Like most things, the topic of pistol optics divides people into two camps: the dot devotees and the iron purists. Not particularly helpful, but human nature. Anyway, if you follow my writing, you know that I am dot agnostic as I have and train with dots but still do the same with irons-only pistols. I... Continue Reading →
The firearms community is a true sucker for fads and fashion. It also has a higher ratio of self-proclaimed experts than any other field, most of which are not qualified to weigh in on anything. Just as we have a raging, decades-long debate over 45 acp vs. 9mm (the stupidest debate in our sphere), so... Continue Reading →
Our world has changed considerably. Gone are the days that even the average concealed carrier presumes that the only threat possible will be within a few feet in a parking lot or dark ally. The majority of defensive gun uses still do happen within, typically, the length of a car or closer. However, there are... Continue Reading →
Like everything else with our body, our vision changes over time. I am extremely near sighted. This is one reason that I have always been into the speed-oriented action shooting sports over anything to do with fine accuracy as my vision is a limiting factor, especially with the handgun. Magnified optics are a total game... Continue Reading →
I did a lot of practice with a red dot equipped pistol this past year, and it was my first true emersion into pistol optics. Setting up the awesome Walther Q5 Match gun with a Holosun 507c optic (which I prefer over the industry standard Trijicon RMR) I put in the time and repetitions to... Continue Reading →
The primary obstacle that most handgunners face when transitioning from iron sights to a red dot is “finding the dot” on presentation. After spending a lot of time shooting a dot equipped pistol this past year I have obtained consistent and fast acquisition of the dot on presentation. There are a number of techniques that... Continue Reading →
Having been actively training with a pistol red dot lately I have been using the well-known, and generally well respected, Holosun 507c optic. Holosun optics have a reputation for being solid budget optics, as they run in the $300-$400 dollar range rather than the $500-$700 dollar range of the industry standardad Trijicon or Aimpoint optics. ... Continue Reading →
There is no denying that red dots on pistols are now the norm. Even a few years ago it was a fringe thing with practitioners praising the benefits, but most shooters were still using irons. Among training junkies now, I think we are at about 50% using dots, at least. The trend is certainly being... Continue Reading →
There is much discussion on the training requirements for moving to a red dot on a pistol. Yes, there is, undoubtedly, a learning curve to adopting the red dot. However, there is a great deal of misunderstanding related to what this learning curve entails. Having spent considerable time training with a dot-equipped pistol in the... Continue Reading →
I have been notoriously outspoken in my opinion that most concealed carriers are best served by focusing most, if not all, of their training on a single handgun platform. The fact is that from one gun to another you face different grips, grip angles, trigger pulls, ergonomics, and other changes that simply demand some cross-over... Continue Reading →
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