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Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners: What to Take to Your First Gunfighting Class

Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners: What to Take to Your First Gunfighting Class

This episode of Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners is about what you should take for your first gunfighting class. A fight-focused class will be more dynamic, should include more movement, and be more strenuous than your run-of-the-mill standing in a shoebox target shooting session. Expect to be outside in any kind of weather conditions. [...]

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Dealing With the 2013 Ammunition Crisis

Dealing With the 2013 Ammunition Crisis

Anything related to firearms since November of 2012 has been in high demand. Obama’s re-election, followed by the Sandy Hook mass murders, doubled or tripled prices for firearms, accessories, magazines, and ammunition. You pretty much had to pay an arm and a leg to get stuff — if you could find it at all. Availability [...]

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Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners: How to Hold a Semi Automatic Pistol
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Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners: How to Hold a Semi Automatic Pistol

This episode of Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners is about how to properly grip a typical semi automatic pistol (or handgun). This video features a Glock 19 9mm semi-auto handgun, but the lessons should apply to any typical pistol. This is part of an ongoing introductory series and FAQ about firearms, ammunition and accessories [...]

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Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners: How To Load a Magazine
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Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners: How To Load a Magazine

This episode of Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners is about how to load the magazine for a typical semi automatic pistol (or handgun). I will teach you the basic parts of a magazine, how to load a magazine, and how to load a pistol and chamber a round. This video features a Glock 19 [...]

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Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners: How to Unload a Pistol
By April 11, 2013 0 Comments Read More →

Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners: How to Unload a Pistol

This episode of Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners is about how to unload a typical semi automatic pistol (or handgun). This video features a Glock 19 9mm semi-auto handgun. This is part of an ongoing introductory series and FAQ about firearms, ammunition and accessories for new gun owners or people who want to learn [...]

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Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners: Basic Parts of a Semiautomatic Pistol

Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners: Basic Parts of a Semiautomatic Pistol

This episode of Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners is about the basic parts of a typical semi automatic pistol (or handgun). This video features a Glock 19 9mm semi-auto handgun. This is part of an ongoing introductory series and FAQ about firearms, ammunition and accessories for new gun owners or people who want to [...]

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MTM AC11 Heavy Duty Plastic Lockable Ammo Storage Can Review

MTM AC11 Heavy Duty Plastic Lockable Ammo Storage Can Review

Minnesota (and several other states) has legal requirements to secure firearms and ammunition from children under the age of 14. This means that guns and ammo have to be locked up in a reasonable fashion. We participate in professional firearms training about ten times a year, with trips to the range, “bonus events” and check-out [...]

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Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners: Ammunition
By March 22, 2013 0 Comments Read More →

Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners: Ammunition

This episode of Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners is about ammunition. If you don’t know the difference between a bullet and a casing, this video is for you! This is part of an ongoing introductory series and FAQ about firearms, ammunition and accessories for new gun owners or people who want to learn the [...]

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Fighting Further Gun Control: Week 10
By March 15, 2013 0 Comments Read More →

Fighting Further Gun Control: Week 10

For the most part, individual states have resisted anti-gun legislation. There are notable examples, such as New York and California. There were a few surprises, like Colorado banning standard capacity magazines. However, by and large logic, history and statistics have triumphed over emotion. There is a new push of anti-gun legislation on the way. Senator [...]

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Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners: Basic Gun Safety Rules
By March 13, 2013 3 Comments Read More →

Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners: Basic Gun Safety Rules

Over two million firearms were sold in the United States in December 2012. This is almost entirely due to the Sandy Hook mass murder and the fear of subsequent anti-gun legislation. Some states passed additional anti-gun laws in the new year. People received extra money (or expected to get money) from their tax returns, and [...]

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