Pear Pie & why the ‘shape of your pistol groups’ matters

I’ve got a couple of ads running on FB that have had hundreds of comments. They’re talking about pistol shooting errors and the image is a simple target with a low-left group. Several of the comments have been “3 clicks up, 3 clicks right.  Done.” or, “Kentucky windage…hold up and right and you’re good.” In some … Continue Reading →

Shooting Incidents Where Good Guys With Pistols Took Out Bad Guys With Rifles and Carbines

Here’s a quick list of 11 instances where good guys with pistols took out bad guys with shoulder mounted weapons: May 3, 2015 Curtis Culwell Center in Garland TX. 59 year old officer Greg Stevens began taking rifle fire from 2 attackers at a distance of 15 yards who were both wearing body armor and … Continue Reading →

39 aspects of vision for shooting that go beyond 20/20, readers, and astigmatism.

It’s very common when I talk with people about vision training that they immediately start talking about wearing bifocals, trifocals, or progressives…or what type of vision correction surgery they’ve had. In most cases, they’re just referring to visual acuity…their ability to see objects clearly and sharply at various distances. But there’s so much more to … Continue Reading →

A 47% (avg) increase in speed+accuracy in 5 minutes? See the story…

I was one of the instructors at the A Girl And A Gun Conference at Cameo in Grand Junction this last week/weekend. On Sunday, I did a sneaky experiment with the morning vision training class. ~5 minutes of simple drills resulted in an average 47% improvement in speed and accuracy! For the test, we were … Continue Reading →

Reload cheats

One of the skills needed for the FBI Qualifier is the ability to reload quickly. String 6 has a reload and, to hit the times, we need to realize that we’ve got an empty chamber, remove the existing mag, insert a fresh mag, chamber a round, get back on target, and fire the next shot … Continue Reading →