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Years ago, I came across firearms training outfits that would offer general classes, and separate classes for military and law enforcement. Since this could be used to differentiate training tactics, techniques, etc., I decided to no longer attend places like this. They support knowledge for some, but not others; and this is a possible pathway to tyranny, in my opinion. Similar to laws allowing military or police to do things civilians are banned from doing.  Enter a 1:32 long clip from Dakota Meyer in Instagram, wherein he said he didn't think people who were not in the military should train with gear.  Horse Hockey.  This brand of military elitism has been surfacing from a few vets over the last 10 or so years, and has become a bit more predominant of late. Most vets are fine folks and do not mind you exercising your rights. But there are a very few - mostly infantry and related - who are frightened little cowards that don't want you to have the same knowledge and abili...

The fundamentals of marksmanship are universal. Some different organizations put a different spin on them, but they are all inherently the same.  Appleseed: 1. Sight Alignment 2. Sight Picture 3. Respiratory pause 4. Focus eye / mind 5. Squeeze the trigger 6. Follow through Army: "BRASS" Breathe Relax Aim Sight  Squeeze NRA 1. Aiming 2. Breath Control 3. Hold Control 4. Trigger Control 5. Follow through When you take this Army Designated Marksmanship Instructor's statement into consideration, you realize that while breath control or respiratory pause is important, it might be the least important of the fundamentals. Paraphrased, he essentially said between the 1:00 mark and the 2:00 mark: Someone who tells you to fix your breathing to tighten up groups has demonstrated they have a thimble full of knowledge of marksmanship. And he is correct.  When it comes to pistol shooting for self defense applications, there are three main fundamentals that the shooter needs to conce...

Reviewing lessons learned from Bat Masterson , and applying them to the two pistol classes I took this summer, here are some observations: On each drill at both classes, my intention was to do the drill with the utmost of deliberate action. No speed-up at all. Draw, shoot, remedy, whatever, but do it BY THE NUMBERS - as explained by that instructor. So that was my focus - SLOW everything down and do it with a precision of movement.  Results? Never was I the "last one" done with a drill. (Neither school put a hard stop on drill times) Frequently (all but a couple of times, between two classes) I was the first one finished with the drill. This was nearly the opposite of my intention, just a happy coincidence.  A grand total of 4 "misses" between two classes. Both shots missed in Fighting Pistol were center mass - within an inch of the target vital area. The "misses" at PistolCraft were on a bullseye shoot drill with my left hand - and were in the "9...

This past weekend - Sunday and Monday to be precise, I ventured with a couple of friends to Valor Ridge and took PistolCraft 1. This blog post is a review of that class. The class handout from a previous class with a different Firearms Training School has a page on how to write a review, and I shall follow the outline given in that document. Who - Who attended? I attended, along with my friends "Barney" and "Butler." Who taught? Instructors were Reid Henrichs and Dillon. Who could take this and benefit from it? Most people. Particularly if you carry a gun for self defense or on duty. Who did I like and who did I want to punch? I liked all of the instructors and participants. There were not any "that guys" this weekend. What - What class? PistolCraft 1 What did I do? All of the drills as guided by the instructors. What did I learn that I expected? Virtually all of the most important aspects of carrying a handgun for self protection. What did I see? A marksm...

See how many mistakes you can find.  These are among the ones I found: 1. Open carry (yes, open carry is a mistake) 2. Horrid holster 3. Holster misused (is OWB when "built for" IWB) 4. Has never had a class. 5. No retention - holster or belt. 6. Has never practiced a drawstroke. 7. Poor choice of pants for carry. 8. (Not pictured) wearing a mask.  9. (Presumed) No medical training. 10. (Presumed) No medical equipment.  As an observation,  I have seen much more open carry since the Constitutional Carry law went into effect on July 1st. Still about the same amount of concealed carry.  Yes, I see you concealed carrying... and no, you didn't print that bad . The "blood in the streets" we were warned about from the Left has not happened.  No word on violent crime rates, yet.  Yahoos from the "Pro-2A" movement will not relent that we do not have "true" Constitutional Carry in Tennessee. Let's grant that position then point out tha...

Is not an organized article, but a collection of musings from the author. It is good to see the vast majority of society moving around without a mask anymore. In fact, You are more likely to see a mask in a doctor's office these days, than in the rest of the world. Doctor's offices that still require the wearing of masks are an interesting study.  It would be natural to presume that medical personnel would know the most about infectious disease. However, many medical personnel are borderline hypochondriacs, and incessantly wear the masks, despite there being no science to prove the efficacy. Do medical people pursue their careers because they were hypochondriacs to start, or did the study of infectious disease cause them to take on is hypochondriac natures? Chicken - Egg. Think masks work? Find me a study conducted prior to 2019 that would indicate that way. Think the #KungFlu wasn't a political maneuver? Look at all the "studies" that suggest masks work ste...

 Don't you just hate it? When you have to log in to a website, and you enter your login credentials - user name and password. Then an error pops up: "either your user name or password is incorrect." Well, which is it? The user name of the password? One would think that a person intelligent enough to program the site to say that would also be intelligent enough to program the site to say which is incorrect - the user name or the password.  At this point, the IT gammas are starting to type furiously below, "iT Is MoRe SeCuRe!" (to not disclose which has been entered correctly - the user name or password.) This author could argue that point with great effect, but for the sake of making a point, the point is reluctantly conceded.  So, let's get this out in the open, so that all understand: THE NUMBER ONE REASON PEOPLE HAVE ISSUES WITH YOUR WEBSITE IS LOGGING IN. We all have too many logins and passwords. Nobody can remember them all. This process must be easy,...

This post from Knockoutlights on Instagram is a diamond: Fortunately there are solid instructors out there with both field experience and progressive firearms training. There are also firearm instructors with no field experience who can offer folks far more value than many of these instructors boasting about their backgrounds. Just because you’ve moved out of one career and into another doesn’t immediately qualify you as SME because you carried a gun for 20 plus years. Let your performance speak for It’s self not your credentials. If you don’t perceive yourself as a student of the craft than your shelf life as an instructor is expiring.

Why do people make such asinine statements online? 1. Perceived anonymity. 2. Stupidity. 3. Never been to a training class. 4. Jealous and wanted to go to the class, but doesn't have the money. In this case, this doodle-britches fits the bill for all four. 

A few weeks ago, I ventured with a couple of friends to Tactical Response and took Fighting Pistol. This blog post is a review of that class. The class handout has a page on how to write a review, and I shall follow the outline given in that document.  Who -  Who attended? I attended, along with my friends "Cookie" and "Mouth."  Who taught? Instructors were Tim and Louis.  Who could take this and benefit from it? Most people. Particularly if you carry a gun for self defense or on duty.  Who did I like and who did I want to punch? I liked all of the instructors and participants. There was a "that guy" and that person would not be the first person I would want to have a beer with afterwards. One assistant instructor was just a tad annoying, because his "suggestions" were all about how awesome he was in the military, and often had no practical application to the point at hand. But neither of these individuals earned my ire - few ever do that.  What...