Back in May of 2017, while attending the American Tactical Shooting Instruction “Integrated Combatives” class with Bill Rapier (AAR here), I got to meet a gentleman who goes by the online moniker “VoodooMan”. VoodooMan is a police officer in one of the larger municipal police departments in the United States, a training junkie, blogger (see […]
Those who love to mock the competitive shooting sports—especially IDPA—should be familiar with the concept of the “shoot me first” vest. While various versions exist, and I am not entirely clear about the history of these garments, the basic gist is as follows. IDPA requires shooting from concealment. No doubt, many matches are held in […]
One good thing about working on the blog with John for the last year has been the opportunity to meet some cool people. Because of my involvement with the blog and my presence on a local firearms forum, John Murphy of FPF Training reached out to me in late 2015 and invited me to take […]
The title of this After Action Review should look familiar, as John took the same class about a month before. Based on his experience with the Defoor carbine class last summer, along with reviews found around the web written by others, I made it a priority to sign up for this class. Just like with the pistol […]
The purpose of this post is not necessarily to discuss vehicle gunfighting tactics, as I’m not really qualified to talk about that at length. With that said, I can and will discuss some basics that I’ve learned in training, but what I really want to focus on first is the best way to carry a gun […]
This past weekend, I was able to attend Kyle Defoor’s two day pistol class held at the Blue Trail Range in Wallingford, CT. Like most of Defoor’s open enrollment classes, this one had been sold out since a little over 24 hours after being listed! I’m glad I was able to get a spot. A […]
Elsewhere on the blog, I have mentioned how I am one of those rare breed of handgun owners who does not have the drawer/box/closet full of holsters. I will, in using my “Buy Once, Cry Once” (see here and here) strategy, test “proof of concept” with cheaper alternatives before diving into the better, more expensive items […]
Over the few years that I have been carrying a pistol I have generally been satisfied with my Wilderness Instructor belt. Although it is now a few years old, it’s been maintaining its cross-sectional rigidity. However, over these years there were times when I wished that I had a belt that had less of a […]
This was my first firearms-related class of 2016, and it was a good one. The course was the “Street Encounter Skills” class taught by John Murphy of FPF Training. This was a one-day class held on the FPF range just outside of Culpeper, Virginia. The cost of the course was $175, but in the interest […]
I first learned of Dale Fricke Holsters several years ago around the same time that I discovered appendix carry from reading the online forum Warrior Talk. As with so many previous examples with Suarez, the business alliance that had formed is no more. Suarez’s business practices aside, I’m glad that I discovered Dale Fricke Holsters and I […]
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