I’ve become quite enthralled by the idea of using police backup firearm quals for concealed carry training. Most police quals are great training but aren’t focused on concealed carry. Backup or off-duty qualifications are focused on small guns that are typically carried in a concealed manner. The MPOETC Backup Gun Qual is the latest...
The Shooter Make Ready Laser Targets by Accelerated Firearms Training are impressive dry-fire training tools. They will help you advance your skills with firearms. What are the Shooter Make Ready Laser Targets? The rechargeable laser targets are 3” x 3” and have a 16 x 16 red pixel LED surface that detects hits as...
Gunsite Academy is legendary in our world of firearms. The history of Gunsite alone had me speechless when I arrived at the range in Arizona. Gunsite is the oldest private firearms training academy and was founded by Lt. Col Jeff Cooper. Today, they train elite military personnel, law enforcement officers, and free citizens of...
When it comes to improving your skills with firearms, dry-fire training is equally as important as live-fire training. The term “dry-fire” means your magazine and firearm are “dry” of ammunition. The term “live-fire” refers to your firearm and magazine being filled with “live” ammunition. Training regularly with your firearm builds and maintains the neural...
Responsible gun owners never stop learning. Improve your skills with continuous education. Colonel Jeff Cooper, the founder of Gunsite Academy in Arizona, famously said that owning a gun doesn’t make you able to defend yourself any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician. While he wasn’t downplaying the significance of that...
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...
