Gunnie New Year’s resolutions

Each year, millions of people come up with silly resolutions for the new year that never seem to come to fruition. Lose 10 pounds, get that gym membership, thaw the bodies from the deep freezer, etc. but somehow, the months slide by and the weight stays on, the gym only sees you once, and every time you try to toss in a bag of frozen peas, you curse yourself under your breath as there is no more room. I’m not going to bore you with my personal resolutions. Nosireebob. I’m going to bore you...

posted @ 1/2/2012 1:34:35 PM | Feedback (8)

You know how a dogs head turns when it thinks it hears sausage?

Yeah, that’s what I look like when I shoot. You see, I’m severely cross eye dominant. When I shoot pistols, I have to turn my head so that my left eye is over the center line of the pistol. With pistols, this isn’t a problem. With rifles, I am forced to use my weak eye to aim and my left eye closes automatically so as to not try to ‘take over’. I do not see how anyone can use their left eye while aiming a rifle, but it can be done. Oleg Volk has an article up at Cheaper Than Dirt on...

posted @ 11/29/2011 8:58:29 AM | Feedback (17)

Things to incorporate into my exercise routines

Dry firing practice Range time has become an overly limited resource for me. I can either afford range time or I have the time to go to the range; the two never seem to meet in the middle. As I plan on restarting USPSA shooting come October (if you’re local to me, why not join me?), I need to get some trigger time in and since hitting the ‘no rapid fire, no drawing from the holster, no movement’ range, even when I can, isn’t the same, dry firing at home is beneficial. pistol-training.com has...

posted @ 8/25/2011 11:25:45 AM | Feedback (5)

It seems like just yesterday we were poking fun at mall-ninja-training videos

These things seem to multiply like tribbles though. One must assume these courses are simply in response to the perceived need to be MOAR TACTICAL by everybody and their SWAT-wannabe cousins. Training is good and I’m sure that plenty of reputable groups out there provide excellent courses on the most common scenarios, but some of these videos are just ridiculous. I mean, really… how many times are you going to find yourself in a firefight while on a balance beam? Are you expecting a shoot-out...

posted @ 8/19/2011 8:17:53 AM | Feedback (4)

In defense of a negative

Over at the Florida Carry Facebook page, I’m in a conversation where someone asked if we should have ‘stricter training requirements’ for CCW. My response is a resounding, emphatic, absolute “NO!!”. Which isn’t to say you should seek out training. Maybe not this kind of training, but some training nonetheless. I hear you now “Robb, if we’re not supposed to take Tactical Ninja 8 Gun SOCOM Six Sigma Master class, then how will we be prepared for the eventual ‘Nakatomi Plaza’ scenario?” to...

posted @ 8/15/2011 10:11:45 AM | Feedback (8)

Giving all new meaning to the phrase ‘Shoot like a girl’

Millisecond Mollie. I need to show my girls this in the hopes I can get them interested in the sport.

posted @ 6/2/2011 9:22:11 AM | Feedback (0)

Because every business should hire an over-caffeinated, hyperactive squirrel with ADD

Caleb. When he’s not playing the part of a rat-fink on reality shows or chatting it up on podcasts, he’s doing online videos for InSights Training Center. Now, I consider Caleb a good friend and for all the ribbing I give him, and all the handwringing that goes on about him from various other bloggers, I’m glad he’s on our side. Gunnies still have the stereotype of being old, fat, white guys in camo overalls to deal with and people like Caleb are helping bring a fresh, new face to the shooting...

posted @ 4/5/2011 10:13:12 AM | Feedback (2)

Jam, bam, thank you ma’am

Caleb uses a naughty word during a multi-malf run in IDPA. The RO should have had a bar of soap ready if you ask me. This reminds me of when I was doing my interview the other day. If you watch the video, you will see me clear a Failure to Feed. Editing makes it unapparent how long it took me to realize what had happened, but it was definitely a few seconds and not the instant that Caleb does his magic. I don’t practice failure drills enough and that’s something I should work on. When it...

posted @ 3/7/2011 2:43:57 PM | Feedback (7)

Don’t be that guy, please?

Someone has decided that maybe it’s time to buy a gun. Thoughtful gun owners step in and give advice. Then suddenly, an asshole appears and shits all over the poster condemning him for being “another liberal lightweight starts to grow a pair and still doesn’t get it”. This is me, face-palming. That doesn’t help. Not everyone goes from “I hate guns” to “I can’t wait to pick up my 4th Kimber Ultra CDP!!!” overnight. And we don’t necessarily want them to to begin with. If your goal is to...

posted @ 10/26/2010 9:03:25 AM | Feedback (4)

Must be all that extra training the cops receive

Tam (again) What I don't get is this: I have carried a pistol every waking moment for most of my adult and, despite sometimes being mad enough at people to spit nails, I have never, ever drawn that pistol and pointed it at somebody like it was some kind of tool of argument, let alone started busting caps. The screamingly obvious lack of impulse control on this sergeant is appalling; I sincerely question whether he should be allowed out walking around near decent folk. And again, we point...

posted @ 8/13/2010 9:21:26 AM | Feedback (1)

Preventing unwanted bodily perforation by officers of the peace

Or, How to Not Get Shot by the Police. This is an important thing to consider. When a cop is called to a scene where there's been a shooting, he or she will have no idea who the good guy vs. bad guy is. You need to consider this before you hold the bad guy at gunpoint or continue to display your firearm. Personally, I always think about how I can put away my gun as soon as possible after an event. Back into the holster and concealed is a good way of not having it out where an officer might...

posted @ 5/5/2010 11:22:14 AM | Feedback (7)

New training focused gun blog

Welcome InSights Training Center to the blogroll. Looks to be a bit more training related (saw a link in from the Tuller drill discussed earlier) and I'm all about training.

posted @ 9/2/2009 10:32:56 AM | Feedback (1)

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