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Category: Competition

10 Posts
Apr 18, 202618-Apr-26

.15 of a Second

Competition, Learning, Other, Performance, Tacticality, Teaching, Training Commentary 6

Shooting Steel Nationals last month was a lot of fun and has given me things to think about and work on. Col. Cooper coined a…

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Mar 28, 202627-Mar-26

Top 10 at Steel Nationals

Competition, Firearms Commentary, HK, HK P30, Learning, LTT, Performance, Range Reports, Reddots, Tacticality, Teaching, Training Commentary 2

I just got back from Florida where I shot Steel Nationals. I have not shot Steel Nationals since 2007, when I won my one and…

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Mar 21, 202620-Mar-26

Benefits of Steel Challenge

Competition, Learning, Performance, Teaching, Training Commentary 0

I have shot a small amount of Steel Challenge matches off and on for the past 20 years. It is good fun and it provides…

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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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  1. SLG on Daily Dry-Fire Practice18-Jul-26

    Always good to warm up before going out the door!

  2. Andrew Chesney on Daily Dry-Fire Practice18-Jul-26

    Great article - thanks for posting! A few months ago I modified my morning routine by getting up 15 minutes…

  3. purvesjlxciv on How Do You Stack Up?16-Jul-26

    Roger that, I'll do some digging! Thanks! I really enjoy Cold Heat.

  4. SLG on How Do You Stack Up?16-Jul-26

    I think I've written about that before, but it really depend what you are trying to accomplish. Cold Heat is…

  5. purvesjlxciv on How Do You Stack Up?16-Jul-26

    What would you say would be a baseline for practical competency? How would you quantify it?

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