While some people think that using the sights, especially at close range, is slower – and for an untrained person that might be right – that is not correct for someone who is trained and has practiced sufficiently. So why should a person learn to use the sights, even at close range? Because even at close range, even experienced shooters often miss the target if they point shoot.
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The What & the Why: Front Sight vs Point Shooting – The Best for Defense – Use the Sights or Point & Shoot?
BY Doug Larson Updated: November 15, 2020Beyond the Fundamentals: Essential Tasks to Win a Fight
BY Mark Miller Updated: April 26, 2020You don’t have to look for trouble to find it. In times of instability, it is prudent to consider where the trouble may come from and form a tentative plan to address it. I have always sought to understand things at a fundamental level. Fighting involves all the components of marksmanship and overlays tactics.
The Rugged Life and Gory Death of Wild Bill Hickok
BY Will Dabbs Updated: April 4, 2020Wild Bill Hickok was the original Old Western gunfighter. Like most professional purveyors of violence, he left his mark but died both young and hard.