Saturday, March 2, 2024

New Weekend Knowledge Dump ...

 ... from Active Response Training. Notable links/articles IMHO:

  • An article from the Shooting Wire on what it describes as the next generation of J-frame revolvers. These are new S&W Airweights with some updated features such as modern sights (a fiber optic front sight that looks like it could be switched out, and a real rear sight instead of the typical gutter sight). They are initially being offered in .38 Special and .32, and Greg indicates that he has ordered both.
  • An article with an associated video on modifying (actually, replacing) the belt clip on a TDI knife sheath with a Tek Lok clip. This should be applicable to other Kydex knife sheaths with cheap belt clips.
  • An article from Dave Spaulding again explaining why shot placement is more important than caliber. 
  • Greg provides a link to videos from the Lakewood Church shooting. It is a compilation of security camera footage (most of which is poor quality and lacks audio) and cameras worn by the police officers/deputies on the scene. I will say that the church appeared to have a sizable amount of security on site, along with the fact that several officers in uniform were already there when the shooting broke out. I don't know if that is normal for the church or just good luck. My church, on the other hand, recently distributed a letter to ward (i.e., congregation) leaders concerning security that once again advised them that "deadly weapons" were not allowed in church buildings (with the exception of active law enforcement) and that leaders were to call police if an incident occurred. In other words, "we aren't going to provide security for you, but neither will we allow you to provide your own security". The distribution of this letter, in my ward at least, was met with a couple derisive snorts and comments. 
  • An article on how facts/logic will not change (most) people's minds. This is especially true when dealing with rabbits liberals. You have to appeal to their baser instincts and emotions. Of course, as the author points out, you don't want to call them stupid to their faces because that will just make them harden their position. 
  • Advice from Lucky Gunner on how to improve your draw stroke. And he doesn't just mean practice it more. He suggests breaking it down into pieces while shooting at index cards at 5 yards--that is, you might start at "position 3" in your draw stroke, and shoot your targets and then start at a different position and do your shots. I haven't done this, and he doesn't mention it in the video, but it is something that professional athletes do, which is to video yourself so you can go back and replay the video to spot problems.
  • An article from Clint Smith on reloading a semi-auto pistol while engaged in combat. He goes through a standard reload (including photos for each step), offers some tips for specific pistols, and then illustrates the tactical reload and why we should carry more than one magazine (mostly because magazines can break or malfunction). 

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