Archive for December, 2012
Thursday, December 13th, 2012
If you've been reading pistol-training.com for a while, you know that the site is very rarely about my personal life except insofar as it relates to shooting: teaching & practicing. It's always been my belief that each of you has your own life, family, challenges, and distractions so there's no ...
Posted in Administrative | 206 Comments »
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
A recent discussion at pistol-forum.com regarding night sights motivated me to take this photo:
Pretty straight forward, yes? I shot it with my phone sitting on my couch in the living room. Literally, without moving my butt one inch while reading the aforementioned thread I was able to look up and see ...
Posted in Gear | 20 Comments »
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
"The Supreme Court has decided that the amendment confers a right to bear arms for self-defense, which is as important outside the home as inside."
-- Judge Richard Posner writing for the majority in Moore v. Madigan
In a decision that surprised a number of people who'd been following the case closely, ...
Posted in Other | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
Remington has issued a recall for one specific lot number of .38 Special +p SJHP ammunition in 100rd boxes. If you have any of this ammunition you advised to return it to Remington. The press release says the boxes may contain .357 Magnum ammunition but because they're fearful of its use ...
Posted in Gear, Safety | 1 Comment »
Sunday, December 9th, 2012
Tim from Gun Nuts has wrapped up his test of the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield, putting over 2,000 rounds through the gun over the course of about two months. From his conclusion:
"It isn’t perfect, but it’s a very good pistol that I think most people would find fits into niches in ...
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Sunday, December 9th, 2012
One of the earliest things I can remember about my father, oddly enough, was his business card. On the back he had a motto: If it's not perfect, make it better. That saying stuck with me ever since. As a kid I saw it in very simplistic terms but as I've ...
Posted in Gear, Learning | 13 Comments »
Thursday, December 6th, 2012
(You think that's a typo, don't you?)
Two different things got me thinking about this recently. First was Tim (TCinVA) writing his post "Good Enough" on Gun Nuts, and talking about how relative the term is.
The second involved an unplanned drill at the range last week. For giggles I set the ...
Posted in Learning | 9 Comments »
Monday, December 3rd, 2012
23,512 rounds
10 stoppages
0 malfunctions
1 parts breakages
The past three weeks have been much more about carrying than shooting.
We spent an entire week at a cabin in Western Maryland, devoting most of our days to either hiking or lying on the couch. The 1911 in its 5 Shot S.M.E. holster worked great under both ...
Posted in Springfield 1911 9mm | 4 Comments »
