July 24th-25th, 2020 | DLis0311 I recently had the opportunity to attend Tap Rack Tactical’s Ballistic Shield User Course taught by Bill Blowers. This course is sure to test your one-handed skills but teach you a lot along the way. The first few hours of day one are spent in the classroom, but it’s far […]
November 11th – 12th, 2019 | Erick Vehicle Defense, by Sentinel Defense (LE ONLY) WHERE: Chino Hills, CA – Prado Olympic Shooting Center Marc is a retired LAPD Detective-3 (think Lt anywhere else) who served as both a detective and then as a detective supervisor in a specialized investigative section dedicated to surveilling armed, violent, […]
June 19, 2020 | Alex A Practical Pistol Marksman – Reston Group Location: Ridgeline Training Facility, Dalton NHDate: 6/19/20Instructor: Jared RestonRound Count: 350+/-Pistol: Glock 17 Gen5 with Trijicon SRO, CHPWS V3 plate, and frame work by Gun Grip Customs. This class was held on a Friday prior to Jared teaching a Saturday/Sunday Performance Gunfighting class. […]
CR | 6/27/2020-6/28/2020Sage Dynamics Defensive Rifle | Jon Dufresne WHO:JON “MOCHABEAR” DUFRESNE taught my Defensive Rifle class for the last weekend of August 2020. When I was looking for someone to teach me how to step my carbine game up, I wanted someone with real world experience and John fit that bill through and through. […]
June 27-28, 2020 | Jeffrey MorlockModern Samurai Project 2 day MRDS Class – Royal range- Nashville TN I attended the Modern Samurai Project 2 day MRDS Class at the Royal Range in Nashville on June 27/28 2020. The class was about 50/50 LE and Civilian with one MIL guy as well. Be prepared to shoot […]
June 27, 2020 | @gumtreepewpew Spin Up Pistol – JBS Training Group AAR Last weekend I took a pistol class with Mark Smith of JBS Training Group. The class, called “The SpinUp” is not meant for beginners but rather for those that are well established but looking for ways to increase performance and ‘spin up’ into Mark’s […]
June 18 & 19, 2020 | Erick Pistol Mounted Optics Instructor – Sig Sauer Academy What: Pistol Mounted Optics Instructor course, taught by Eric Palmer & Justin Christopher When: June 18 & 19, 2020 Where: Hosted by & taught at Gunsite Academy, AZ Relevant Previous Classes: Two that are relevant are the Modern Samurai Project’s […]
June 20, 2020 | Ben Johnson Practical Pistol/Competition Skills – Green Ops I recently attended an 8-hour training class with Green Ops, specifically their Practical Pistol/Competition Skills class. There were three instructors for only eight students, which made for plenty of personal attention from each instructor. Normally this is the part where I write that […]
June 13th & 14th, 2020 | Will P Medicine X (2 day class) – Lone Star Medics Most gun owners, particularly concealed carriers and those who employ firearms as part of their profession, have had to consider the possibility of defensive firearms use. We’ve thought about what might theoretically happen in various scenarios – a […]
June 13 & 14, 2020 | Mark Endy Tactical Rifle Course 2 day – Green Ops Always the student is a phrase I have heard repeatedly over the years, and in that phrase, I have always sought out opportunities to learn new skills, improve on skillsets I already possessed, and how to inject life lessons […]
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