#fridayfundamentals In reply to the Back to Basics WheelgunWednesday post, a pertinent question came up. “I was ‘hammering’ instead of firing a ‘controlled pair.’ What do you mean by hammering?” Great question – thanks for asking. Sometimes we trainers take our subject matter knowledge for granted. Several concepts developed by Jeff Cooper have remained constant despite having been formulated nearly half a century ago. Fundamental Terminology Flash Sight Picture Controlled Pair Hammer Flash Sight Picture The concept of accepting that perfect sight alignment is not necessary to achieve an a ..read more

#wheelgunwednesday Going back to basics occasionally helps me get back in the groove. Two basic exercises I like for the snub revolver are the LAPD Retired Officer Qualification Course and the NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Level 1 test. The LAPD course is described in the LAPD Manual. “The starting position for this qualifying course of fire will begin at the 7 Yard Line. When the target faces, the shooter will draw and fire 10 rounds at a single silhouette target. A score of 70 percent is required to pass the qualification. All rounds impacting anywhere on the body and head will receive full ..read more

Some folks have said they go to the Tactical Conference because it sells out so quickly. Here’s the scoop for next year. They’ll go quick so don’t delay ..read more

My latest Shooting Illustrated article is up. “In the process of defending one’s home with a pistol, several additional skills beyond marksmanship are useful and necessary. In particular, the ability to move through the home while holding a handgun and techniques to inform the all-important DON’T SHOOT/SHOOT decision are critical.” https://www.shootingillustrated.com/content/home-defense-pistol-skills Flashlight skills at home are important enough that the flashlight chapter of Indoor Range Practice Sessions is a free download on my ebook store. https://store.payloadz.com/go/?id=2505573 ..read more

At every Conference, Seminar, or industry gathering, the attendees always return with items given away by Presenters and other attendees. TacCon 2024 was no exception; I call this ‘Loot’ and I returned with some good items. Loot Books Good reading material courtesy of Chuck Haggard, my hostess for the weekend, Andy Stanford, and Greg Ellifritz. Targets and Drills At the end of Andy Stanford’s Practical Handgun Drills class, he gave us laminated copies of the Surefire targets and a double sided sheet of drills for using them. Cool Stuff Yet another doubloon from Andy Stanford was a Surefire ..read more

#wheelgunwednesday I shot the match with my Taurus 856 snub. Here’s a video short of the Pistol Match  https://youtube.com/shorts/uFh9EogmeAY?feature=share Course of fire All strings were shot at turning targets in 4 seconds. 3 yards 6 shots from concealed holster (6/6) 5 yards 5 shots from concealed holster (5/11) 5 shots from concealed holster (5/16) 4 shots Primary Hand Only from Low Ready (4/20) 3 shots Support Hand Only from Low Ready (3/23) 7 yards 4 shots from concealed holster (4/27) 4 shots from concealed holster(4/31) 10 yards 2 shots from concealed holster (2/33) 2 shot ..read more

TacCon 2024, as we call it, is now in the books. [link] It is an annual teaching and learning conference for those who are, or want to be, serious students of the Art of Self-Defense and Personal Protection. This is the fourth year it has been held at the Dallas Pistol Club, a marvelous facility. The Conference is three days long. This year there were 42 trainers, who taught 69 different classes in 10 different ranges/classrooms. Topics ranged widely from shooting technique to unarmed combatives to medical procedures to using social media effectively and safely. Some classes are live fire, som ..read more

#wheelgunwednesday The new Lipsey’s 642 UC (Ultra Carry) is the latest hotness in the revolver community. Its single biggest feature is an upgraded set of sights on it. The sights are a worthy improvement. Not everyone who owns one of the millions of snub revolvers out there is going to buy something new to get a better set of sights though. I’ve written previously about how to improve the sight visibility of a snub revolver. https://thetacticalprofessor.net/2019/07/10/getting-more-out-of-your-snubs-sights/ The bottom line is that if you can’t see the sights on your snub, you can’t use them ..read more

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is an iconic movie in American cinema and arguably the best of the ‘Spaghetti Westerns.’ Rather than my usual boring rants about Serious Mistakes, Negative Outcomes,  http://seriousgunownermistakes.net  and excruciatingly detailed analyses of Armed Citizen incidents, I’m creating a short collection of a Good, Bad, and Ugly incident each month. Here’s the February 2024 issue. https://www.patreon.com/posts/good-bad-and-99377217 My Patrons get first look at it on the last day of each month. The following month I unlock the Patreon post on the last Monday ..read more

#fridayfundamentals Today’s post is not about shooting technique, it’s about avoiding being an idiot. I’m writing a series of Patreon posts about the incident but Idiot Avoidance is the bottom line. By now, probably everyone in America has heard about the shooting that occurred last week on a New York subway train. The full video is available on ABC 7’s video – Brooklyn subway shooting: the full video  https://abc7ny.com/videoClip/nyc-subway-shooting-brooklyn-man-shot-on-train/14527921/ The most important lesson of the entire incident is not about weapons’ usage or unarmed combat or weapo ..read more