5 Easy Steps to Load and Reload a Pistol

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Load your semi-automatic with ease and confidence by following these five steps. Pistols are semi-automatic, magazine-fed handguns. To load a pistol, you must first load the firearm’s detachable magazine. The type of magazine that is used in your pistol is either a single stack or double stack magazine. Single-stack magazines are thin because the cartridges…

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Training: Your Primary Survival Tool

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First responders regularly revert to their training to handle emergencies. But what about the rest of us? Training and practice can help you be just as ready. Trainers who conduct emergency, disaster or self-defense courses all preach, “Practice Makes Perfect!†Practice is the follow-through of any training course. As instructors, we hope that when our…

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How to Load and Unload a Revolver

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Knowing how to efficiently reload your revolver is essential for proper function and successful training. Revolvers are loaded by filling the cylinder of the firearm with cartridges. Revolver cylinder ammunition capacities can vary from gun to gun, and caliber to caliber. Revolvers are sometimes referred to as “six shooters.†This is because the most common…

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