Carrying a concealed firearm involves building and maintaining a wide variety of shooting and tactical skills. From basic handgun training to more advanced shooting practice, we’ll help you stay sharp.
Airguns aren't classified as firearms by the BATF. This means that people that couldn't even typically own a firearm can own an airgun. Many gun owners turn their noses up at the idea of owning an airgun. After all, why own an airgun when you can own the real thing? Here are five quick reasons…
Can you make an effective split-second decision about employing deadly force in self-defense? Well, scientific research says it should take you and your brain about 13 milliseconds to see and interpret a deadly-force event. So then you have the luxury of about two whole seconds to make your "Shoot-No Shoot" (SNS) decision and take proper…
Defensive firearms training is very concerned with shooting skills. This makes a lot of sense, of course, but in our training and practice, it is important to keep the big picture in mind. Defensive firearms training is firearms training, but in a larger sense it is, or at least it should be, part of broader…
Handgun ready positions are a topic surrounded by a lot of kung fu-like mythology. Certain well-known instructors tout many different ready positions for various reasons, and the minutia of each is the source of endless debate. If we strip all of the kung fu away, however, the overall principle is generally simple. There are a…
Formerly, the method of combat shooting that entirely more than anything else was point shooting, which does not employ handgun sights. The Modern Technique developed by Jeff Cooper, disseminated by Gunsite and taught across the world, is undoubtedly the dominant method taught today and for a good reason. So is there any reason to learn…
Being able to not only shoot the handgun but also operate its different functions with a single hand is considered a more advanced skill set by most. The modern technique of pistol shooting, as founded by Jeff Cooper, ushered in the almost universal embrace of shooting the handgun with both hands on the gun whenever possible.…
Some shooters do not use a shot timer, and some do, especially those who shoot competitively. Wonder why those that want fast, precise, and accurate target hits have routinely used electronic shot timers for several years in competitions? Yes, they can be a challenge to use effectively, since you must learn their functions and features.…
A pair of Crye tactical pants, Arc'teryx Gryson flannel, Solomon hiking boots, Stealth Gear USA IWB appendix holster, dual mag IWB holster, Oakley shades, Mechanix textured, fitted shooting gloves, Hornady Critical Defense Critical Duty 124 gr. 9mm +P, one in the chamber in a striker fired H&K VP9SK... All the telltale signs of a Gear…
When it comes to choosing which round you want to carry, many people find the choice of different bullet weights perplexing. You may have done all the research necessary to determine the make and model of ammo you feel is best, but even if you’ve settled on that, which bullet weight do you choose? Among…
There are some great lessons, ideas and so on that the concealed carrier can learn from hunting or at least from what hunters do. Not everyone who hunts is a concealed carrier and vice versa; many, of course, do both things. Why, though? Well, first some things can be learned almost anywhere that apply elsewhere,…
Our goal as shooters and self-defenders is to get the very best target hits we can with our gun, its ammo, and its sights. Whether we are defending our lives, competing in events, defending our home, or just having fun plinking, we want our point of impact for our bullets to match our point of…
The world is a different place in many ways today than it was even when I was a child. As it pertains to violent crime, we actually can’t say that things are worse as statistically crime and homicide is significantly less than it was in the late eighties and early nineties. However, and depressingly, one…
