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Legendary trainer Dave Spaulding recently posted about a new drill he had received from Ken Hackathorn (inventor of “The Test” aka 10-10-10, the Wizard Drill and many other widely known and used pistol standards). Half Cup Drill Stage 1. 3 yards. On signal draw and fire 1 head shot in 2.0 seconds….STRONG hand only. Stage ... The post Hackathorn’s Half Cup Drill appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

I recently acquired an issue of the Thrilling Western pulp magazine from January 1937. I bought it because it featured an article by Col. John J. Boniface (1874-1943), of the US Cavalry, on “How to Be A Good Pistol Shot”. That article was part of a series he wrote called “Straight Shooting”. In the 1930’s, ... The post Gun Advice from the 1930’s Pulps appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

Another find from my historical handgun research team: a collection of newspaper articles from the newspaper “The Grizzly”, published in the Big Bear Lake area. The articles are text-only, scraped from Newspapers.com archives. They provide useful information about the early days of the Leather Slap matches, which eventually led to the development of the Modern ... The post Big Bear Gunslingers and Jeff Cooper Newspaper Articles appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

David Yamane is a sociology professor at Wake Forest University, where he’s spent more than a decade studying gun culture through the lens of the soft science of sociology. He teaches a very unique college course on this topic that includes an optional range trip where students in the class get hands-on experience with guns. ... The post Book Review: Gun Curious (Yamane, 2024) appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

This is a guest post contributed by one of the members of my historical handgun research team. History of Iron Sights Until the mid-nineteenth century all rear sights were either of the V-notch or the peep type. In the 1880s the then-famous singer and shooter, Ira Albert Paine replaced the typical V-notch rear with a ... The post The Pioneers of Handgun Sight Designs: Ira Paine, E.E. Patridge, A.O. Niedner appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

On July 27, 2024, Tom Givens & Rangemaster put on a Professional Trainer’s Symposium at the Royal Range in Nashville, TN. It was an invitation-only event. This was the second iteration of this event, with a different group of trainers attending and different trainers presenting. The presenters at PTS II were: The event also included ... The post Rangemaster Professional Trainer’s Symposium 2024 appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

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In the past I’ve written about Col. Rex Applegate, whose “Kill or Be Killed” shooting book was perhaps the most influential handgun book of the 1940’s. I recently shared an article from the NRA’s American Rifleman magazine that provided details about his “House of Horrors” shoothouse. Applegate was influenced by Fairbairn, whose book ‘Shooting to ... The post Col. Rex Applegate: Influence on Modern Handgun Techniques (1944 NRA article) appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

Patrick McNamara (PatMac) is one of a group of trainers that came from the Special Operations community in the 2000’s and used youTube and social media to market their courses. His youtube channel is here https://www.youtube.com/@patmcnamara/videos This video on pistol fundamentals is listed as his most popular video I have to admit that I watch ... The post Book Review: Tactical Application of Practical Shooting (McNamara, 2008) appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more