Triangle Tactical

David in Illinois sends in today’s Q&A podcast question asking about how to decide on what backstrap to use on his Gen4 Glock 34. I don’t think this is a very complicated thing. If you’re happy with the way the gun shoots with a particular backstrap, and it’s not hurting you, and you can reach …

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Jason in NC sends in today’s voicemail for the Q&A podcast asking about how to plan a stage for a USPSA match. Here’s a few things that I do: Read the written stage briefing. This tells you how many paper/steel targets, how many points, and procedures and forbidden actions for the stage. It only takes …

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John on Raeford sends in today’s question for the Q&A podcast, asking the following question: So I recently shot a pistol match that had very easy rules that was using time plus scoring with IDPA targets, and there was a good mixture of USPSA, and IDPA shooters. Good match, easy going, but my encounter was …

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Shownotes for this episode are pending. I didn’t get the show recorded until late, so the full shownotes will be up mid-day on Monday 5/2. The News Oklahoma CCW instructors have their panties in a wad about Constitutional Carry. Harris Publications is shutting down. These folks are the publishers of a bunch of gun magazines …

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It’s been a long time coming, but Google is finally adding podcast support to the Google Play Music app that’s already on your Android device. Just hit the menu button, and then tap on Podcasts in the menu: Then you can just search for your favorite podcasts (ahem), and subscribe in the app. Or, you …

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Kirk in Wisconsin asks how to get his kids ready for competitive shooting in today’s Q&A podcast. I’ve shot some matches with kids that absolutely impressed me, and I’ve shot with others where I was legitimately frightened while they were shooting. I think the answer is to over prepare your kids before taking them to …

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TJ in Charlotte sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about how to deal with a bad day on the range. TJ said that he had a range session where his draws were sloppy, reloads were borked, and his accuracy wasn’t what he was expecting. When you’ve built a self image in practice, and then not …

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This sticker was stuck to the trash barrel at my gas pump in Wendell, NC last night. The fact that it’s sunfaded and starting to curl it’s edges says to me that it’s been here since the last election cycle, and the owners of the gas station haven’t bothered to pull it off. I like …

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Today’s Q&A podcast voicemail comes in from Chris in Florida. Chris has been getting ready to shoot his first match for a while, and he’s developing a load for his gun. He asks about at what point he should start messing with different recoil spring weights as part of his load development. In all honesty, …

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Today’s Q&A voicemail comes in from Joe in California. Joe’s won some stages at matches, but never the first stage when he’s cold. He asks how to get better at shooting the first stage of the match. I’ve been to matches where I feel slow on the first stage, but it’s not been enough of …

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Ever see the guys at a match who have the well rehearsed “tactical kata” but can’t really shoot that well? What about the guy that tells you X product is better than Y because it has more features, even if those features aren’t useful. What about the guys who buy a crappy gun, and then …

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Sean from the Gunblog Vareitycast sends in today’s Q&A podcast voicemail asking about which gun podcasts I listen to. I hope I don’t offend anyone for leaving them off the list, but in all honesty, I don’t listen to a ton of gun podcasts. I have my main 4 gun/shooting shows that I listen to, …

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I was going to ask what kind of gun he was shooting, but it doesn’t matter since he probably didn’t hit anything. I wonder if he registered for the match as TK421? Turns out, those were not the Delta’s he was looking for. I’ll be here all day folks.

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A month or so ago I was at the indoor shooting range, and there was a legit bullseye shooter in the lane next to me. I ran my target out next to his (25y), and tried to best his groups. The best I could muster were groups about double the size of his, and I …

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Cole from the “Shooter Like Us” meetup.com group asked me to swing by their meeting at the Cabelas in Garner, NC on Sunday for their monthly meeting to do a Q&A about competitive shooting with their group. It’s from 2-4pm it’s open to anybody else who would like to drop in and say hello (and …

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TJ in Charlotte sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about how I’d make the tactical community better shooters. He’s heard a firearms instructor tell a soon to be police officer that his large groups were more combat effective because the larger group would damage more organs. Sigh. Yeah, I’d encourage police officers to get out …

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“The Tom” in Ferguson sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about how often I clean my guns. He’s a compulsive gun cleaner that cleans them after each time he shoots them. I’m bad. I don’t have a set schedule, and I hate cleaning my guns, so sometimes they go a LONG time. I’ve went over …

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Russ in Pensacola sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about how to get better at shooting small targets at distance. I do dryfire some slow fire accuracy stuff from time to time, but it really requires you to be honest with yourself about where the sights are landing when you’re breaking the trigger. I rack …

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Just a heads up, if you’re looking to get a class in this spring, there’s a class with USPSA Champion Ben Stoeger coming up in May at The Range in Oxford that still has a few slots open. The class dates are May 7-8, and 9-10 (I believe there are two classes) If you’re interested, …

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Kory in Texas sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about shooting with both eyes open. I’ve been shooting pistols with both eyes open for maybe 4.5 to 5 years now, and I’m glad I do it, however it wasn’t a huge game changer for me. It helps with peripheral vision when shooting matches for picking …

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