Draw Skippy!
Getting your gun into the fight is an essential part of carrying a defensive firearm. If you don't have the ability to use your gun when it's needed, you're carrying a gun just to make yourself feel safe. Your actual…
Welcome To Your Worst Case Scenario
The recent active shooting event in a Texas church was a wake up call to everyone who carries a defensive firearm. What does it take to make the shot when it matters most?
Ready. Aim. Aim Some More. Fire.
All this time, I've been told that a "sight picture" is an essential part of aiming a pistol. But it turns out that's not how we see, and we need to think in terms of "sight video." /
Stop Using This Target
We have better targets to shoot at than the NRA B-27 silhouette target. Use them, not the B-27.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, make me a match
What difference does match ammo make? Well, if you can't hit squat with regular ol' ammo, it makes no difference at all. But if you can shoot groups, it will make your groups smaller.
The (Not So) Cool Jerk
Or, welcome to my (shooting) nightmare. Patience is not my strong suit, and at the range, it shows up as a rather nasty trigger jerk. Save yourself some time, and learn from my mistakes.
A Primer on Primers
This one was a bit of a slog: Finding ammo that we knew for a fact had sealed primers on it, and then testing it so only the primers were affected took the better part of four months to figure…
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…