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Capturing and Analyzing Company Weapons-Training Data
Build useful company weapons-training data by defining the decision, standardizing collection, preserving context, analyzing honestly, and reassessing after intervention.
Read articleEating Our Own: Context Before Gun-Community Outrage
Before attacking an ally over a clipped statement, verify the original source, distinguish disagreement from betrayal, and respond with evidence and proportionality.
Read articleWhy Relevant Experience Matters in Firearms Work
A high-volume armorer explains how technical education, repeated observation, maintenance records, inspection, and collaboration turn exposure into useful experience.
Read articleHow Firearms Instructors Should Deal With the Media
Practical media guidance for firearms instructors: vet the request, prepare concise points, protect sensitive information, document accurately, and correct errors.
Read articleSocial Media Gunfighters and the Cost of False Expertise
Confident firearms advice spreads easily online. Evaluate the evidence, context, incentives, limitations, and relevance before copying the source.
Read articleDeveloping Wide-Band Situational Awareness
Situational awareness means noticing changes, interpreting patterns, and taking proportionate action without fixation, stereotyping, or constant hypervigilance.
Read articleLaw Enforcement Emotional Survival
Every LEO, whether a rookie or a 30-year veteran, needs to learn emotional survival and how to prioritize their life. I wasn’t exposed to the concept until 14…
Read articleLegal Aspects of Warrant Service with NVG
Editor’s note: This article reflects information available when it was originally published. Laws, policies, products, personnel, technical standards, and recommended practices may have changed. Verify time-sensitive details through…
Read articleSkill Drills vs. Scenario Training
Skill drills isolate component skills; scenario training tests perception, judgment, integration, and adaptability. Both are necessary when used for the right purpose.
Read articleFackler Discusses Shots To The Pelvic Area
“I welcome the chance to refute the belief that the pelvic area is a reasonable target during a gunfight. I can find no evidence or valid rationale for…
Read articleTrainers, Training, and Mindset
“The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.” – Sun…
Read articleSelecting a Compact Breaching Tool for Police Work
Practical considerations for selecting a compact police breaching tool, including material, construction, grip, head geometry, carriage, retention, authorization, and training.
Read articleThe Gun Elitist Debate
There are some who will argue pure price point in both the excessively cheap and unnecessarily high extremes when it comes to guns and gear. Some are brand…
Read articleBallistic Helmets, Construction, Testing, and Ratings
So, after one of my gear reviews, I received so much feedback, I decided to clarify/expound. It seems most end users are merely consumers. They want to give…
Read articleChoosing a Protection Level for Rifle Plates
Armor 101… I tell customers that armor is one of the most confusing commodities in the defensive industry. Understanding the rating systems, the materials, and the capabilities associated…
Read articleMaterials Used in Hard Armor
*Editor’s note: NiJ ratings do not consider 5.56 in classifications. If something is rated level III it will stop .308 but not necessarily 5.56/.223. Currently there are four…
Read articleInstructor Background, Teaching Ability, and Student Value
Credentials and operational experience matter only in context. Students should also evaluate an instructor’s evidence, communication, diagnosis, safety, humility, and results.
Read articleCritical Firearm Equipment: Reliability Before Accessories
A framework for identifying and maintaining critical firearm equipment through inspection, testing, confirmed zero, service intervals, replacement parts, and measurable training.
Read articleAARs for Scenario-Based Training: How and Why
A practical method for conducting scenario-training AARs using chronological review, guided questions, video evidence, and feedback matched to the learner.
Read articleBattlesight Zero
Those who carry guns for a living know the world isn’t a nicely manicured flat range and threats will present at differing distances. You won’t have an opportunity…
Read articleSucked Down the Tube: A Failure in Training
Much, if not all training and practice is conducted on flat ranges under calm conditions with no surprises. We shoot steel and paper that we purposely place and…
Read articleConcealed-Carry Holster Position: Access, Safety, and Fit
Compare small-of-back, strong-side, and appendix holster positions using trigger protection, retention, access, concealment, stability, comfort, and individual fit.
Read articleInches, Minutes, Clicks- Zero That Blaster
Zeroing is literally one of the most important thing we need to accomplish with our rifles and #spacegun pistols. There is much talk around the technique to accomplish…
Read articleA Reminder About Patience for Firearms Instructors
Keith Morgan explains why firearms instructors should combine firm safety standards with patience, diagnosis, clear feedback, and respect for the beginner’s cognitive workload.
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