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.
Firearms Training
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.
P&S ModCast 447 — Low Light With Dan Brady
Dan Brady of Apache Solutions joins Matt Landfair to discuss low-light conditions, defensive white-light use, equipment, identification, and practical training for armed citizens.
ModCast 441: ACE VR Firearms Training
ModCast 441 examines ACE VR firearms training, including repetition, performance data, deliberate practice, simulation limitations, and transferring virtual improvement to live fire.
Recognizing A Multi-faceted Approach
Effective self-defense is a continuing, multi-faceted process built on judgment, relevant training, usable skills, and appropriate equipment—not a firearm or mindset alone.
Optimizing What is Available
A realistic approach to home-defense firearm choices: assess the guns someone already owns, their skills and constraints, then improve the most workable option instead of prescribing an ideal but unreachable setup.
Arming the Neighbors
This is kind of a thinking out loud post. The rifles featured in the picture above are what I could consider user friendly and would require less effort to help someone become proficient with them. We have a couple calibers- 5.56×45, 5.45×39, and 7.62×39. We have a couple sizes – 16″ barrels down to 8.5″. … Read more
Recognizing Life’s Flowchart
A broader skill base creates more choices before and during critical moments. Learn, practice, and understand your available options so better decisions are possible under pressure.
Application of the Firearms Rules
I don’t understand how the idea of the four firearms rules being universal for all environments and situations is so misunderstood. Those rules aren’t restricted to the sterile, square range – they even apply in combat. Finger off the trigger unless you have decided to shoot seems to be near universally accepted, but treating firearms … Read more