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    I've shot clay thrown by one of those red plastic...

    I've shot clay thrown by one of those red plastic throwers with a pistol on a piece of property that could make that possible to do safely. (valley surrounded by unpopulated mountains with heavy...
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    I have no problem stating that Taran Butler...

    I have no problem stating that Taran Butler likely has an exceptional natural gifting of hand-eye coordination that has been honed over a long period of time with abundant practice. None of that...
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    I often see Bill Jordan cited when point shooting...

    I often see Bill Jordan cited when point shooting gets mentioned.

    What I rarely see anyone who cites him as an authority mention was his practice routine of shooting sometimes hundreds of wax...
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    Ed McGivern's revolvers... ...

    Ed McGivern's revolvers...


    https://youtu.be/USv4Q3Kr-A0?si=umSfRlmH81wT9hYb

    ...had a tall, prominent front sight with a gold bead.

    He regularly shot aerial targets with his revolvers in...
  5. There's no difference between the two. There...

    There's no difference between the two.

    There is only what is useful for her desired outcome and what is not.

    It's worthwhile to look at a sociopath's function to learn what you can about them...
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    The forend doesn't have to move all the way to...

    The forend doesn't have to move all the way to the rear to recock the hammer. On the Mossberg, any movement of the forend to the rear will cause the trigger to have a "click" in it even if the hammer...
  7. The curse of our modern age is that there's a lot...

    The curse of our modern age is that there's a lot more video of normal people pulling pistols to defend themselves given the near ubiquity of cameras. One does often see draw/grip related issues when...
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    I greatly prefer Aridus. Partly because they...

    I greatly prefer Aridus.

    Partly because they actually designed most of the parts that GG&G merely copied.

    But mostly because they work better.

    Weekend before last I was in Dallas at the...
  9. Real ones? Not very. The ones that happen on...

    Real ones? Not very.

    The ones that happen on their own tend to be more difficult to clear than the ones we simulate. I've gotten pretty efficient clearing double feeds because of how often I've...
  10. Another vector for stoppages: Lefties. ...

    Another vector for stoppages:

    Lefties.

    Some people have thumbs that are long enough to sit at exactly the right spot to interfere with the spent casing clearing the gun. The extractor hits...
  11. Another biggie, usually induced by unnecessary...

    Another biggie, usually induced by unnecessary administrative handling rules.

    Somewhere I read that Mas actually studied NYPD officers called in off of patrol to qualify and found that coming in...
  12. Manufacturers are notoriously sparse with that...

    Manufacturers are notoriously sparse with that kind of information because it becomes marketing. "Gun X has to have a new recoil spring every y,yyy rounds but OUR super blaster only needs a recoil...
  13. Oh, another addendum to "Why cop guns no go...

    Oh, another addendum to "Why cop guns no go bang?"

    When somebody spills coffee/pancake syrup/vomits on your gun, you do actually need to disassemble, clean it, and relubricate it. When you end up...
  14. There are many factors, in order of importance: ...

    There are many factors, in order of importance:

    1. Drawing to a bad grip - Practically every person who deploys a handgun for self defense is drawing that pistol in a real hurry, and doing so...
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    The revolver market was dying. There was no...

    The revolver market was dying. There was no future for revolvers...at least until there was. Chicken or egg, etc. But I remember going on Gunbroker and bidding on multiple model 19 revolvers for...
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    My guess: Trying to get these revolvers produced....

    My guess: Trying to get these revolvers produced.

    Getting this product right on the production side has exposed some challenges for S&W that they now have significant incentive to solve. Anyone...
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    I certainly don't claim to see the most pistol...

    I certainly don't claim to see the most pistol optics of anyone out there, but I've seen a fair few of them at this point. The enclosed emitter Holosun optics tend to have significant variances in...
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    From what I've seen the magazine can go in either...

    From what I've seen the magazine can go in either way.
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    https://youtu.be/jOZ09rLbt6Y?si=Eiak10xQ7g8taLn9...

    https://youtu.be/jOZ09rLbt6Y?si=Eiak10xQ7g8taLn9

    "Backup"
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    Right. It's the type that sits up toward the bolt...

    Right. It's the type that sits up toward the bolt at rest. I don't care for it, but others seem to like it. It's a different part on the Tactical models, IIRC, because the receivers are different but...
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    ECQC would have been beneficial...but not because...

    ECQC would have been beneficial...but not because of limb control. The pre-assault indicators being seen and acted on would have saved his life.
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    Odds are Lipseys is taking delivery of the first...

    Odds are Lipseys is taking delivery of the first run in batches. I doubt they got all 4,000 revolvers in one go. And with a couple of initial QC issues, that's likely something they are focused on...
  23. 360 Performance Shooting Performance Shotgun, 11/16-11/17/24, Huntsville, AL

    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/performance-shotgun-registration-847422241737

    Performance Shotgun drives you to proficiency!

    Many are intimidated by the perceived recoil of the shotgun; in...
  24. Practical Revolver - 9/15/24, Culpeper, Va.

    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/practical-revolver-tickets-786745495957


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    You could be forgiven for thinking that nobody uses revolvers anymore...but Smith & Wesson and Ruger are producing...
  25. 360 Performance Shooting Performance Pistol, 6/21-22, New Holland, PA

    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/performance-pistol-new-holland-pa-registration-865082483997

    This class teaches the mechanical and mental skills of defensive and competitive pistol use and focuses on...
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