For many gun owners, the shooting range is a sanctuary, a place to hone their skills, test new equipment, and escape the stresses of everyday life. However, all too often, range sessions can quickly devolve into little more than aimless plinking, leaving shooters feeling unfulfilled and their skills stagnant. To truly make the most...
How much dry fire do you do? I try to do ten to fifteen minutes a night, mixing in various techniques. I use my dominant hand and my non-dominant hand, draw from my holster, and do simple marksmanship training. It’s functional, but I’ve begun to realize I might not be getting the most out...
How do you keep up your skills when ammo is pricy and your schedule is full? If the past two years have taught us anything, it’s that ammunition is expensive. Yet we still need to practice our gun skills to keep them up. Like a lot of other skills, shooting is perishable. Stop doing...
While we typically run drills at outdoor ranges, here are some you can do indoors to keep your skills sharp. Shooting drills are inherently valuable to your training. Drills provide you with a standard you have to meet, and the standard can come in the form of speed, accuracy, or both. They allow...
When people think of long-range shooting, minds inevitably zero in on rifles. Sure, it’s fun to ring steel at 500 yards, 1000 yards, even 2000 yards, but there is another area of your shooting skills you should be cultivating: long-range handgun shooting. This is the part where you probably either consider stopping reading or...
Before signing up for any specialty class, it's important to look into the 5 R's: resume, references, relevance, readiness, and relatability....
