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Guard Dogs for Home Protection: 4 Important Training Tips

Guard Dogs for Home Protection: 4 Important Training Tips

In addition to a firearm, canine security devices can make your home and your family...
5 Must-Know Drills for Your Home-Defense Shotgun

5 Must-Know Drills for Your Home-Defense Shotgun

Do you count on a home-defense shotgun to protect your home and family? These five...
Weak-Hand Only: A Critical Shooting Skill You Need to Know

Weak-Hand Only: A Critical Shooting Skill You Need to Know

Being able to shoot weak-hand only (WHO) accurately is a critical, but often-overlooked skill you...
Skills Check: Standard and Non-Standard Response Drills

Skills Check: Standard and Non-Standard Response Drills

Varying your shooting exercises between standard-response and non-standard response drills will help prepare you for...
3 Combat-Control Fundamentals for the Defensive Shooter

3 Combat-Control Fundamentals for the Defensive Shooter

Anticipation and preparation can help you avoid an altercation, or triumph should avoidance fail. We...
Skills Check: The 3-Second Drill

Skills Check: The 3-Second Drill

Practice your shooting fundamentals with this straightforward yet challenging drill.
Injured in an Attack? Stay in the Fight.

Injured in an Attack? Stay in the Fight.

In any sort of fight, the possibility of injury is real. Be prepared to do...
Magazine-Hoarding: Always Be Prepared

Magazine-Hoarding: Always Be Prepared

The “old days” weren’t always good, but taught us a valuable lesson about scarcity.
Skills Check: Snap-Shooting Rifle Drill

Skills Check: Snap-Shooting Rifle Drill

Shooting a rifle quickly at close range involves a number of important skills worth practicing...
5 Essential Concealed-Carry Tips for Women

5 Essential Concealed-Carry Tips for Women

Women are one of the fastest-growing segments of the firearm world, and personal defense is...
4 Handgun Malfunction Causes & Clearance Drills

4 Handgun Malfunction Causes & Clearance Drills

Semi-automatic handguns have gotten increasingly more reliable over the years, but they're still capable of...
First-Time AR-15 Outing: Shooting Drills & Techniques

First-Time AR-15 Outing: Shooting Drills & Techniques

After pulling your AR-15 out of the box and checking it over, it's time to...
Skills Check: Extended-Range Handgun Drill

Skills Check: Extended-Range Handgun Drill

Being able to determine distances in wide-open, public places could give you the upper hand...
5 Great Pistol Drills for Self-Defense Training

5 Great Pistol Drills for Self-Defense Training

If you're planning to carry a pistol for self-defense, it's important to have the skills...
5 Pistol Drills for Indoor Range Practice

5 Pistol Drills for Indoor Range Practice

Limited to a single-stall indoor range for your self-defense practice? Don't worry. Build your pistol...
The 'Surprise' Shot: Examining a Common Training Technique

The 'Surprise' Shot: Examining a Common Training Technique

Oftentimes, when training new shooters, instructors will tell their trainees that the shot going off...
Shoot Twice: The Benefits of the 'Double-Tap'

Shoot Twice: The Benefits of the 'Double-Tap'

In a life-threatening encounter, firing two rounds can be more effective than one. Here are...
3 Essential First Steps for a New Gun Owner

3 Essential First Steps for a New Gun Owner

If you're a brand-new gun owner, how do you familiarize yourself with your new purchase...
Testing Concealed-Carry Methods at Gunsite Academy

Testing Concealed-Carry Methods at Gunsite Academy

Sheriff Jim spent a number of days at Gunsite Academy, trying out different methods of...
Skills Check: 'Spring-Cleaning' Firearm Drills

Skills Check: 'Spring-Cleaning' Firearm Drills

Been cooped up indoors all winter? Better get to the range and check out all...
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