LESSONS FROM THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
I’ve always found that a shooting match is win-win. If you win, you get positive reinforcement and of course, warm fuzzies. If you lose, you get a learning experience. For me, the latest IDPA...
SOMETHING YOU DON’T NORMALLY SHOOT
I was tied up all weekend with a murder case report, but couldn’t let Independence Day pass without a little fireworks. My brief time-out of trigger-pulling on the backyard range was with 10mm and...
SHOOTING THE NATIONALS
Pretty soon, I’ll be in Tulsa, shooting the IDPA (International Defensive Pistol Association) 2010 National Championships at the awesome United States Shooting Academy facility. I’ll be competing in the Custom Defense Pistol (CDP) division...
THE VALUE OF PRACTICE
Just got back from six days in Tallahassee, five of them at the Pat Thomas law enforcement training center both studying and teaching at the High Liability Instructors Conference, and one day prior shooting...
TRADITIONALISM…
So…I just finished teaching a class with a Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum revolver as my teaching gun…and out of 21 students, only one was using a revolver instead of a semiautomatic pistol. He...