Funny how becoming an expert shot always boils down to practice and mastery of the most basic things. Here’s a good one… Into the Fray Episode 279: One Shot, Two Sight Pictures – Are you re-establishing a sight picture after each shot? You should be. Read the rest: One Shot, Two Sight Pictures | Into […]
How to Find the Right Concealed Carry Class
You can learn all sorts of interesting tidbits in concealed carry classes. Like, for instance, that hollow-point bullets are like “whirling fan blades of death.” Hold that thought for a hot second. When I moved to South Carolina, I needed to get a South Carolina resident Concealed Weapons Permit. Even though I had taken classes in […]
Should You “Under Magnify” Your Rifle? (The Red Dot at Long Ranges)
Most people use too much magnification on their rifle. It’s temping because it’s easier to shoot tiny groups. If that’s the goal, fine. If it’s not your most important objective, here’s why you should consider less zoom… I’ve been testing the new Crimson Trace CTS-1000 red dot. When it arrived, my first decision was which […]
5 Reasons to Make a Flashlight Part of Your Everyday Carry
Some good reasons to consider carrying at least a small penlight in your daily travels. OutdoorHub 5 Reasons to Make a Flashlight Part of Your Everyday Carry Do you hike, bike, travel, hunt, fish, or any other number of activities? Do you carry a handgun for self-defense? If so, carry a good flashlight. The statistics […]
The 6 Essential Parts of a Home-Defense Plan
If you interpret “home defense” in the broadest sense, the objective is to protect your people and your home from threats of any kind. That would include not just home invasions but also simple burglary and even fire. While the concepts overlap a bit, we’re going to focus on the intruder scenario here. When thinking […]
Best Drills to Make You a Better Handgunner
Just like holsters, there’s always a new shooting drill on the market that will test your skills and either make you feel invincible or humble you in depressing new ways. Here are a few of my favorites. They make the list for a variety of reasons including simplicity, a variety of skills tested, and challenge. […]
What to Expect When Shooting a Revolver for the First Time
If we want to get nitty-gritty with terminology, a revolver has chambers that are not integrated with the barrel itself. A pistol’s chamber is actually part of the barrel. The significance of that is that a revolver has multiple chambers where cartridges hang out until they are rotated into alignment with the barrel prior to […]
How and Why to Use a Tourniquet
When I was growing up and learning basic skills like CPR, the conventional wisdom and teaching on tourniquet use was entirely different that it is today. At that time, the medical community discouraged tourniquet use because of the risk to the injured limb on the far (from the heart) side of the tourniquet. As an […]
A Dry Fire Magazine?
One of the things I spend the most time on at the annual NRA Annual Meeting is scouring the exhibit halls for new and innovative products. This year, I ran across a previous acquaintance. I had forgotten about this company until we crossed paths again in the midst of 81,000 of my closest friends at […]
What to do When Your Rifle Starts to Shoot Wonky
A comprehensive list of things to check, and fix, when your rifle starts to shoot more like a blunderbuss… If your accurate rifle suddenly starts misbehaving and spraying the target with patterns instead of groups, don’t panic. Any good rifle that’s gone to the darkside can be rescued. Read the rest: What to do When […]