Question of the Day: Why Do They Call it a Slide Stop?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsBVsy4cdSw
After watching forty TV shows about killing Bambi (albeit on fast forward) and a NRA-supported program so dull it should have been named The Adventures of Ambien and Zolpidem, I am SO ready...
NRA Law Enforcement Instructor Courses. How Many Fail to Graduate?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MOiEQaRoBQ
You want to become an NRA-qualified instructor? Take an NRA Instructor course. Unless you do something incredibly stupid---"candidates must possess and demonstrate a solid background in firearm safety and shooting skills"---the chances are close...
Why Americans Need Mandatory Firearms Training
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHhn-0V0S9A
Last week, Robert Farago posted the video of the Nashville convenience store shootout at the not-so-OK Corral . The...
Two Hands Good, One Hand Better – Pt. 2
As I wrote in the first installment of this series, learning to shoot effectively at close quarters with one hand is key to surviving a life threatening situation. The stats say that with few...
Fear and Learning at a DC Training Course
A member of TTAG's Armed Intelligentsia sent us this look at his DC CCW training. Name withheld by request.
Saw your article on the training...
Empty Gun, Blue Gun, or Plastic Training Barrel?
Among the wide variety of responses to TTAG's recent blog on the Missouri training-fatality "Irresponsible Gun Owner Of The Day," many of our professional Armed Intelligentsia expressed their horror that a novice shooter died...
“It is nearly impossible to sneak up on a turkey”
However, it IS possible to sneak up on a hunter hunting turkeys. Especially if you're mistaking his turkey call for a turkey's turkey call. What might happen next does nothing good for anyone, including...
Gear Review: Shooter App for Android Phones
For a lot of shooters, the primary barrier to moving past those 200-yard targets isn’t equipment or experience. It's a desperate hatred of mathematics. The calculations required to figure out bullet drop, translate that...
Question of the Day: Are Guns Your Hobby?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y76u3IbtKy4
Gun control advocates view videos like this one with revulsion. It's not just the porno movie music that sets them on edge. Whenever they see civilians running around armed to the teeth, they wonder...
Question of the Day: Is CCW Qualification Training A Joke?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh3ad0dlsO8&feature=player_embedded
I train as often as I can. I see no reason to stop training, ever. But I don't believe it's the government's business to decide how, when, where and how much firearms training a...
The Joy of Shooting Bowling Pins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1ydywk4nMo
I have belonged to an indoor range for about two years now. I practice every week or two. The range runs “Action Handgun Pin Shooting” on Tuesday nights. I gave it a try this...
Emergency Medicine on the Range: Making Your First Aid Bag
As much as we drill the rules of firearm safety into our heads, anytime we step onto a range the possibility for injury is ever-present. The highest risk isn't even posed by the firearms...