Archive for November, 2008
Monday, November 24th, 2008
62,074 rounds
2 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 2 parts breakages
Over 3,100 rounds fired in Week 31 with no stoppages, malfunctions, or breakages. In fact, remember last week when we said we were going to strip the gun apart and perform maintenance? Didn't happen. We did squirt a bit of Militec-1 on the ...
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Friday, November 21st, 2008
Since we announced the new F.A.S.T. coins and made the F.A.S.T. a Drill of the Week, interest (and questions) have gone through the roof. Here is a little Frequently Asked Questions list for the F.A.S.T.:
Q1. How do I win a coin?
There are three ways to win a F.A.S.T. coin.
Attend a ...
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
pistol-training.com is pleased to announce that we have published the 22-page 10,660-word Handgun Low Light Fundamentals treatise written by "John_Wayne777" from AR15.com and M4Carbine.net. JW777 shares the benefit of his extensive training in low light tactics and techniques as well as years of experience testing and using a myriad of flashlights, ...
Posted in Gear, Learning | 6 Comments »
Monday, November 17th, 2008
58,970 rounds
2 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 2 parts breakages
As promised, this week we got back on track with the heavy-duty shooting schedule ... almost 2,600 rounds! Luckily, as you can see pictured at right, the latest shipment of ammunition for the test arrived just in time!
Not that it should surprise anyone at ...
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
To celebrate our new Challenge Coins, this week's DotW is the F.A.S.T. (aka the Fundamentals, Accuracy, and Speed Test). The F.A.S.T. is a simple, easy to set up drill that tests a number of different skills in just a few seconds. The draw, reload, marksmanship, speed, and the ability to ...
Posted in DotW, Learning | 13 Comments »
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
I spoke with Scott Warren this afternoon, and he reminded me that there is one additional stage in his drill. There is also a freestyle run at 15yd (which is the fourth stage you shoot). So that is seven total stages and 63 total rounds.
We've changed both the DotW post ...
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Just reported at M4Carbine.net, here is a (supposed) upcoming ad for the new "4th Generation" Glock.
Different slide serrations and different grip texture.
And ... ??? In a market that is fast demanding ambidextrous controls, interchangeable grips, and other ergonomic features this is not exactly earth-shattering. Hopefully by SHOT Show we'll know ...
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
pistol-training.com is excited to announce that our F.A.S.T. challenge coins have arrived!
To earn a coin, a shooter must score less than 5.00 seconds on the F.A.S.T. drill twice in a row during an organized pistol-training.com event. The coins are individually numbered. So far, only #00 and #01 have been awarded. ...
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
On behalf of everyone here at pistol-training.com, we would like to take this opportunity to thank the countless American men and women who have served our nation. Without you our freedom and way of life would be nothing but memories. Thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and your continued ...
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
56,383 rounds
2 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 2 parts breakages
As we told you last time, this past week involved no shooting of the M&P9 Torture Test gun. Therefore, there isn't a whole lot to report.
I personally carried the gun while driving over 2,200 miles in five days. It rode in one of ...
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Sunday, November 9th, 2008
This week's DotW comes from an active duty U.S. military officer who is directly involved in training for a special operations unit. For obvious reasons, he has asked to remain anonymous, but we very much appreciate that he shared this drill with us. It's a good idea to use the ...
Posted in DotW, Learning | 5 Comments »
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
56,383 rounds
2 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 2 parts breakages
While the M&P test was slow this week, things certainly weren't slow for S&W. They sold 7,500 M&P9 pistols to the Iraqi Military & Security Forces. We can only assume it was based on the things they read here at pistol-training.com ... right?
Finally, after ...
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
The DotW this week was inspired by last week's Ken Hackathorn 3-Second Standards. This is an expanded and more challenging version of that drill, as modified by Scott Warren. If you haven't been able to earn a passing score on the original drill yet, put this week's drill in your ...
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