Triangle Tactical

If I were king of the shooting sports, I’d make some changes, across the board. I’d like to see the the shooting sports grow, and I think the best way to do that is to reach out to people who already own guns by hitting them up a gun shows and things like that. Almost …

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I wasn’t at the match, but this came across my Facebook feed this morning, thought it was worth a share.  

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I’m always on the lookout for cool things relating to shooting that I can DIY and save a chunk of money. Sometimes it works out, but sometimes it doesn’t really. One thing that I’ve always found troublesome was getting adequate lighting under the turret of my reloading press. I’ve tried all sorts of things and …

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Having a conversation with a co-worker via text message about some random work stuff, when BLAM! out of nowhere she lays this on me. How cool is that? If you’re in the closet about being a gun guy, guess what? You don’t get to help people who are interested in getting a gun because they […]

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Tom in California sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about how we know when we need more live fire practice, and not just dryfire. Dryfire is awesome, but it doesn’t do everything. It’s easy to slap the mess out of the trigger in dryfire, and if you don’t confirm you’re doing it right with regular […]

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Does starching your IDPA vest to the point that it’s so stiff it will stand up on its own really help draw speed? Has anyone put this on the timer to actually confirm, or is it just one of those things that someone did once and everyone else started following suit? I’m not a starcher. […]

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Chad in Vermont sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about how to prepare for his first Tier 2 IDPA match. I think the biggest thing is to remember that you’re not going to all the sudden perform above your current level of skill, so don’t expect that to happen, and if you do expect that […]

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Rob in Georgia sends in today’s Q&A voicemail. Recently at a match he had to disqualify a shooter who had an accidental discharge at unload and show clear. Rob’s question is how do we as Range Officers get that shooter to come back for another match when they have obviously had a bad experience at […]

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60% weak hand, 40% strong hand, right? 70% weak hand, 30% strong hand? 80% of the available strength in your weak hand? I honestly don’t know. I’ve heard all of these things from big name instructors over the years and I’m not sure any of them are really right. I’ve been playing around with my […]

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Greg on Oklahoma sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about when running a drill in dryfire, and you miss the par time, do you keep going and finish the drill or do you start over as soon as the second beep starts? For the most part, neither of us just stop and start over. It […]

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It must be the smell of spring in the air or the upcoming competitive shooting season being in the air that brings out all sorts of lame excuses from people about their poor/lack of performance. “There’s not a division that exactly fits my one-off gun that I modified myself!” “I can’t shoot exactly how I […]

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I love the Facebook “On This Day” app, because it’s cool to see things I’ve posted over the years, and sometimes I find a gem that makes me have to laugh at my own bullcrap. Perfectly acceptable holster that I made. It worked well, and I think I still have it around the house somewhere. […]

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JD sends in today’s Q&A email asking a really interesting question about drills and training. Have you dudes shot drills where they add or subtract a time penalty (for lack of a better word) from performing the drill from concealment, open carry, retention level of holster etc…? I am trying to quantify what different levels […]

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Keith in Kentucky sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about using magazines filled with dummy rounds for dryfire. Whenever he drops a magazine during a reload the top round in the magazine can fly out or get moved and he spends a lot of time getting the magazines situated. The solution here is a simple […]

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Zack in Raleigh sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about where to focus while shooting. There isn’t really a single answer to the question, it all depends on the shot you’re taking. For some shots that are real close up, you might only push your gun toward the target and slap the trigger, and for […]

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This last week on Instagram a trend got started where people were filming themselves dryfiring a reload, and then catching the magazine before it hits the ground. There were some really well made videos put out there, but at the end of the day practicing catching your magazine, and altering the way you do your […]

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I put up a post last week inviting anyone who wants to come shoot their first match to come out to the H2O Fowl Farms IDPA match tomorrow and I’d show you the ropes. As luck would have it, my car has been in the shop since Monday evening, and I’m still not mobile yet. […]

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Trey in Little Rock sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about how to zero a pistol. Ben has spent enough money on sets of Dawson Precision sights in the last year that he could have bought another gun, so he talks about his process for getting his sights zeroed. He starts close (about 7 yards), […]

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Danny sends in today’s Q&A voicemail asking about prescription shooting glasses. Ben is the guy with experience here. He’s got a pair of Rudy Project glasses that he likes, but when he bought them he got the kind where the prescription lens is the safety lens and now that his prescription has changed a little […]

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Boy howdy, gun owners in the Triangle area are eating their own this week. Triangle Shooting Academy opened last Friday, and instead of seeing the opportunity that comes along with having a new shooting range in the area, a lot of folks are hung up on one thing that I don’t really think is that […]

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