Archive for May, 2009
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
5,514 rounds
0 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 0 parts breakages
Sorry for the tardy "Thursday" report. The HK P30 LEM and I traveled from Georgia to Maryland to Wisconsin and back to Maryland during Week Four and today is the first chance to post an update.
Week Four began with one last practice session in ...
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Monday, May 25th, 2009
To all of the U.S. servicemen and women, past and present, who have dedicated their lives, risked their lives, and given their lives for this country, we thank you.
To all of the wives, husbands, children, parents, and friends who have watched their loved ones ship out for the next tour ...
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Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
The 2009 NRA Bianchi Cup results are in:
High Overall/High Open: Bruce Piatt (1920-181)
High Metallic Sights: Rob Leatham (1909-145)
High Lady: Julie Golob (1907-138)
High Production: Dave Sevigny (1806-101)
You can find all of the results at the Green Valley Rifle & Pistol Club website, and the final official results should be posted on ...
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Congratulations to Todd Kennedy for being the latest shooter to earn a pistol-training.com F.A.S.T. Challenge Coin. Todd shot the drill clean twice, scoring 4.60 and then an outstanding 4.16 seconds.
Special Agent Kennedy is the Firearms Training Manager for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives National Academy in Glynco, ...
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
4,700 rounds
0 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 0 parts breakages
Another busy albeit low round count week. Gun is still running like a champ under every possible environmental condition.
Friday and Saturday I taught an Aim Fast, Hit Fast class in Glasgow, Montana for a number of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers. We had ...
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
A Wall of Fame has been established for students who have earned an Advanced or better rating during an official pistol-training.com class. Currently, there are eleven outstanding students listed on the wall, including three from our most recent class in Montana. (those MT cops can shoot!)
Congratulations to everyone who has earned a place on ...
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
pistol-training.com is bringing its popular Aim Fast, Hit Fast program to Culpeper, Virginia. The two day class will be held on Saturday 15-August and Sunday 16-August. For details, see the class announcement page.
We expect this class to fill (maximum of 16 students) very quickly. Hope to see you there.
Train hard & stay ...
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Call me an elitist, but I sincerely believe that people without formal training shouldn't be teaching others how to use firearms. Sadly, pistol-training.com's friend Xavier (of the incredibly popular Xavier Thoughts blog) relays yet another tragic story showing what happens when well-intentioned but inadequately trained people try to demonstrate proper gun handling.
"Benally ...
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
We still have a few slots left for our Tuesday night Practice Session at the NRA Range which is tomorrow, 19-May. For more details, go to practice.pistol-training.com. We look forward to seeing pistol-training.com regulars at the class!
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
4,073 rounds
0 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 0 parts breakages
The P30 was pretty busy during the second week of testing, though the round count (not even 1,000 rounds since last week) might not look so.
The week started in Stroudsburg, PA for an Aim Fast, Hit Fast class. Great students and unexpected excellent weather ...
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