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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…

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…

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…

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.…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

SLG on Teaching and Learning14-Jun-26
Thank you!
Andrew Chesney on Teaching and Learning13-Jun-26
Lots of wise words in that post. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
SLG on Dabbling6-Jun-26
At a certain level, it does not hurt to try other guns, but if you are not yet there, and…
SLG on Dabbling6-Jun-26
That is a great way to start the day. As for the guns, a 19L is a great carry setup,…
Andrew Chesney on Dabbling6-Jun-26
I have a brace of iron sighted, Gen 3 Glock 17s cut to 19 grip length that I been shooting…