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Five reasons to shoot your Every-Day-Carry Self-Defense Ammunition!

Posted on 20 November 2020 by The Tactical Hermit

Five reasons to shoot your Every-Day-Carry Self-Defense ammunition!   Sound, practical advice a lot of shooters might overlook. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!  

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Beyond the Firearm: AK-47 in CQB

Posted on 14 November 2020 by The Tactical Hermit

I trained with Sonny and he is the real deal. You want to squeeze every ounce of Practicality and Deadly efficiency out of your AK? This is the man to listen to.

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The Shooting People in the Face Drill, Revisited

Posted on 12 November 2020 by The Tactical Hermit

From the Archives, 2018 While training the other day I put in 20 rounds on the tried and true Mozambique or “Failure to Stop” Drill. After I ran through the drill once I realized something: I had trained myself to PAUSE between the transition from the two shots to Center of Mass to the shot…

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Let’s Talk AK Ammo for Self-Defense

Posted on 22 October 2020 by The Tactical Hermit

From the Archives, 2015   I get asked a TON of questions about ammo, with the most popular question being: “What is the best TYPE of ammo to use in an AK for self-defense?” My general response is typically “Whatever you have loaded at the time is fine, the perp won’t being filling out a…

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Shoot em’ To The Ground!

Posted on 7 June 2020 by The Tactical Hermit

From the Archives, 2019 Watching this video of a nut with a knife getting perforated reminded me of this article I did last year. With the recent increase in general anarchy and POS high on drugs like PCP, make sure you guys are running drills like this on a regular basis. Never assume “Two rounds…

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No One Is Coming To Save You

Posted on 20 January 2020 by The Tactical Hermit

No One Is Coming To Save You   With everything going on Virginia right now I thought this post was very relevant reading. When you simplify the equation down regarding the safety of you and your family in a world that is quickly going to hell in a hand basket, this is the common denominator….

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Training Armed Teachers

Posted on 26 November 2018 by The Tactical Hermit

Training Armed Teachers in Colorado   This is the new normal when it comes to the education of our children in public or private schools. Just like after 9/11 when we all had to adapt and change our security mindset, the same now goes for active shooters in schools….it’s insane and it’s scary that it…

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Glock’s New 17M Model Photo’s Leaked

Posted on 17 August 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

Breaking: Photo Of The New FBI Glock 17M Leaked (click on Title Link Above to re re-directed to Source Page) Photos of the new G17M that Glock built specifically for the FBI has rolled out. Although it is the wrong caliber for me, SOME of the changes in the platform most likely will be what we…

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Dealing With Armored Attackers & The Police PDW Concept

Posted on 7 August 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

  By  C.R. Williams I was recently asked to offer my thoughts about this article  written by Captain Jim Pope of the Columbus, Georgia Police Department. In it, Captain Pope first makes a case for why every officer needs a Personal Defense Weapon for which he offers this general description: “… it can be generally agreed…

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Armed Citizen Corner: Guns vs The Environment

Posted on 20 July 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

A great reminder to keep your firearm maintenance at the top of your “to do” List because you never know when you might need it to save your ass. -SF     Last week I wrote an article about how I was incapacitated after surgery and needed to change the gun I normally carry.  I…

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