CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO A SHOOT-OFF Single-Handed Skills
From the earliest days of the handgun, the weapon was primarily fired with a single hand. In retrospect,…
PLATE RACK IN A BUCKET: MGM Targets Steel Challenge Plate Rack
Shooting on steel targets has advantages and disadvantages. The main advantages are instant feedback (if you hear the…
FIVE-YARD ROUNDUP: Timed Close-Up Shooting Drill
As I work with different groups of shooters and organizations, I routinely see a significant training gap: solid hits under realistic time pressure at relatively close range. A compelling body of evidence from anecdotal as well as organizational studies shows that the fight is likely to happen with the interested parties separated only by a few steps.
Gunsite Great .45 Festival: Semiautomatics, Double-action and Single-action Revolvers
Last summer I joined a select group of gun scribes and industry professionals for a three-day special event…
Century International Arms DDupleks Slugs
IT has long been my opinion that the 12-gauge shotgun is the most underutilized of tactical firearms. The…
Home on the Range: Drills to Maintain Skill Sets
The necessity of constant and consistent handgun practice cannot be overemphasized. These are perishable skill sets that deteriorate…
Group Therapy: Get Your Shots Under Control
One of my favorite drills to start a training session is a prone, slow-fire, five- to ten-round group on an NRA B-8 bullseye at 100 yards. First, it checks or confirms that a rifle is still zeroed, as zeroes can drift over time due to a variety of factors including weather changes and impacts to the weapon or sights.
$300 Shootout: Testing Bargain Blasters
Poking around the Internet, a new shooter stands a high probability of coming away with one of two impressions. First that he or she is best off with a 1911, but only certain makes and models will do, and those only after sending it off for sundry modifications and reliability work.
Walker’s Razor XV Digital Ear Buds
Over a quarter century ago, Walker’s® revolutionized the hearing protection industry with the original Walker’s Game Ear®. Now…
Malfunction Reduction: Stay in the Fight! Part 2
In the January issue, we looked at Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 malfunctions. This month we'll examine some less common—but more perplexing—malfunctions. As stated before, this is not "the" way—it is "a" way. But understand this: If you use or train to use the weapon as a weapon and not a hobby item, you need to be able to clear malfunctions efficiently.