Justified Shooters May 12th 2015 Edition
We make an effort to take note of real life situations in which the shooter was justified. These stories help us remember that we are training for real life and we can’t predict or imagine where we might find ourselves when we have to act in defense of ourselves or others. Follow us on Facebook…
Read More10 Things That Will Stop a Bullet and 25 Things That Won’t
To be truthful we are generalizing some for the purpose of simplicity. Here are some disclaimers before we dive in: Different firearms and calibers of bullets have unique stopping power and potential for penetration depending on their velocity and construction. There is a big difference between a 9mm handgun and an AR-15 Some bullets for…
Read MoreTop Principles of Shooting From a Covered Position
In late April 2015 we published an article about the difference between cover and concealment. This article is to guide you in some of the general principles of shooting from behind cover. Most of what you have been trained or told to do is likely incorrect and will expose you in a way that will…
Read MoreThe Difference Between Cover and Concealment
There are a handful of vocabulary terms that make me cringe when I hear them used wrong and the terms cover and concealment are among those. This article will quickly overview the difference between these two ideas. Concealment in a Gun Fight Concealment refers to anything that hides you from view. Concealment is an important…
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Read MoreYour Training Tracker and Firearm Library
A common request we get from our advanced students is how they can best log their training and firearms. This is the reason we created a training tracking tool and firearm library. Sound weird? Here are some reasons why our students ask for this: Following a firearm related incident, your attorney can leverage documentation of your training…
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Top 5 Articles This Year from University of Guns
We have a good relationship with the team over at UniversityofGuns.com. They are very passionate and dedicated to putting out quality information and content for their readers and members. I reached out to them yesterday and asked them to check their website analytics and tell me what are the 5 most popular articles they have…
Read MoreThe Importance of Physical Fitness in Firearm Related Self Defense
I was trolling YouTube yesterday for good firearm training drills and I was taken back by the number of “experts” in the videos who suffer from obesity. I hate to generalize or judge but I couldn’t help but consider for a moment the role of physical fitness in this world of self defense. Life is…
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