A few weeks ago, I managed to make two trips to the range… I shot the same drill each time with two different handguns that I commonly carry, and I thought I would discuss my experiences here in this post. The August Drill of the Month from Tom Givens’ Rangemaster Newsletter was his “Five-Second Standards.” The […]
Over the last three years, I have attended quite a bit of training with Tom Givens. I took two seminars with him at the Rangemaster Tactical Conference in 2017, and another seminar in 2019. I also took a one-day Defensive Shotgun class with him, a two-day Combative Pistol class, and his three-day Firearms Instructor Development […]
Several weeks ago, I read about SlapShot USA LLC‘s new high velocity buckshot on Greg Ellifritz’s Facebook page. He was questioning whether anyone had conducted formal gel tests with it, reasoning that its published velocity should be enough to defeat body armor, something that most conventional buckshot won’t do. In reading the description of the […]
Since I began training in earnest back in 2013, I have made it a point to take at least one dedicated handgun class per year. A look back at my AARs will reveal such classes with Steve Fisher, Tom Perroni, Jeff Gonzales, Kyle Defoor, John McPhee, John Murphy, Tom Givens, and Darryl Bolke. After having […]
As discussed by Robert in his own extensive AAR, he and I recently took the opportunity to travel to Alliance, OH to take Will Petty’s VCQB class. In addition to Petty, we also had Chase Jenkins of Talon Defense on the range teaching, as he has recently joined the cadre of Centrifuge Training instructors. I don’t […]
I first became aware of Will Petty’s Vehicle Close Quarters Battle (VCQB) course back in 2015. Honestly, it was not really on my radar as a potential class to take at that point. I had assumed (DANGER DANGER!) that it was a course geared more towards police officers working patrol scenarios rather than something applicable […]
Robert and I took an unplanned, but worthwhile and somber detour on our way out to Alliance, Ohio today… of all the stories from 9/11, Flight 93 has always resonated with me. While it cost them their lives, the passengers and crew fought back that day and altered the course of events, no doubt saving […]
