Scar Tissue That I Wish You Saw
We keep hearing about "training scars" within the firearms community, those issues that show up when we try to apply inappropriate techniques to the current situation. But are they a real thing? Maybe.
Can You Hear Me Now?
At one point or another in my shooting career, I've worn every type of hearing protection there is (my current favorite is these in-ear active units, but they are a bit spendy). I have a roundup of what hearing protection…
Get Comfortable About Going To The Range
Going to a range can be pretty confusing, especially if it's not a regular thing for you and your circle of friends. I wrote a few articles over at Ammoman that should help smooth over the speed bumps and make…
Pay Attention To What You’re Paying Attention To.
My friend Kat has a really good article on what "situational awareness" is and why it's so vital in the world of self defense. I've read dozens and dozens of articles on this topic, but this is one of the…
The Renaissance That Isn’t There.
There are a bunch of my friends who are re-considering the revolver as a defensive tool, and to their credit, there is a lot to like about carrying a revolver on a regular basis. Because they're not as sensitive to…
Aiming Points.
These are articles I’ve found on the web that I found interesting and useful, but I’m not seeing a way to turn them into full-fledged articles. A lot of these came via Greg Ellifritz, and it’d be a good idea…
Castle Doctrine
There's an old joke about two friends getting chased by a bear, and the punchline is where one turns to the other and says, "I don't have to outrun the bear, I just have to outrun YOU!" This is how…
Playing All The Greatest Hits
For four days out of seven for almost an entire decade, I carried a pocket .380 as my primary concealed carry gun. I never felt particularly under-armed when I carried around a little .380, as I knew what they could…
A Foolish Consistency Is The Hobgoblin of Little Minds.
Or so said Ralph Waldo Emerson. However, there is such a thing as a non-foolish consistency, as Claude Werner explains. Lack of consistency is one of the big problems that many shooters encounter. Now and again, they can pull off…