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25 Mar 99 From a friend in a Midwest police department: “In late 1992, during the test and evaluation phase (of the Glock pistol), the department had two unintentional, negligent discharges about a week apart, both in the cleaning room in the basement range at the City-County Building. Happily, there were no injuries as a […]
Incident on the West Coast
25 Mar 99 This just in from a friend on the West Coast: Klamath Falls, OR, (population 40,000): Christine Tisdel was sitting at the dining room table in her Spring Lake Road home reading a magazine when she heard the squeal of tires on the road outside. A black Jeep Cherokee skidded to a stop […]
Incident in Africa
23 Mar 99 A friend in Africa forwarded this. It involves two of our students: “A local private security officer responded to a ‘panic-button complaint’ at an occupied residence. He greeted the complainant and, upon subsequently searching the premises, found a single intruder, who was trying to hide. Our officer drew his handgun (which should […]
Observations on Gunshot Wounds from the ER
16 Mar 99 This from a friend who works in an ER. His comments on handgun bullet wounds: “I have much observed evidence that shot placement is THE critical factor in quickly disabling a human target. Multiple hits is also an important factor. I saw wounds with all calibers, to all regions of the body. […]
Shooting Sports, from the Philippines
14 Mar 99 This from a friend in the Philippines with regard to a recent IDPA Orientation Match there: “The orientation shoot just ended today, and we had thirty-six shooters, mostly IPSC and some PPC guys. We relaxed the rules on equipment, so that everyone could get an idea of what IDPA and defensive handgunning […]
Fatal Training Incident
10 Mar 99 “A Nebraska state trooper who shot and killed a fellow trooper in a training exercise had forgotten that he had reloaded his weapon during a break, authorities said Friday. Trooper Mark Wagner, 37, a 12-year State Patrol veteran, died as a result of a single, unintentional, gunshot wound to the chest. During […]
More on .357 Sig
3 Mar 99 From a friend who does a lot of training: “The .357 Sig thing is interesting. I’ve seen a dozen or so at _______, and all the Sig brands had problems feeding, case head separations, cratered primers (very common) and pierced primers. One pierced primer flowed back into the firing pin orifice and […]
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28 Feb 99 This just in from a friend in the Federal System in response to my last: “Our gun toters in the — had some 127 grain +P Winchester (9mm), and I’m not sure what else. Secret Service is currently using 115 gr +P+, but going to the 357 SIG. Customs uses the 115 […]
Copy of a letter to my colleague, Dave Spaulding
28 Feb 99 Copy of a letter to my colleague, Dave Spaulding: “Dear Dave Thanks for your letter. I’ve just returned form Africa, and I apologize for this response taking so long. With regard to your upcoming article and questionnaire, let me below lay out my thoughts in text. I hope the following adequately answers […]
Latest from Africa
28 Feb 1999, (Sun) 10:11am As you know, I’ve just returned from South Africa. Let me tell you what I found: In conjunction with my colleague of long standing, Henk Iverson, I conducted two Rifle/Shotgun courses while there, one in Capetwon and one in Pretoria. Our students were local cops, farmers, and other non-police. They […]
Incidents
22 Jan 99 This just in from a friend on the East coast: “Over a period of less than thirty seconds, several officers from a local, Glock-equipped, PD (one hundred sworn), today fired in excess of fifty handgun rounds at a single suspect. The suspect was moving, upright, in the open, and the range was […]
Hammer-Follow Problem
21 Jan 99 A student in a Course in Florida last weekend had a Colt Government Model of new manufacture which had developed a hammer-follow problem. I had to declare it out of service and let him use another gun. We used to see the hammer-follow problem on the old-model Colts (particularly ones with “trigger […]
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21 Jan 99 This just in from the ________ State Patrol: “… when Officer _______ walked out of the PD office, the armed (with a pistol) suspect was sitting on the steps of the building. As Officer _________ watched him, the suspect fired a number of rounds. At least one was fired in the direction […]
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19 Jan 99 This just in from a friend in the _______ State Patrol: “…we were instructed to blow up a balloon and send it down range (we were on an indoor range, equipped with “to and from,” motorized targets). There was actually a person (working police officer) in our group who was unable to […]
Not carrying off-duty?
While training the police on off duty weapons I came across an officer who does not carry a firearm off duty. I was shocked and amazed. I questioned him and his response amazed me even more. He feels that he is fair and has no enemies, so there is no need to carry off duty. […]
Incident
20 Dec 98 This is from a friend with the State Police. This shooting took place earlier this month in a State office building. It involved a disgruntled employee: The male suspect (in for a disciplinary hearing) had been holding his right hand inside his coat and over his heart for a period of time […]
Hunting Report
10 Dec 98 I just returned from deer hunting at Thunder Ranch in Texas. My good friends and colleagues, Clint Smith, Heidi, and Bill McLennon, were gracious and accommodating as always. We had a great time together. I found that, when shooting deer with the FDR, 175M is about as far as I would attempt […]
Cold Ranges?
30 Nov 98 This is from a friend in the Midwest. He is describing the recent behavior of a typical “cold-range grass-eater” at a shooting range, trying to make believe he is practicing real defensive shooting skills: “When Goofy stepped up to the line to do a drill (after we all had taken a short […]
Rifle Optics
20 Nov 1998 After completing a Police rifle Course on the West Coast earlier this week, I noted that students who used rifles with scopes exceeding two power consistently hit the wrong target. In one exercise, I placed five steel rifle targets in a row, and each one had to be hit once. But, all […]
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13 Nov 98 Muzzle masking! CRAIG, CO–a hunter said he learned an important lesson after he shot (spattered) himself in the face Monday morning when he spotted an elk near a railroad track about 20 miles south of Oak Creek. Jerold Sanchez, 23, rested the barrel of his gun on the track to take a […]
Gun industry legends Dave Spaulding, Massad Ayoob, Mike Boyle, and John Farnam join Fernando Coelho to dive deep into the history of the gun industry, shedding light on how firearms and firearms training have transformed over the decades. They discuss the dramatic shift from traditional print reviews to the digital age of internet forums, social media influencers, and YouTube personalities of the industry.
