Gun handling, Marksmanship, and Speed
Following up on my post about training efficiently, I break firearms training drills into 3 categories, gun handling, marksmanship, and speed. There is certainly some…
Author: SLG
SLG is an active law enforcement officer, having started with the NYPD in 1998. After September 11th, he was offered a position in federal law enforcement where he was fortunate enough to support the GWOT. Throughout his career, SLG has served as a patrol cop, investigator, firearms instructor, assaulter, and sniper. Deploying numerous times to Africa and the Middle East as well as 4 tours between Afghanistan and Iraq, his experience includes tactical operations, protection, and instruction. Responsible for the development of a detachment-wide firearms and CQB program while serving as a member of a full-time federal tactical team, he has taught and trained with numerous law enforcement and military tactical teams. SLG's original and continuing passion in the firearms field is effective, performance-oriented concealed carry. To that end, he was heavily involved in the development of the original modern AIWB holster, as well as many of the current derivatives.
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P-T.com goes to Wyoming
Last weekend I had the pleasure of competing in the Steamboat Challenge Regional and the Wyoming State Championship in Action Pistol. We spent many hours…
Efficient Training
Most of us have less time to spend on the range training than we would like. If you teach, you also have less time with…
Does Your Pistol Fit You?
I was on the range with a couple of friends the other day and one of them was having trouble hitting. He is an experienced…
No More Neat Guns.
It seems that the era of the “neat gun” is over. Today, guns made by regular gun companies are all business. Even some of the…
The One Second Split
Just a teaser as I am working on a bit longer write-up of one of my favorite rifles. Blaser R8, Federal 458WM, 20 yards, 5″…
A Magnum Single Action
Not too long ago, I picked up a new-in-box Colt New Frontier in .22LR/.22WMR. It is a 7/8 or so scale of the famous Colt…
Can You Shoot?
Small groups from a bench? Offhand with a rifle? Fast hits on a practical target? Slow hits at long range? From concealment? With a powerful…
Defensive Training with a 375 H&H
I put this up because I was trying to show a video somewhere else, and could not. This is more of a computer test for…
Magazines
Seems obvious, but magazines are a really important part of many guns. If your gun gets shot a lot and uses magazines, you probably know…