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Pistolcraft: Why Carry With A Round In The Chamber?

Posted on 19 February 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Why Carry With A Round In The Chamber?   COMMON SENSE dictates that if you have a firearm for self-defense you need to be able to USE that firearm in an instant, Why? Firstly because an unloaded gun is just a fancy paperweight and Second as a very wise man once told me:  “Trouble does…

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Sonny Puzikas: Attributes, Distance, Pressure, Position

Posted on 19 February 20236 August 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

  I trained with Sonny P. back in the day and the guy is the real deal. If you want to know more about him here is a recent podcast interview. Movement First. Weapon Second. Well trained Movement is a Weapon in and of itself. Movement in the Fight is Key if you want to…

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Pistol Fundamentals Flashback: Jeff Copper and the Modern Technique

Posted on 18 January 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T Lenny Ladner     No other man in firearms training history has had more influence and persuasion that Colonel Jeff Cooper, USMC (Ret.) The Modern Technique of Pistol Craft that Colonel Cooper invented and taught revolutionized Handgun Training forever. The MT can be divided up into four major parts: 1. The Big-Bore Autoloading Pistol…

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The Clown World Chronicles: Hero Customer Who Shot Armed Robber at Houston Taco Joint Ordered to Face Grand Jury by Soros-Funded D.A.

Posted on 12 January 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Hero Customer Who Shot Armed Robber at Houston Taco Joint Ordered to Face Grand Jury by Soros-Funded D.A.   It has reached the point in FUSA where it is not even shocking that we hear about a Soros subsidized Houston District Attorney (Kim Ogg) who released a hardened criminal back into society on a ridiculous…

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AK Corner: Poor Man’s EO-Tech

Posted on 8 October 202231 July 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

  Sonny Puzikas was the first person I heard use the term “Poor Man’s EO-Tech” in relation to the front-sight aperture on an AK many moons ago. Coming from the AR school of thought, I was not sold on the ideal that you could neglect your rear sights and still make accurate shots. I was…

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Reviewing Head Shots

Posted on 1 October 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

When drilling on “Head Shots” in relation to STOPPING a Bad Guy IMMEDIATELY, it is VERY Important to understand BRAIN ANATOMY. Here are two articles on the subject I highly recommend you re-read:   Don’t Forget to Drill on Head Shots Are You Good Enough to Take a Head Shot When Everything is On the…

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Fitness and Shooting: The Secrets You Don’t Know

Posted on 28 September 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

FITNESS & SHOOTING: THE SECRETS YOU DON’T KNOW   A much needed reminder about how physical and cardiovascular fitness effects our fine and gross motor skills. Get After It and Train!      

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Pistol Corner: Failure to Extract – When Tap, Roll & Rack does not work

Posted on 26 September 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

Failure to extract – when tap, roll, rack does not work   When you train, train to clear malfunctions with the use of dummy rounds. Although this type of stoppage is rare, it does happen and if you don’t train for it you will be that much slower clearing it when the chips are down…

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AK Corner: PSA AK-104 Facts and Review

Posted on 20 September 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

(FYI: I found this guy’s YT channel by complete accident and just a disclaimer, I have no relationship to or with him. I just like the review.) Since my buddy NC Scout reviewed this gun last year I have had my sights on it. Few Things the video review covered that are worthy of Note: Barrel…

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Training Should Always Reveal Flaws

Posted on 15 September 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

More on Rifles   When we train, regardless if it is with tools (firearms, knives, sticks) or not, our training should reveal our flaws; either in actual technique, our mentality or our gear. Revealing flaws in our gear and how we “load out” with our rigs to fight is something I can tell you from…

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