One question that was asked was, “what type of gun should I get?”  As you know there are several great options for someone looking for the all around gun.  I’ve argued before that the Glock 19 may be my favorite Glock.  You won’t go wrong with any of the S&W M&P line or the Springfield XD.  When I mentioned one of the guns above, my friend said he didn’t know why, but he just didn’t like the gun.  That reminded me that you must never believe the hype because the worst gun is the gun you didn’t like but you bought because someone talked you into it.

When you look to buy a gun there are some undeniably better guns than others.  However, with the top makers you really can’t go wrong.  Find one you will be happy with, trust, proud to own, and excited to shoot.  You won’t be disappointed.  Do not buy a gun because JeffJeff2@mcc told you to.  Do not buy a gun because American Handgunner had it as a feature.  Research your options and buy what you like.

By the way, I really put the Wild Things Tactical Soft Shell through the paces.  It was raining, windy and about 40 degrees all day.  Expensive stuff, but it works!

Check out the article I wrote for guns.com this week.

At the end of the class we let the students shoot many of our personal guns so they can get a feel for what’s out there.  One special treat is that one our instructors has a Pac-Lite conversion for his Ruger Mark III.

These conversions come threaded for the addition of a suppressor.  An interesting thing about the Ruger line of 22′s is that what you think is the upper is actually considered the gun.  That means you will have to do paper work on the Pac-Lite to own one.  It is classified as a gun and is serialized.

The conversion will run anywhere from $250-$350 and the paper work for the suppressor cost $200.  The can will be $200 and up.  It isn’t cheap, but if you have a friend who owns one it is great fun.

It is neat to be able to shoot one of the guns you have seen in the movies and hear the difference.   With subsonic ammo, these are very, very quiet.  I found the following video on youtube to demonstrate.  At one point he is running ammo that is so quiet it has turned the gun into a single shot pistol requiring the shooter to cock it each time.

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The problem comes in that we never practice like we mean it.  How many people have told me what a great shot they are until we went to an IDPA match.  When the timer went off and people were watching it got serious; seriously ugly.

Next time you are enjoying the shooting sports, put some effort into mentally concentrating for a portion of your practice.  It should be serious because lives are depending on it, maybe even your own.  After you have gone through some drills, pull out those cans and blast away.  Who says you can’t mix business with pleasure?

I was reminded recently that the Bible says we are not to despise the day of small things (Zechariah 4:10).  It is possible to forget that the fundamentals constantly need to be practiced if we are going to get better.  Here is a 50 round practice session that you might find beneficial.

5 min dry fire from the holster

1 shot draws 10x

double taps from the holster 10x

draw bang reload bang 10x (load a mag with one round.  Draw and fire to slide lock.  Emergency reload.)

Make sure you take a break between each of the drills to get mentally focused on what you are doing.  If you run through these drills and find an area that needs attention get after the next time with good planning.  What you will find is that you can spend about an hour at the range having a good time, but improving.  The final benefit is that you will maximize your practice and be saving money.

We want you to be completely proficient.  We offer a 1:5 instructor student ratio to make sure that you get individual attention when you need it.  Not only will you fulfill your TN requirement, but you will also have a great time with our classes.

Never shot before?  Not a problem.  In our last class we had a 60 year old grandmother who had never been to a range shoot a legitimate 94 on the qualification course.  Nothing wrong with that!

If you are interested email us to register for the class.

If you are interested in maximizing the potential of your long range shooting abilities, our one day class is for you.  We will teach you the fundamentals of precision shooting and help you grow as a shooter. You will come away with everything you need to begin your quest to hitting that elusive 1,000 yard target.

The class is a one day class at one of our private ranges.  Class size is limited to 2 unless you schedule a special private class.  You will get lots of hands on instruction by one of the best instructors around.

By the way, we just picked up our second Law Enforcement Agency who have chosen us to keep their guys up to date.  If you want to schedule a class or have questions about the class email us.

Description:  A double feed is when you have one round in the chamber and another round is released from the magazine in order to feed.  Now you have two rounds trying to get into one chamber.

How does it happen?  You put one round in the chamber manually with the slide locked back, and then inserted the magazine and released the slide.  Or, you had round not fully seat in the chamber and didn’t fully extract it with a power stroke of the slide.  When you pulled back the slide, it didn’t get rid of the round and released another from the magazine to feed.

Get it cleared!  Step one: Lock the slide to the rear.  Step 2:  Dump the magazine.  Step3:  Rack, Rack, Rack the slide.  Step 4:  Lock it to the rear and visually inspect the chamber to make sure there is not anything left.  Step5:  Insert new mag and release the slide.

There are several things to consider with this type of malfunction that might save your life if you are ever presented with this scenario in real life.  First, carry a gun with a slide lock.  This past weekend one of our students had a double feed with a Walther 380 that didn’t have a slide lock.  He couldn’t get the malfunction cleared because he had to hold the slide back, release and strip the magazine all at the same time.  I was able to clear it for him, but it was much more difficult.

Second, carry a spare mag if you run an semi-auto.  Many of our police readers know that you get a little lazy off duty and just go with the mag in the gun.  Life is much easier if you have a spare mag for this type of malfunction.  In fact, life is just easier with a spare mag.  It will fix most of your issues.

Finally, practice this malfunction with dummy rounds.  Load a dummy round manually in the chamber while the slide is locked back and then insert your mag and release another dummy round.  Practice clearing it with the above procedure.  You will find that if it ever happens you will be better prepared.