Archive for April, 2010
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
During last weekend's charity match for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, three shooters earned spots on the F.A.S.T. Wall of Fame shooting the "$20 penalty" version of the F.A.S.T. in which the 3x5 card is surrounded by $20 bills. If a shooter hits a $20, he has to pay $20! ...
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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
3,659 rounds
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It was a banner week for the HK45, thanks in huge part to the incredible work of Tom Givens and the Rangemaster staff who put on the Rangemaster Polite Society Tactical Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma this weekend.
One major accomplishment was taking ...
Posted in Gear, HK45 | 8 Comments »
Monday, April 26th, 2010
This past Sunday, pistol-training.com was honored to play a role in helping the great folks from Rangemaster raise more than $1,700 towards childhood cancer treatment and research at the world renowned St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
The money was raised in part through a side match at the annual Rangemaster Tactical ...
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Friday, April 23rd, 2010
First reported here back in November of last year, the Remington 1911 has finally become a reality and will be introduced to the world at next month's NRA Show according to The Shooting Wire this morning.
The 1911 R1 will be the first 1911 produced by Remington since 1918. The guns ...
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Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
An Aim Fast, Hit Fast class will be held near Puyallup, Washington at the Cascade Shooting Facilities, a location well known in the area for many great training programs. Dates are 17-18 July. For more information, see the class announcement. Registration instructions are available directly from the host.
Train hard & ...
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Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
pistol-training.com will be holding an Aim Fast, Hit Fast class at world famous Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, Arizona over Halloween weekend (30-31 October). You can learn more here.
Huge thanks to host Hyrum Grissom and the folks at Ben Avery for putting this together so quickly. See you in ...
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
2,812 rounds
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Quite a few things to report from this past week:
Tonight, the pistol was a topic of discussion on theĀ Gun Nuts Radio broadcast. As you can see from this photo, the HK45 did an outstanding job during the phone-in interview. Thanks as always to Caleb ...
Posted in Gear, HK45 | 11 Comments »
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Caleb over at Gun Nuts Radio announced he is having one of my all-time favorite shooting personalities as a guest tonight. And according to Tam over at View From the Porch, said guest is also "fast like a ninja." How could you not listen?
Check it out at Gun Nuts Radio ...
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Monday, April 19th, 2010
Mike Brook was added to the F.A.S.T. Wall of Fame today for an outstanding 5.23 run on the test at the NRA Range in Fairfax, Virginia. Congratulations Mike!
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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Friday, April 16th, 2010
At next weekend's Rangemaster Tactical Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma, pistol-training.com will be partnering with Rangemaster and host U.S. Shooting Academy to put on a side match that will raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, one of the nation's leading centers in the fight against childhood cancer.
The match will ...
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