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Greetings all. Since this is my first blog for Primary & Secondary, let me take a second to let you know that if you are reading this you are in the right place. Primary & Secondary is one of those rare places that have real information in real time by real people. The Admins and rules keep … Read more
By Rick Largesse I recently attended a Remington AR-15/M4 Armorer Certification course. For two of us this was a re-certification, but for the other fifteen students, this was their first exposure to armoring this weapon platform. The course started as most do, with and introduction of the instructor to the students and vice versa. During … Read more
Sentinel Concepts Practical Urban Carbine Part 3 The vast majority of defensive and LE shootings occur in the evening and hours of darkness. The ability to take on the challenges of acquiring and engaging threats becomes exponentially more difficult for many once extra manipulations are required for light work. Steve Fisher of Sentinel Concepts feels … Read more
PART 2 T1 Afternoon: The Sentinel Concepts Practical Urban Carbine course is a course designed to work with students on skills needed to engage targets out to 300 yards. This is a series of topics and skills that are near and dear to me and my duties, responsibilities, and environment. I know Steve likes to … Read more
One of the biggest things I learned as a firearms instructor which took years of focus and near 360 degrees of observation of the student – the ability to assess whether there is a learning opportunity versus a teaching moment. Basically it is the ability to observe an issue and exploit it by weighing the … Read more
So after Bill Blowers and I discussed LE training on a ModCast recently, I got several questions regarding case law and how it applies to training and where liabilities exist – so rather than answer a couple people, I’m going to address those questions and issues in this article. This article will serve you especially … Read more
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Continued from Part 3: Day Two. Training Day 3 – Sunday After a quick breakfast at the Lodge we met at the LaRue targets at 9:30am. Buck took us through more barricade drills focusing on the approach and setup. … Read more
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Continued from Part 2: Day One. Training Day 2 – Saturday We met back at the lodge at noon and caravanned to Flat Range #1. I really wanted to get some experience with the Tremor2 reticle using it like … Read more
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Continued from Part One: Part One. Training Day 1 – Friday In the morning we met at the cozy Red River Ranch lodge. After a delicious breakfast we met downstairs in the classroom for initial instruction. Buck gave us … Read more
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Introduction One of my favorite weekend activities is hiking up into the mountains and target shooting. In order to continue developing this hobby I’ve taken several DMR/SPR style classes by now. A few have been small local get-togethers down … Read more