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Class Review: The Armed Parent/Guardian
In December of 2017, I had the opportunity to take Citizens Defense Research’s flagship class, The Armed Parent/Guardian, or TAP/G for short. I had been meaning...
Goal based training
“I want to get better at shooting,” said the student to the teacher. That’s awesome, because everyone who carries a gun should want to get bet...
2016 training goals
Yesterday, CJ had a post up about setting realistic training goals; which is an excellent thing for people to do. One of the issues I’ve encountered in th...
Steve Fisher discusses MRDS on handguns
If you have a few minutes to kill, I strongly recommend watching this video with Steve Fisher of Sentinel Concepts discussion red dot sights on handguns. Steve ...
Training doesn’t always equal skill
Here at Gun Nuts we’re big advocates of getting professional training. One of the big reasons I push that people get training is because it’s diffic...
Mitigating A Training Scar With A Deliberate Pause
Anyone that has dry fired any appreciable amount of time has likely run into the scenario were you are in a hurry between reps (or timer beeps) to the point you...
Why Is It Always The AK Guys?
“I’m like father for my students: I love you all, but do not mistake my generosity for weakness… Bottom line, you will learn! @Safety Nazis &#...
What’s the equivalent of dry fire in other sports training?
First off, I’m genuinely surprised I spelled “equivalent” correctly in the title of this post on the first try. But anyway, on to the point. I...
Of Swords, Monkeys, and the Conscious Mind
As a competitor and CHL holder I appreciate skills and training that will transfer between the two. With that in mind I am going to start with a short fable. ...