Archive for April, 2009
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Last night, my brother tagged along to the range with me. Except for a 2-day pistol class almost a decade ago, he's probably been to the range half a dozen times in his life. He doesn't own a gun. He hasn't fired a gun in more than two years.
So when ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Especially on the training side of the business, we're hearing some real horror stories about students who aren't able to procure enough ammo for a class or regular practice. Without getting into political discussions, we'd like to hear how the ammo situation is affecting you.
If you've cut down on your ...
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
pistol-training.com is extremely happy to announce that beginning in May we will be holding a monthly event at the NRA Range in Fairfax, Virginia. Called the pistol-training.com Practice Session, these mini-classes will focus on one or two specific skills each month.
The first Practice Session will be on Tuesday, May 19th. Cost is ...
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Monday, April 20th, 2009
Slip opinion just out today:
Nordyke v. King
We therefore conclude that the right to keep and bear arms is “deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition.” Colonial revolutionaries, the Founders, and a host of commentators and lawmakers living during the first one hundred years of the Republic ...
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009
Via Total Protection Interactive we came upon the Civilian Gun Self-Defense Blog which collects current news and web reports about civilians who have used firearms in defense of self, home, and others. Some of the stories are pretty interesting. Check it out.
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Talk to a few shooters, and you'll hear a lot of terms to describe the proper sight picture. Talk to enough shooters, though, and you'll hear those same terms used to mean different things for different people. That makes discussing a proper sight picture pretty complicated.
A regular contributor on SIGforum who ...
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
I just spent 20 minutes visiting half a dozen different popular handgun forums. Every single one of them had threads started by someone claiming that his gun shoots low. How low? 6-12" at 21 feet. 10" at 25 feet. Three feet at 25yd.
The threads generally begin asking if the problem is the ...
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Saturday, April 11th, 2009
What happens when you combine an online news & current events tracking system with a conservative-minded gun owner?
presscheck.org
Developed by a friend of mine for those who want to follow up-to-the-minute events without the normal political spin common with most of the media, presscheck.org is more than just a cute double ...
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Friday, April 3rd, 2009
On August 29-30 we will be in Los Alamos, New Mexico teaching Aim Fast, Hit Fast at the Los Alamos Sportsmen's Club. If you are interested in registering for this class or to see more details, simply click here. Hope to see you there!
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
pistol-training.com is very proud to announce that we've been mentioned on The Shooting Wire. Smith & Wesson has issued a press release about the M&P endurance test that we performed, chronicling through the end of the planned 50,000 rounds. Click on the image above to read the entire thing.
If you ...
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