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Category: Starting From Scratch

10 Posts
Aug 22, 202622-Aug-26

Building Your Index

HK P30, Learning, Performance, Starting From Scratch, Tacticality, Teaching, Training Commentary 0

If you don’t know what an index is, or don’t know how to develop yours, this video is for you.

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Jul 27, 202627-Jul-26

USPSA Local Match

Competition, Firearms Commentary, HK, HK P30, Learning, LTT, Performance, Range Reports, Starting From Scratch, Teaching, Training Commentary 0

With a felt temp of 115 degrees, I shot my first local USPSA match in about 10 years. It was rough. In the negative column,…

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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 24, 202623-Jan-26

SHOT 2026

Administrative, Firearms Commentary, Gear, Learning, Other, Starting From Scratch 0

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…

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Nov 22, 202522-Nov-25

You can Lead a Horse to Water…

Administrative, Firearms Commentary, HK, HK P30, Humor, Learning, LTT, Other, Starting From Scratch 2

“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” Robertson Davies “By far the best proof is experience.” Francis Bacon “Occasionally he stumbled…

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Oct 11, 20259-Oct-25

ODP – Tactics

Administrative, Learning, Other, Performance, Safety, Starting From Scratch, Tacticality, Teaching, Training Commentary 0

We are excited to announce a new course offering, On Demand Performance – Tactics. This class has been on my mind for some time and…

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Sep 20, 202519-Sep-25

Tactics

Learning, Other, Performance, Safety, Starting From Scratch, Tacticality, Teaching 2

I mostly stay away from discussing tactics here, but with the sad events of last week I have decided a very basic tactics discussion is…

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Aug 16, 202515-Aug-25

Big News in the Industry

Administrative, Learning, Other, Starting From Scratch 3

As many of you probably already know, Julie Golob has left S&W and is now working for Springfield Armory. This has been in the making…

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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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May 3, 20252-May-25

Retirement

Administrative, Double Actions, Firearms Commentary, Gear, Humor, Learning, Performance, Reddots, Starting From Scratch, Teaching, Training Commentary 14

I am now officially retired from federal law enforcement. I spent 17 years with the FBI, 6 years with the Diplomatic Security Service, and 4…

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  1. SLG on Training Speed vs. Actual Speed1-Sep-26

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    good thoughts to ponder! also, need to see you run a race holster, just to see if you can get…

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    Awesome!

  5. Andrew Chesney on Practice Going Nowhere?19-Aug-26

    Great information and advice! Beginning in March, I modified my morning routine by getting up 15 minutes early and adding…

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