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• What is the Mammoth Sniper Challenge?
  May 6, 2020
  With the 2021 Mammoth Sniper Challenge being announced for January 7-10, 2021, there’s no time like the present to start getting ready. If you’re not aware of what exactly is involved, here’s a quick overview. Intro The Mammoth […Click here to continue reading...]
• A 2011 Life: Magazine Followers
  May 2, 2020
  Gen 2 followers for the STI 2011 9mm magazines. […Click here to continue reading...]
• A 2011 Life: A Couple Changes
  May 1, 2020
  Trigger The stock trigger from STI is a plastic shoe at about a medium length. After doing a lot of dry-fire and the first range session, I was finding that I was getting inconsistent trigger finger placement during one-hand only operation due to […Click here to continue reading...]
• Scaled Dry-Fire B-8 Targets
  April 29, 2020
  3 Yards to Target Scaled B-8sDownload 4 Yards to Target Scaled B-8sDownload 5 Yards to Target Scaled B-8sDownload The B-8 target is officially the Bullseye, 25-yard Rapid Fire target. It has become a popular target for duty/tactical/carry target in […Click here to continue reading...]
• A 2011 Life: Safariland ALS Holster
  April 28, 2020
  I’ve been a long-time fan of Safariland products, particularly the SLS and then ALS retention holsters. These are great for 3-gun, run-n-gun or other field shooting competitions where there is a lot of movement before the pistol gets drawn. […Click here to continue reading...]
• STI Staccato P Initial Impressions
  April 25, 2020
  The STI Staccato P is my journey into the world of the 2011. While I’ve been a Glock guy for a while, I’ve got some time running 1911s in the past. A 2011 is my hopeful answer to a faster, more accurate and easy to shoot 9mm. You can […Click here to continue reading...]
• Living a 2011 Life
  April 23, 2020
  I’ve been a Glock guy since as long as I can remember shooting. However, I also started shooting competitively with a 1911 a long time ago. I learned a lot shooting the Old Slabsides, but after a few years I took a turn for the polymer for […Click here to continue reading...]
• Load Out: Mammoth Sniper Challenge 2020 – Primary Shooter
  January 31, 2020
  Having the "right" loadout is often debated as each team has their beliefs and preferences on what to bring. You ultimately have to answer the question, how do I prepare for the unknown? […Click here to continue reading...]