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Do You Record Your Dry Fire Practice?

By Joshua Gillem / April 16, 2021

We need to get as creative as possible regarding our training regimen, especially during this ammo shortage. Lately, I’ve been doing more dry fire practice in the comfort of my…

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Only The Best | Staff’s Favorite Gear – April 2021

By Matthew Maruster / April 2, 2021

Our store is filled with a lot of different gear and training courses. So the other day, my boss Jacob asked all the Concealed Carry employees to let him know…

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Episode 491: Why We Should Practice Transitions

By Riley Bowman / March 30, 2021

About the latest Challenge – Breaking Down Transitions, and why multiple target transitions are an important skill for defensive shooters

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Review: The New Mantis Laser Academy

By Matthew Maruster / March 25, 2021

What is the Laser Academy from MantisX? Mantis Laser Academy is a laser, shot recording smartphone application with built-in training modes. The app is from the same well-known company that…

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Shooter Ready Challenge, March 2021

By Matthew Maruster / March 24, 2021

  We’ve been publishing dry fire training and challenge videos since October 2019 in an effort to help the average gun carrier take their skills to the next level. This…

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Episode 489 – Training During the Ammo Crisis

By Riley Bowman / March 24, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss training strategies and ideas for how to still build skill and maintain it during the current ammunition drought. You will come away with tips, tricks, and drills to maximize your training efficiency. Tune in!

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Shooter Ready Challenge, February 2021

By Joshua Gillem / February 23, 2021

We’ve been publishing dry fire training and challenge videos since October 2019 in an effort to help the average gun carrier take their skills to the next level. This series…

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Are You Spending Your Time At The Range Totally Wrong?

By Joshua Gillem / February 10, 2021

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…

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Shooter Ready Challenge: January 2021

By Joshua Gillem / January 26, 2021

Each month we record and publish a video that is totally free to watch and is designed to help you, our audience and fellow concealed carriers, up your proficiency in…

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Episode 469: The Mantis Elite Marksman

By Jacob Paulsen / January 12, 2021

Jacob welcomes Ratigan back as a guest to help discuss a series of free training courses Jacob just completed via the Mantis app; and what he learned from them. Tune in to understand how you too may benefit from Jacob’s takeaways or from completing the training program yourself.

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What I Learned, Mantis Elite Marksman

By Jacob Paulsen / January 7, 2021

I’ve been familiar with Mantis since they had their “popup” booth at SHOT Show in 2016. We’ve been resellers of the product here on our site since 2017. About a…

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Episode 467: Using a Shot Timer in Dry Fire

By Riley Bowman / January 5, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster talk about dry fire strategies and specifically how to incorporate a shot timer into dry fire as is shown in the most recent Shooter Ready Challenge video found at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com.

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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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The Importance and Value of A Visual “Go” Indicator For Defensive Training

By Jacob Paulsen / October 8, 2020

As an industry, we’ve become accustomed to auditory “go signals” in our competitive and defensive firearm training. This generally takes the form of an instructor or range officer standing behind…

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The Ultimate SIRT Training Pistol Buyer’s Guide

By Jacob Paulsen / September 29, 2020

Are you are working to increase your shooting skills and think a SIRT training pistol may be in your future? If so, you’ll want to purchase the SIRT that is…

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