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Dry Fire and Drawing Your Gun

By Joshua Gillem / November 17, 2020

Learning How to Draw Your Handgun Quickly is Important. The importance of a correct draw during a defensive encounter cannot be overstated. It is at this point in the scenario…

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Episode 392: Drawing the Gun in Compromised Positions

By Jacob Paulsen / March 4, 2020

Have you ever cleared your gun and worked through drawing it from your holster in various compromised positions? Today, Riley and Jacob review some of the safety and tactical considerations relating to those kinds of holster draws.

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Episode 375: One Draw To Rule Them All

By Jacob Paulsen / December 17, 2019

Matthew and Jacob cover two topics. First, is your draw stroke functional for any situation? What are some considerations? Second, what is the difference between self-defense law and laws that govern firearm possession and why is it important to distinguish between them?

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SHOP Talk: Faster Draw Stroke

By Joshua Gillem / May 14, 2019

On this week’s episode of SHOP Talk, Riley shows you how to shave some time off of your draw stroke. I’m not sure you’re ready for this because it’ll blow…

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Episode 250: The 80/20 Rule of Gunfighting Skills

By Riley Bowman / August 23, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew discuss the 80/20 rule as it relates to developing and maintaining skills that may or may not make a difference in a gunfight. What things should we be focusing on more of the time that makes the most difference? What sort of things do we commonly see people practice, but it will make little difference for them in reality while they have other things they still lack and need to work on first. Maximize your training and get 80% of the results from 20% of work!

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Episode 248: Draw Fast…or Draw Slow??

By Riley Bowman / August 17, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew talk about drawing from the holster in a different context, and context is what it’s all about for today’s episode. It is super critical to be comfortable with handling your firearm and being able to consistently and quickly draw from the holster and put shots on target. But is draw speed everything? Are there other factors perhaps situational ones that must be considered as well? Good stuff in today’s episode, tune in!

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The Muscle Memory Training Conundrum

By Jacob Paulsen / April 15, 2017

f you always train shooting in an open standing position for example, you won’t have the muscle memory to shoot over or around the cover that you are likely to put between you and oncoming fire.

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Episode 86: Busted at the Border – Interstate Travel

By Riley Bowman / January 11, 2017

Riley just returned from an epic 3000+ mile road trip to Alabama and back, Jacob was on the road traveling as well, so our thoughts were recently on interstate travel and considerations that cannot be overlooked when packing heat and crossing state lines. Today the guys break a lot of it down plus recent lessons learned from their experiences. Check it out….

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Episode 84: 17 Shooting Skills to Master in 2017

By Riley Bowman / January 4, 2017

It’s a new year, and if you’re setting New Year’s resolutions, don’t forget to set some goals to become a better shooter and CCW’er! Today Jacob and Riley talk about 17 skills to master in 2017 that are absolutely essential!! Check it out….

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VIDEO: How to Draw Your Concealed Carry Firearm and Present It

By Damon Thueson / December 7, 2015

Master instructor Steve Beckstead shares some tips for drawing your concealed firearm. It’s simple but its critical to train and practice.

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Concealed Carry Jackets For Winter

By Damon Thueson / November 17, 2015

Senior Instructor Damon Thueson is with Ron again looking at more options for winter concealed carry.

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