P&S ModCast 75: Choosing Firearms Training That Matters
The P&S panel discusses choosing firearms training, vetting instructors, writing useful AARs, building fundamentals, pistol mechanics, and honest disagreement.
Firearms Training
P&S ModCast 76: Aaron Cowan — Pistol Optics, Training, and Performance
Aaron Cowan joins the P&S panel to discuss pistol red dots, defensive training, shooting performance, competition, and building better training programs.
P&S ModCast 464 — Tactical Anatomy Summit
Dr. Andy Anderson, Chuck Haggard, Shane Kerwin, and Matt Landfair discuss the Tactical Anatomy Summit, three-dimensional anatomy, defensive marksmanship, trauma medicine, and the realities of stopping violent threats.
What to Look for in Ballistic Gel Tests
Useful ballistic-gel testing focuses on penetration, projectile condition, documented protocols, and repeatable results—not dramatic slow-motion effects.
Distance Is a Defensive Variable
Defensive preparation should account for changing distances. Understand your zero, know your holds, and train for accurate performance from close to extended range.
P&S ModCast 461 — Open Enrollment ModCast
P&S ModCast 461 brings Chris Bean, Ben DeWalt, Caleb Giddings, Dave Simerly, and Matt Landfair together for an open-enrollment discussion from an instructor’s perspective. The episode shares experiences, observations, and stories about teaching, learning, students, and the realities behind public-facing firearms instruction. Released: August 13, 2026Runtime: 3 hours, 37 minutesHost: Matt LandfairPanel: Chris Bean, Ben … Read more
P&S ModCast 456 — Women’s Insights for Teaching Women
Dakota Adelphia, Tammy Bartels, Jamie Green, Edwina Parker, and Matt Landfair discuss considerations for teaching women who are new to shooting.
P&S ModCast 453 — A Meaningful Training Foundation
Sofia Espina discusses her journey from new gun owner to sustained, purposeful firearms training and a meaningful long-term foundation.
P&S ModCast 451 — Common Core Firearms Training
A discussion of institutional firearms standards, common-core training, qualification, and the development of meaningful baseline competence.
Minimum Standards vs Professional Development
Minimum training keeps officers qualified; professional development expands judgment, capability, and problem-solving. Both matter, but they are not interchangeable.