Modern Riflery: Create Your Own Combative Carbine
Over the years, I have narrowed my multiple carbines down to one and it’s set up just for me. It’s as compact as possible, light weight, sleek, and easy to maneuver.
Training and Technique
Self-Defense: Maintaining Your Reactionary Gap
Keep potential threats outside of your reactionary gap, allowing you time to react to an attack and defend yourself. Distance gives you time in a critical incident and time gives you options. Options mean a greater likelihood of survival.
Mindset: There’s More to Armed Living Than Carrying a Gun
Concealed carry handguns aren’t good luck charms or some kind of magic talisman to ward off bad people. It doesn’t do you any good to carry a firearm if you are putting yourself into positions where you can’t get to it.
Home Guard: Poland Trains School Children to Use Firearms as Russian Threat Increases
The mandatory training of Polish school children in firearms use isn’t about a Second Amendment-style right in Poland. It’s literally based on the country’s historic battles for independence, freedom, and self preservation.
Yes, Double Action Revolvers Are Still Viable Personal Defense Tools…But You Need To Train With Them
Should you bring your double action revolver to a 2-say pistol class? Answer: if that’s what you are carrying or keeping at home for personal defense, you absolutely should.
Coming to a VR Headset Near You: Virtually Slicing The Pie
With Ace VR’s new exercise, you can not only practice what it feels like and get it right, but the computer program sees all and measures all, giving you the exact amount of time you spent exposed while going through the drill.
The Sisterhood: Do Women Need Female Firearm Instructors?
The vast majority of the time there’s no good reason to have women-only classes. Imagine the uproar if classes were marketed as being only for men—wow, the ladies have a screaming hissy fit.
Be a Better Shooter Now: Simple Drills With the Humble B8 Handgun Target
The humble B8 is an NRA handgun target intended to be used at 25 yards. It’s one of the most traditional bullseye targets on the market, yet it’s made a comeback in the modern tactical realm because it works.
Critical Safety Tip: Learn The Four Rules of Gun Safety…Plus One
I didn’t feel comfortable adding to Jeff Cooper’s safety rules that so we settled on “4 Rules Plus 1.” During our range safety briefings, we go over the four rules and then follow it with the “plus one” of let it drop.
Pro Tip: Don’t Waste Your Time With Tactical Masturbation
Like the more traditional form of self-gratification, tactical masturbation might be enjoyable or a good way to pass a short amount of time, but in the end it has little practical application.