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Category: Competition

10 Posts
Feb 17, 202617-Feb-26

Steel Challenge

Competition, Learning, Other, Performance, Range Reports, Starting From Scratch, Teaching, Training Commentary 0

I shot my first steel match in some years this past weekend, and it was a good time. I shot carry optics, the busiest division…

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Jan 10, 20269-Jan-26

Two More FAST Pins

Administrative, Competition, Firearms Commentary, Learning, Performance, Range Reports, Teaching, Training Commentary 2

I just returned from an LE instructor development class on the west coast, and it was a lot of fun. Very good shooting, lots of…

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Jul 23, 202522-Jul-25

You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know (The Death Of Expertise)

Administrative, AIWB, Competition, Double Actions, Firearms Commentary, Gear, Humor, Learning, Other, Performance, Safety, Starting From Scratch, Teaching, Training Commentary 12

If you haven’t read Tom Nichols book, The Death of Expertise, it is worth a read. I run the Pistol-Training.com blog for a few reasons.…

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Jun 17, 202517-Jun-25

Cody Firearms Museum

Competition, Firearms Commentary, Learning, M&P Monday, Performance 1

There are tons of cool guns and historical exhibits at the Cody Firearms Museum, but the coolest has to be this one.

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Jun 4, 20253-Jun-25

Is Your Shooting Sport Holding You Back?

Competition, Learning, Performance, Teaching, Training Commentary 2

If you want to get better at something, measure it. This has been a long understood principle of human performance, and is why so many…

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May 28, 202527-May-25

Brilliance in the Basics

Competition, Learning, Performance, Tacticality, Teaching, Training Commentary 4

A quick search of the term used in the title will show you that the Army, Marine Corps and Air Force have all embraced this…

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May 24, 202523-May-25

Bianchi Cup

Competition, Double Actions, Firearms Commentary, Gear, HK, HK P30, Learning, LTT, Performance, Range Reports, Training Commentary 1

Julie and I just got back from the 2025 Bianchi Cup and we are very happy to be home. Not that Bianchi wasn’t enjoyable, but…

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Jan 4, 20253-Jan-25

The Amazing NRA

Competition, Firearms Commentary, Humor, Learning, Other, Performance 5

I hope everyone had a great holiday season. Here at Pistol-Training.com headquarters we have been relaxing and enjoying the unseasonably warm weather. No doubt someone…

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Oct 1, 20241-Oct-24

Police Charity Competition

Competition, Learning, Other, Performance 6

Last weekend I had the privilege to compete on the Kansas City Missouri Police Department (KCMO) Pistol team for the annual Special Olympics charity shoot.…

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Sep 28, 202427-Sep-24

Mental Concepts in Training, Part 3.

Articles, Competition, Learning, Other, Performance, Starting From Scratch, Tacticality, Teaching, Training Commentary 1

Continuing our look at the “softer” side of training, if you want to win, you need to find small, short-term things to win at. Small…

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Latest Comments

  1. SLG on Guns for the Zombie Apocalypse2-Mar-26

    Hard to beat the 10/22's, that's for sure.

  2. gleamingcasuallyf42396d40d on Guns for the Zombie Apocalypse1-Mar-26

    Yep. My 10/22 is the LW Compact. Maybe 5lbs with the red dot. Reliable, accurate and fast. Same for the…

  3. SLG on Guns for the Zombie Apocalypse28-Feb-26

    I will take that as a compliment!

  4. SLG on Guns for the Zombie Apocalypse28-Feb-26

    Definitely. Everyone knows micro pistols do not impress zombies.

  5. Andrew Chesney on Guns for the Zombie Apocalypse28-Feb-26

    This is a side of you I wasn't expecting. Refreshing.

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