Rich Grassi – Shooting News Weekly

Determining the Real World Maximum Effective Range of Your Defensive Handgun (and You)

Rich Grassi — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 05:01:26 +0000

You can determine your real world maximum effective range. Is it staying within the C-zone at fifty yards? Is it staying within the 6x6 head box at 25 yards? Until you work that out, you won’t know.

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Does Your EDC Gun Work? Are You Sure?

Rich Grassi — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:00:06 +0000

I’d shot this gun before, recently, without any issues on another new ammo rollout, so I faced the reality that I had lost faith in the gun. After I ordered replacement springs, I waited.

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The Long and Winding Roads to Carry Gun Safety Confidence

Rich Grassi — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:00:07 +0000

I always seem to be outside the mainstream. Back in the day, when agencies and officers were stampeding to plastic […]

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The Under-Appreciated Importance of Getting the Fit Right

Rich Grassi — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:00:01 +0000

While muddle-headed freedom haters want to legislatively limit our access to four- and six-position adjustable stocks on AR-15s, all they accomplish is making it harder to fit the gun to the user, decreasing accuracy.

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Like All Four Gun Safety Rules, #2 Is There For a Reason

Rich Grassi — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 05:05:38 +0000

The user removed the magazine, racked the slide – as instructed – then put the non-dominant hand on the front of the muzzle preparing to move the slide back for disassembly. The only thing left to do was pull the trigger.

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Are the SIG P320 Discharges Due to Cops Carrying Too Much Junk in Their Holsters?

Rich Grassi — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 05:01:28 +0000

Recently, another “SIG P320 BAD” story was released, this regarding the Washington State law enforcement academy banning the pistols at […]

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Gun Review: Smith & Wesson Performance Center Model 19 Carry Comp .357 Revolver

Rich Grassi — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:00:54 +0000

The Smith & Wesson Model 19 Carry Comp comes from the S&W Performance Center, in their new branded gray polymer […]

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Gun Review: Springfield Armory’s New Echelon 4.0C Compact 9mm

Rich Grassi — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 18:00:31 +0000

It had to happen. or so it seemed. If you name something 4.5F, naturally a 4.0C will follow. Or so […]

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Is a Flashlight Part of Your EDC Gear?

Rich Grassi — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:00:46 +0000

In the end, carry the gear that fits your needs. When “influencers” and opinion makers tell you what they do, give it some consideration if you want.

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Back to Basics: Diagnosing Aim Problems in Handgun Shooting

Rich Grassi — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:00:36 +0000

The primary hand thumb has to be up in the air to make room for the support hand’s “drumstick.” The trigger finger needs to be 90° across the bow of the trigger shoe to eliminate as much finger vs. frame/trigger friction as possible.

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