Double Action Shoot Out - some of the best double/single competition guns

This video showcases a hobbyist's 6th USPSA match experience, focusing on rapid target engagement and efficient reloading with a CZ Shadow 2 pistol equipped with a red dot sight. The shooter demonstrates basic competition techniques, including transitioning between targets and maintaining fire after a reload. The content provides a glimpse into the dynamic nature of practical shooting competitions.

This video demonstrates a typical USPSA competition stage, highlighting the sequence of commands, target engagement, and movement required. The shooter effectively utilizes a CZ Shadow 2 with a red dot sight to navigate the course, showcasing proficiency in practical shooting techniques. The stage concludes with a clear and holster procedure, emphasizing safety and adherence to competition rules.

This video features Ben Stoeger discussing his return to the CZ Shadow 2 platform for competitive shooting, particularly in USPSA Carry Optics. He details his past experiences with the Shadow 2, the practicalities of reloading ammunition for training versus matches, and compares the CZ platform to 2011-style pistols. Stoeger, an expert competitive shooter, shares insights into gun reviews, ammunition choices, and the evolving landscape of competition firearms.

This video documents a hobbyist's 6th USPSA match, focusing on shooting targets and transitioning between them. The shooter acknowledges being too slow on transitions, indicating an area for improvement in competitive shooting.

This video showcases a hobbyist's 6th USPSA match experience, focusing on shooting a CZ Shadow 2 pistol. It highlights engaging multiple targets at different distances and utilizing the firearm's features like the red fiber optic front sight. The footage also includes essential competitive shooting actions such as holstering.

This video showcases a USPSA competitor's 5th match stage run using a CZ Shadow 2 pistol equipped with a Holosun 507 Comp optic. The shooter demonstrates proficient movement between shooting positions, engaging various target arrays including paper and steel, and executing a magazine change. The run concludes with a safe firearm clear under Range Officer supervision, highlighting practical competition shooting techniques.

This video debunks the myth that an AR-15 round would 'blow off' an ear by conducting a practical experiment with pig ears. The results show that even high-velocity rounds like 5.56mm and .223 Remington, as well as heavier calibers like 45-70 and 8.6 Blackout, create small, clean holes through thin tissue, similar to a hole punch. The host explains this is because the tissue is too thin for the bullet to transfer enough energy for catastrophic cavitation, unlike in ballistics gel.

This short showcases high-performance 'Space Guns' from the Open Division at the Double Tap Championship. It highlights custom 2011-style pistols, specialized race holsters from brands like Safariland and Double Alpha Academy, and features a first-person view of a shooter using a frame-mounted red dot optic during a stage. The video emphasizes the advanced technology and customization involved in top-tier competition handguns.

Tim Herron, a USPSA Grand Master, explains efficient iron sight usage by contrasting traditional front sight focus with a target-oriented approach. He advocates using the rear sight for gross aiming and the front sight for fine-tuning, likening it to a backhoe vs. spade. Training with red dots can improve iron sight performance by fostering target focus.

This review compares the Staccato P, Springfield Armory Prodigy, and Bul Armory Tac 4.25, focusing on manufacturing, ergonomics, trigger, and shooting dynamics. The Bul Armory Tac 4.25 demonstrated superior reliability with tested ammunition and offered the crispest trigger. The Prodigy was the softest shooting but had a noticeable grip safety gap and feeding issues. The Staccato P offered a good balance but was also susceptible to feeding issues with certain ammo.