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Pistol Sights Under Various Lighting Conditions

Posted on 21 April 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Pistol Sights Under Various Lighting Conditions   An older article but a very handy reference when choosing some new sights for your pistola. Prepare Accordingly.  

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Pistol Corner: Texas DPS 25yd Course of Fire

Posted on 2 April 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Texas DPS 25 yard course of fire   This is a variation of a “tune-up” drill I shoot regularly. It’s a really good 50 round Course of Fire that maximizes both your range time and ammo. *The more movement you can integrate into this drill, the better. (Getting off the “X”)      

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When You Can’t Use Your Sights, Aim With Your Body

Posted on 25 February 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

When You Can’t Use Your Sights, Aim With Your Body Mark my words: If you carry a handgun for self-defense and you are not integrating Force-on-Force CQ combatives, point shooting and weapon retention into your training, you are cutting yourself short. All of us like to think we would never let somebody “invade our space”…

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Know Your Texas History: Frank Hamer’s Sweetwater Gunfight

Posted on 26 November 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

Frank Hamer’s Sweetwater Fight: Lessons Learned   As a writer and old west “enthusiast” I absolutely love reading about the old Texas warhorses like Frank Hamer. Men who were cut from rawhide and raised in the traditions of the 19th century old west but forced to live in the modern “civilized” 20th century. In short,…

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Shooting at Moving Vehicles

Posted on 14 October 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

Shooting at Moving Vehicles   Great information. Understanding how bullet’s react through various mediums is key to being effective with your firearm in self-defense situations.  

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Shooting Mechanics: The Tactical Chicken Wing

Posted on 14 October 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

The Tactical Chicken Wing   A great example of a technique more suited for competitive and sport shooting but not the modern tactical battlefield. Train Often and Realistically.   (Note the Elbow Position in the above and below photo)  

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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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Bustamonte, I Hate You

Posted on 30 September 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

Bustamonte, I Hate You   I can remember as a kid reading through my dad’s stack of Shooting Magazine and always looking forward to Skeeter Skelton’s articles. Those articles were like western short stories…stories that briefly transported you to a simpler, honest and more rugged time. Enjoy the ride, I know I did.    

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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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