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Gabe Suarez
Pirates Have No Borders
Warrior Capitalist, Maker Of Evil Plans, And Part Time Bon Vivant
Interests: Black Guns, Shiny Gold, Good Wines, Expensive Watches, Fast Cars, and Dangerous Pursuits
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BLOG HAS MOVED
Posted Oct 29, 2019 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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Do some reading. It is all here.
RED DOT PISTOLS TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT UPDATE - JULY 2017
When we teach Red Dot Pistol courses we tend to see some interesting things. This is still a relatively new technology, and everyday we see new attempts into the market by companies both old and new. This last weekend we taught a class to 22 students. Of the 22 the majority were running Tri...
Well Rocky its very simple.
I am not necessarily smarter but I have been teaching this material since 1995. And have used everything I teach in deadly force events. So my POV is not limited to range training but rather real world.
A double feed indicates two rounds competing for the chamber. That is not what actually happens. What happens is a fired case is not extracted, but remains in the chamber. Usually because the extractor claw slips off the case rim. The slide then continues its rearward cycle and is propelled forward under the power of the recoil spring.
As the slide closes, it loads a live round behind the fired case still in the chamber. Thus a feedway stoppage, or a failure to extract is a correct description. Calling it a double feed is an ignorant term that all educated trainers avoid.
We need to be careful in our choice of words lest we actually convey an incorrect message. Sage advise don't you think?
Cheers.
THE IMPORTANCE OF "WHY" - REACTIVE WEAPON MANIPULATIONS
The first installment of this was quite contraversial, specially in the groups that uses competition shooting as a basis for gunfight training. Please understand that there is nothing wrong with sport shooting, but sport shooting is not gunfighting any more than collegiate fencing is street...
GUNFIGHT VERSUS GUNSPORT: SHOTGUNS
There is a difference and the two applications are not the same at all. Some perspective is in order. If your goal is gunsport, then enjoy yourself, but understand that it is not gunfighting. Some sportsmen may feel upset at me saying that, but they should not. Just as Olympic fencing is not knife fighting, and NASCAR is not PSD driving, one has to honest with himself. The problem is that when one tries to interject the weapons intended for sport, or the methods intended for sport into a real world application, those likely to fail with the expected results. So an essay in images - These guys are on their way to kill bad guys. This guy is on his way to find a duck. This soldier is shooting a terrorist. This guy is shooting a clay This man is protecting his store from looters. They are different pursuits with different tools. There may be some slight parallels, but just as these gunfighters would not prevail in a gun game with rules and special guns organized to give a... Continue reading
Posted Sep 5, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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WHY I RETURNED TO THE SHOTGUN
Posted Sep 5, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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YOU CANNOT ARGUE WITH A SHOTGUN
Here is a crazy video. It illustrates what men are capable of doing, and that sometimes one should reconsider their course of action. This happened in Costa Rica. A woman arrived complaining that the bread she bought was old and dried out. She later returned with her husband, who had likely been worked up by the wife. He was clearly quite angry. The man began yelling insults at the baker. At one point the baker’s son steps up to defend his father. At a certain point you will see in the video, the man leaves the argument to go to his car. He immediately returns with a shotgun. The shotgun is one we saw a great deal in Central America, a pistol gripped shotgun of some sort. Likely a Mossberg or Winchester. I didn't quite catch the audio, but the son appears to taunt the armed man to shoot him. Well...sometimes you get your request granted. Learning points - 1). Sometimes it is impossible to calm down a situation. It is importnat to have the escalation switch at hand and... Continue reading
Posted Sep 4, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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GLOCK MARKING BARRELS
Posted Sep 1, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GEN 5 GLOCK
Posted Aug 31, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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THE STAKEOUT BECOMES MAINSTREAM
Posted Aug 31, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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The 4 Steps of Managing Shotgun Recoil
Posted Aug 30, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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APPENDIX CARRY - ELMER FUDD AND THE RANGE NAZIS WILL NEVER LIKE IT
It never ends...I can imagine how Columbus felt at the idiocy of those around him. So again I get emails that some Youtube pundit with less experience than an average ten year old arguing about why Appendix carry should be shunned...ostensibly in favor of a leather outside the waist, hand tooled holster for their 1911...or worse, the J-frame in their pocket. Here is a video we did a while back slamming their argument to the deck like an MMA takedown. Continue reading
Posted Aug 30, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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THE SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT STAKEOUT AMMO, PART II
Posted Aug 25, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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UNCLE JOE VERSUS ADOLF
Posted Aug 23, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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GABE SUAREZ CLASSES IN 2018 - OPEN ENROLLMENT
Posted Aug 18, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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A CLOSE RANGE GUNFIGHT
I am posting this so we can learn. There is always an antagonist view to posting things like this and we are criticized that we are unduly criticizing. But if we don't do this, mistakes, and there are always mistakes, will be repeated again and again. So lets watch this and see if we can discuss tactical things that we can learn from and do better should we find ourselves in such a situation. Continue reading
Posted Aug 16, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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BARBER SHOP HITMAN - LESSONS LEARNED?
This is a very graphic video. If you are squeemish, at work, or under 18, don't watch it. OK...disclaimer posted. This is a "Sicario" or a hitman targeting and carrying out a hit in a barber shop. Comment on the lessons learned. Continue reading
Posted Aug 14, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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SCREW IT!!
Posted Aug 11, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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RED DOT PISTOLS TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT UPDATE - JULY 2017
Posted Aug 9, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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ACTIVE SHOOTER - COUNTER TERRORIST DRILL
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Posted Aug 9, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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THE LIVES OUR TRAINING REACHES...AND SAVES
Posted Aug 4, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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ANY RED DOT, ANY SIGHTS, ANY SLIDE
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Posted Aug 3, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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RED DOTS IN THE RAIN
Posted Aug 2, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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GLOCK MIM FIRING PIN FAILURE - AND WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
Posted Aug 1, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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THE PREDATOR MIND IN GUNFIGHTING
Posted Jul 31, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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SUAREZ SOUTH AFRICA - VEHICLE COMBAT
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Posted Jul 28, 2017 at GABE SUAREZ BLOG
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