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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…

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…

Upgrade Your Old Hearing Protection

By Joshua Gillem / January 21, 2021

  I remember the first time I used electronic hearing protection. I placed the batteries, put them on, and was amazed at what I heard … I heard birds chirping,…

The Benefits Of Shooting With One Hand

By Joshua Gillem / January 15, 2021

Shooting one-handed is a topic we’ve touched on before, but I like to put my own spin on things and add a couple other tidbits that I feel are important.…

Episode 465: The Path of Focused Effort with Charlie Perez

By Riley Bowman / December 17, 2020

Today, Riley Bowman interviews USPSA Grand Master Charlie Perez to talk about training methodologies and what he calls “The Path of Focused Effort.” It should be a GREAT episode, so tune in!

Are You Using This Feature on Your SIRT Training Gun?

By Matthew Maruster / November 3, 2020

If you own a SIRT training pistol from Next Level Training, you likely have already seen why so many respected firearms instructors use and recommend this piece of gear. If…

Episode 452: The Value of Visual Stimulus in Defensive Firearm Training

By Jacob Paulsen / October 30, 2020

Matthew and Jacob talk about the differences between visual and auditory stimulus in defensive firearm training. Are you doing your training right?

Keep Your Finger Out of the Trigger Guard, Off Trigger Until Ready

By Joshua Gillem / October 23, 2020

In continuing on with our series about gun safety and the rules needed in order to be safe, we move on to rule number 3. Some housekeeping to make sure…

New Changes to USCCA’s Membership Programs

By Joshua Gillem / October 21, 2020

You may have heard about the USCCA’s recent program changes, and if you haven’t yet heard that’s what this article is about. And if you have heard about them but…

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…

Why Hollow Points Are The Only Option For Self-Defense

By Joshua Gillem / October 2, 2020

Every so often we come across opinions on the wonderful World Wide Web that makes me scratch my head a bit. One of those things is when I read comments…

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…

How To Retain Your Shooting Skills During AmmoPocalypse 2020

By Joshua Gillem / September 2, 2020

Defensive shooting skills are perishable if they’re not used and practiced on a regular basis. What this means, is that if you don’t practice what you’ve learned your skills will…

Live Fire Training With Drills That Use Less Ammo

By Joshua Gillem / July 29, 2020

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…

Distance, How Close is Too Close? Lessons Learned From Self-Defense Encounters Caught on Camera

By Matthew Maruster / July 21, 2020

With nearly every officer in the country wearing body-worn cameras, we have an opportunity to analyze deadly-force encounters. From looking at the videos we can better understand how these violent…