Blammer - Gun Blog

I had the privillege of watching an FBI firearms instructor shoot at the range. He was a big guy, but his movements were quick, efficient, and precise. What struck me was the stability with which he fired. In recoil, the gun was controlled and returned to the same spot. Just watching him clear his gun was a revelation.

My own shooting is still feeling pretty inconsistent. While I can keep the shots on the plate, my overall stability during recoil recovery is not very controlled. I compensate for with my somewhat above-average visual acuity when it comes to re-acquiring the sight picture; I can probably decrease my shot-to-shot time significantly by tightening up my grip so it’s consistent in both position and pressure.

I’ve been shooting the XD9 quite a bit recently, but have noticed that my grip is still inconsistent. I discovered that my grip also doesn’t quite work with the Glock’s slide release position when I briefly trotted out the 34…my weak hand thumb pushes on it and locks the slide back. Doh! I’m going to cant my weak hand forward a bit more so the thumb points more toward the target…feels a little awkward now, but probably will help with universal compatibility.

Next time I’m at the range, I’m going to practice a more purposeful stance in both one and two hand stances. Weak hand shooting is something I’ve started to practice more of.

I am starting to think about getting a more compact 9mm or .40…maybe a used Glock 19 or 23.

I saw Grummz’s link to the Para Ordinance Warthog a few weeks ago, stumbled across the Serbu Super Shorty 12 gauge Shotgun. It hold 2+1 12 gauge shells. They seem to belong together.

I was reading about the followup on the probe into the Taiwan President Chen Shui Bien’s shooting last March. Apparently he was shot with a weapon created from a modified toy gun from underground criminal manufacturers. They’ve identified the bullet manufacturer, but not the shooter.

Across the Taiwan Strait, some poor farmers are making their own weapons for profit and feuding amongst themselves. Crazy.

Headed up to MFLR tonight for some long overdue practice.

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