Posts Tagged ‘drills’
Quantifying Your Defensive Shooting Skills, And Setting Standards
What level of defensive handgun skills does it take to win in a gunfight? Because no two defensive gun uses are exactly the same, and there are many variables, it’s impossible to answer this question unequivocally. However, don’t think that you can’t or shouldn’t train to a quantifiable standard. By studying many armed encounters caught…
Read MoreAre You Spending Your Time At The Range Totally Wrong?
If you were attacked on your way home from the office today, and all you had to go on to defend yourself was your last range session, how would you do? Each time you go to the gun range could be the last time you practice shooting before you need to use your gun in…
Read MoreLive Fire Training With Drills That Use Less Ammo
Right now, training is hard to do. We should all likely have the goal of preserving our ammunition as much as possible but we still need to make sure we’re getting as much trigger time as we possibly can. Ammo is in short supply right now, and conserving what you have is a necessity —…
Read MoreEpisode 429: Protecting You & Your Property
Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the recent events in St. Louis, Missouri where a couple stood outside their home armed with pistol and rifle to apparently protect themselves and their home from a mob of people that stormed their private community in an attempt to reach and protest outside the mayor’s home. There are MANY lessons to be learned from this incident, and that is our goal today…to make each of ourselves better, smarter, and prepared for our worst day should it come.
Read MoreEpisode 427: Reloading a Pistol
Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss this month’s Shooter Ready Challenge which involves reloads. They may not be very common in a civilian setting for defensive pistolcraft, but they’re still good to know and to practice. We’ll talk about tips and techniques, but don’t forget to participate in www.ShooterReadyChallenge.com for a chance to win free access to LASR X and free ammo!
Read MoreEpisode 426: Performance at the Highest Level – B.J. Norris
Today, Riley Bowman interviews world champion shooter B.J. Norris (while on his lunch break) on what it takes to perform at our best…especially in stressful situations. B.J. has been competing since his youth and has numerous National and World titles to his name. He is also an avid practitioner of the defensive handgun.
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