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I am the Match Director of the USPSA matches at Desert Sportsman's. We have a match on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month- except July. The Summer schedule is 8am start and 6am setup. I hate the early start more than anyone else- I work until Midnight on Saturday nights and I have to be up...

As an FYI- I don't that the the Bladetech DOH is technically legal. No big deal at club matches, but it will be a pain if you take it to a big match. Don't worry about the gear right now- shoot at least 10 matches before you make any big changes. The Burkett videos are worthwhile, as is...

The "weapons master" wasn't- he was a props guy that knew enough about guns to be deadly. There should have been a "dummy" weapon (firing pin removed) holding dummy loads (no primers) and a "blank" weapon (pin inside the barrel)- but they used the same gun for both (and it was a live weapon)...

9x23 and .38 Super are not the same. :what: 9x23 is almost always loaded to Major power factor, which is not safe in unsupported 1911 barrels. The case dimensions are also slightly different and 9x23 should not chamber in a .38 Super chamber. True .38 Super is also a semi-rimmed case, so...

Ruger 22/45 is ready to go for Steel Challenge. Make sure that you have 5 magazines to make life easier. No holster needed, since rimfire starts from low-ready. The Dan Wesson is good for IDPA ( as long as it is a 4" gun) add a holster, 2 speed loaders and speed loader carriers. If it is a...

As a full fledged Desert Rat, I suggest the G17. That is my firearm of choice when I am out in the boonies. Light, durable and super reliable with 18 rds in the gun (same as a cylinder full plus 2 speedloaders in .357). Add in a couple of spare mags and you have over 50 rounds ready to go...

My SVI Open gun. .38 Super Comp, titanium compensator, C-More optic, custom built by Ed Cameron in Mesa, AZ. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=62367&l=a0bd6523e4&id=1840631305

Trigger control, trigger control, trigger control. My primary suggestion is to find a competent instructor and spend a couple of hours working on fundamentals. Low and left (or just low) almost always means anticipating recoil. There are some tricks to break that habit, but dry practice is...

Ruger 10/22 that I bought from my Brother's buddy in 1986 or so. I have put well over 100,000 rounds through it and it still runs like a champ. The barrel is looking a bit smooth on the rifling, so it may get a second life as a Brownell's poster child.

Pistol in the night stand (G22 with a light mounted), and a revolver in my wife's nightstand (S&W Model 66). If I am sure that someone is in the house, we retreat to the safe room attached to the bedroom. There is an AR loaded and ready to go in there.

I purchased a locking product called Katy Bar the Door. Thankfully it has never been tested, but it is a beefy piece of kit. 2 chromoly steel rods that are attached to a frame that mounts on the door and lock into 2 sockets that actually tie in to 2 seperate studs each, using 5" long screws...

Actually the bottom pic is a Limited class pistol. The top pic is Open. Limited does not allow optics, comps, mags over 140mm and mandates .40 cal to make major.

Telling a woman that a small revolver is the best choice for them "since they fit small hands". Just having a gun will keep you safe. "Unless you are carrying a ______, you are wasting your time". "Dry fire is a waste of time; unless you are using live ammo, you aren't practicing". "Give...

I sell guns either because I need the space in the safes or because I don't use them. I'd rather that someone put them to use, than just to keep them collecting dust. If I kept every gun I ever owned, I would need a bigger house. As it sits, my gun room is overfilled with stuff.

I have 4 dogs and they do a great job of letting me know of anything out of the ordinary. On one occasion, my female Heeler jumped up on the bed while I was sleeping and wouldn't calm down. We realized that there was carbon monoxide in the house after we got up and we were both really dizzy...