Triangle Tactical

Mike in Indiana sends in today’s Q&A podcast question asking about how to improve his split times. He’s struggling to get his split times with his Glock 34 any faster than .25. My suggestion to Mike was going to be trying to just practice rattling off some ammo into the berm without looking at a …

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“Range Officers need to remember everybody is there to have fun.” Is that a true statement? Maybe, but I think “fun” is defined very differently for different levels of shooters. Some folks get their fun by just showing up and shooting, and others have fun by playing the game within the rules (sometimes pushing them …

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KevinC from Misfires and Lightstrikes sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about “gamer” concealment for IDPA that isn’t a vest. IDPA requires you to start shooting with your gun and magazines on your belt concealed, and over the years the “tactical vest” has become the defacto concealment garment for IDPA. It’s not required, but in …

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CJ in Texas sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about whether or not I keep a range diary. Currently, other than the podcast itself where I’m constantly talking about what I’ve done at the range, I don’t keep a written range diary. I think I should, so I’ll probably get some sort of bound book …

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Gerrit in Wake Forest sends in today’s Q&A podcast question asking about why some Open Division shooters shoot with sideways optic mounts and others use vertical optic mounts. I’ve never even held an Open gun in my hands, much less shot one, so I decided to step aside with this episode and get Ryan from …

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Total honesty and transparency here: I was a little unprepared for this weeks podcast. I’m on vacation from work this week, and in my excitement for taking some time off, I neglected to prepare the podcast shownotes. Y’all came through for me though with some questions on Facebook which I answered in this episode. Gear …

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Dustin in Greensboro sends in today’s Q&A podcast voicemail asking about shooting a gun in IDPA SSP that isn’t able to hold the required 10 rounds. Dustin wants to shoot his Ruger LC9s in IDPA, but his match director gets weird about people shooting in CCP and BUG division. He feels like he’s being “that …

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Brant in Alabama sends in today’s Q&A question asking about how to end a dryfire session. Should you end on a confidence boosting (easy) drill? I don’t think so, because if you’re honest with yourself, you know it’s easy. When I do something easy, it’s not a huge boost to my confidence, because I know …

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Nate in Wilmington sends in today’s Q&A podcast question asking why there aren’t more short and medium courses in USPSA like there are in IPSC. Nate mentions this stage from the first Tarheel USPSA match: It was 20 rounds, which is on the small side for most USPSA matches, at least around here. However, even …

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Rob in Georgia sends in today’s Q&A podcast question asking about practicing as a group. I’ve had a couple really awesome, and productive practice sessions with a friend. Each time it was with a friend who is similarly motivated to me, and of a somewhat similar skill level. I think there are a few things …

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Tom in Ferguson sent in a question last week asking about some of my favorite shooting stories with my dad and Grandpa. Since today is Father’s Day, and last week marked one year since Gramps passed, I thought I’d take this episode to tell a few of my favorite stories from growing up. Gear That …

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Tom sends in today’s Q&A podcast voicemail asking about IDPA after shooting his first IDPA match. I’m not sure if IDPA has more low cover or low ports than USPSA does on the whole, as stages and stage designs can vary a lot from match to match, and club to club. I can say that …

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Marty in Mass sends in today’s Q&A podcast voicemail asking about something he heard on another podcast. Marty heard a IPSC world champion say that he saves his bad ammo in practice, and adds it back to his bucket of practice ammo to get more malfunction practice at the range. Personally, I think this is …

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Mike in Maryland sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about the different bullet weights that people use in practical shooting. In both IDPA SSP and ESP, and USPSA Production minor power factor 9mm is the name of the game. You’ll see most people who reload shooting either 124 or 147gr bullets. I shoot 125’s from …

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The first Tarheel USPSA match took place yesterday at Woody’s Hunt and Rifle Club in New Hill, NC and I went to check it out. I’ve been talking with the match director for the past couple months during the lead up to this match getting started, and I’ve been really excited about it. This match …

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One of the most common misconceptions that I hear from folks who haven’t shot competitively, is that competitive shooters shoot ammo that isn’t powerful. That isn’t really true. Factory 9mm that you’ll get from the store is going to be pretty close to the 9mm minor power factor ammo that gets loaded for competition (and …

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Tom in Ferguson sends in another voicemail for the Q&A show asking about my thoughts on filming himself at the range to see if he has a blink. I used to recommend buying an old Flip brand camera on eBay and using that to get match/range video. They were cheap, took great video, and super …

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Tom in Ferguson sends in today’s Q&A podcast question asking about what I do with my ammo after loading it. For me, it depends if it’s going to be match ammo or practice ammo. If it’s match ammo I’ll chamber check every round, and then put it into MTM ammo boxes (the hinged ones that …

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Kory in Texas sends in today’s Q&A podcast voicemail asking about doubles (two shots through the same hole) are handled during a match, and which backstrap to use on his Glock. Doubles are handled differently depending on which game you’re shooting. I think Kory was referring to an IDPA match when he sent in the …

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Jeff in Indiana sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about which belt he should be using for competition. It depends. Jeff says he currently uses a cobra belt for everyday and competition use, and it’s leaving him feeling a little underwhelmed on the competition side of things. If he’s shooting IDPA, the cobra belt might …

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