Negligent Discharges: Teaching New Shooters Trigger Discipline The Right Way
There are generally two kinds of gun owners: those who have fired a shot unintentionally and those who will. Another way to look at it is, play with fire long ... Read more
Jeff Gonzales: Concealed Carry For Beginners
Back in the day, there weren’t many resources for questions about concealed carry. Simple trial and error taught me what did and didn’t work. These days there’s no end of ... Read more
Guns for Beginners: Overcoming Your Fear During Firearms Training
Fear is important to our survival. We wouldn’t be here today if our species hadn’t developed a fear response that allowed humans to survive a wide range of threats. Threats ... Read more
Loose Screws: Former Navy SEAL Jeff Gonzales on Basic Gear Maintenance
There is nothing more frustrating than grinding to halt because your gear has fallen apart, especially in a training class. How many of us have been on the ground trying ... Read more
If You Want to Be a Better Shooter, Learn to Embrace the Suck
I see it all the time. A student’s shooting skills suddenly and steeply degrade. They immediately blame their equipment. There is a time and place to look at your equipment. ... Read more
How to Succeed at Firearms Training Without Really Trying
There is nothing more frustrating or unsafe than chaos in a firearm training class. When you have eight to 16 people of various skill levels doing their own thing it ... Read more
To Learn to Shoot Faster, You Have to Slow it Down
If you want to reap the harvest, you have to first work the land. As in all things, improving your shooting — and shooting faster, in particular — comes from ... Read more
Trigger Reset – Understanding the Process and Practicing the Right Sequence
There are a variety of individual aspects that to shooting a gun which, when practiced and mastered, result in improved handgun accuracy. One of the most misunderstood and sometimes misused ... Read more
The Folding Knife Legacy – EDC Blade Self Defense
I can remember the first time I cut myself with a pocket knife. I was whittling, believe it or not, a wooden knife and the blade slipped past the wood ... Read more
