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Establishing a Handgun Grip: The Modern Two Handed Technique

April 23, 2018 by Graham Baates Leave a Comment

There are many methods both taught and self-taught for holding a handgun.  Here 15-year Army veteran, former 3-Gun Competitor, and NRA Certified Instructor Graham Baates shows us his simple method.

Graham Baates is a 15-year Army veteran with a range of firearms experience stemming from combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, two years in the 3-Gun world, a year spent as an NRA Certified Handgun Instructor, and now works as a writer in the industry.  “Graham Baates” is a pen name he’s used while contributing to books such as “How to Buy an AK-47” by Rob Kay, his own blog www.GBGuns.org, and is the screen name used on his YouTube channel.

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Graham Baates “Graham Baates” is a pen name used by a 15-year active Army veteran who spent most of his time in the tactical side of the Intelligence community including tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. Post-Army Graham spent some time in the 3-Gun circuit before becoming a full-time NRA Certified defensive handgun instructor. After more than 1,900 hours instructing he now works as an industry writer while curating a YouTube channel on the side.

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