We had a jammed weekend consisting of our intermediate level defensive handgun and rifle classes. This level is a great refresher of the fundamental skills, and also push students to the next level of performance. Intermediate classes go through the basics to ensure everyone has retained or improved the core principles of effective shooting, then dive into a variety of new concepts to apply those skills. Malfunctions are worked on again, and then introduced are using cover and concealment,...

We trained several Competent Gunfighters yesterday, learning how to problem solve when everything goes wrong. To fight off certain defeat, you need to maintain a strong mental ability along with a practiced skill set that keeps you in the fight. Students trained on keeping their gun up and running through malfunction, physical limitations, and environmental challenges. This class offers a great opportunity to work on things seldom practiced safely elsewhere.

Great group of guys for our Intermediate Defensive Shotgun class yesterday. The shotgun is a fun platform to run and is loaded with capability. We started with a cold open drill doing combat reloads, then confirmed patterning to establish our baseline. Then we worked through some hammer drills to get stance and marksmanship set. After that we spent time optimizing the combat reload, ready up positions, shell changes, and pistol transitions. We tested out the time it took to combat reload vs...