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I was a recent guest on the “That Weems Guy” podcast discussing the problems I’ve observed students have with traditional double action handguns. Ernest Langdon was the other guest, covering the advantages from his perspective. The full podcast episode is here Langdon has put together a great set of instructional online programs addressing different common ... Continue reading ‘The Cons (and Pros) of Traditional Double Action Pistols’ » The post The Cons (and Pros) of Traditional D...| Notes from KR
KR Training July 2025 newsletter. Classes, article links and other news.| Notes from KR
Pictures and details about the Lee County, Texas Republican Party Fun Shoot June 28 2025.| Notes from KR
KR Training June 2025 newsletter. Classes, article links and other news.| Notes from KR
KR Training May 2025 newsletter. Classes, article links and other news.| Notes from KR
Karl's after action report from sessions he attended and taught at the 2025 Rangemaster Tactical Conference.| Notes from KR
Historical information about the Pistol Range that was part of Austin's Zilker Park.| Notes from KR
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The current version of the famous Bakersfield PD 10 round course of fire.| Notes from KR
I taught two shotgun classes on Saturday, February 8th at KR Training – Defensive Shotgun 1 – Fundamentals, and Defensive Shotgun 2 – Manipulations. In our Fundamentals class, students bring their self defense buckshot loads and pattern those loads at 7 yards, 15 yards, and 25 yards (if their 15 yard patterns give us any ...Continue reading ‘’ »| Notes from KR
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The first volume in Colonel Cooper’s series of autobiographical reminiscences, philosophical essays, political observations, firearms instruction, and spiritual appreciation for the grand gift of life. FireWorks, originally published in 1980, includes essays published in magazines like True, Toros, Soldier of Fortune, Guns and Ammo, Guns, Road and Track, and Westways Magazine (a car/travel magazine) from ... Continue reading ‘Book Review: Fireworks (Cooper, 1980)’ » The post Book Revie...| Notes from KR
On January 11-12, SureFire’s Andy Stanford partnered with Tactical Response to host YeagerFest 2025. Back in 2022, Andy and Tactical Response teamed to host the Surgical Speed Shooting Summit, which brought a dozen trainers together to discuss and teach pistol technique. Andy put together this event specifically to share new ideas with other trainers. While ... Continue reading ‘YeagerFest 2025’ » The post YeagerFest 2025 appeared first on Notes from KR.| Notes from KR
Stages and history of the Texas Paper and Iron Pistol Championship| Notes from KR
KR Training December 2024 newsletter. Classes, article links and other news.| Notes from KR
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Read about the latest news from KR Training and find training classes to improve your defensive firearms skills. The post KR Training September 2024 Newsletter appeared first on Notes from KR.| Notes from KR
Legendary trainer Dave Spaulding recently posted about a new drill he had received from Ken Hackathorn (inventor of “The Test” aka 10-10-10, the Wizard Drill and many other widely known and used pistol standards). Half Cup Drill Stage 1. 3 yards. On signal draw and fire 1 head shot in 2.0 seconds….STRONG hand only. Stage ... Continue reading ‘Hackathorn’s Half Cup Drill’ » The post Hackathorn’s Half Cup Drill appeared first on Notes from KR.| Notes from KR
I recently acquired an issue of the Thrilling Western pulp magazine from January 1937. I bought it because it featured an article by Col. John J. Boniface (1874-1943), of the US Cavalry, on “How to Be A Good Pistol Shot”. That article was part of a series he wrote called “Straight Shooting”. In the 1930’s, ... Continue reading ‘Gun Advice from the 1930’s Pulps’ » The post Gun Advice from the 1930’s Pulps appeared first on Notes from KR.| Notes from KR
Another find from my historical handgun research team: a collection of newspaper articles from the newspaper “The Grizzly”, published in the Big Bear Lake area. The articles are text-only, scraped from Newspapers.com archives. They provide useful information about the early days of the Leather Slap matches, which eventually led to the development of the Modern ... Continue reading ‘Big Bear Gunslingers and Jeff Cooper Newspaper Articles’ » The post Big Bear Gunslingers and Jeff Coope...| Notes from KR
An article from 1929 presenting a novel target design based on a buttoned shirt, not a circular bullseye. Download and try it yourself.| Notes from KR
