Daily Archives: September 17, 2009

Stopping Power (again?)

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September 17, 2009

I was going to have a long, drawn out post on stopping power, but this summarizes my point in its entirety: Get a gun/cartridge combination that goes bang every time you pull the trigger and which you can shoot quickly and accurately. No common defensive handgun cartridge will quickly and reliably stop a human...
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USPSA Nationals Results

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September 17, 2009

The results are in for the first round of USPSA Nationals, which were held over the past three days for Production Division and Open Division.  Here are your top 10 in Production: Bob Vogel Dave Sevigny Phil Strader Matt Mink Rob Leatham Blake M. Matt C. BJ Norris Ben Stoeger Michael H. Apologies to...
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New Glock 17 with safety

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September 17, 2009

I snagged this from my buddy Steve at the Firearm Blog, it’s the new Glock 17 with a thumb safety.  This is one of those times where a good business decision leads to a poor engineering decision: the thumb safety is located right above the mag release and functions exactly like the mag release,...
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Figures

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September 17, 2009

Went out to Atlanta Conservation Club yesterday to get some practice in with my 625 before the upcoming IDPA Indiana State Championship.  By the way, there are still slots available, so hit the ACC website to download a form to register.  Anyway, I’m shooting the state match in the Enhanced Service Revolver division, which...
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