The Worst Kind of Shooter
Friday night the range was extremely busy. There’s a huge gun show in town and that means lots of first time shooters dropping by the…
Dogma, Doctrine, Direction
A good instructor should know why he teaches certain techniques instead of others. If he uses a particular stance or grip, if he favors a…
Bloomberg: Idiot
You know we very rarely get into anything political at pistol-training.com. It’s not what the site is about and frankly, there are so many excellent…
Springfield/Warren 9mm 1911 Endurance Test: Report #2
4,524 rounds 1 stoppage 0 malfunctions 0 parts breakages 1 mag deadlined It’s been a busy week for the test gun: daily dry fire and five days of…
Drill of the Week 37: the iHack
The latest Drill of the Week has been posted at pistol-forum.com. It’s a repeat of the iHack … the first Drill of the Week in 2012.…
Inaugural Concealed Carry Skills Class
The inaugural pistol-training.com Concealed Carry Skills class is scheduled for 8-9 September in Culpeper, Virginia. CSS focuses on practical skills needed by those who carry concealed including…
Springfield/Warren 9mm 1911 Endurance Test: Report #1
2,287 rounds 0 stoppages 0 malfunctions 0 parts breakages Three range trips and almost 2,300 rounds into the test and it’s fair to say that some sacred cows…
Drill of the Week 36: Surprise Reloads
Just in time for “My 1911 Reloads Suck Out Loud” week, DocGKR has posted the 36th pistol-forum.com Drill of the Week: Surprise Reloads. Give it…
Springfield/Warren 9mm 1911 Endurance Test: The Magazines
Before the this year’s test began, I asked SACS about magazines and they recommend the Springfield (Metalform) 9rd mags that ship with the pistol. They also endorsed…
Springfield/Warren 9mm 1911 Endurance Test: The Gun
The test of the 9mm 1911 has begun! First, a bit about the pistols themselves. These are not guns that the Springfield Armory Custom Shop…