Primary & Secondary

P&S ModCast 197 — Snubbies!

September 3, 2026June 10, 2019 by Matt Landfair

Chris Baker and Darryl Bolke join Matt Landfair for an extensive discussion of snub-nose revolvers, concealed carry, ammunition, grips, sights, reloads, and realistic roles.

First of a three part series – Ash Hess What’s the best? What XXXXX should I get? We have all seen posts like this across the internet. Prior to that it was talked about in gun shops and in taverns. The response you get is often thick on opinion and thin on actual data. That … Read more

P&S ModCast 188 — Stop the Bleed

September 3, 2026May 24, 2019 by Matt Landfair

A detailed discussion of Stop the Bleed, hemorrhage control, TCCC, tourniquets, wound packing, medical equipment, myths, and hands-on training.

P&S ModCast 194 – Elitists, Poors, and Snobs, Oh My…

September 3, 2026May 16, 2019 by Matt Landfair

P&S ModCast 194 — Elitists, Poors, and Snobs, Oh My… Standards and experience matter, but so does how a community communicates them. In this ModCast, Primary & Secondary examines the labels, status signals, and friction that can develop in firearms and training communities—and the difference between useful standards and unproductive gatekeeping. Episode Focus Listen to … Read more

Baselines #4 Reload Drills

May 13, 2019 by Ash Hess

If you are following this series, you have seen that I lay out some baselines then some drills on how to gauge or establish that baseline. In the last article, I wrote about reloads so this one is some thoughts on how to learn or test reloads. First, let me tell you all I am … Read more

A case for .40 S&W

May 2, 2019 by Caleb Giddings

Once the darling of law enforcement, .40 S&W has fallen on hard times. As major federal agencies like the FBI switch back to 9mm; smaller state, county, and city agencies are following suit. The swing back to 9mm has been driven by improvements in pistol bullet technology that has rendered all service calibers pretty much the same in terms of terminal ballistics. Agencies have responded by ditching their harder recoiling and lower capacity guns in favor easier to shoot and more capacious 9mm pistols.

Baselines #3

April 30, 2019 by Ash Hess

Once we have our first baselines as laid out (see parts one and two) there are a ton of other skills that need to be trained, practiced and tested. Having the ability to group, zero and fire at a stationary target from a few positions does not a gunslinger make. One needs to be able … Read more

Comp and Dot

April 22, 2019 by Nate Osborne

Over the past several years, the “Roland Special” concept has gone from unknown, to being mocked, copied, modified, and has now taken its rightful place as internet meme. On the P&S forum, I commented that I felt like that the dot and comp together made a pistol shoot greater than the sum of the parts. … Read more

Baselines #2

April 8, 2019 by Ash Hess

Part Two In part one we talked about some standards from 0-500 with rifles. Some will argue that the standards are too loose while some will argue that they are too strict. That’s exactly why they are the standards. You can be above, at or below the standard. It’s easy to understand. Your standard shooter … Read more

Weapon Critical Comparisons

April 4, 2019 by Matt Landfair

There is a big misconception with “lesser” brands versus higher end brands just being status symbols – for me, and I suspect for most P&S staff and subscribers – they are not. When some personalities start to push lesser brands, I begin to wonder about their motivations. People regularly seek a means of determining what … Read more