Zeroing a pistol mounted red dot sight is simple. It’s not easy, but it’s simple. Here is how I go about zeroing pistol mounted optics along with a half dozen tips y’all may find useful.
Getting to that first match isn’t easy, but it doesn’t have to be hard. One has to find it and ensure they have sufficient safe gun handling skills and adequate gear for it. Overthinking and underestimating it happens. Regardless, it’s…
Not all holsters are created equal and horrible ones are astonishingly available in abundance. Bad holsters are unacceptable. They help form bad habits at best and are unsafe at worst. Here are some ways to discern between the good, the…
Owning a handgun for personal protection doesn’t mean one is adequately prepared to use it for that purpose. Just like owning a car doesn’t mean one is ready to start driving it. There is some learning and skill development that…
Regular preventive maintenance is critical to preserve firearms and to keep them running well. The principles are universal: clean and lubricate. The application of the principles are personal and biased.
Weapon mounted lights continue to become more and more prevalent on defensive carry pistols. As such, it’s worthwhile to understand the use, benefits, and drawbacks of these accessories in the context of the armed defender.
Practice doesn’t make perfect. Correct practice makes perfect. The problem is diagnosing and correcting problems in practice can be challenging, but certain practice methods can minimize the amount of diagnosis needed.
The grip is one of fundamental components of marksmanship. In terms of pistol shooting, it is arguably one of the top three components. This begs the question, is deviating from a textbook grip a bad thing?
The more I work with pistol mounted optics, the more my opinions about them evolve. Experience is funny that way. One of those opinions that has evolved is my opinion on using back up irons with red dots.
Optic mounting failures are a real thing. However, steps can be taken to virtually eliminate the chance of this happening when depending on optics to work.
Not all handguns are designed with self defense in mind and some that are aren’t particularly well suited for it. Knowing what qualities to look for in a defensive handgun helps discern the good from not so good.
