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There was a recent question in the Triangle Tactical Facebook group asking about what sort of things a Range Officer should bring when working a match.  I thought I’d put together a list of things that are nice to have and make them into an episode. Coincidentally, most of the things on the list are …

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I had a very frustrating practice session at the range on Monday. I burned about 500 rounds just shooting a plate rack because it’s been something that has been really killing me at matches recently. Here’s what happened: I could kill the plate rack at 10 yards. Anywhere between 3.1 and 3.5 seconds, no misses, …

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SERPA There was a post on the r/competitionshooting subreddit this last week from someone talking about how they were an IDPA match last weekend and a new shooter was drawing from his SERPA holster at the match and plugged himself with a round at the hip, which then travelled down to around his knee. I …

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Kind of a lame sounding headline, but this is a great change for USPSA. I like this because in the past it could be hard to find a seminar because it was up to the organizer to put the word out about the seminar, now that they’re all listed on the website that makes it …

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The USPSA Board of Directors announced some changes to several divisions in the BoD meeting notes from earlier this month, and in this episode I discuss the highlights and lowlights. I’d encourage you to go to the USPSA website, log-in, and actually read all of the changes. Far too many people have just been asking …

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Bryan What is a good age to start a junior shooter? A lot of it probably has to do with maturity/responsibility. Start them with a pellet gun, BB gun, .22? Bryan My practice range is an indoor range, and can be rather loud at times; what is great practice drill to do that does not …

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Set a reminder in your phone for 9PM EST tonight so you don’t miss the Q&A show live on YouTube. See you there!

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Mike asked this question a while back and I answered it on a Q&A podcast, but I wanted to re-address it in a video format, because it makes it a little easier to understand. Do you have any advice for shooting a night match (IDPA if it matters) with a weapon mounted light? I have …

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Most folks out there can’t afford to take a shooting class more than about once a year or so, and most people don’t get instruction that much. Previous podcast episode on coaching here. I hear a lot of people talk about how they struggled for years doing things incorrectly. How they then changed something in …

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Last week when I was on the range doing all the shooting for last weeks Junk Science show I noticed something that I’d never noticed before. When I was doing the step into the box draws, I could reliably shave a tenth of a second when I put my focus on the draw stroke, and …

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For a long time I’ve wondered if the expensive race holsters that hold the gun just by the trigger guard are really worth the money, so that’s what I’ve decided to find out for this episode. So, here’s what I did: I setup a 10″ steel plate at 10y. I tested both holsters with 50 …

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This is one that I’ve been really excited about doing for a while. I was originally going to do this with a knockoff CR Speed WSMII holster that I’ve had kicking around for a while, but then I decided to put it on the back burner until I could get my hands on a real-deal …

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Eric Lucas, I have a question for your Q&A if you would like. I know this touches on a subject you have talked about in the past. The closest USPSA club to me is an hour away. They shut down fairly early in the season. Last summer I still wanted to do some more matches …

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I’m doing this weeks podcast live on YouTube in about 2 hours (9PM EST). With the new 2018 format of the show, this will be the January Q&A show. You can watch live on this page, or click here to go to YouTube and join in the live chat as well. Hope to see you …

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Been thinking a bit about practice, and where I should be spending my time in practice since I haven’t shot a match in about 4 months. What are the areas that I need to work on? Probably everything, and if that’s a thing, starting can seem overwhelming. I mentioned on the podcast last week that …

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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: a Ruger SR9 with no safety, a 5″ barrel, and a decent set of adjustable sights, and forward cocking serrations, and hell, might as well add an optic cut, would make a killer beginner competition gun. There was never really anything wrong with the Ruger SR9, …

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Every time Glock releases a new product, they’re met by hoards of neckbeards shouting “That’s the dumbest thing Glock’s ever done!” all over the internet. Case in point from my memory: Glock releases RTF2 guns – Dumbest thing Glock’s ever done! Glock releases fishgill slide serrations – Dumbest thing Glock’s ever done! Glock discontinues RTF2 …

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I’d like to see ALL of the major shooting sports stop fudging around with the rules all the time. We’ve been playing around with provisional divisions in USPSA for a couple years now, just make them official divisions. The USPSA part isn’t really a big deal, so lets talk about IDPA for a second. OMG. …

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I always like to do something different for the last episode of the year, so this year I had y’all ask me anything you wanted to ask. I had a lot of fun answering all the questions, thanks to everyone who submitted a question! So, thanks for a great 2017! 2018 is going to be …

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This week on the podcast I interviewed Marty Wood, the new NC USPSA Section Coordinator. We talked about everything from the future of USPSA in North Carolina, to announcing the date and location of the 2018 NC Sectional match. I wanted to say a special thanks to Marty for driving to Raleigh to meet with …

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