Guns & Gear

Here’s a look at Stages 6, 7 and 8 from the 2015 Smith & Wesson IDPA Back Up Gun National Championships. I’m competing for fun (not for score) with the NEW Performance Center Ported M&P Shield with full power carry loads. Full on bright conditions on these courses of fire, but some challenging shots include falling paper, shooting […]

Here’s a look at Stages 4 & 5 from the 2015 Smith & Wesson IDPA Back Up Gun National Championships. I’m competing for fun (not for score) with the NEW Performance Center Ported M&P Shield with full power carry loads. Both of these stages featured low-lighting conditions and some challenging shots. I’ll be sharing more videos from the match […]

Here’s Stage 3 from the 2015 Smith & Wesson IDPA Back Up Gun National Championships. I’m competing for fun (not for score) with the NEW Performance Center Ported M&P Shield with full-power Federal Premium carry loads. This 3-string course of fire had one crazy bobbing no-shoot, a surprise no-shoot and a hidden compartment. I’ll be sharing more videos […]

Here’s a look at Stage 14 from the 2015 Smith & Wesson IDPA Back Up Gun National Championships. I’m competing for fun (not for score) with the NEW Performance Center Ported M&P Shield with full power carry loads. This stage had some tough hardcover and required some fancy footwork! I’ll be sharing more videos from […]

Ever since I put my hands around the grip, I have wondered what the porting on the new Smith & Wesson Performance Center Ported M&P Shield looks like in no light and low lighting conditions. I got to find out on my first stage of the IDPA Back Up Gun Nationals! I opted to shoot the […]