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.,…
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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…
SHOT 2011: The First Half
Stream of consciousness: HK: No new pistols to report. Pretty much all attention is on the MR556A1 carbine. The HK competition pistol team of K.C.…
Give Me the Bad News First
S&W will be announcing some very interesting new products at SHOT Show over the next few days. Sadly, they are also announcing this: (as first…
HK MR556A1 Preview
I know this isn’t pistol related, but if you ever wanted to see the face of the guy who is most responsible for the past…
Larry Vickers & Ken Hackathorn Interview: The HK45
More anticipated than the Verizon iPhone or the 10 billionth App Store download, pistol-training.com is proud to announce (finally): HK45 Interview with Ken Hackathorn and…