Training Update| Whether it’s sports or business nearly all the best people in their respective categories work with trainers, mentors or advisers. Since I’ve been taking my shooting more and more seriously, last week I setup a reoccurring private training session at Tribute Tactical. I’ll be stopping by every two weeks for a session on handgun and rifle. My instructor,
Read moreI hadn’t really trained much the previous 10 days or so. My dry-fire slacked off and I didn’t get to the range like I should have. I then shot North Texas Multi Gun’s steel match, which is more like an all steel USPSA than traditional speed steel, and my hit percentage was a paltry 75%. I was able to do
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The Smith and Wesson (S&W) Military and Police (M&P) Shield isn’t a new pistol by any means, having been released in 2012. But it still holds its place as one of the most popular single stack carry pistols out there. First released in 9mm and .40 S&W they recently released one in .45 Auto/ACP to round out the collection. The Shield
Read moreToday was the last match of May, Real Steel at Dallas Pistol Club. I started off the match horribly. When I try to consciously shoot fast I start muscling the gun. I thought it’s what happened during my first stage and I verified it on the second. My sight picture was center target but my shots where barely creasing the
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Last week a forum friend invited me to shoot an IDPA match with him. It was about time I tried IDPA and getting to meet a fellow shooter who I’ve talked with a lot online is always fun. I shot the match and I’m glad I did, but I won’t be competing again. I’m sure most of you are thinking “Oh, so
Read moreToday was the monthly Metal Mania match. I didn’t go in with any real plan or focus, I just wanted to shoot. I finished the match at an 84.5% hit rate, which was slightly down from last month’s 86%. All in all, a good match where I got to push my speed with only a minor difference in accuracy. In
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Exactly one year ago today I ordered my GoPro HERO Session for $199 from Amazon. I was frustrated with trying to diagnose a problem I was having while shooting. Long story short, while shooting under stress, like in a shooting match or while running timed drills, I was trying to muscle the gun during recoil. Basically I had developed a
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