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...]
"How on Earth do you conceal carry in those jeans?" is the most frequent question I receive with regard to ladies' concealed carry. It also probably the most difficult question about women's CCW to answer. Because I'm that kind of woman who has to make things difficult by wanting to conceal full size +2lb pistols, I've gone through a lot of extra trial and error to find a few … [Read more...]
Carrying in todays age of extremes demands more than just having a gun on your hip, practicing only with live rounds once a year and being able to shoot a gnat at a hundred miles at a static range. Today, we are challenged by extreme violence, but in a shifting form of public shootings and indiscriminant victimization with lethal intent. We must be trained, well versed in our … [Read more...]
Let's look through a few cartridges for my favorite kinds of handguns: revolvers. Revolvers .38 Special Originally designed by Smith & Wesson, the .38 Special was the standard service cartridge used by many police departments in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1990s. As a centerfire round with manageable recoil, the .38 Special excels in versatility in … [Read more...]
The .22 TCM is the latest wildcat round to begin to gain popularity in shooting circles. It joins a crowded list of other wildcat rounds that are picking up commercial producers. The 6.5 Grendel by Alexander Arms and the .300 Blackout by Advanced Armament Corp and the 5.7MM by Fabrique Nationale are a few of the more popular rounds to make the transition from concept to … [Read more...]
If you have ever shot a pistol match, you have seen these guys, probably even been one of them. If you have never been to a pistol match, don't be these guys when you go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYGFDZkTWCk … [Read more...]
