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gun shops offered essentially no help.
I’d think in your area there must be a
few good trainers. Start with an Internet
search “Firearms training St. Louis
area” and see what comes up. But you
need to be careful to make sure what
you find is of good quality. I’d ask any
potential trainer if you could chat with
a few former students before making
any decisions.
The next thing I would do is a bit
of book shopping. Get a few “basic”
firearms books. Our own magazines are
a wealth of information (including our
many and various Special Editions), but
it will take many months of reading to
enlarge your knowledge base. It doesn’t
happen quickly and each article you
read feeds your muse and grows your
“world” of gun knowledge. Give it time.
To do some homework, go to www.
americanhandgunner.com and click
on the digital editions. Go through the
archived past editions and read my
various Insider columns. I have covered
many basics like trigger control,
sight pictures, stopping power, etc. and
it would do you good to give them a
read. It would also help you to better
describe what you want to learn when
you seek a teacher.
Unless you’re already very accomplished,
25 yards is a long way to target
shoot. I’d start back at 10 or 15 yards
and work on sight picture and trigger
control, comfortable stance and consistency.
Trigger control is vital, and
is THE most important thing. You can
have a wonderful sight picture but if
you mess it up with a bad pull, everything
goes astray. Mostly, read everything
you can lay your hands on, even
on topics you have little interest in now,
since each one will help to fill in the
blank spots. Hope that helps some. RH
Canes For Vets
I figured it was time I gave you an
update about the cane project you were
kind enough to mention in American
Handgunner (Insider, Nov/Dec 2010).
My list topped out somewhere north of
20 requests for canes from wounded vets.
I continue to be amazed by the variety of
veterans and their addresses. Covering
everything from Korea to Afghanistan
and literally from coast to coast. Some
readers have been kind enough to write
and offer donations, materials and even
slave labor. It’s just staggering to me
people would read a little paragraph and
be motivated enough to send an e-mail
just to say thank you — not to make a
request, but just to encourage.
Friends and family have gotten into
the habit of coming by with materials
or paying for a trip to the post office. I
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