Archive for October, 2012
Monday, October 29th, 2012
The last pistol-training.com class of 2012, a combined 3-day Appendix Carry Workshop and Aim Fast Hit Fast, was held this past weekend in Oklahoma City. Students from all over the country attended, including a gentleman from Maine who cut short his vacation in California! And the mix worked out just right, ...
Posted in Competition, Teaching | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
Julie Golob (nee Goloski) posted a great set of DO's and DON'Ts on her website today for anyone thinking about bringing a first time shooter to the range. It is absolutely worth checking out.
All too often, shooters think enthusiasm will serve as well as knowledge and responsibility when it comes ...
Posted in Safety, Teaching | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
Caracal has issued a recall for pistols with serial numbers beginning with: B, C, F, L, and M. Some pistols have the potential to discharge if dropped. You can find more information including instructions on how to return your pistol by visiting the Caracal website, by calling their Customer Service ...
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
Coming soon...
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
Posted in Gear, Teaching | 12 Comments »
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
While I've never been a cop, the topic of government issued handguns has certainly been an important part of my job for more than a decade. Eight years was spent at Beretta & SIG dealing primarily with big federal agencies and military entities. From 2009 to 2010 I acted as ...
Posted in Gear | 31 Comments »
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
18,651 rounds
9 stoppages
0 malfunctions
1 parts breakages
Last week began with an unusual turn of luck. Jason Burton of Heirloom Precision happened to be in the Dallas/Fort Worth area at the same time as me. He generously offered to look over the test gun and declared it very well done. Sincere thanks to Jason for ...
Posted in Springfield 1911 9mm | 5 Comments »
Friday, October 12th, 2012
Shooting a personal best on a drill is a great feeling. It's evidence that all your effort is paying off. Many shooters can rattle off their personal bests on any number of standards and drills. Often one of the first things a student tells me about himself in class -- ...
Posted in Competition, Learning | 11 Comments »
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
Tim (aka TCinVA aka JohnWayne777) has finally completed his 2,000+ round test of the Hi-Point 9mm pistol over at Gun Nuts. It stayed in one piece for the whole test... something many of us secretly hoped against not only because it would be funny to see the gun catastrophically disassemble ...
Posted in Gear, Humor, Range Reports | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
Congratulations to Paul Willenbrock (6.90), Allen Zant (6.15), Daryn Briggs (5.72) and class champion Tom Scott (5.52) for adding their names to the F.A.S.T. Wall of Fame during the pistol-training.com 3-day LE Pistol class in Northern Texas this week.
In addition, golf clap for "Pops" (not his real name) who repeated ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2012
There aren't a lot of top competitors who would let themselves be videotaped missing a target during a demo on national television. Even fewer would laugh about it.
Julie Golob, author, Smith & Wesson pro shooter and umpteen-time USPSA, IDPA, Steel Challenge, and Bianchi champion is the last person to shy away ...
Posted in Competition | 11 Comments »
