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Walther P22 Q Dark Earth Review

By admin on Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Here’s a nice, honest video review of the Walther P22 Q model semi-automatic pistol in the Dark Earth color. The P22 Q is chambered in .22LR which makes it a great beginner gun but also loads of fun to shoot without breaking the bank. The P22 Q is modeled after the popular PPQ model and [...]

Shooting The Ruger SR22 22 Caliber Pistol

By admin on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 | No Comments

This is a great video review and shooting review of the Ruger SR22 semi-automatic pistol again from our favorite shooter, Hickok45. Ruger just recently began getting these guns into the hands of retailers and they seem to go pretty fast once a supply is received. The SR22 is based on a full-size semi-auto handgun to [...]

Cross-Draw Holsters

By admin on Saturday, April 21st, 2012 | No Comments

Here’s another nice video on cross-draw holsters from Lee Laster and Expert Village. Lee talks about the cross-draw holster which is not very common as a carry option but there are those who prefer this type of carry. Cross-draw holsters are exactly as they sound, a holster placed on the support side requiring the strong [...]

Different Holsters Require Different Techniques

By admin on Monday, April 9th, 2012 | No Comments

Here’s another nice instructional video from Lee Laster and Expert Village talking about different holsters and the techniques of drawing that are unique to each. Lee mentions that some holsters have a push button retention mechanism or the gun may be required to rock forward to release it from the holster. I’ve seen snap holsters, [...]

Proper Arm & Hand Position For Pistol Shooting

By admin on Monday, March 12th, 2012 | No Comments

Another good instructional video on shooting and arm/hand position from Lee Laster and Expert Village. These are good tips even for someone who’s been shooting for a while. You can always learn something. Television is probably the biggest influence on gun techniques that you’ll see demonstrated at the range and usually not in a good [...]

Stability Techniques For Pistol Shooting

By admin on Saturday, March 10th, 2012 | No Comments

Short training video from Lee Laster and Expert Village on stability techniques for pistol shooting. Lee goes over proper arm tension and torso stabilization as well as getting a good sight line on your pistol. He debunks the sideways “gangbanger” presentation since you can’t use the sights from that position. That particular gun position still [...]

Draw From A Holster-Target Acquisition

By admin on Friday, March 9th, 2012 | No Comments

Here’s the next video from Lee Laster and Expert Village on drawing from a holster and acquiring your target. As with the other videos in this series, Mr. Laster does a good job in just a few minutes of explaining how to draw and acquire a target safely and efficiently. One thing to keep in [...]

Epic Fail-Shot In The Leg!

By admin on Monday, March 5th, 2012 | No Comments

From www.epicfail.com, a funny/disturbing tale of one man’s heroic trip to the range. The moral of this video? Don’t touch the trigger until your ready to fire! Okay, it’s funny because he didn’t injure himself seriously but not so funny when you think about untrained people carrying loaded guns. This is the reason I publish [...]

Shooting With One Hand

By admin on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

Nice video from Lee Laster at Expert Village on shooting with one hand. He gives several pointers for one handed shooting such as stabilizing your torso, front facing vs side facing, and weak hand shooting. I’ve actually thought that shooting one handed seemed much more natural than the typical two handed technique and if you’ve [...]

Proper Foot Position For Pistol Shooting

By admin on Friday, March 2nd, 2012 | No Comments

Short video from Lee Laster and Expert Village on the importance of foot position and stance while shooting. You’ll no doubt hear a lot of “expert opinion” on proper stance for pistol shooting but the main point of the video is stability and flexibility. Taking a stance that is too wide (or too narrow for [...]

Isosceles Stance Not The Best

By admin on Thursday, March 1st, 2012 | No Comments

Here’s a video demonstration of the isosceles stance by Lee Laster and Expert Village. The isosceles stance is probably the most widely taught and recognized shooting stance thanks to television cop shows like Starsky and Hutch as mentioned in the video. An isosceles triangle has at least two equal sides, so our legs form the [...]

Different Types Of Holsters

By admin on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 | No Comments

Pretty good video overview of different styles of holsters and holster options for your handgun. The review gives a brief look at the different types of holster options from shoulder holsters (or underarm holsters) to small of the back holsters and ankle holsters. There are of course many sub types within these basic classifications that [...]

Push Pull Two Hand Pistol Grip

By admin on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 | No Comments

Great instructional video showing the Push-Pull two handed grip by Lee Laster from Expert Village. As with his other instructional shooting videos, Lee gives a concise but clear demonstration of the two handed push-pull method for stabilization of the firearm. The push-pull method helps steady the sights on-target, allows your upper body to absorb the [...]

Best Handgun Laser Sight

By admin on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 | No Comments

This is a nice review of the different types of laser sights available for handguns. There are basically a few different types that are distinguished by the manner in which they mount to the gun. Grip lasers are contained in a replacement grip or grip overlay and typically place the laser on the right side [...]

Best Handguns For A Woman

By admin on Monday, February 13th, 2012 | No Comments

Pretty good video discussing the pros and cons of different types of handguns suitable for women. This video may be a little controversial because she states that a woman should not look at a semi-automatic pistol as a choice for a first weapon due to long trigger pull and complexity of the gun unless they [...]

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