Billy was sitting on his couch in his sweats, watching a game he’d DVRd and eating some buffalo chicken wings when he heard a crash at the front door. Someone had broken the window next to his door and they were reaching in, grasping for the deadbolt. Realizing that his chicken wings were a relatively … Continue Reading →
I want to share a story with you from a friend of mine from South Africa. I can’t disclose his real name, but let’s call him “John.” John and his wife, Mary, are in their 50s. Mary’s a nurse and John works in an office. They live in a nice middle class neighborhood, go to … Continue Reading →
Missing what you’re shooting at sucks. It’s embarrassing. But it’s amazingly common for shooters to completely miss elk, deer, and paper targets with rifle inside of 100 yards…even with optics and scopes. Missing game is bad, but the bigger problem is that if we don’t fix these problems for hunting, they’re likely to rear their … Continue Reading →
Hey, if you missed the free training video that I sent out on shooting vs. fighting with a pistol, you can check it out >HERE< If you missed yesterday’s video on How To Carry 1/2 as much and be 2x as prepared, you can watch it >HERE< When you’re learning the basics, it’s common to … Continue Reading →
Hey, if you missed the free training video that I sent out last night on shooting vs. fighting with a pistol, you can check it out >HERE< I’ve got another great video for you today on how you can carry less AND be more prepared. I used to carry all sorts of weapons and improvised … Continue Reading →
I’ve got a great video for you today where we’ll expose some of the flaws with traditional training and a few simple drills from Eric Cobb and the Threat Resolution Science guys that you can do at home to help take your flat-footed paper shooting skills and turn them into dynamic gunfighting skills. If you … Continue Reading →
Awhile back, a man walked into a credit union near where I live in North Idaho and opened fire. The armed security guard quickly shot him and stopped the threat before anyone else could be harmed. I’m particularly thankful because one of my good friends works in that building. There are some great lessons from … Continue Reading →
This debate splits shooters almost as much as the 9mm vs .45 argument. Both sides make some solid points…And some that don’t really hold up. So let’s look at what each method actually does well, where each one falls short, and how to blend them so you get the best of both without wasting time … Continue Reading →
I’ve got a great quick video to share with you today from 2 former US Army Special Forces shooters from Northern Red about how dramatically their training changed after their first gunfight overseas. Their belief that they were “good enough”… What they focused on… And how reality smacked the snot out of conventional wisdom and … Continue Reading →
There’s a continual debate in the gun training world between whether you should train accuracy or speed. It’s a great question, but most people presume that the answer is either-or. It shouldn’t be. Let’s start by talking about what “accuracy” and “speed” are. They are 100% dependent on the context. And the context is completely … Continue Reading →