How good are you with a smaller gun? Can you pass an official qualification with it? Give this one a shot. Police qualification courses of fire can be a great way to sharpen your skills and allow you to test yourself. Most are made for duty firearms and don’t factor in concealment or small guns in general, most, but...
Get the most out of each class by preparing beforehand. Your first class in the firearms realm can be intimidating. This is especially true if you are relatively new to guns. You are taking this class to learn a thing or two, so you want to come prepared. Plus, the class involves handhelds explosions generated in dangerous devices, which...
Shooting one-handed may be your only option in a gunfight. Do you have the skills to make the shot? We all love a good two-handed grip on our guns. It allows us to get a powerful grasp on your pistol and maximize control. In training, we use that good two-handed grip to maximize control, accuracy, and recoil management. While...
The four steps of OODA play out every time we take an action. Whether or not you’ve heard of the OODA Loop, you use it every day without knowing it. It’s not a mechanical device, nor is it some weird time-space sci-fi phenomenon. But it is scientific. The OODA Loop is the decision and reaction process we go through...
How to identify, hide behind, and shoot from barriers. If you’re ever in a gunfight – and we sincerely hope that never happens, but we also hope you’re prepared if it ever does – you will need to get off the X and find cover or concealment. It’s a valuable life-saving skill that can change the outcome of the...
They are very different and should be treated that way. In most states, concealed carry permit applicants must not only take a class ranging from as few as four to as many as 16 hours (yes, Illinois, we’re looking at you here), they also have to put rounds down range to demonstrate at least a modicum of marksmanship that...
