Rock Island Armory Ultra FS at USPSA
It’s time to get busy. After a layoff of nearly two years, Sunday I headed out to Sioux Falls Practical Shooters to shoot a club level USPSA match. As it ...
Tag: shooting sports
I was wrong about American Marksman
Last week I wrote a post blasting the new shooting competition American Marksmen for their policy that disqualifies many talented amateur shooters from competin...
Why bullseye is the most popular pistol shooting sport
If I asked you, dear reader, what you thought the most popular pistol-based shooting sport in America was based on participation, what would you say? IDPA? USPS...
Answering reader mail
Reader mail is a great way to generate content when I don’t really have anything good to write about. Today I’m going to answer three questions I...
BUG Nationals this week
One of my favorite matches on the calendar is this weekend, the IDPA BUG (Back-Up Gun) Nationals. I really like the BUG match because generally speaking, itR...
Celebrate diversity
Top row, left to right: two Magtech .38 Special 158 grain LSWC; two DoubleTap .38 Special +P 158 grain hardcast LSWC; two Federal .357 Magnum 158 grain JSP. Bot...
The changing face of the target shooter
The NSSF has produced an infographic that looks at the changing face of the American target shooter. Click the image to go full size:
How to fix a broken speedloader
I like to fix speedloaders the same way I fix broken magazines.
Shooting question: when you should get on the trigger?
We all know what the 4 Rules say. Rule 3: Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target. In the photo above, my sights aren’t on th...
Breaking: CZ Accu-Shadow not legal for IDPA SSP
This literally just in from IDPA HQ prior to Nationals: The Rulebook Clarifications for Q3, 2014, have not been finalized for publication. We would like to publ...