Archive for February, 2010
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
This morning, I received word from a club that after reviewing my class syllabus and description of how I run classes & drills they are declining to host an Aim Fast, Hit Fast class at their location.
The point of contention was my insistence on running a hot range. First and ...
Posted in Learning, Safety, Teaching | 15 Comments »
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
81,145 rounds
10 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 4 parts breakages
This past Monday, the P30 broke through the 80,000 round mark. The last 3,753 rounds have been without cleaning or lubricating... not so much to torture the gun, but because I just haven't got around to cleaning or lubing it. You have to ...
Posted in Gear, P30 Thursday, Range Reports | 12 Comments »
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Whether you just want to look hip at your next range meet or you genuinely have use for the latest in purpose-built "operator" clothing, the new Vertx pants (referred to sometimes as Vertx tactical pants or low-profile tactical pants) are the way to go.
Vertx is a new offshoot of Arc'Teryx, ...
Posted in Gear | 21 Comments »
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
pistol-training.com will be holding two training events in Virginia this weekend:
Saturday 27-Feb: Get SOM, a one day class dedicated 100% to Shooting On the Move. Class is $175 (plus $25 range fee). Location is Culpeper, Virginia. Further details will be sent to students upon registration.
Sunday 28-Feb: Practice Session at the ...
Posted in Teaching | 2 Comments »
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
... are always loaded. Why is this so incredibly difficult for people to understand?
The link above takes you to a brief story out of Orlando, where an NRA instructor negligently shot one of his students last week during a classroom session.
This is another good example of why the NRA's effort ...
Posted in Teaching | 15 Comments »
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
I've had the distinct honor over the past seven years of working with the Federal Air Marshal Service in various endeavors and have always bragged on their outstanding firearms training program. When you think about it, the primary job of a FAM is to sit quietly until he needs to ...
Posted in Competition, Learning, Teaching | 13 Comments »
Saturday, February 20th, 2010
A regular P30 Thursday will be coming along next week, but after yesterday's trip to the range it seemed appropriate to give a little update. While the P30 was carried and even saw some dry fire over the unplanned 3-week holiday, yesterday was the first live fire since I returned ...
Posted in Gear, P30 Thursday | 10 Comments »
Monday, February 8th, 2010
Due to the winter storm that hit the Mid-Atlantic area over the weekend, the pistol-training.com command center (aka, my office) has been without power all weekend. We still don't have internet access, so I am typing this from the dining room of Tower Oaks Lodge in Rockville, MD. None of ...
Posted in Administrative | 12 Comments »
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Four students from last weekend's Aim Fast, Hit Fast class in Memphis earned advanced scores on the F.A.S.T. drill even after the unexpected excitement of Sunday morning. Congratulations to all four of them for their excellent achievement. Some of these guys were literally fractions of a second away from earning ...
Posted in Teaching | 4 Comments »
