Category: Gun Handling
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The Bell-Curve: Shooting Practice by the Odds
This post is another in the theme of getting the most utility out of a very limited training time and budget. In the first article, I tried to give the general structure of how I allocate training and practice time to the different sub-disciplines I deem important for defense of my family and myself (you should pick yours based on…
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The Special Application .22LR for Home Defense, Part 2: The Setup
Part 1: https://growingupguns.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/the-special-application-22lr-for-home-defense-part-1-weigh-the-evidence-and-make-a-decision/ This will be a quick post about how I have the rifle set up. The Rifle The Ruger 10/22 takedown is the base gun. It came with a drilled and tapped receiver, and a weaver mount. If you don’t have a mount, any of these rails should work. Let your budget be your guide. Don’t…
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The Special Application .22LR for Home Defense, Part 1: Weigh the Evidence and Make a Decision
I’m a fairly pragmatic person. I’m an engineer by schooling and like to base my decisions on statistics, facts, research, personal experience, and sometimes a sprinkling of intuition. I’m no different when it comes to the self defense game. I’m going to write an ongoing series of posts about my decision to outfit a Ruger…
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Lessons from Negative Defensive Gun Use Outcomes and How to Train to Avoid Them
“Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” ― Edmund Burke It appears that we as citizen gun owners have a bit of a flaw when it comes to learning from defensive gun uses. Everyone likes to read a happy outcome to a defensive gun use. We cheer for a righteous shoot and…