Is Scanning Really an After Action Drill? January 27, 2014 Over on the Paragon Pride forums Roger Phillips posted a thread about After Action Drills that raised the utility of a quick check left and right Fight Focused Handgun III – Point Shooting Concepts with Roger Phillips January 26, 2014 Last weekend I attended Roger Phillips’ Point Shooting Concepts course in Las Vegas. I had a great time. Just to get it out of the way for those 2014 SHOT Show Day 4 January 18, 2014 Today was the last day of the SHOT show. Having walked the entire show floor in the previous days, there wasn’t much I hadn’t seen today. I did go 2014 SHOT Show Day 3 January 17, 2014 I’d seen just about everything on Level 2 yesterday, including the main exhibit hall. Today I dropped down to Level 1 and the secondary exhibit 2014 SHOT Show Day 2 January 16, 2014 Today was the second day of the SHOT show, and my first full day. Rather than my more targeted booth visits from yesterday, today I decided to just 2014 SHOT Show, Day 1 January 15, 2014 Today was the first day of the Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (the SHOT Show), the firearms industry’s main trade show. This is my first Shut It! January 11, 2014 Much debate has centered around the reliability of the AR platform. In particular, the idea that, “It shits where it eats” (that the direct Handgun Calibers January 5, 2014 As a companion to my article on Caliber and Terminal Ballistics, I’d like to present a brief overview of common handgun calibers. The 9mm Luger Caliber and Terminal Ballistics January 5, 2014 Debates over caliber and terminal ballistics seem to be one of gun guys’ favorite pastimes. If you hang around any gun shop you will find guys DVD Review: Viking Tactics Streetfighter Part I January 4, 2014 Recently, I was placing an online order with Bravo Company and I noticed they had the Kyle Lamb’s Streetfighter DVD. His book, Green Eyes Black Optics and Getting What You Pay For January 2, 2014 All right, I’ll admit it. I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to optics. I like good rifle scopes, good binoculars, good spotting scopes, and good What's the Mission? December 29, 2013 Yesterday, a poster on Warriortalk asked for an optic recommendation for his SIG 556. My reply was quite succinct: “Intended role?” As a matter of Heine Sights December 22, 2013 This morning I put a new set of Heine sights on a Glock 19. While I am definitely a red dot convert, not all of my fighting pistols have red dot Choosing Your First Handgun December 22, 2013 There is no perfect handgun. We would all like something that’s light, compact, and easy to carry, has enough power to stop an assailant in his Lessons from the New Jersey mall shooting November 6, 2013 From a LEO who responded to the recent shooting at a New Jersy mall, via John Farnam: I will never again look at a mannequin in quite the same Introduction to Foundations of Pistol Gunfighting November 3, 2013 Welcome to the Foundations of Pistol Gunfighting — the first section of Gunfighting 101. This section is designed to teach the fundamentals of