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What is the best way to simulate “Stress Shooting”?
I got a great question from “David” the other day… What is the best way to simulate “Stress Shooting”? It’s an important question, and one that most people get wrong. When most people think of stress shooting, they think of trying to shoot in high stress shooting conditions that are usually overwhelming. Force on force,…
Why your self defense guns need slings and why it could save you from jail
Last summer, a St. Louis couple realized that a mob of 500 BLM protesters were in front of their house. The protesters were on their way to the mayor’s house, and passing by the couple’s house, shouting in a way that frightened the couple to the point that they armed themselves…him with a now-famous pink…
Making The Switch To a Pistol Red Dot (instantly & effortlessly)
Red dot sights on pistols, also called micro red dots or micro red dot sights (MDRS), are all the rage right now for defensive use after proving their effectiveness in the shooting sports for the last few decades. They are almost as big of a game-changer on pistols as they were on long guns. On…
Fun, powerful reaction light dry fire drills!
Most shooting drills today are meant to get people better at punching holes in paper… Not getting people better prepared for using a firearm in a self-defense situation. There are 3 parts to the process… How QUICKLY and ACCURATELY you can identify threats (visually). How QUICKLY and ACCURATELY you can decide what to do. How…
Self-defense shooting with corrective lenses (readers, bifocals, progressives, monovision, etc.)
A lot of times, the techniques that we use for plinking and having fun with guns doesn’t necessarily carry over to self-defense shooting. Take shooting with glasses or contacts as an example. The fact is, we may or may not have our corrective lenses handy when we need to defend ourselves. It may be bifocals,…
Isosceles, Weaver, or Combat Stance for Self Defense???
I got a great email from a shooter yesterday asking me why I liked the isosceles stance instead of the Weaver stance. In the isosceles stance, the shooter’s face, shoulders, hips, and feet are squared up to the target and the arms are outstretched, making an equilateral triangle with the arms and chest…like an arrowhead…that’s…
Spilling wine, missing reloads, and slow first hits…what’s the connection?
Next time you are at a party, pay attention to how people pour…whether it’s from a wine bottle or from a pitcher. I’m not talking about a “pro” at a restaurant who pours all of the time. I’m talking about watching “normals” pour. Here’s what you’ll normally see. Definitely not always, but normally. They’ll hold…
An LE Perspective on “Spreading Your Hits” On Paper Targets
I’m part of a professional firearms instructor group on Facebook and I want to share with you one of the conversations we had over the weekend… The original post was, “Recently talking with other cops–some who instruct–over the idiotic comments some department firearms instructors STILL say and have said over the years. The one that…
Busting the Myth Of The Iron Grip For Shooting
For some reason, I’ve been getting questions and finding myself in conversations about grip quite a bit lately. Now, there’s a lot of misinformation on grip…especially on how firmly you should grip, how to improve grip, and what to do about reduced grip from arthritis, carpal tunnel, and other pain issues. Take the 100% grip…
Perfect stance vs. odd angles…which is faster?
There’s a lot of talk on what the best “combat” shooting stance is. In my mind, that’s the wrong question. If the situation gives you time to get a perfect stance, then take advantage of it. It’ll probably make you more accurate. But what if you don’t have time to get a perfect stance… and…
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