Amtac Shooting Fitness Standards
Without standards it is hard to know where you stand. I have oscillated between having a strong dislike of standards and thinking that they are an absolute necessity. My opinion on standards now is somewhere in the middle. The bottom line is that any standard,...
Let It Burn
Mindset. The more I teach good Americans to protect themselves and their families, the more I am learning that mindset is something that we have to weave into every aspect of our training. Mindset is not about a talk or a formula, although both of those are helpful....
The Modern Minute Man and Other Standards
For the last two years I have done the Sniper Adventure Challenge Race. It has been a great way for me to have a goal to train for and to keep pushing the boundaries with training, fitness, shooting and gear. New for this year, one of my local friends (Jake...
Getting into Precision Rifle Shooting
This is a primer for guys that are interested in getting into precision rifle shooting. For the sake of this article I am going to define precision rifle shooting as anything over 600 yards. We will look at the options for all price ranges from $1,000-$10,000+. ...
Food and Fitness
Anyone that has trained with me knows the emphasis that I put on fitness. If you are not in good shape is is much more difficult to sprint up two flights of stairs, then across a parking lot and make a life or death decision. It is also more difficult to make a...
The Best All Around Rifle: The Hybrid Carbine
What if you could only have one rifle? What would it be? What if you need the ability to engage very fast up close and then also shoot out to medium distance? This is where is a Hybrid Carbine shines. A Hybrid Carbine is a very accurate 16 in AR in 5.56 with a 1-6...
What Matters Most in a Carbine
Where do you start and what should you get for your carbine? AR15 style rifles are more available and cheaper than they ever have been. There are also many more options/ brands than there have ever been. The intent of this article is to help you spend your...
Differentiating Between a Coordinated and Uncoordinated Attack
How will you respond? How will you respond if you are the first, second, or third officer responding to an active shooter situation? The majority of the school shootings/ active shooter events in the United States have been carried out by a single crazed individual...
Primary Philosophy
I am a Christian. As I started thinking about what the first topic would be that I would write about, I considered writing about proper mindset or the importance of fitness in tactical training or even my primary training philosophy, but as I stepped back and thought...
