Category Archives: Training & Technique

Gear Review: NextLevel Training SIRT-AR Laser Bolt

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Chad Patterson

  With the price of ammo on the rise and panic buyers still grabbing every last round they can get their grubby little hands on, practicing with an AR-15 has become an expensive endeavor. This has left a lot of … Continue reading →

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Self-Defense Tip: Have A Destination in Mind

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Robert Farago

When it comes to staying alive during a defensive gun use, you must master two basic manuevers: moving and shooting. There are a number of situation specific variations on the theme. Shoot and move. Move and shoot. Shoot then move. … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With This Picture: Disruptive Environments Edition

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Robert Farago

I consider the entire world a disruptive environment. I’m OK with that. As the Talking Heads pointed out, heaven is a place where nothing ever happens. As the touchy-feely T-shirt says (or would, if there was enough room) life turns … Continue reading →

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Posted in Handguns, Personal Defense, Training & Technique | 39 Comments

Question of the Day: Is A Training Requirement An Undue Burden?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jim Barrett

Firearm owners as a group tend to shoot themselves in the foot (mostly metaphorically) now and then. TTAG’s IGOTD winners are a testament to that. We’d offer the gun control crowd considerably less fodder for their reasonable bullshit proposals if some … Continue reading →

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Explosive Materials Background Check Act Revealed

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Nick Leghorn

  We’ve reported on Frank Lautenberg’s knee-jerk Explosive Materials Background Check Act before, but now that the full text has been released people have begun to parse out exactly how bad this thing is. Unfortunately, since it simply re-writes existing … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Gun Control, Hunting, Law and Order, Training & Technique | 89 Comments

Ask Foghorn: Medical Kits for the Firing Range

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Nick Leghorn

  Yesterday I talked about a med kit that’s being offered for sale that isn’t up to my standards. What followed in the comments was a pretty good conversation about the benefits of clotting agents, the appropriateness of duct tape … Continue reading →

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SOTG “Pocket Life-Saver”: Three Useless Items and a Tourniquet

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Nick Leghorn

As a service to gunnies, the guys at Student Of The Gun are selling an emergency kit for the wannabe medic they call the “Pocket Life-Saver.” It includes a few items they say will help you save the life of … Continue reading →

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