All you need to keep your skills intact is about fifteen minutes and fifty rounds a week. This is the exact program I used when I was working patrol and then assigned to a specialized unit where my range time was limited. Now look, this isn’t going to get you better. It’s a pure sustainment program and is what I consider the bare minimum for anyone who carries a pistol professionally. If you added a couple of five-minute dry practice sessions per week, you’d be way ahead of the game, but hey…let’s not get all crazy here.
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Preceptoring: 10 Things for a Would-Be Firearms Instructor to Remember
Good advice is a Good Thing, though it does you no Good at all if you don't pay attention. It's also Good to spread Good Advice, so here we are, doing Good. Today's Saturday Screed is some advice on preceptoring (that's our word, we made it up), or being a Good...
Shot Timers or No? Metrics and Mediocrity
Shot timers or not? Are they of any real use? We like a good round or three of debate if learning occurs and, of course, if it’s civil.
Know Your Wrenches
Knowing your wrenches is an important part of any line of work, Law Enforcement is no different - in this article Cowan explains what that means. I've been in law enforcement for some time now. I...
So you Wanna Take a Shooting Course?
Merrill weighs in with some quick tips. What would you add? Mad Duo So you Wanna Take a Shooting Course? Dave Merrill Firstly, good on ya. There are a lot of places to choose from but this post isn't about that whatsoever. Shooting courses are expensive. But...
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“Mental Models” for Training
Today's Guest Writer Matt Powell Explains "Mental Models" for Training. Matt is a martial arts instructor with a varied background and an outlook that many of our wretched minions like, which is why we bequeathed this honor of writing for us upon him (none of our...
Pushing Outside Your Comfort Zone
When you train, do you do it on your own, or do you bring some friendly rivalry into it? Do you train outside your comfort zone? Are you willing to set ego aside and ask for help where you need it? COWAN! thinks that's just the thing to do, as long as the shooters...
Your Weekend Rant: Doctrine, and Why TRADOC is a Euphemism for Bad Training
Your weekend rant this weekend is by guest author Chris Hernandez, the newest member of the Breach-Bang-Clear team. Chris is a combat veteran (he takes great pains to make it clear he is not some kind of special ninja operations snake-eater) and in our humble opinion...