Archive for December, 2008
Monday, December 29th, 2008
The folks at the National Shooting Sports Foundation have made an excellent suggestion that we should all consider. As you sit down and make your New Year's Resolutions, how about adding this one: Invite someone to STEP OUTSIDE.
No, we're not advocating a brawl outside your favorite saloon. STEP OUTSIDE is ...
Posted in Teaching | 3 Comments »
Sunday, December 21st, 2008
As well all know, the past month has seen a dramatic increase in gun sales throughout the U.S. While some of this record-setting buying spree has been fueled by existing gun owners, quite a few new shooters are joining the mad rush to stock up now before any new anti-gun ...
Posted in Gear, Learning | 11 Comments »
Friday, December 19th, 2008
Since Ernest Langdon's historic 2004 IDPA Championship win with a SIG P220ST, SIG-Sauer has not really been a force in either IDPA or USPSA competition. In fact, at the national level, SIG has been almost non-existent with neither the shooters nor the products to compete against the games' top stars.
That, ...
Posted in Competition | 17 Comments »
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
pistol-training.com is proud to announce that our Aim Fast, Hit Fast 2-day program will be taught at the Sacramento Valley Shooting Center in March, 2009. For more details, check out this page in our Classes area.
Posted in Teaching | 7 Comments »
Friday, December 12th, 2008
A major part of teaching is the ability to diagnose and correct shooter errors. While it is certainly wonderful to show others the right way, simply shouting "no, like this!" over and over isn't going to get students anywhere. The ability to look at what the shooter is doing and ...
Posted in Teaching | 13 Comments »
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
As we reported on Monday, the M&P9 endurance test gun -- pictured left, brand new still in its box back in April -- finally cracked its slide at 62,333 rounds. While the gun continued to run without any stoppages, Smith & Wesson asked that we send the pistol to them ...
Posted in Gear, M&P Monday | 43 Comments »
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
As we reported back in October, Ruger has recently recalled all of their LCP .380 pocket pistols due to the potential for discharging when dropped. The recall has gone into full swing, with many owners receiving the pre-paid boxes necessary to ship their guns back to Ruger free of charge. ...
Posted in Gear | 2 Comments »
Monday, December 8th, 2008
62,333 rounds
2 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 3 parts breakages
As you could tell, we didn't get an "M&P Monday" posted last week due to the holidays. How do the Gods of War punish us for this?
Yes, that's a crack in the slide. The pistol started to feel slightly different in recoil, a little "snappy" ...
Posted in Gear, M&P Monday | 15 Comments »
