Of the fundamentals of shooting, the Stance and Grip are the most important for reducing felt recoil. Once you have decided on your solid stance, your grip is the next important key to master for controlling recoil. Individuals usually hold a firearm the way they pick it up, without much thought to how much their [...]
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Breath Control While Shooting: 4 Options
To breathe or not to breathe that is the question. Or maybe the question is what is the proper breathing technique when shooting or how long do you hold your breath if at all? William Shakespeare’s similar “To Be or Not To Be” question from his play in which Prince Hamlet gives his Soliloquy about [...]
Shooting with Eyes Open or Closed?
Depending on which firearms instructor you talk with, you’ll either hear insistence that you’re supposed to shoot with both eyes open or that it’s alright to shoot with one eye open while the other eye is closed. So who is right? Well, it all depends on you. Just like every one of us has different [...]
An Almost Deadly Mistake
I want to share with you an email from a gentleman named Roger. I got Roger’s permission to share this and I think it’s important for every gun owner to read. Here’s what Roger sent me… Jason, After 56 years, I thought I understood the 4 rules about safe use of a firearm: 1) Always [...]
Concealed Carry Drills Test
If you read a lot of gun magazines like I do, then you know there are a million and one drills that a person can practice. And each of these drills depends on what your purpose is for using the gun. For instance, are you using the gun for self-defense or are you solely a [...]
The 1-2-3-4 Shooting Process and Trigger Control
One of the most challenging things for experienced and inexperienced shooters alike is to remember and bring together all the fundamentals of shooting for accurate hits and do this quickly in a self-defense situation, range shoot, competition, combat encounter, or even casual plinking. Usually we have a very limited amount of time to recall, focus [...]
If You Ain’t Imagining, You Ain’t Practicing
Last month this column discussed the best mode of carry for personal protection. It was argued that for all possible scenarios one could come upon, only concealment puts the carrier in the best position. That article received a lot of negative feedback as a result from open carriers who took offense after incorrectly believing the [...]
Basic “5 and 50″ Practice Drill To Conserve Ammo and Lower Costs
Given the high cost and low availability of ammo and the increased shipping costs recently, here is a focused practice drill I use to conserve ammo and lower my shooting costs by using only 50 rounds, while improving my shooting skills. Rather than just throw lead down range, I use a specific drill to practice [...]
Why You Need to Start Training with a 3×5 Index Card
I’m a competitive person and hate losing. Just ask my wife who kicked my butt every time we played scrabble when we were dating. (I refuse to play anymore.) However, when it comes to being a more accurate shooter it’s important we “lose” often. What I mean is, I’ll often be at the shooting range [...]
Close Your Eyes to Improve Your Draw
As I’ve mentioned in the past, I spend about 10-15 minutes every day dry firing. Some days I solely work on trigger control and other days I only work on my draw without even pulling the trigger. Today, I’d like to share with you a way to improve your draw so that when your gun [...]
Use Dummies to Improve Performance
The two loudest sounds in the world are; A bang when you expect a click and a click when you expect a bang. Strict adherence to the rules of firearms safety can prevent the first and practice can aid in speedy recovery from the latter. Through the years I have seen amateurs and professionals hesitate [...]
What Gun To Purchase: Consider the 9mm Pistol for Self-Defense?
Most of you have probably already made your decision about what gun and caliber to carry or to use for self defense, but for those of you who have not and for those of you wavering due to the high cost of ammo and other considerations, I want to offer my personal ideas about my [...]
