Tandemkross “HIVE” Grip for RUGER MK IV: Prototype Review
TANDEMKROSS (TK) 2018 “HIVE” Grip, just released for RUGER MK IV! A big highlight of Shotshow 2018 was having a chance to visit with the great folks from Tandemkross. TK…
Getting “LeadOff” Your Hands at the Range
I didn’t realize until recently what a hazard lead is to a shooter’s health. The threat is real. Schatz produced a seminal brief on the cacophony of bad stuff your…
The ’06 Ackley, an Ammo Drought-Resistant Rifle
At the present time ammunition is more plentiful and affordable than it has been under previous administrations, but many of us remember days when ammo prices were high and availability…
Applicability of Load Bearing Gear for the Armed Citizen
When I originally wrote on this topic a few years ago, I took a lot of flak over it by people who didn’t seem to disagree with my thoughts or…
Southpaw Shooting given Serious Scrutiny (Part 2): Sinister Studies
In part 1, we addressed basic 2-handed manipulations of common semi-automatic handguns for left-hand dominant shooters. Now let’s talk about one-handed manipulations specific to the left hand. As a left…
SpotterUp Shooting Team – Quantico Charity Match
The Spotter Up shooting team participated in the annual Toys for Tots charity match at Quantico this month, which is always a fun match for a good cause, as every…
Southpaw Shooting given Serious Scrutiny (Part 1): Sinister Studies
For the left-handed shooter, aligning the sights and pressing the trigger may look like a mirror-image activity of a right-handed shooter, and physically it may be, but psychologically… well, we’ll…
SpotterUp Shooting Team – IDPA: Not Exactly Run and Gun
Myself and another member of the Spotter Up shooting team participated in an IDPA match in Thurmont MD recently. We placed 4th and 5th overall, and as usual took away…
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Basic Tactics: A Few More Thoughts
Tranquillo wearing our Old School Spotter Up patch Tactics, tactics, the Holy Grail of high speed shooting, moving, assaults, driving, walking in the bathroom, opening doors, entry/exiting vehicles, eating, etc.,…
Red Dot Odyssey – First USPSA Match / Lessons Learned
Last weekend I finally got to run my Glock 17MOS with Shield RMS in a local USPSA level 1 match and it was both a lot of fun and illuminating…