Putting Perfection to the Test
The 2011 pistol-training.com endurance test gun is going to be a Gen4 Glock 17. As many of you know, I had my hands on some…
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The SIRT in Action
Following up on the recent review of the SIRT training pistol: At the NRA Practice Session last night, we had two SIRT pistols on hand.…
Federal/AE .45 Ammo Recall
ATK (parent company of Federal Cartridge Company as well as Speer and CCI) has issued a recall of certain lots of .45 Auto ammunition. The…
NLT SIRT
About a month ago, the guys from Next Level Training sent me one of their SIRT training pistols to evaluate. The SIRT is a Glock…
1911 Cult: Cracks in the Armor
A recent article about a small agency in N.C.’s Kimber problems has led to widespread discussion about the 1911 being a “hobbyist’s gun” (see, e.g.,…
Gen4 Glock 19 Problem: My Bad!
Took the G19 to the range today and had to call my practice short because the gun had eight failures to eject in just 300…
Interview with Silver Star Awardee
Littlelebowski of FirearmsTrainingAndTactics.com recently had an opportunity to interview USMC Force Recon veteran Master Sergeant Robert Blanton about his experiences leading to the award of…
2.22 and Muzzle Energy
At SHOT, I was discussing something with an ammo manufacturer and the question of muzzle energy came up. Not “does muzzle energy matter?” but simply…
SHOT Addenda
A trusted source inside Glock emailed to let me know that the G35 (competition .40) and G21 (full size .45) Gen4 guns are in production rather…
SHOT 2011: Second Half
Calling this the “second half” is a bit of an exaggeration. Truth be told, Tom Jones and I covered the majority of the pistol-related products…