All posts by Lester Beltran
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Hardening Your Door
Dear Fellow Survivalist; Generally speaking, when we talk about security and defense, the tendency is to think in terms of using firearms to protect ourselves,...
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When He’s Got the Drop on You
Dear Fellow Survivalist; It’s easy to be idealistic, when thinking scenarios through. I don’t care if you’re talking about a survival scenario where you have...
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Dealing with Low Light Situations
Dear Fellow Survivalist; We don’t get to choose when we have to defend ourselves; the bad guys do that. They pick a time to attack...
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Danger Close
Dear Fellow Survivalist; It is said that 70% of self-defense shooting happens within 9 to 15 feet, explaining why most of us practice at that...
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Answering the Door at Night
Dear Fellow Survivalist; One of the more dangerous things that any of us can do, when we’re home from work and trying to relax, is...
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Guns and Children
Dear Fellow Survivalist; I’m fortunate, in that my children are all grown up and have moved away, marrying and starting their own families. For some...
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It’s too Crowded to Shoot
Dear Fellow Survivalist; It’s easy, when one starts carrying a gun, to think that pretty much any violent, dangerous situation can be solved with that...
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Shooting While Moving
Dear Fellow Survivalist; We all go to the range to practice our shooting. But just how accurate is that practice? For the most part, we...
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Cover and Concealment
Dear Fellow Survivalist; I’d like to propose a rather contradictory idea to you; that is, your ability to shoot, either measured in speed or accuracy...
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Shooting with Your Off Hand
Dear Fellow Survivalist; One of the most dangerous things that any of us can have is blind spots. Even so, there’s something that’s more dangerous...
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Dealing with Multiple Assailants
Dear Fellow Survivalist; We usually talk about active shooter situations as if there is only one assailant. That’s fine as far as it goes, but...
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Getting the Most Out of Laser Sights
Dear Fellow Survivalist; I’ve long had laser sights mounted to three of my pistols. Specifically, they’re mounted to my daily carry, my former daily carry...
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Red Dot Sights
Dear Fellow Survivalist; I was recently asked in another forum about red dot sights, by someone who was thinking about putting some on their gun....
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Keeping the Background in Focus
Dear Fellow Survivalist; I spend a fair amount of time in survival groups of one sort or another, and one of the things I’ve noticed...
