One of the major lacking factors in most people’s EDC is effective medical gear. Over the past decade I’ve seen a huge uptick in the number of people carrying a tourniquet, which is a great improvement. Unfortunately, the tourniquet is not the magic cure to traumatic injuries that some people make it out to be.…
In late 2023 I attended the Rangemaster Professional Pistolcraft course. During this class several students and I began to discuss what we’d like to see in a dedicated “revolver instructor development course.” This conversation led me to start looking for shooting standards that I thought might fit the bill. Eventually this led to me to…
Earlier today we received notice of a new revolver coming from Taurus. This new revolver is known as the 66 Combat. It is a stainless steel, medium frame, 7-shot, 357 Magnum. It features a trench style rear sight and a HIVIZ green fiber optic front post a top a full underlug barrel. Hogue supplies rubber…
created by InCollage SETTING THE SCENE The ramshackle house was not much of a structure. Cement blocks and plywood walls bolted to a metal frame, surrounded by a narrow dirt pit, clawed from the desert rock and sand decades before. But the structure serves its purpose well. Many shots fired in anger have erupted from…
Growing up in the Midwest, shooting on public land wasn’t much of an option. All of my range time was spent on private indoor and outdoor ranges, or occasionally on the family farm. Then a few years ago work took me further West, to the land of sun, sand, and sin. Shortly after my arrival,…
Here at PrimerPeak, we’re fans of the Beretta A300 Ultima Patrol. Dan reviewed his back in 2023, and I’ve been testing mine since Spring 2024. The shotguns are great shooters, with light recoil and extremely good reliability. However, I wanted to pattern my specific gun, to see how well it performs. I did some patterning…
It’s often touted that purse carry is a dangerous option that should never be considered. Some say purse carry should only be a last resort if you’ve exhausted all other options. Are these sentiments valid? We’ll take a look at that today! Why the Bad Rap for Purse Carry? A quick search yields dozens of…
I attended my first formal shooting lesson as an adult in 2012. Since then I’ve attended over 800 hours of training, almost entirely on my own time and dime. While there have been some highs and lows regarding the quality of training, I’ve always stuck around until the end of class. That is until recently.…
The saga surrounding the SIG Sauer P320 continues to evolve. This morning we woke up from an announcement from IDPA, one of the largest bodies of competitive action shooting in the United States. Bottom line, IDPA has banned the SIG P320 and all variants from all IDPA events effective immediately. Up to now only individual…
We spoke with martial arts champion and instructor Cecil Burch during our last Living Legends segment. Today we’re chatting with Simon Golob of Pistol-Training.com fame. Interview with Simon Golob I’ve been a dedicated reader of Pistol-Forum.com for several years now. From the Bianchi Cup, to effective practice routines and more, there’s quite a bit that…