tactics
Training During Hot, Cold, And Wet Conditions
The climates of Cleveland and San Diego probably couldn’t be more opposite. San Diego has arguably the most ideal weather conditions of anywhere in the country, while Cleveland…well not so much. Dealing with firearm carry differences in those climates has led me…
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The Strength Of The Concealed Carry Family
An off duty deputy is attacked outside his vehicle while at a gas station. His wife is in the vehicle, and is able to fire shots at the suspects. The suspects do not expect to be shot at and flee, only after braking the deputies jaw during the assault.
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Episode 352: Open Carry, Good?
Today, Riley and Jacob discuss a sometimes controversial subject–the concept of open carry. There are many gun owners that prefer to practice this method of carrying a gun. Are they good ambassadors? Is it a sound tactic? What’s the right approach?
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Episode 348: Your Gun is NOT a Magic Talisman
Today, Riley and Matthew discuss the problem of overconfidence with carrying a firearm and also the secondary issue of carrying a gun without getting the proper training and mindset.
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Everyday Tactical: Keeping Your Hands Free
Anything you can do to minimize the tasks you must perform is beneficial and frees up your mind to focus on the other critical calculations and decisions that are processing through your brain at an unbelievably fast rate.
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Episode 309: Tables Turned – Buel Collins of Fiocchi Interviews Riley!
Today, the tables are turned on Riley when Buel Collins, Marketing Director of Fiocchi Ammunition, asked if he could host the program and interview Riley! What ensued was sometimes hilarious and oftentimes…interesting…haha! The guys discuss competition shooting, defensive shooting, and what each camp can learn from the other. You’re not gonna want to miss this episode!
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Episode 280: Top Shot Secrets with Chris Cerino
Today Riley talks with Chris Cerino, 2-time runner-up in History Channel’s Top Shot series, together with new guest host, Joshua Gillem. Chris is a well-respected, long-time firearms instructor and trainer. He has some unique but common-sense ways of teaching shooters about the fundamentals of shooting. Recently, ConcealedCarry.com’s Managing Editor, Josh Gillem, attended the Combat Pistol course taught by Chris Cerino, and we spend a bit of time talking about the course, how shooters can benefit from attending, and also about Chris’s teaching philosophies and methodologies including the “Cone of Knowledge.”
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Episode 278: Making Everyday Carry…LIFE!
Today Riley talks with Buel Collins of Fiocchi Ammunition USA about important considerations and suggestions as it relates to making everyday carry of a firearm and other defensive tools truly a part of your life. We get deep into mindset, tactics, skills and gear. And we lay it out there and tell some of the more embarrassing parts of our early days of packing heat!
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My Controversial Stance On Re-holstering
I have heard many instructors tell their students this: You have to be able to re-holster your firearm without looking down at your holster. My opinion on re-holstering is different than what many have been teaching for quite some time.
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Pepper Spray For EDC | Good or Bad Idea?
Pepper spray or OC spray can be a good defensive tool in situations where carrying a firearm is prohibited or unpractical. But understand, OC spray is not a magic wand that stops attackers in their tracks and send then running for the hills. Attackers can…
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Lessons from a Carjacking Caught on Video
Here are some sobering statistics about carjackings in the United States. Each year there are: approximately 38,000 reported carjackings 75% of the time criminals use a firearm These numbers, coupled…
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Episode 192: 11 Truths About Real Gunfights That You Need to Know
Riley was able to sit down with Jake Jackson of Tier Three Tactical to talk about an enlightening article Jake recently wrote about what he discovered when he analyzed dozens of videos of defensive shootings. After a military career in intelligence, Jake is real big on evidence and statistics. His fact-based findings from these videos will really open your eyes as to how real shootings go down and where you need to be focusing your time in preparing for the possibility of a similar encounter.
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Scanning for Multiple Threats, You May be Doing it Wrong [Video]
Bad guys, especially organized and motivated ones, like those pulling off bank robberies, home invasions, kidnappings, and terrorist acts often roll in packs. So scanning and assessing the area for…
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Thinking You’re a Hero, The John Wayne Syndrome
The Concealed Carry Lifestyle is challenging in many ways but at the top of the list is understanding the decision to intervene or to exclude yourself from an external encounter in order to safe the life of a stranger. How will you make that decision?
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Got Light? | Reviewing the PL2 Valkyrie From Olight
There is no question that weapon mounted lights are not only popular with the military or Police Officers working the graveyard shift but civilian gun owners as well. I have…
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