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Back to Basics: An Instructor Goes to Gunsite

byMarty Hayes
April 30, 2016
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Why would a nationally recognized defensive firearms instructor spend a week taking a basic defensive pistol course? What would he gain by learning how to draw and shoot, malfunction clearance and speed and tactical reloading? The answers to these questions might surprise you.

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Stop Blaming the Trigger: Negligent Discharges

byPatrick A Rogers
October 18, 2015
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Sometimes, it is necessary to sit back and take a long, slow look at the world. And rant.…

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In the Gravest Extreme: One-Handed Gun Manipulation

byDave Morelli
March 13, 2015
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In firearms training and practice, a danger exists of doing all manipulations with the idea that the extremities…

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Hideouts in High Gear: Running Back-Up Guns At Speed

byEthan Johns
April 18, 2014
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How do .38 and .380 hideout guns stack up against a full-size service pistol up close and fast?…

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Invisibly Armed: Concealed Carry Tactics

byJeff Gurwitch
March 25, 2014
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Carrying concealed can be broken down into high profile and low profile. In high profile, you might mask the sight of the weapon, but everyone knows you’re carrying. In low profile, the physical features of the firearm are obscured to the deepest cover. In the latter condition, you are not only trying to conceal the presence of a firearm, but the evidence you were carrying in the first place.

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Piston-Driven Perfection: LWRC M6 IC Limited Edition

byTodd Burgreen
January 2, 2014
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LWRC is a recognized industry leader in the development and manufacture of short-stroke piston-operated AR rifles. In fact, LWRC’s entire raison d’être is the short-stroke piston AR and the improvement it offers over the original AR gas-impingement design.

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Saving Innocent Lives: Civilian Response To Active Shooter Course

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August 16, 2013
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We all were shaken to our cores by the horrific murders of 20 schoolchildren and six adults at…

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Why a Weapon-Mounted Light: Illuminating the Reasons

byPatrick A Rogers
August 16, 2013
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During daylight—when 99.9% of training is conducted—targets are pretty easy to see. And identification is easy, as you are most often shooting at the same target you have been shooting at for however long you have been shooting. Discriminating between shoots and no shoots isn’t normally your problem on the square range because the rangemaster will tell you who to shoot, when to shoot, and how many times to shoot.

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Small Solutions: Making The Most Of Pocket Guns

byFlint Hansen
September 26, 2010
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An ever-increasing number of lawful citizens are arming themselves with small revolvers and pocket pistols. With this in mind, Gunsite recently ran a two-day course called “Pocket Guns and Penlights” designed around a product seminar sponsored by XS Sight Systems. My Dad, Denny Hansen, and I were invited to attend.

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The Rule of Two: Backup, Backup, Backup

byJeff Hall
June 30, 2010
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At first glance, being armed with a loaded pistol seems adequate for most situations. If you make the gun a Glock 17, you have 18 tries to stop an armed assailant. If you carry a gun, a quality light should always be with you. I habitually carry a Surefire E2 Executive, even in my briefcase on an airplane.