Category: Training

Are you using tampons for trauma care? STOP IT! Now be a big boy and get the correct medical gear! The Havoc Journal writes The myth that tampons can quell life-threatening hemorrhage  just won’t die. My favorite tampon evidence comes from the always “unbiased” Snopes.com. Here we have “proof” tampons work as a LSI. Nothing says unbiased evidence like a […]

It seems that they may actually have to apply this training sometime in the near future. Fox news reports They are scenes reminiscent of the Vietnam War and the Pacific Theater during World War II: U.S. soldiers, caked with mud and dripping wet from monsoon rains, quietly traversing thick jungle brush. But instead of southeast […]

Small pistols are easy to conceal. They are a viable carry option, especially considering all the options today, which are reliable and come in acceptable calibers. This is the golden age of “defensive” pistols. Larger pistols –what I call combative pistols – have a large magazine capacity, and if necessary can be used to take […]

Is open carry a wise self-defense choice? Gun Digest writes We have the right, but is it wise to carry in a way that may alarm other citizens? With open carry you can become a target of thieves, bullies and show-offs. It opens us to false accusations of negligent gun use — the firearm can […]

Recoil Mechanics: How To Manage Recoil and Be Accurate USA -(Ammoland.com)- Many action pistol shooters have the desire to press the trigger as fast as possible while keeping all shots on a target the size of a pie plate when competing. As Ricky Bobby put it in Talladega Nights, “I wanna go fast!” This concept is known as […]

The U.S. Army Rangers say: “Train like you fight—fight like you train.” SSUSA writes There are probably more boring things to do than dry firing—not sure what they might be though. However, if you are serious about shooting better and getting more competitive in matches or surviving a gun fight, you should consider lots of dry firing […]

USA -(Ammoland.com)- If you’ve ever watched competitive shotgun shooters or hunters tracking and hitting their targets, you might think, “wow, they make it look so easy.” Like most things that are made to look effortless, there’s a lot more technique and consideration that goes into shooting moving targets. Whether shooting recreationally in a skeet field at clay […]

Performance in action pistol shooting, especially in United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) competition, is measured by accuracy, power and speed. USPSA handgun matches recognize the difficulty of shooting full power handguns in timed competition so they specify a minimum (Minor) caliber and power level that all competitors must meet. This Minor power factor is […]

If you’re carrying a pistol it must be in a holster. This could be a belt holster, ankle, pocket or a holster inside a purse. Regardless of what and where you carry, in order to do it safely it must be secure, inside a holster. Tactical wire reports When the pistol is in the holster […]

For nearly all of my life, I have been fascinated by the human psyche. In particular, how numerous activities require or employ similar thought processes in order to be successful. After several decades as a flight instructor and hunter education volunteer, patterns have emerged that re-enforce some of my long held beliefs. -(Ammoland.com)-  writes First […]