TriStar APOC—An Affordable, Full-Featured 9mm Pistol
North Kansas City’s TriStar Arms has introduced the APOC, a compact 4-inch-barrel, 9mm…
North Kansas City’s TriStar Arms has introduced the APOC, a compact 4-inch-barrel, 9mm…
SureFire’s XC3 is a compact handgun weapon light engineered to redefine duty-grade performance…
The wait is finally over—UN12 Issue 22 is now on sale and hitting newsstands…
The Mod-Navy Qual I’ve been doing this qual (or drill, or whatever the current nom…
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I designed the Button Man to give shooters a low-round-count, low-light-engagement drill that involved both…

Do you know how to make a perfect shot?
As most of you know, I used to compete in Olympic Shooting, a sport that demands a lot of training and repetition almost to the point of converting you into a machine of perfection. Perfect technique, perfect repetition equals perfect shots. This is the philosophy I follow when I’m practicing ANY discipline of shooting, whether is be Tactical, USPSA, IDPA, etc.
If you analyze the vast majority of targets you’ll realize that these targets challenge you to shoot at the center. they’re designed to challenge you to the perfect shot! That’s why I ask my students, “Do you know how to make a perfect shot?” Most don’t know how to answer the question, or better yet they evade the question by saying that they don’t need to shoot perfectly. Most just want to make sure they hit the target, feeling like that is adequate. Excuses, excuses, excuses!
So, next time you head to the range for practice, reserve a single bullet to see how good your technique is. Remember, one day you might have only one bullet and that shot might have to be “the perfect shot.”
A former Venezuelan National Champion and Olympian (Sydney 2000), Gabby Franco is a Professional Firearms Instructor, USPSA competitor and Top Shot All-Star. Her new book titled, TroubleShooting: Mastering your Pistol Marksmanship is on sale now at Amazon.com.
A former Venezuelan National Champion and Olympian (Sydney 2000), Gabby Franco is a Professional Firearms Instructor, USPSA competitor and “Top Shot All-Star.” As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
In January I was introduced to Oakley’s new Tombstone eyewear system and since then I have been shooting with them on a weekly basis. I’ve been a loyal Oakley sunglasses wearer for decades (yes, I’m wearing Oakley Wiretaps on my head as I write this) and have enjoyed their shooting glasses for just as long. The improvements Oakley incorporated into this new Tombstone eyewear, however, are truly game-changing in the shooting sports world, both literally and figuratively… and this new eyewear system has just been released to the public.
It is that time of year where you may be needing helpful suggestions, a gift for a loved one, or something for yourself.
Consumer demand for a low-profile flashlight carry clip spurred the design of the SwitchBack’s undercover cousin – introducing the LPC Clip.
Bushnell congratulates Team Bushnell pro shooter KC Eusebio on his strong performance at the 2022 USPSA Area 6 Championship.
Mesa, AZ and Bethel, CT March 12th, 2019 For Immediate Release: After over two years of development, XTech Tactical’s Smart Laser is fully developed and a small batch…
Built on ATN’s unparalleled success in SMART Optics technology, ATN enters the hearing protection market with the ATN X-Sound.
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