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…
Category: Shooting Mechanics
Got Range Cards?
Newly Unburdened, or is That “UnBidened?” and A Range Card Instructional (IMPORTANT!) Highly recommend you save this to a flash drive for later reference. Don’t get distracted by the circus. Use this time to Prepare and Prep your AO! In Addition pickup a Range-R Card and some Mini-Field Reference Manuals over at Brushbeater’s Store….
W.O.F.T. Training
What is W.O.F.T. Training? There is a misconception that simply having a firearm can solve any problem, but this is flatly wrong. If someone approaches you in a dimly lit parking lot yelling out at you, your natural response shouldn’t be to draw your concealed firearm and deposit some hollow points into them. W.O.F.T. is…
Urban Guerilla Sniping v3.0
“History is nothing else than a long succession of useless cruelties.” (Voltaire) When you look at the situation in Syria, you see the logic in Voltaire’s prose. I suppose it is the hopeless romantic in me that wishes for a world that is not filled with asshole tyrants and despots that take advantage of…
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…
Condition One or None (How Many Times Does This Need to be Said?)
Condition One or None
Texas News: Houston grand jury declines to charge man who shot and killed robber inside taqueria
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…