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self defense

OODA Schmooda: The Loop in Normal and Useful Terms

By |2025-11-07T18:37:23-05:00November 7th, 2025|

OODA. No, we’re not talking about some new yogurt that keeps you regulated.We’re talking about the famous Air Force acronym developed by Air Force Colonel John Boyd to describe human decision processes.In the gun community, this concept has been used, abused, misunderstood, and, in my view, misapplied to the point where it’s become some abstract bastardization of simple strategy.

There’s a Lot to be Said About Traditional Double Action Pistols

By |2025-04-15T09:59:12-04:00April 15th, 2025|

Clayton brings up some good points about traditional double-action pistols. Especially these days when so many are carrying in the Appendix position it can be desirable to think about layers of “safety.” Having that extra layer of a long and heavy trigger pull can be a very healthy feature indeed. 
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You Can Be Right—And Still Lose

By |2025-01-18T11:19:53-05:00January 18th, 2025|

If you carry a gun for self-defense, you can do (almost) everything right… and still lose. Some good advice here from Ken Hackathon. What’s the missing piece? Read on. I also talk about these scenarios quite a bit in my new book, The Practical Guide to Concealed Carry.

New XRB Solid Copper Defensive Ammo from Sellier & Bellot

By |2025-01-09T09:16:00-05:00January 9th, 2025|

Sellier and Bellot has some new(ish) defensive ammo. It’s an all-copper projectile design that’ll stay together when passing through challenging barriers like glass. I tested it with a couple of pistols with known accuracy and was able to print sub-two-inch groups from 25 yards, so it can shoot more accurately than most humans. 

Bold Take? If You Draw Your Gun, You’ve Failed

By |2024-11-15T11:48:41-05:00November 15th, 2024|

Steve Tarani, Gunsite and independent instructor, is one of those guys you’ve seen wearing a dark suit in the background of presidential photos and such, so he knows a thing or two about protecting people from threats. Here’s an interesting article on how protective services measure success. Hint: if guns are involved, they’ve failed somewhere along the line.
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