The single most important factor in precision shooting is consistency. The best way to develop consistency is repetition. If you don’t own an indoor range or live in the desert, how are you going to get your repetition? How can you shoot every day? The answer is the Next Level Training Shot Indicating Resetting Trigger (SIRT) Training Pistol. Use Discount Code "ArmsGuide" … [Read more...]
We started off this long range shooting series with an introduction to some important terminology. Now we're ready to apply those terms. Let's start with an introduction on a key external ballistics concept that directly relates to long range shooting: bullet trajectory. From the moment it leaves the muzzle, a bullet starts to follow a descending parabolic trajectory. Which … [Read more...]
The competitive shooting sports are a fantastic way to improve your firearms proficiency, not to mention it's tons of fun! The benefits are numerous and, the camaraderie amongst the shooters makes for an environment of sharing and learning. Choosing the right organization with which to become involved is an important decision. I'll examine some of the most common handgun … [Read more...]
The cause of virtually all misses is anticipation of recoil in various guises. The only way to beat anticipation? Dry Practice. It is no secret, we are big fans of dry firing around here. I am overjoyed to announce that Springfield Armory has sponsored a series of instructional videos from Rob Latham. We have posted the first one and look forward to future … [Read more...]
As you likely already know, bullets spin during flight, due to the rifling of the barrel. But, you may have asked yourself: why do they need to spin? The answer has something to do with bullet shape. In this article, I'll show you the reason behind bullet spin with regard to bullet shape. Understanding this concept is useful to understand other bullet flight behavior that … [Read more...]
The Oregon Trail Defense Stippling Kit is a high quality all in one stippling kit that allows a user the ability to quickly and easily make permanent modifications to any piece of plastic. I'm a fan of stippling plastic, its a great way to make your weapons and gear work for you. There were several problems with my early attempts at stippling that I came across, problems that … [Read more...]
