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Longtime firearm instructor Il Ling New has provided her top 10 tips on becoming a better marksman.
September 09, 2013
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Support-hand shooting is not a fast-draw technique so much as it is a survival technique.
July 01, 2013
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You might think you are proficient, but firearms training should never end.
March 27, 2013
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The ideal solution to a bad situation is to be aware and get out of the area. The next best is to be aware and face the situation on both feet, with your gun in your hand. But even the best laid plans can fall to the wayside during a life and death struggle.
February 21, 2013
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For years, when training and competing, I used the slide stop on my 1911s to return the slide to battery when conducting a speed reload. I had found that I could more quickly obtain my shooting grip in this way.
January 08, 2013
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OutWest Systems has developed a laser training system that provides feedback on individual shot placement and can be converted to live fire.
November 16, 2012
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Point shooting can be effective if practiced regularly.
August 07, 2012
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I often trash movies for poor handling of firearms, but there is a saying that I've heard in movies that is correct when it comes to drawing a handgun: Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.
July 31, 2012
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The best way to ensure that you will hit what you’re aiming at is to use the sights that are included on every handgun built. It’s amazing how manufacturers are able to put those little indents and raised platforms on a gun in such a way that you would think they had been doing this for centuries and might have an idea of how to build guns. Oh, wait, they have and they do.
May 31, 2012
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You always hear self-defense experts say that you should train to hit the center-of-mass so that it will be instinctive during a confrontation. I’ve said this myself many times, both written and verbally. But, what exactly is center-of-mass in a self-defense situation?
October 18, 2011
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While many know that it is unwise to flip on the lights when going to investigate a potential burglar in the home, many these same people will continuously run a flashlight when searching their homes. This is bad light discipline.
August 22, 2011
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The Failure Drill consists of three shots designed to ensure that an attacker is stopped by putting two shots into center of mass with a final shot to the head.
July 14, 2011
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I don’t know if it was luck or fate, but my last blog on lights was a fitting topic since I will soon be heading to Gunsite to attend a low-light training class with Crimson Trace and Smith & Wesson.
May 05, 2011
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Last time, I explained a drill for reloading a semi-auto pistol with one hand. However, not everyone carries a semi-auto. Some people prefer the reliability of a wheelgun.
October 13, 2010
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