Archive for August, 2010
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
This past weekend's Aim Fast, Hit Fast class in Los Alamos NM -- hosted by Mr. 365 Days of Training himself, Tom Jones -- had our first ever Expert rating from a student, Jimmy Creed (4.59) who managed to excel ever further by earning a F.A.S.T. Challenge Coin.
Congratulations also go ...
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Sunday, August 29th, 2010
Congratulations to Jimmy Creed of New Mexico for being the latest F.A.S.T. Challenge Coin holder! Jimmy is also the first student to win a coin during an Aim Fast, Hit Fast class.
added on Tuesday 31-Aug-2010:
Jimmy's runs were a 4.76 (clean) and a 4.59 (clean). The first run was just a ...
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Even wonder what happens when a former Top Gun instructor turns his attention to practical pistol/CCW skills?
Pk14 from FirearmsTrainingAndTactics.com has begun what will be a multi-part discussion of how he has taken his professional training as both a pilot and instructor and applied it to his personal approach towards mastering ...
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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
pistol-training.com is proud to announce its first Appendix Carry Workshop being held in Culpeper, Virginia on Saturday 18-September. A number of students have been requesting a dedicated one-day AIWB program.
We will cover topics including:
* safety
* proper concealment gear and methods
* draw and reload techniques
* one-handed draw, reload, and malfunction clearance ...
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
27,654 rounds
0 stoppages
0 malfunctions
0 parts breakages
Twenty weeks, no stoppages. I may try burying the HK45 in cement just to see if it works or not.
As promised, a big part of this past week's shooting was at a Judgment Day "class." The J-Day classes are really nothing more ...
Posted in Gear, HK45 | 13 Comments »
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Congratulations to good friends Dave Sevigny (of Glock) and Julie Golob (of Smith & Wesson) for their success at this year's Steel Challenge. Dave won the Production division as well as taking second place in Rimfire and Open earning him the Steel Master trophy. Julie won first place in Lady's ...
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Thursday, August 19th, 2010
From Caleb at Gun Nuts Media:
Speed in a vacuum isn’t necessarily that valuable, but speed in action when combined with the will to defend yourself and the skill to act allows you to change the fight dynamic in your favor. Simply “being aware” isn’t enough. It doesn’t matter if you ...
Posted in Learning, Teaching | 17 Comments »
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
26,334 rounds
0 stoppages
0 malfunctions
0 parts breakages
25,000 rounds... just a memory, now. Number 25,000 happened during this F.A.S.T. drill, shot cold first thing in the morning with my carry ammo (Winchester 230gr Ranger SXT) with all my gear exactly as I'd worn it for the ninety minute drive to ...
Posted in Gear, HK45 | 19 Comments »
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
My name is Tom Jones. I've been a gun owner for about 20 years, but until recently I wasn't really a shooter. In the Fall of 2007 I decided to get a concealed handgun license. As part of the training required for my permit I began to appreciate the distinct ...
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Sunday, August 15th, 2010
Major tip of the hat to TCinVA (the artist formerly known as John_Wayne777) for an awesome run on the F.A.S.T. drill during a training event yesterday. Welcome to the Wall of Fame, dude! TC, who has contributed many tips and evaluations here at pistol-training.com, tipped the scales at a clean 5.87 on ...
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