For many gun owners, the shooting range is a sanctuary, a place to hone their skills, test new equipment, and escape the stresses of everyday life. However, all too often, range sessions can quickly devolve into little more than aimless plinking, leaving shooters feeling unfulfilled and their skills stagnant. To truly make the most...
A big part of being successful in your training is training to a standard. Drills, for example, offer a time and accuracy standard. We train to meet and exceed those standards. Standards of accuracy and time allow us to perform to standard and see objective improvement. Amongst the many standards in the firearm world,...
As a proud and noble Florida man, I’ve shot the Florida Department of Law Enforcement handgun qualification shoot and did not walk away impressed. It was super easy to finish, and ultimately, I didn’t see it as an adequate skill test for those who carry a firearm as part of their profession. I first...
If you carry a firearm daily, you owe it to yourself, your family, your community, and more to be skilled with that firearm. One of the best things I read in this book states that firearms training is a PROCESS, not an EVENT. Training is continuous for concealed carry, and you should seek to...
We exist in a firearms market where there are more choices than ever before. It’s a great market to be in, and we’ve seen the price of firearms fall, and we’ve seen budget firearms continually get better. There was a time when a Raven .25 ACP was a budget gun, but the performance of...
How much dry fire do you do? I try to do ten to fifteen minutes a night, mixing in various techniques. I use my dominant hand and my non-dominant hand, draw from my holster, and do simple marksmanship training. It’s functional, but I’ve begun to realize I might not be getting the most out...
