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Shoot Better with the Mantis X - Dry Fire/Live Fire Analysis

Shoot Better with the Mantis X – Dry Fire/Live Fire Analysis

The Mantis X training system uses a rail mounted sensor to collect data on movements before and after trigger pulls.

The Firearms Training Checklist: How to Avoid Mall Ninjas, Gun-Fu Gurus & Other Tactical Clodhoppers

The Firearms Training Checklist: How to Avoid Mall Ninjas, Gun-Fu Gurus & Other Tactical Clodhoppers

So you’ve purchased a handgun for daily carry and taken that first step toward getting some training, be it a state-mandated carry course or perhaps an NRA basic class. Where do you go from there?

Jeff’s Five Favorite Targets

Jeff’s Five Favorite Targets

With so many different types of rifle and pistol shooting it can be a real challenge to pick the best targets for your money to take to the range. However, after 30 years of shooting these are my top five picks for getting in some great practice, and they can be used for rifle or pistol.

Is Your Car Cover or Concealment? High Threat Vehicle Engagements with 88 Tactical

Is Your Car Cover or Concealment? High Threat Vehicle Engagements with 88 Tactical

According to 88 Tactical, 65% of law enforcement shootings are in and around vehicles. Your immediate response is critical. A key determination that must be made immediately, is it cover or concealment? Can you hide behind it? Can you shoot through it? 

Marksmanship Training For Hunting Season

Marksmanship Training For Hunting Season

During hunting season, it can take days or weeks to locate the animal that you are pursuing and you may only have seconds to take a shot. As hunters, we must quickly evaluate how much time we have to build a shooting position, establish the distance to the target, wind speed, and shot angles.

Force of Habit: Training and the Power of Routine

Force of Habit: Training and the Power of Routine

Why is training, specifically in the context of defensive shooting, so important? The answer may surprise you.

OnVirtus: Sign Up to Train with the Best Shooters in the World

OnVirtus: Sign Up to Train with the Best Shooters in the World

In order to become a better shooter, you need to train with people who are not only better shooters than you but are also excellent teachers. Daniel Horner has drafted some of the best shooters and trainers in the world to create a library of quality video training you can access 24/7: OnVirtus.com (and there’s a discount code inside).

Training for Dummies: Set Yourself up for Failure

Training for Dummies: Set Yourself up for Failure

There are two undeniable truths when it comes to shooting: Firearms skills are perishable, and mechanical failures will eventually happen. Both of these are reasons why shooters need to practice clearing malfunctions.

Fighting At Night: Tips for Overcoming Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation

Fighting At Night: Tips for Overcoming Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation

There are a few basic steps you can take to better your chances of successfully responding to a late-night emergency in your home.

Rifle Drill: 'Friends, Not Friends' (aka Engaging Multiple Targets from a Vehicle)

Rifle Drill: ‘Friends, Not Friends’ (aka Engaging Multiple Targets from a Vehicle)

Sometimes your friends turn out to not be friends. While deployed overseas as a security contractor I ended up coming up with this rifle drill. The premise of it was derived from the daily task of checking in on our local guard posts.