Shoot Like a Champion | GUNS Magazine Podcast #102 | Presented by Hodgdon

This video demonstrates the 'Doubles' drill in USPSA competition, emphasizing the critical balance between speed and accuracy. The instructor highlights the importance of calling shots to identify and correct errors like trigger jerk and poor sight return. The drill is presented as a method to expose weaknesses and drive improvement in competitive shooting performance.

This video documents an all-classifier match in USPSA, focusing on the shooter's personal journey to improve their scores and achieve A-class status. It highlights the challenges of competitive shooting, the importance of consistent training, and the mental game involved. The shooter revisits the 'El Presidente' classifier, aiming to demonstrate improvement over previous attempts and discusses strategies for future development, including balancing content creation with dedicated practice.

This video documents a USPSA shooter's experience at a match, focusing on mental approach and technical adjustments. Key takeaways include adopting a positive 'what to do' mindset, improving trigger splits, lowering the center of gravity for better movement, and maintaining momentum. The shooter also discusses strategies for engaging steel targets and efficient movement between shooting positions, aiming for consistency at a higher skill level.

This video showcases a rapid execution of a USPSA Carry Optics stage, demonstrating expert-level speed and accuracy. The shooter, utilizing a CZ Shadow 2 with a red dot optic, engages multiple targets efficiently. The performance highlights the importance of proper gear, quick target transitions, and adherence to range safety protocols in competitive shooting.

This video discusses ongoing legal issues involving USPSA and explores community feedback on the organization's direction, particularly in comparison to PCSL. It highlights criticisms of USPSA's decision-making, division structures, and perceived disconnect from shooter needs, contrasting it with PCSL's more flexible approach and focus on popular divisions like two-gun and EDC.

This video discusses the perceived differences in excitement and organizational direction between USPSA and PCSL competition shooting. The speaker, Ben Stoeger, argues that PCSL feels more dynamic and open to change, citing organizational leadership and a sense of potential growth. In contrast, he criticizes USPSA's division structure, particularly the 'Limited 10' optic addition, as a sign of organizational stagnation and a failure to adapt meaningfully. He suggests USPSA's current structure is 'foundationally fucked up' with too many similar divisions and a lack of clear direction, while PCSL's divisions are more logical and its leadership appears more engaged and forward-thinking.

This guide, informed by Roy Huntington, Editor of American Handgunner Magazine, details the critical differences between buckshot and birdshot for home defense. It covers their physical characteristics, penetration capabilities through walls, and effectiveness at close range. The advice emphasizes choosing a load based on concerns about over-penetration while stressing the universal importance of training, target identification, and using a light for any home defense scenario.

This guide details the field stripping process for a 1911 pistol, presented by Roy Huntington, Publisher of American Handgunner. It covers essential safety checks, step-by-step disassembly, and reassembly, emphasizing techniques to prevent damage. An alternative 'cheat' method for faster disassembly is also demonstrated, along with advice on using specialized tools for tight components.

This video showcases an exceptionally rare find: a first-generation 1873 Colt Single Action Peacemaker, discovered via metal detecting in Arizona. The expert speaker details its museum-quality condition, dating it to 1875, and analyzes the authentic patina and wear, including specific gutta-percha grip details and muzzle wear from holster friction. The firearm's discovery context among homestead ruins adds to its historical narrative.

This guide, presented by Roy Huntington, Editor of American Handgunner Magazine, outlines an efficient '5-minute clean' for modern semi-automatic pistols like the Glock 26/27. It emphasizes that over-cleaning is unnecessary and can cause premature wear. The process focuses on targeted cleaning of critical areas like the barrel and slide rails, with minimal lubrication applied only to high-friction points. Proper function checks after reassembly are also highlighted.