When I was in school, math classes such as Algebra used to kick my ass 6 ways from Sunday. While I could often come up with the correct answer to the equation we were working on, it often wouldn’t be a result of the method we were being taught. Failing to show my work would …
Often when I’m seen using a .45 caliber pistol in class people will often ask me “Why are you still shooting .45? Don’t you know the 9mm has been shown to be better?”. My typical answer is usually along the lines of “Because I want to.” In all honesty there is nothing wrong with shooting …
This was a review of our recent Lowlight Handgun class taught in Asheboro NC. Defensive Concepts NC (DCNC) Low Light Handgun 1/28/2017 at Carolina Guns and Gear Training Complex in Franklinville, N.C. Introduction: Currently I am a Police Officer in a large department. Prior to that I was in the U.S. Army Infantry for 8 …
Or is that an urban myth found in the shooting community? For as long as people have decided to try to kill each other; the smart members among have always sought ways to make ourselves better. This desire to be better has led to better techniques and improved technology. One area of handguns where we …
Let me start this by simply posting a video. Now let me post a video that defends what we see in video #1. During video #2, the narrator says that there is no mention of there not being shooters downrange when discussing the safety rules and technically he is correct. He then brings up the …
Let me start by stating that I absolutely love aviator gloves. Aviator gloves tend to offer me the best balance between fit, finger dexterity, and protection. I’ve been using aviator gloves in professional capacity since the first time my platoon Sergeant yelled at me to camo my hands while west of Gruber Rd on Ft …
In the opening minutes of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” we watch as a group of ape-men discover the Monolith and are quickly set down the road of evolution. One of these steps of evolution is the use of tools which is displayed by one ape-man picking up a down and smashing the skull …
In the past few years we have seen a drastic increase in the number of fatal attacks, to include ambushes, on law enforcement officers in the United States. A byproduct of these attacks has been the desire of the public to come to the aid of law enforcement officers that are being attacked. The decision …
…And what to do if you are caught in one. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that Charlotte just went through a round of civil unrest that included two days of rioting. Needless to say, this has served as a wake-up call for many people in Charlotte and people that were working …
There are three main positions a shooter should know to make functional use of the carbine. These positions are: standing, kneeling, and prone. While these three positions have been useful for resolving interpersonal conflicts through ballistic means for quite a while; modern conflicts have shown that some times variations on these three positions are needed …