Tag Archives: shooting illustrated

Seeing Your Front Sights: It’s Really Important

Posted on 12 June 2023

The tendency in a gunfight – especially if a person doesn’t have good training – is to shoot as fast as the attacker is. The problem is that misses accomplish nothing, and peripheral hits often don’t either. Once a fight has … Continue reading →

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5 Training Tips for a Personal-Defense Rifle

Posted on 28 May 2019

The rifle, or carbine, is no different than any other firearm that we use for personal defense. What you carry doesn’t matter nearly as much as what you can do with it. Too often, we select a rifle that appeals … Continue reading →

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The First Rule of Gunfighting: Get Training

Posted on 26 November 2018

Training on one of the many ranges at Gunsite in Paulden, Az. I have to take exception to the oft-quoted bromide, “the first rule of gunfighting is to have a gun.”  That really only works if a person already knows … Continue reading →

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How to Optimize Your Home for Personal Defense

Posted on 10 November 2018

A person’s home is the one place that they should feel the safest. However, very few people select their home based upon its defensive characteristics. Regardless, there are things that we can do to make our home more resistant to … Continue reading →

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