May 19, 2011
In between all of the training, the recent attendees at Gunsite had some time to shoot a few rounds into ballistic gel for fun and to view the effectiveness of DoubleTap ammunition.
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May 16, 2011
After the sun went down, the Crimson Trace Lightquards came out, but not before we conducted several shooting strings without lights or lasers in fairly dark conditions. Considering my abysmal night vision—there is a reason why I always carry a flashlight—I discovered that I am a much better shot in low-light situations than I ever would have thought. Even though I couldn’t use the sights and could only see an outline of the target, I was able to keep the majority of my shots in the center-of-mass ring at 7 yards.
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May 10, 2011
The first lesson I learned about Gunsite is that it does not teach shooting or marksmanship. Gunsite is a fighting training academy. Everything the instructors teach is as if you are defending your life against an assailant.
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May 09, 2011
Morning comes early in the Arizona desert, especially if you’re on D.C. time. Well, it gives me time to reflect on the upcoming day’s events.
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May 05, 2011
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.
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May 03, 2011
After posting my last blog on My Home Gun, I was asked by a reader whether I preferred to have the light attached to my gun or held in my support hand. My answer to this question is yes.
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April 25, 2011
While some shooters have an all-around gun for both concealed-carry and home defense, I prefer to have separate handguns for specific purposes. While there is nothing wrong with having one gun for both—this ensures you know this handgun intimately—I favor my home-defense gun to be set up exactly how I want without having to attach or remove accessories when I arrive or leave home. This also allows me to secure my home-defense firearm in the same location at all time.
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April 01, 2011
The most important element of a self-defense situation is learning when you should, or shouldn’t, draw your handgun. The next most important element is the actual drawing of your gun.
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March 29, 2011
Here is an excellent example, sent to me by Tiger McKee of Shootrite Academy, of why you should often check your concealed-carry equipment for potential malfunctions. The holster in question was worn beyond use, allowing a section of it to bunch in the trigger guard causing an unintentional discharge.
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March 23, 2011
According to Fox News, Meghan Brown is one beauty queen you don’t want to mess with, which she proved when she used her pink .38 Spl. revolver to end the ill-chosen career of a robber when the said criminal forced his way in a home she shares with her fiancé.
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