About a month prior to this writing I ordered a Phlster Pro Series holster for Glock 9mm double stacks (17, 19, 26). I have used a lot of Phlster products over the past several years including a Phlster Skeleton holster and a Flightworthy sheath for my Ka Bar TDI. I find their products are consistently... Continue Reading →
Modulating the Presentation for the Accuracy Requirement
One of the skills to work on as an advancing shooter is the ability to modulate the presentation of the gun based on how accurate you need to be for the shot. The goal is to draw and present the gun with all-possible speed, but only slow down at the point needed, to make a... Continue Reading →
Prepping For Life: The balanced Approach to Personal Security and Family Safety by Grant Cunningham
I have read several books authored by Grant Cunningham and they are all excellent. Cunningham, a noted firearms trainer and gunsmith, has a knack for keeping things in perspective. Prepping for Life is the single best book I have read related to the topic of prepping. This is the book that I would recommend to... Continue Reading →
AAR: Advanced Handgun with Karl Rehn
When it comes to teaching people how to shoot it is difficult to quantify what is “advanced” as shooting comes back to an essential set of skills that advanced shooters simply have a better command of. With that said, Karl Rehn proposes that his Advanced Handgun class is best suited for shooters around the IDPA... Continue Reading →
AAR: Tactical Scenarios with Karl Rehn
I have wanted to train with Karl Rehn for quite a long time, but it has never worked out. This year I booked two of his classes being held at FPF Training (John Murphy’s place in Virginia). The first class I had the opportunity to take this past weekend was KR Training’s Tactical Scenarios, a... Continue Reading →
More Terrorism on the Horizon: Prepare Accordingly
I was a college student in my senior year of undergraduate when 9/11 happened. There were no smart phones then, so I did not see the news of the incident pop up on an iPhone news feed. I did, however, receive a call from a friend who was already at work and saw it happen... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Gunfight! An Integrated Approach to Shooting and Fighting in Close Quarters by Rich Nance
Gunfight! Is a good book worth having if you are a serious practitioner of defensive pistolcraft. Based on my own combatives and close-quarters gunfight training I don’t subscribe to everything the author offers, as I favor some different techniques for certain things, but this is the norm: once an individual travels down the training path... Continue Reading →