I've stopped going to matches and, lately, don't even go to the range anymore. (The ammo is just too dear! I can't seem to bring myself to fire a shot - ANY shot!) About two years ago I started to get this wild idea that I needed more ammo; (I didn't!) so I began coming home with regular and frequent ammo purchases and, 'squirreling' the stuff away all over the house.

Recently things started to get tight; so I dug into the 22 LR ammo, (of which I have a lot) and began limiting...

‘Three Quartering’ … It usually starts with the gun side shoulder being turned away from an undesirable object of your attention. Good guys do this in order to protect or, sometimes, to conceal their pistol. Bad guys do this in order to, both, conceal their pistol, and - when the moment is right - to cover their draw.

The classic way to three quarter is to take one step to the rear on the gun side and, then, pull the weapon. The alternative is to keep the feet more or...

It all depends upon how the magazine spring sets when the magazine is fully loaded. Take two magazines apart, and mark each spring: one as, ‘good’ and the other as, ‘bad’. Then, carefully examine the spring on the magazine that...