When I teach a permit class, or any of my classes, I always talk about how important dry fire is to being a proficient shooter. People would then ask what they should do for dry fire on their own and I never had a great answer for them until now.
The 2023 SHOT Show is wrapping up in Las Vegas and thousands of new shooting, outdoor, hunting, military, and police products made their public debuts at the shooting industry's biggest trade show. I did not attend the show, but I have an Instagram account so that's almost the same as being there, right?
More and more people are making the big shift from using iron sights on their pistols to the electronic red dot optic. Many of them don't realize how to best use this technological advantage. Hopefully, this will help you get started.
There are a million lists on the Internet of what pistols are a good choice for women. What could possibly be different about my list? These are all pistols that are great first pistols, not just a list of tiny handguns for women.
Buying holsters is always a gamble. You can never really know if the holster is going to be a good fit for you until you have it and can carry it around for a while.
Thumbs are incredibly necessary for most things we do with our hands. Shooting a pistol is not one of them.
People who have the Enhanced Pistol Permit in South Dakota are often confused when it comes time to renew their permit. If that's you, you shouldn't renew it, you should just get a new one again.
Thousands of people who don't actually live in South Dakota are able to establish residency in the Mount Rushmore State. Many of those people have come to Sioux Falls Shooting to get their South Dakota Enhanced pistol permit. While that is indeed possible, there are a few extra hoops to jump through before you can apply for that permit.
When you shoot a pistol, do the holes land all over the paper as random as bird droppings? You might be treating the trigger like a video game button.
What is the best pistol for you to buy for your very first pistol? Like the answer to all sorts of questions in the world, it depends. But the best first handgun is definitely not a small one.
If you think that last sentence was stupid, hold off on your judgement and hear me out.
