Posts Tagged ‘Training’
Cold Weather Carry Concerns
Some time ago I was a participant in a radio talk show here in Utah. A good friend of mine is the regular host. While listening I called in regarding the following question: “What is different about carrying your firearm in cold weather?” This was a timely concern as I had been practicing accessing my carry gun from…
Read MoreGet the Latest Firearm News and Training Articles on Your Amazon Kindle
After a few nudges from our readers we have finally published our articles via the Amazon Kindle. Amazon has a program that allows websites like us to make our content available automatically to Kindle subscribers. If we could have we would have made it free but the minimum price we could set is $0.99 per…
Read MoreHow Saying “I’m Sorry” can Save Your Life – and His
It is critical that you become proficient with your firearm of choice if you have decided to carry. The draw. The grip. Acquisition of the target. Accuracy in firing your weapon if it becomes absolutely necessary. But just as important – perhaps more so – is the cluster of tactics that surround and permeate the act of drawing…
Read MoreEveryday Tactical: Situational Awareness
As mentioned in my other articles, the dynamics of a deadly force encounter happen at a blazingly fast pace. We are thrusted into a reactionary role. Thus, our decisions and actions are made and executed mostly instinctively from muscle memory, rather than through calculated decisions based on the clarity of hindsight. The tips I present are intended to help…
Read MoreEveryday Tactical: Keeping Your Hands Free
Sometimes the simplest things we do can have a great payoff in the long run. I would like to pass one tip to all of you responsible gun carrying citizens. In a way this concept was ingrained in my mind when I was in Marine Corps Bootcamp. We were trained that, while in uniform, we were not to…
Read MoreIsolate the Family and Defend the Room
There are a lot of different philosophies out there about home defense tactics. I don’t feel that any of them paint a full picture of the best course of action for every potential scenario. Since we can’t predict every potential situation we can’t assume that a single response plan is going to work all the…
Read MoreThe Benefits and Liabilites of Firearm Training
In today’s society, most law abiding citizens do not realize the importance and benefits of being trained to safely use their firearms. When someone thinks of firearm/gun training, they think of training that is meant for police officers and military personnel. People should learn to understand the reason why people in these professions train in multiple disciplines including firearm…
Read MoreCarrying With A Round In The Chamber – To Do or Not To Do
I have been carrying firearms on a daily basis for around 10 years now. I started carrying as an off-duty police officer. I carried my duty weapon with a full magazine and a round in the chamber, so the idea of carrying my off-duty concealed gun with one in the chamber came naturally to me.…
Read MorePersonal Defense Pistol Skills: Does Practice Really Make Perfect?
Practice Your Marksmanship Skills Most of us can agree that some skills are perishable, meaning that if you do not practice these skills they will degrade over time. Marksmanship skills undoubtedly fall into this category. So, we have to practice in order to stay sharp. The problem is, ammunition and gun ranges are expensive and sometimes far away.…
Read MoreFive Most Popular Gun Articles From the First Half of 2015
The first half of 2015 is over and we’ve had a great amount of quality content published on our website. Today we dug through the data and are pleased to announce the five most popular articles we published in the first half of the year. Below is a disclaimer about how we arrived at the…
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