Dry fire is a good practice necessary for cost effective development of practical marksmanship skills. However, not all firearms are well suited for dry fire. Here is what I think folks should know.
Every gun has a story and is a chapter in the life of its owner, especially the first firearm. With a little reflection we can discover a number of lessons learned from or with that first firearm. Here are some…
Measuring and tracking progress is an important aspect of a skill development journey. It not only confirms skills are in fact improving but it can also help identify specific improvement opportunities while making one aware of their limitations.
Secure firearm storage is a multifaceted problem. What is being secured? Where? And from what? As such, there is no one size fits all solution. When in doubt, go as big as one can afford.
Here are a couple of benign cautionary tales regarding ammunition which could have ended tragically. There are some important takeaways here that gun owners should heed.
There are several techniques and approaches to dealing good hits on targets of varying degrees of difficulty. Here is an approach I’ve adapted from others and added a quick trick to help gauge difficulty.
Focusing on the process can help shooters shoot better by allowing them to maintain attention to the task at hand rather than allowing distractions to interfere, increase tension, and ultimately make mistakes.
The decision to use justified deadly force is a critical one that can be riddled with catastrophic consequences along with an arduous aftermath. This post briefly explores the can, may, should, and must components of the decision making process.
The ability to remain target focused when shooting pistols with red dot sights is huge for defensive and competitive pistol applications. However, developing and maintaining target focus skills takes a little work.
Getting started with pistol mounted red dots isn’t as simple as picking a pistol, a dot, and slapping them together, but it doesn’t have to cause analysis paralysis either. This post explores some considerations to help folks get started.
Grip, in terms of pistol shooting, is the foundation on which marksmanship is built on. As such, I believe it is a fundamental skill that all pistol shooters should seek to master. It’s not as simple as just grip the…
