The cause of self defense is a generally accepted reason for women to learn to shoot. That goal has and continues to introduce many women into the firearms industry. However, as a female firearms enthusiast, I have some additional motivators that get me to the range. In the interest of encouraging more women to consider […]
Firearms Training
Get High Volume Training Repetitions with Dry Fire: Next Level Training’s SIRT Pistol
The ever changing political climate has been tumultuous the past few years. Cycles of panic buying and hording guns and ammo have made firearms training very challenging. Fortunately, there are a couple things shooters can do to become more creative about their trigger time to get the training they need for skill survival during an […]
Firearms Training: Impress Your Friends, Save Your Life
When you think about training to use a firearm to stop a lethal threat, it’s healthy to think of it as serious business…because it is.
But just because the end result is serious business doesn’t mean that we can’t have fun along the way…or, more importantly, that we SHOULDN’T have fun along the way.
Firearms Fun: Addicting Games for the Range – Dinosaur Hunter
J.K. Rowling’s famous Harry Potter series first hit bookshelves when I was a kid. I bought into the fan culture whole heartedly, dragging my parents to every book release so I could be among the first to blaze through the newest addition to the series. I couldn’t even wait to get home to start; I’d […]
How Guns Work: Blowback Operation
Blowback operation is only one manner of making a gun fire, but it is interesting in its simplicity. It is a style seen in some older guns, like Bond’s Walther PPK or in the Colt Hammerless 1908. The method of blowback function impacts both firearm design and performance. With the blowback style of operation, the […]
3rd Ranger Battalion & The Big Four
Growing up in 3rd Ranger Battalion, the Big Four were constantly stressed and evaluated throughout all phases of training. These skills were how the Regiment plied their trade and were the backbone of the unit’s training and mission execution. If you couldn’t keep up physically you got smoked until you thought your eyes were going to […]
Firearms Instructor Profile: Interview with Brannon LeBouef
As I consider the short series that I begin today for you, the best readership on the gun-oriented internet, the Latin phrase tabula rasa comes to mind. I recently had the pleasure of talking firearms instruction with Brannon Lebouef of NOLATAC Firearms Training, and our discussion will be the first in a series of articles highlighting […]
Problems with Shooting? Use Technology to Train Yourself with MantisX
MantisX uses gyroscope motion detectors, computer software, and apps to provide you with expert coaching. Through the magic of technology, that I have no way of explaining on my own, the device records and analyzes every shot you make on your firearm.
How Guns Work: Short Recoil Operation
Short recoil operation, especially the design fathered by firearms genius John Moses Browning, is a widely used method of firearms operation. It’s used with virtually all pistol calibers, including my favorite, .45 ACP. As with most firearm operation methods, there are variants to the short recoil design. The one covered in greatest detail in this […]
Muzzle Awareness: Hit the Right Target Fast
In police academies and basic training courses around the world, cops and soldiers learn to “cover” people by pointing their muzzles at them, center mass. Whether this is directly taught or is an uncorrected natural tendency makes little difference. Almost every story you have ever heard about a bad shooting has its genesis in this […]