Principles of Personal Defense
If you have not read Jeff Cooper’s work, Principles of Personal Defense, it is now available free online. It one of those works that every…
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New Class Offering with Trident Concepts
I am very excited to report that Jeff Gonzalez and I are collaborating on a class this summer in AZ. I’m sure everyone who reads…
Guns for the Zombie Apocalypse
Thankfully, gun and ammo companies seem to have stopped marketing their wares in neon green for zombie killing. Nonetheless, a quick perusal of any decent…
Steel Challenge
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…
A Basic Primer on Policing in America
“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could…
SHOT 2026
This year was my first year at SHOT in a decade and it was a good time. I hung out with friends I haven’t seen…
Professionals Vs. Enthusiasts
A recent email exchange with a shooter who has taken one of my classes prompted this post. He was taking an online shooting class that…
The “Big” CC9 Group Shoot
Gathering meaningful data is not easy. Shooting groups is not easy. Put those things together and you are bound to run into issues. Having some…
Fitting a Non Adjustable Gun
Not all guns come with easy change grip options. None did until pretty recently and there are still lots of great guns out there that…
Striker Fired vs. Hammer Fired
Hopefully we all know by now that I prefer hammer fired guns. A part of that is simple personal preference, kind of like how I…