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Category: Handgun Corner
Guerilla Gunsmith: Building a 12 Gauge Pistol
Building a 12 Gauge Pistol This “machinist shop special” comes to us from Thailand. All I can say make sure your life insurance is paid up before you pull the trigger on this beast!
Stupid Hand Shooting Drills
One Handed Pistol Shooting Drill Practicing shooting a pistol with your non-dominant hand (aka weak or stupid hand) is something we all need to practice more often. Why? Well, because Mr. Murphy is always lurking to kick your ass and the chances of something happening out on the street where you are either shot…
Spaulding’s Rules of Conflict
Spaulding’s Rules of Conflict Operational rules are a sound practice and, over the years, I have created some I use in my classes. Recently, a student said, “You should write those down and give them out to students.” As I sat down to create the list I thought, “Maybe others would like to read…
Armed Citizen Corner: Rifles vs. Pistols – The Basics of Terminal Ballistics
Rifles vs. Pistols: The Basics of Terminal Ballistics For the last 100+ years, a great deal of the effort expended in ammo technology has gone toward trying to make pistol bullets act more like rifle bullets. Every few years, a new cartridge or bullet design arrives on the scene, claiming to have gotten us…
Know Your Firearms History: Lessons and Lore from Elmer Keith
Lessons and Lore from Elmer Keith For those of you who are just joining us, this “Elmer” guy is Elmer Keith, known to some as the Sage of Salmon, Idaho, and Dean of American Gunwriters to others. He was a cowboy, hunter, packer, guide, shooter, prolific experimenter, and gun writer during most of the…
Know Your Weapons: Browning’s Hammerless 1911
John Browning’s Hammerless 1911 Last year I had the opportunity to visit the John M. Browning Museum in Ogden, Utah and I was thrilled to see Browning’s hammerless 1911 prototype on display. Very little has been written about the development of this particular pistol. The pistol is briefly mentioned in John Browning and Curt Gentry’s 1964 biography of John…
Shooting Mechanics: Pad and Press not Crook and Hook
Using the PAD of the finger, PRESS the trigger. Avoid HOOKING the trigger with the first knuckle joint.
“Avoid the Groid” Handgun Drill
Home Protection 101: Angles, Lighting, and Retention, A Primer
Angles, Lighting, and Retention: A Primer If you’re reading this article hoping to find the magic formula to safely clearing a residence or building by yourself, you’re about to be disappointed. Here’s the reality: our vision is not 360 degrees and our brains cannot multi-task enough. There are too many angles of exposure for…