Search Results: Pistol Sights

FN P-12 Shotgun

The 12-gauge pump-action shotgun is ubiquitous in the defensive market and in police cruisers. FN’s version, the FN P-12, is a weapon you can rely on for home defense or patrol use. We do some shotgun training with the P-12 to see how it performs. No Ordinary 12 Gauge The FN name is associated with…

Skill Maintenance With SIRT Training Guns

To do live-fire training, you need firearms, ammunition, and access to a range. During the past year, ammunition and range access have been hard to come by for a lot of shooters. How can you maintain your shooting skills under these circumstances? Rob Pincus offers his advice on this timely topic. SIRT TRAINING PISTOL AND…

Tunnel Sights

Tunnel sights have been around for a long time but have recently become a topic of conversation again due to the SIG Sauer P365 SAS. Rob Pincus doesn’t recommend tunnel sights and wants you to understand why. SIG SAUER P365 SAS One of the main ideas behind the SIG Sauer P365 SAS version is that…

Next Level SIRT Training Pistol: 110 SPOT Trainer

Next Level Training is famous for the SIRT Training Pistol. SIRT stands for Shot Indicating Resetting Trigger. Next Level’s Mike Hughes and PDN’s Rob Pincus discuss the increasing popularity of red-dot sights on handguns, a development both have been experimenting with but still believe have some serious downsides. 110 SPOT Trainer Because more shooters are…

Red-Dot Sights on Pistols

As of early 2021, Rob Pincus has officially changed his opinion on red-dot sights on pistols for those just getting started in defensive firearms skill development. RDS ON PISTOLS IN THE PAST For many years, instructor Rob Pincus believed that red-dot sights on pistols were not a good option, especially for students in handgun training,…

Training Solutions in Low-Light Environments

Last night, I spent three hours shooting in the dark. The goals: to shoot test my new JP-15LE rifle, test my low-light mounting solution (a SureFire X300 mounted at twelve o’clock on the top rail) and get some trigger time in complete darkness. To say I learned some valuable lessons from conducting this session would…

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SHOT Show 2011 Recap

SHOT Show 2011 was my 15th attendance at this amazing industry event, and things have certainly changed over that time! In 1997, the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Tradeshow (SHOT) didn’t look so much like a candy store for the right to keep and bear arms and to use those arms to defend ourselves. Back then, the…

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Primary Arms SLx MicroPrism

Many red-dot sights are on the market. The Primary Arms SLx MicroPrism, a non-magnified optic, has some features that make it stand out. Rob Pincus takes a closer look. PRIMARY ARMS SLX MICROPRISM First, the Primary Arms SLx MicroPrism comes with just about everything you need for any configuration of defensive rifle use. Second, it…

Springfield Armory – XD(M) OSP-V

The Springfield Armory XD(M)® OSP™ (Optical Sight Pistol) allows attachment of popular red dot optics directly to the XD(M)® 4.5-inch pistol with no need for custom modifications. Optical Sight Pistol This addition to the Springfield Armory XD(M) series, the Optical Sight Pistol features factory-milled slides and replaceable adapter plates. Out of the box, the OSP™…

Maximizing the Combat Handgun Grip

Understanding, developing and refining an effective and consistent combat or final firing grip on the pistol are essential to repeatedly engage a designated target with both fundamental (precision) and combative (getting the hits necessary to stop the threat) marksmanship. While a less than optimal grip will allow us to hit a target once, follow-up shots…

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