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Only Police Should Have Guns Because They are Trained

Posted on 28 June 202528 June 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Via: Miguel’s Substack   In case it starts at the beginning, just go all the way to 2:50 By my count, the sergeant shot 28 rounds at the suspect. From the video description (and you can see it in the video): The sergeant chased the car as Campos tries to escape, that’s when the sergeant…

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The .22 Rifle: Practical and Tactical?

Posted on 5 April 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

The .22 Rifle: Practical and Tactical?   The .22 rifle is an infinitively practical firearm that fills many-a-niche. The rifles themselves can be had for much less than their more powerful centerfire counterparts, as is the ammunition. The .22 LR cartridge itself is ubiquitous, easy to pack, and lacks the noise and recoil associated with…

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How to Use Cover: Tactics for Self-Defense

Posted on 5 April 20255 April 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

How to Use Cover: Tactics for Self-Defense   COVER=LIFE Cover is a gift from the heavens if someone tries to kill you with a long-range, portable hole puncher. Cover projects a literal blanket of security that sits between you and certain death. I guarantee anyone reading this owns a gun for self-protection and likely carries…

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Bullets Follow Walls – Explained

Posted on 8 March 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

  I remember when I started MOUT training, I heard the phrase “bullets follow walls, so stay away from walls.” I heard it and did it, but I had to eventually ask what it meant. Why do bullets follow walls? At 18, I had no idea what bullets did. I was told to shut up…

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How to Spot Armed Suspects

Posted on 3 November 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

How to Spot Armed Suspects   In today’s violent, unpredictable world, this skill is not only useful to LEO. Exercise yourself to be constantly aware of your surroundings and the people around you. The First and Best Defense is SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.

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Not-A-Glock – A 100% DIY 3D Printed .22lr Pistol

Posted on 13 October 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Not-A-Glock – A 100% DIY 3D Printed .22lr Pistol   The recently released ‘Not-a-Glock’ pistol is designed to be made in countries which restrict firearms ownership, particularly concealable pistols suitable for self-defense . Built and designed by a European, the build guide includes over 30 pages of detailed instructions on printing and assembly with the only metal components…

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Armed Citizen Corner: Can Exercise Simulate a Gunfight?

Posted on 20 September 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Can Exercise Simulate a Gunfight?   ‘Being used to and prepared to shoot with your heart beating rapidly, sweaty hands, and gasping for air can be beneficial. It can show you what it’s like. While it can be beneficial to train with some exercise thrown in, the best thing you can do is be physically…

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Armed Citizen Corner: Reasons for Concealed Carry – My Interview with a Psychopath

Posted on 14 September 202414 September 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Reasons for Concealed Carry: My Interview with a Psychopath   In this article, Dr. Will Dabbs discusses why he carries a firearm for self-defense. The article includes discussing a real person with a serious mental illness. Real names have not been used. Nothing in this narrative is intended to disparage or stigmatize those who might…

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Handgun Corner: Jeff Cooper’s First Article from 1946

Posted on 5 September 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Jeff Cooper’s First Article   Here is a scanned copy of Jeff Cooper’s first published article, from the Marine Corps Gazette, in Sept 1946. Titled “What Good Is A Pistol?”, it discusses pistol training and caliber selection. Highlights: Cooper comments that the semiauto pistol be redesigned to have more slant and a slight curve — essentially…

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Training Stressors

Posted on 4 September 20245 September 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

From the Archives, 2018 (Hermit Note: In keeping with my recent announcement of re-centering priorities of “Just Shut-Up and Train!” I will be posting articles from the archives that I feel are of vital import to the Armed Citizen. Let’s all make a point to get out there and train in whatever capacity we are…

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