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    I look at what I want to shoot, then my hands put...

    I look at what I want to shoot, then my hands put the front sight onto it.
  2. No one will ever be able to predict what will...

    No one will ever be able to predict what will happen. However in the scenario I described you can perhaps skew the odds in your favor by getting some info out there. If that info reaches the...
  3. My thinking here is if when the police arrive...

    My thinking here is if when the police arrive shots are being fired, they will know who the good guy is.
  4. The spy pen sounds like a great idea, however I...

    The spy pen sounds like a great idea, however I wonder if some states have laws prohibiting recording a person without their knowledge.

    Whenever I'm driving while armed (just about every time) I...
  5. You did just fine.

    You did just fine.
  6. Has anyone notice the giant bear mitts Miculek...

    Has anyone notice the giant bear mitts Miculek has? When he grips a 1911, it looks like a pocket pistol.
  7. Jerry Miculek, and thoughts on learning

    Competition shooting has a place for self-defense shooters. It trains you to shoot under pressure. The pressure realized in competition is quite different from that in a life and death fight, but in...
  8. Jerry Miculek, and thoughts on learning

    Mr. Brown,
    Competition shooters have a lot to offer anyone seeking to shoot better, for any reason. They break down and analyze every inch of movement necessary to draw and shoot a pistol. Add this...
  9. Jerry Miculek, and thoughts on learning

    Miculek makes a great argument for the Isosceles stance over the Weaver for competition shooting. However Massad Ayoob suggests you learn and become proficient using both and everything in between...
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    Breaking shots at speed

    Your brain is anticipating the recoil and is pushing forward (and usually down) on the gun. Try relaxing and taking deep breaths and on an exhale slowly perform you best trigger press. When you get...
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    Handling the phone

    Edster, you have a good point about concentrating on the matter at hand i.e., a gunfight. I also believe a handgun is a better weapon choice when fighting in the home because a long gun in a short...
  12. Poll: Master of One or Jack of All Triggers?

    All my training is towards self-defense shooting. If I carry it, I master its trigger.

    http://www.anamericanwithagun.com/
  13. RCMP training in wake of Moncton shootings

    The RCMP loses a 12 on 1 shoot-out and the solution is to pass out free ammo?

    http://www.anamericanwithagun.com/
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    It has already been a long discussion. You ask a...

    It has already been a long discussion. You ask a great question, basically the question I believe we all ask ourselves in some way.

    Here is a great article which may answer your question, by way...
  15. What you need to achieve is a straight back...

    What you need to achieve is a straight back trigger press. The part of the trigger finger used to accomplish this differs somewhat from shooter to shooter, and even from gun to gun. Most shooters...
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    The stress of your target shooting at you can put...

    The stress of your target shooting at you can put the brakes on many skills.
  17. Do you dry-fire? If not you should start....

    Do you dry-fire? If not you should start. Everyone benefits from dry-firing.

    The objective of dry-firing is to learn how to press the trigger without the front sight moving. This can only be...
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