Bomb Proof Dots: The Burris FastFire Although I have never run the Fastfire on a pistol, I do run a Gen 2 and 3 (mounted on a Ultimak) on both of my go-to AK’s and they both perform as well now as when I installed them sixteen years ago. Furthermore, even after balls to…
Category: Firearm Training Tips
Bill Jordan: No Second Place Winner
Bill Jordan: No Second Place Winner Bill Jordan was a lawman, famed trick-shot artist, and competitive shooter. His book No Second Place Winner remains a classic. Download a free copy below. (Use title link and scroll down for pdf file).
A Crash Course in Trigger Types and Styles
A Crash Course in Trigger Types and Styles Modern firearms are as diverse as ever. As SHOT Show comes and goes every year, new manufacturers and models are introduced en masse with various options and variations. Despite all this diversity, all firearms have at least one thing in common — a trigger. While most…
Know Your Ammo: Bonded vs Non-Bonded for Self-Defense
Bonded vs. Non-Bonded Ammo For Self-Defense When it comes to self-defense ammunition, does it matter whether the bullet is bonded or non-bonded? How does bonding affect the performance of ammunition? What is bonding? Simply put, it’s the act of securing a bullet’s core to its jacket. Many manufacturers won’t give away their trade secrets…
Lessons from the Past: 3 Reasons to Carry Backup
Lessons from the Past: 3 Reasons to Carry Backup To some, notorious Old West gunfighter John Wesley Hardin was a psychopathic murderer and racist. To others, Hardin was a genuine American hero. Whether Hardin was a terrorist or a freedom fighter was a question that dogged him throughout his lifetime. Now, 150 years after…
Condition One or None (How Many Times Does This Need to be Said?)
Gross Motor Skills and Weapon Manipulation
Gross Motor Skills and Weapon Manipulation I pull this article from the archives every year or so as a FUNDMENTAL REFRESHER. Incorporate these truths into your training regimen and watch your Speed and Accuracy increase.
Shooting Mechanics: Cooper’s El Presidente
Classic Combat Pistol Drill: Cooper’s El Presidente When my father first started teaching me to shoot a handgun around nine or ten years old, he used Cooper’s Modern Technique to cement the fundamentals and then a few years later the El Presidente to combine all of these skills together. One of the things I distinctly…
Vehicle Cover & Concealment
Vehicle Cover & Concealment THE BASICS OF AUTOMOTIVE BALLISTICS Vehicle Close Quarter Battle (VCQB) was first developed by Will Petty of Centrifuge Training. The coursework in a VCQB class covers ballistics and gunfights in, out, and around vehicles and is targeted to law enforcement. While there was a time the concept was considered controversial, in the…
AK Corner: AK’s from Finland
AKs from Finland. Part 1: Development History The small European country of Finland always had a great reputation when it comes to arms production. For collectors, Finnish-made Mosin-Nagants are some of the most desirable Mosin rifles, but there is another rifle design that the Finnish took to a whole other level. It is called RK…