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The Legacy of ...

Tom Campbell was a World-class shooter, teacher, inventor
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Don't be 'that guy.'

Tips to becoming a better shooting class student
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Lesson from...

Many lessons can be learned from competitive shooting
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Shooting with a...

Re-learning to shoot after shoulder surgery is tough but can be done if you remember these tips.
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.45 Resurgent?

I don’t know how to feel when other gun writers pick up on trends before I do. My friend and fellow gun writer Jim Tarr commented recently that .45 ACP...
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Teach Your...

As valuable as professional firearms training can be, it has never been the mainstay of firearms instruction — that remains the purview of the family. For...
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My Main Squeeze

Of all the issues and concerns that need to be considered if you’re going to be carrying a firearm, especially for self-defense, the one I’d nominate as...
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Pathway to Violence

Maintain and enhance your environmental awareness and adopt the mindset to not be a victim.
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Perishable Skills

Whether you are learning how to speak a new language, or play a musical instrument, the more you train the greater your familiarity. The same applies to...
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Getting Your Mind Right

If you have not seen the movie Cool Hand Luke, tear a corner off your Superman or Wonder Woman card. The old Captain is counseling inmate Luke about his...
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Good Intel

Quality intelligence or “good intel” is developed by a three-part process referred to by the experts as collection, analysis and application.
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“Duck Hunters, Listen up!”

The mallards took a quick look at the spread and kept on booking. They were high in the sky with the afterburners on. Maybe they were en route to...
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Stairway to Performance

In a nutshell, performance is one of three stairsteps leading to optimal consistency in both competitive and defensive shooting.
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Diagnosing Deteriorating ...

When the quality of your shooting drops off, a process of elimination may show what needs correction.
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Stances and Evolution

It’s a running joke among gun writers that if you cannot think of something original, write an X versus Y article. It’s like 9mm vs. .45ACP or even...
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Pin Shoot #30

When people compete on the firing line, there are lessons to be learned.
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Dry-Fire Training

Growing up I remember being told by multiple people to never dry fire a gun — for any reason. Fast forward a couple of decades and I see people saying for...
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Field Shooting Tips

Being a hunter and a guide, I’ve seen a lot of mistakes during my 45 years of being in the field. Some mistakes couldn’t be avoided, but there are...
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About the 1911 …

Why the 1911 platform? One reason, frankly, is habituation. I got my first Colt .45 auto at age 12, still my most memorable Christmas present. The year was...
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Lessons From The Ancients

Being well armed and even well practiced is not the full answer to unexpected peril. Centuries-old tactics still apply to the modern man.
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Thoughts On Spare Handguns

The late, great handgun authority Col. Jeff Cooper famously recommended “a pair and a spare” of Colt Government Model .45s tricked out the way he liked....
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“Shoot Faster!”

Have you ever been told by an instructor, friend or even just the guy or gal in the next shooting stall you should “shoot faster”? I am willing to bet...
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4 Stages Of Combat Handgun...

How would you handle someone bigger and stronger who got his hands on your weapon? What if that person was a “no-shoot” subject?
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Top 10 Tips From From...

There are 10 combative elements which are common to the study of fighting with both gun and knife. According to the master, “He who controls these...
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More On Dots

In 1900, Irish optics engineer Sir Howard Grubb patented his “Collimating-Telescope Gun-Sight.” A reflecting surface projected an adjustable reticle to...
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Learning Reinforcement

Recently in this column we’ve looked at shooting established drills to get a sense of how well we’re performing. By regularly shooting one or more of...
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(Gun) Fit Is It

Once upon a time, and not so long ago, you wouldn’t have one in your safe. Gun stocks were shaped like the working end of a hockey stick. They were...
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Appendix Carry – Cool or...

I do not know all. I am a student. I have 26 years of focus in carrying a gun for a living. I have studied, tried, practiced and trained. I hope to give you...
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Side Benefits

When night sights started to become popular decades ago, their obvious purpose was to get good hits when there was enough light to identify a deadly threat...
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Surviving Disarming Attempts

If you aren’t prepared to counter a gungrab, you aren’t really prepared.
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6 Ways to Hit More Birds

If we hit 100% of our targets, then the odds are high we’d get bored and find a more challenging sport. The misses keep us coming back, but too many of ...
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Ayoob on Handguns

I don’t always carry a semiautomatic pistol with a double-stack magazine — but, about two-thirds of the time, I do. Meanwhile, American law enforcement...
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Going Red Dot, Or Not?

If you’re like me, you’ve resisted any temptation to relegate the tried-and-true iron sights on your defensive handgun to “back-up” status by...
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Intervention, Vel Non

It was almost midnight, and I was watching a skinhead pin a girl in a short black dress up against the railing of a bridge. He wasn’t hitting or groping...
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Playing Catch-Up

Good guns can be made better and I offer you two recent examples, each from a legendary American handgun brand.
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Glove Up!

I’ve finally come around — I believe in gloves for shooters. Not only do they save wear and tear on my hands, but they’ve provided a few more...
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