0.99 Second draw from a retention holster
While working on draws the other day with my Safariland ALS 1911 holster I spent some time working on raw speed, trying to get the gun out as fast as possible. ...
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IDPA Classifier in 50 Seconds
Still throwing it back to some of my favorite 1911 videos. Here’s a run through the IDPA classifier that took less than 50 seconds…in raw time. Afte...
Taurus PT1911 Torture Test Part 5: 500 round challenge
Here we are at the planned end of the Taurus PT1911 Torture Test. I always wanted to close it out with something interesting like this, where I run the gun thro...
Taurus PT1911 Torture Test Part 4: Reload practice and other drills
In part four of the torture test, I simply had a straightforward training session. I shot 48/50 on Dot Torture at 5 yards, I worked on draws to a 3×5 card ...
Taurus PT1911 Torture Test Part 3
This installment of the PT1911 torture test has me putting another 264 rounds through the gun, bringing the total to 1,070. There were no more failures to extra...
My Time with an XD
Between August 2014 and May 2015 I put 4387 rounds through an XD 9 Tactical. That included a 3 day class (in the rain and mud) with Ben Stoeger that saw 1877 ro...
Revolver Tour #9: Ruger Match Champion
You knew this one was coming. The Ruger GP100 Match Champion – the gun I’ve dedicated more pixels to writing about, and trigger time behind on this ...
Revolver Tour #8: Smith & Wesson 625
This isn’t my first 625. It’s not my second, either. This gun marks the 3rd time I’ve saddled up for one of these N-frames, and it will be the...
IDPA Nationals Day 2: your current leaders
Here are the current leaders for each division at the 2014 IDPA Nationals: SSP: Bob Vogel (duh) ESP: Mike Seeklander CDP: Matt Sims ESR: Robert Briggs SSR: Rhet...
More on the IDPA ban of the CZ Accu-Shadow
Yesterday, the day before IDPA Nationals kicked off, IDPA announced via email to members and a post on their facebook page that the CZ Accu-Shadow was not legal...