Archive for January, 2010
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
While every red-blooded American male has an innate understanding of masterful firearms operation, once in a very rare while you may find yourself face to face with someone who was not born an expert marksmen. Hard to believe, I know. But it can happen.
Whether you're teaching a formal class or ...
Posted in Safety, Teaching | 17 Comments »
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Smith & Wesson is still officially hush about the new M&P .22lr pistol. This is not about that. Sorry!
However, it has been publicly announced that there will be new additions to the S&W Performance Center M&P line. Specifically:
A new M&P40 Pro with 5" barrel, which should make USPSA shooters everywhere ...
Posted in Gear | 5 Comments »
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
pistol-training.com is announcing two classes in Culpeper, VA:
Get SOM, a one-day program devoted entirely to Shooting On the Move. February 27, 2010.
Aim Fast Hit Fast. May 15 & 16, 2010.
For details, follow the links above. As always, class size is very limited. We look forward to seeing you there.
Train hard ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Heckler & Koch, sponsor of the P30 Thursday endurance test, is teaming with pistol-training.com for a get together at the 2010 SHOT Show. In addition to a Q&A session with HK VIPs such as HK-USA president Wayne Weber, they will also be giving away a brand new HK P30 .40-cal ...
Posted in Gear | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
pistol-training.com will be holding a repeat of last year's successful Aim Fast, Hit Fast program at the Sacramento Valley Shooting Center. Dates are Saturday 13-March and Sunday 14-March. For details or to register, follow this link.
Class size is strictly limited and a number of last year's students have already reserved ...
Posted in Teaching | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Responding to the growing competition from polymer-framed pistols, SIG-Sauer today announced the much anticipated Enhanced Ergonomics versions of its P226 and P229 handguns. Responding to demands from both competitive shooters and the law enforcement community, SIG has made a number of changes to the grip and controls of the pistol ...
Posted in Gear | 14 Comments »
Monday, January 11th, 2010
As I've written before, the task of diagnosing students is one of the most critical responsibilities for any instructor. Proper and effective diagnosis makes or breaks a student's experience. Just a few months ago, I also wrote about ways to deal with shooters of differing skill levels in one group.
While ...
Posted in Teaching | 6 Comments »
Sunday, January 10th, 2010
Tam at View From The Porch strikes a chord with her recent post entitled "If this is Tuesday, I must be carrying the Luger..."
The whole concept of a "CCW rotation" has never made any sense to me.
.45 in the winter, 9mm in the summer? You've clearly been sleeping during the ...
Posted in Gear | 11 Comments »
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Using a .22lr pistol as a training aid is nothing new. Conversion kits for 1911-pattern guns have been around for a very long time. In the revolver world, rimfire equivalents to full size duty guns go back even further. A major resurgence of .22 training has come about in response ...
Posted in Gear, Learning, Teaching | 21 Comments »
Monday, January 4th, 2010
The Oklahoma City Gun Club will be hosting pistol-training.com's Aim Fast, Hit Fast program on May 1-2. For details, see here.
Posted in Teaching | 2 Comments »
