Category Archives: Carbine
5.56 or 9mm for home defense?
One of the smartest reasons that people own and train with firearms is for home defense…to protect themselves and those they love during their most vulnerable moments. One of the big reasons why people don’t use a carbine for home defense is because they’re afraid of overpenetration…especially compared to a pistol round like the 9mm.…
7 Benefits Of Shooting Pistols With Both Eyes Open
One of the most common training scars that I run into is shooters who are trying to shoot pistols with 1 eye closed instead of with both eyes open. Oftentimes, they were taught that way. This is a problem for several reasons, none of which happen for all people, all the time. VISION SPEED: Most…
Top 10 ways competitive shooting improves defensive performance
As you know, my primary focus for shooting is helping people learn the skills that they need to survive lethal force encounters. Whether it’s law enforcement, military, concealed carry, or home defense, we want you to be prepared mentally, physically, and technically to succeed when second place isn’t an option. One of the best…
Calling Your Shots With Dry Fire-How To Know If You’re Improving
I woke up to a great question on FB today from Eddie… It’s a GREAT question…and here was my answer: First, the bullet is going to go where the sights are aligned the instant that the gun goes click/bang. When you dry fire, you learn to pay attention to how your sights are aligned as…
Safer Dry Fire With An AR-15
If you’ve been a subscriber of mine for more than a few seconds, you know how important dry fire is. (If you are new and don’t know, check out this article where I go into 10 of the top reasons why dry fire training is better than live fire.) But what you may not know…
C-Clamp For ARs…Good For Sport, Not For Defense
In recent decades, sport shooting has dramatically raised the bar on performance expectations and best practices in the shooting world. More shooters are shooting faster and more accurately than ever before. The lessons learned in competition have carried over to the battlefield and made troops more combat effective. They’ve carried over to the home…
Muzzle-Up vs. Muzzle-Down video followup…
A few days ago, we talked some about the myth of overpenetration with an AR-15 vs. a pistol for home defense and whether you’re better off carrying your gun muzzle-up or muzzle-down in a home defense situation. (If you missed it, you can read it >HERE<) Today, we’ve got a great video for you,…
The Myth of AR-15 Over Penetration and Muzzle Up vs. Muzzle Down
Today, we’re going to talk about 2 of the biggest misconceptions that people have about the AR-15. To be fair, they get these misconceptions honestly. They’re repeated ad nauseam in articles, blogs, forums, videos, and even on TV without proper context. To complicate matters even more, there’s an element of truth to each of them.…
Fixing The 2 Most Common AR-15 Training Errors
Today, I’ve got 2 common AR-15 training errors that I’m going to take A LOT of heat for pointing out. These 2 inferior techniques/errors are almost sacred cows in the firearms training industry. Almost 100% of the top competitive shooters use them. You see super-high-speed tactical ninjas with Tier I credentials use them. They’re the…
Swinging Tennis Ball Dry Fire Drill
Here’s a great drill that will help you draw and get on target faster AND engage moving targets faster and more effectively, as well as a few other “hidden” benefits. It’s from Force Recon Marine, Chris Graham’s 3010Pistol Course and here’s the drill (it’s from when my 85 pound Malligator was just a pup) If…
I want to give you instant access to a valuable PDF with 3 drills you can do with or without a pistol that will give you tighter, faster groups the next time you go to the range.
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