instructors fall into the trap of pushing students too fast, switching to a new drill long before the student has mastered -- or even begun to grasp -- the purpose of the first one. All too often, this is borne out of sense that students want to do ...
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
26,197 rounds
2 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 0 parts breakages
This week we reached a number of major milestones in the M&P Torture Test.
At thirteen weeks, we’re halfway through the six-month test. We also hit the halfway point in the round count, firing #25,000 on Wednesday the 16th of July. It took eighty-six ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
We've added a new link to Xavier Thoughts, the extremely popular blog by self-described "nurse with a gun" Xavier. Xavier Thoughts is a great place to get up to date information about the political and practical sides of firearms ownership as well as other current newsworthy discussions, observations, and the ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
pistol-training.com is proud to announce that we will be holding an Aim Fast, Hit Fast class in Abbotsford, British Columbia on September 13 & 14. Click here for more details.
Class size is strictly limited to sixteen students. We hope to see you there!
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
We've received some requests from folks wanting to see what the Warren rear 1-dot sight looks like in daylight. Here it is pictured with the newly redone "JohnO" front sight treatment.
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
24,594 rounds
2 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 0 parts breakages
With 25,000 rounds right around the corner, things are fairing very well with the gun. More than a dozen different people have test fired it without any problems whatsoever.
Another change to the sights this week, and one which will no doubt receive a lot ...
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
The July winner of our Design a Drill of the Week contest is Pyramid, submitted by "mlazarus" who will be receiving a free pistol-training.com hat for his contribution to the site. It's a quick, easy to set up drill which helps work on the all-important balance between speed & accuracy.
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Many of the products available at our online store will be subject to a price increase beginning 28 July. In particular our baseball caps and the Shooting Journal will all be affected by an increase imposed by the supplier. So if there was a great pistol-training.com item you were thinking about ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
22,421 rounds
2 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 0 parts breakages
After about 3,500 rounds, the Performance Center sear is still working great in conjunction with the Massachusetts trigger bar & trigger spring. From the original 6½ pound trigger pull, it's now smoothed out to an even 6 pounds.
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008
The last two DotW's were all about accuracy, so now it's time to transition to speed. We're going to take the Press Out drill from earlier this year and put it on the clock, pushing the shooter to speed up. If you aren't familiar with the Press Out drill, we ...
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
Happy Independence Day from all of us at pistol-training.com! Special thanks to all who have served to keep our nation great, and all who have supported them back at home.
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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