Last year during the Shot Show, Sig Sauer introduced its second 9mm “pocket pistol”. The first was the P290. It’s a 100% reliable firearm (P290), just like any Sig Sauer product, but the chief complaint by shooters was that it was too “blocky” like a Glock and the trigger pull had a substantially long travel [...]
It’s been a little bit since my last article…sorry for the delay. I’ve finally received my PCS orders to another Deployable Specialized Force (DSF) in the USCG as an Assault Force Commander. Needless to say I’m excited and I’ve been going to the range about 2-3 times per week in preparation to lead my new [...]
Something we’ve all been taught, if we were taught the correct way to shoot, was utilizing the seven fundamentals of shooting. For a refresher on those fundamentals or what we like to call “habits”, check out Chris’ all encompassing article titled “7 Habits of Highly Effective Shooters”. He later goes in depth on each specific [...]
It’s something that we all do when we go to the range, and typically it’s something we don’t put much thought into until the question is posed to us by the range staff. We have our weapons, ammo, eyes and ears…we think we’re ready to do some work on the range. Then the question comes……targets? [...]
Going to the range and shooting does different things for different people. A vast majority of the time (it should be always) we go to the range with the intention of keeping those perishable shooting skills frosty and at an increased level of readiness. But there are those times where we just want to burn [...]
Use Your Sights! It may sound too simple; too easy to be true! Can it really be? Yes, boys and girls: with our patented new shooting technique you too can hit targets with a zillion percent more accuracy! What’s that? Not new? Damn, I thought I was going to be rich! OK cowboys, I’m going to get straight to [...]
Mount-Up Cowboy! Drawing your secondary weapon from a holster is like any other skill when it comes to shooting; it’s perishable. Meaning if you don’t incorporate properly drawing your weapon into your training regimen then you’re giving the tactical shooting advantage to your adversary. Whether it’s drawing your firearm against an active shooter, someone with [...]
Support-Hand Training When most people hear the word practice, their thoughts immediately revert to repetitive evolutions they’ve done numerous or even countless times. And let’s face it, that’s what practice is: repeating what you already know. That’s why Chris, Tom, and I like to use the word training because we immediately think of things we [...]
My training philosophy is more than just “training”; it’s also about maintaining, and advancing your perishable skills. Perishable skills are those skills that depreciate in effectiveness over time if they are not practiced. Basically anything you do that requires hands-on activity is a perishable skill. This means that if you don’t consistently train and keep [...]
It’s always been a disputed issue among shooters on whether or not to use gloves. In my opinion the answer is easy; it’s all about shooter preference. And branching off from that if you so choose to operate with gloves then choosing the right glove is critical just like any other piece of gear you [...]
