How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the 1911
One of the very first posts ever here at pistol-training.com was 1911 Dealt Another Blow at IDPA Nationals, which rather proudly trumpeted the waning supremacy…
Caracal Expands Recall
Having completed its “investigation” related to the March 2013 recall of certain Model C pistols, Caracal is now recalling all Model C guns worldwide. According to…
Belts
“My belt holds my pants up, but the belt loops hold my belt up. So which one’s the real hero?” — Mitch Hedberg We all know that a good gun belt…
Wall of Fame +1
Congratulations to my friend Rob J. for earning his place on the F.A.S.T. Wall of Fame last Friday with a personal best 6.90 clean run.…
Springfield/Warren 9mm 1911 50k Report
50,286 rounds 14 stoppages 0 malfunctions 4 parts breakages With fifty thousand rounds downrange and on the books, what is the no holds barred assessment of the…
Why I Like the LEM
As anyone who’s read PTC for a while knows, I’m a huge fan of the Heckler & Koch LEM (“Law Enforcement Module”) trigger system. So,…
780,000 Words
The exercise itself is pretty straightforward. Draw and engage a target from around the outside of a barricade, engage three more targets on the move,…
RAMPAGE!
For seven years, this site has existed to provide information for pistol students and instructors who are interested in getting better at what they do.…
7M
Last Thursday — while I lounged around a cabin in Shenandoah, VA — you guys quietly pushed the hit counter here at pistol-training.com past the…
SACS/Warren Reliability
Looking at the first 50,000 rounds of the SACS/Warren 1911 test, people seem drawn to one of two diametrically opposed opinions: A Mean Rounds Between…