Quote of the Day: Heroes and Villains Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96IlQ3Nj4nk
“The original mandate of the NRA was to train responsible gun ownership and the NRA should handle it. They should train excellence in gun ownership. They should create the short list of guns that...
FNS-40 Contest Entry: Getting the F out of OFWG
By BS
In light of the recent events at LAX, one thing that caught my attention was that a number of people suffered "evasion injuries." Now you have to ask yourself this question: when the...
Intro to Force-On-Force Training, Part 2: The Practice
In part 0ne, I discussed the various technologies and players in the force-on-force marking round business. For part two, I’m going to delve into the training side of the equation. Although there are at least...
Gun Review: Crosman 1377 ‘American Classic’ Air Gun
The Crosman 1377 / PC77 for this review was provided by Pyramyd Air.
Crosman's 1377 'American Classic' lives up to its name. This air gun really is a classic and it probably defines the upper...
Tactical’s Cracking
There are two extremes in the self-defense gun world: paper punchers and tactical operators. Paper punchers are newbies with no real interest in learning the art of armed self-defense. If they face a lethal...
How Much Fun Can You Have For $140? Airguns On TTAG!
With all the heated discussion of gun-grabbing politics, CCW ergonomics and wound ballistics that goes on around here, you'll have to forgive us if we've overlooked some of the most popular shooting sports equipment...
Intro to Force-On-Force Training, Part 1: Technology
A common adage is that if you train as you will fight, you will fight as you have trained. For many people (including police officers, particularly in smaller jurisdictions), training is largely limited to...
Coonan’s Statement Clarifying Relationship With Evolve
Dan Coonan's emailed a statement to us this evening regarding their new relationship with Evolve (and posted it to their web site). I also had a long conversation this afternoon with Rebecca Bond, one of...
Question of the Day: How Do You Choose Training?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV3vYNJYyRg
The goal of most firearms trainers: turn you into them. If a trainer's tactical dress, clipped tones and head-on-a-swivel stance makes you suspect that they're ready, willing and able to do wet work in...
The Marines Get Real About Target Practice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHcrUza7H9o
Square ranges are the bunny slopes of shooting---especially the ones that don't let you draw from a holster or rapid fire. "Real" defensive/tactical shooting means shooting while moving, and shooting at things that are...
Front Sight Training Can Be An Eye-Opener
By DrVino
Front Sight touts its training standards to be above that of the military and law enforcement. They stress, however, that they are not a boot camp. And that's probably why you’ll see kids...
Bottleneck Threatens to Slow Illinois Concealed Carry Process
by John Boch
The Illinois State Police have done a fine job creating a chokepoint for Illinois gun owners in their handling of the mandated training requirements of the new Illinois Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Illinois...