Tag: training

This is a topic I have been thinking about for a long time, yet upon which I have not really spoken to anyone except for a few close friends. I have heard (and read) back and forth discussions about whether it is better to pay for training from a former military or law enforcement shooter - say, someone who spent a long time in a special operations unit of some kind - or from a shooter who has won multiple national titles in something like NRA Action Pistol/Steel Challenge/USPSA/IDPA/IPSC etc.… Read More

While in Oregon with Deliberate Dynamics last month, I had a chance to examine a state-of-the-art virtual training simulator, located in Hillsboro, Oregon at Threat Dynamics (which is unrelated to Deliberate Dynamics, by the way). I say "state of the art" because I found it to be incredibly advanced compared to the virtual simulators I used while in the military, such as FATS, or the silly compressed air "M9" and "870" weapons I used in basic training. Manufactured by VirTra Systems, the simulators available at the Threat Dynamics facility included… Read More

Ah, the dreaded "double feed" - something you need five hands, special tools, and a blessing from Odin to clear quickly, right? Watch as this shooter clears and fires 8 rifles in just over 3 minutes - 4 of them while blindfolded. Two each of the following malfunctions: - Bolt override double feed - "Dead man's chamber" - Stovepipe - Empty case override

No investment you will make in the arena of firearms, gear, etc will be as important as the investment you make in training. Proficiency doesn't automatically come with the purchase of a firearm or first aid kit. I could hand you a well-stocked medbag, but if you didn't know how to use the most basic of its components, it would be worthless to you. I could hand you a precision bolt rifle, but if you learned how to shoot from a video game or action movie, you might not be… Read More