I have found an interesting dichotomy throughout the years: very often, training junkies with many, often hundreds, of hours of professional training frequently remain at a mediocre level of mechanical skill with their pistol, while performance oriented shooters who compete shoot at a high level with little, if any, formal pistol training. Occasionally, you encounter... Continue Reading →
You know what does not happen in civilian self-defense shootings? Reloads. Maybe it can be found, but it is exceedingly rare. Still, I am a proponent of carrying a reload, but there is an argument to be made either way on this due to the rarity of reloads actually occurring. You know what actually does... Continue Reading →
The truth is, the likelihood of needing to reload your handgun in a defensive encounter is infinitesimal. However, the issue I take with those who promote ignoring this skill is that, if you shoot, you need to be reloading often anyway. Why would you not do so in a manner that builds proficiency for a... Continue Reading →
I am a believer in not taking gun guns out until it is necessary. Hence, a fast and consistent draw stroke gives one the confidence to wait and evaluate a situation rather than panic and draw a gun pre-maturely. Still, there are legitimate reasons for which to have a gun in hand. When under duress,... Continue Reading →
I am a shooting enthusiast, particularly as a handgunner. I am no USPSA Grand Master, nor have I tried to be, but I shoot at a high level, especially from concealment, which throws a specialty wrinkle into it. I absolutely love the benefits reaped from competitive shooting, as competition pushes all participants to get better. ... Continue Reading →
One of several notable benefits related to carrying in the appendix position on the waistline is the speed. All else being equal, it is simply faster to deploy a gun from in front of your hips compared to at the side or behind your hips. To truly gain this speed advantage, however, you must use... Continue Reading →
I will be teaching a class entitled Concealment Mechanics in 2024. This is a one-day class, eight hours, and participants will fire about 300 rounds of ammunition. In this class I seek to address a constant issue that I see, even among a lot of relatively advanced practitioners and training junkies; the ability to draw... Continue Reading →
Things certainly come and go in phases in the firearms community. For example, back about five or six years ago when I went through a revolver phase, nobody cared about them. I always use a small revolver as my deep concealment option, but at that time I was shooting and writing about revolvers a lot. ... Continue Reading →
I have written some well circulated content on the necessity of knowing how to surreptitiously draw a handgun. My article on the subject that I wrote on USA Carry was well-received and stirred up good discussion, which led me to realize that this is a skill that is not often discussed, even though it proves... Continue Reading →
In the wake of every outlier event we see a new fad come into the self-defense and tactical community. Currently, we are taken with the notion of repelling para-gliding terrorists due to certain international events. While large scale terror attacks may be in our future, thanks to the immigration non-policy of late, the most likely... Continue Reading →
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