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I haven't taken a class from Randy, but I know him. I am certain that any class he puts on is well-constructed, reality-based, and an exceptional learning experience. Randy is one of the trainers who is in the business for the right reasons. I recommend him with confidence. Rosco

Appropriate descriptive terms can be difficult to coin--perhaps more so for the shotgun than other weapons. While any shotgun could be used for combat, there are many types of shotguns that are configured primarily for the game field, trap, skeet, or other sporting pursuits. A...

The "leg shoot the hostage" is an extremely bad idea. Locally, we just had a citizen killed by a leg shot delivered by an armed robber. He bled out rather quickly. I recently spoke with an officer who ended a hostage situation with a single shot (traversing the torso) to the hostage...

Riding a tandem bike will draw attention to you. Riding a tandem bike in, as you put it, a "blighted neighborhood" will probably draw unpleasant attention. Stay out of crummy areas when you have a choice. Don't engage panhandlers in conversation or give them the time of day or otherwise...

Put a small drop of oil in the female portion of the snap. This should ease the operation thereof considerably. Also, be aware that most quality holstermakers use "lift-the-dot" snaps. With these, one must snap and unsnap with a sort of rocking motion. Rosco

clubsoda22 wrote; "a .45 caliber hole and a 9mm hole through a vital organ is still a hole through a vital organ." True enough, but if we embrace this notion, we could all just go to .22's A hole is a hole, but a bigger hole is better. Remember, we aren't concerned with lethality. We...

The term "double tap" communicates little, except that two shots were fired. Way back in 19-ought-80, when I attended Gunsite, Jeff Cooper instructed us in a couple useful ways to fire two shots. One was called the "hammer" wherein one does not attempt to reacquire one's flash sight picture for...

Learning and refining just what an "acceptable" sight picture looks like, for a given marksmanship problem, is one of those things that our practice sessions ought to help address. If the target is big and close versus small and distant, a differing degree of precison is required, right? Thus a...

The early polymer-framed Kahr's had problems with the trigger pin walking out under recoil. The fix was a roll-pin to secure the press-fitted trigger pin. Current production guns come this way from the factory. There have also been reports of insufficient tension on the mag catch. I understand...

If the problem is happening with reloads, but not with factory ammo, it could be that the cut at the bottom of the breechface--that the casehead slides through when feeding--is too tight. When a reload with a burr or some slight peening of the rim tries to go through, it catches and looks very...

I understand that Karl Sokol does a nice job putting the XS big dot sights on S&W revolvers. Chestnut Mountain Sports Karl S. Sokol, Master Pistolsmith P.O. Box 638 155 State Forest Road West Rutland, VT 05777 802-438-5732 Rosco

The police aren't your personal bodyguards. Get used to it. The presumption that they are is the basis of many anti-gunner's arguments ("You don't need a gun, just dial 911"). The police are constrained in where and why they can force entry into a residence. Good thing. The sanctity of one's...

No, MacNamara was the reason we use .223 Rosco

"Stuff", indeed, does happen. I had a pistolsmith, with whom I had developed a friendship, die while I had a gun in his shop. Fortunately, another friend of ours, who lived near him, worked diligently to get all the customers' guns and parts back to them. I wrote off the money I had paid and had...

CWL wrote; "I guess Col. Cooper lied to me then. While Coop was doing some security consulting for right-wing dictatorships in S. America, he plagerised this technique and named it "El Presidente". Coop trained S. American bodyguards how to successfully shoot & stop assassins by 2-COM & one to...

Delmar wrote; "Rosco Benson I've been reading Jeff Cooper since the late 1950's-how far does your library go? I still have some printed articles from the early 60's so don't assume I am leaving things out or am adding things in."...

Delmar wrote; "The esteemed Mr Cooper has talked his way into a corner more than once. At one time, the 1911A1 was dangerous for the user because of the dreaded grip safety which could get you killed. The D&D 10MM was another well known item. The cartridge is a workhorse and will do likely...

The "purity" of a given technique has never been a factor for me. I prefer to concentrate on the effectiveness of a given technique. While the "zen" archers can do some amazing tricks, they don't seem to show up and collect the prize money in archery competitions. Why is that? We must...

Lightning Arms is a stocking Sparks dealer. www.lightningarms.com Rosco

Unsighted (point) shooting is necessary when shooting from a retention position and needs to be practiced to ingrain some degree of skill therein. If the pistol is raised to eye level, then better results can usually be had by using the sights. Depending on the degree of precision required...