Tips

Finding Your Dominant Eye

        Which is Your Dominant Eye?          How do you know which eye is your dominant eye? I'm right handed, so mine is my right eye, right? Not necessarily. That's what I assumed, until I tested it and found out I'm actually left eye dominant. I'd spent over 20 years of my life shooting with my weak eye!         Luckily, the test is super easy to perform. Hold your arms out in front of you and put your hands together, creating a tiny box, (about the size of a silver dollar) in between your hands. Now pick some object out in front of you and place it squarely within the box....

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Trigger Work

                   Trigger Work What is it?         Every trigger is as different from one another as your finger prints. We need to become intimately familiar with it. Especially on our EDC (Everyday Carry) piece. Some things to think about when identifying the characteristics of your trigger. Single stage vs Double Stage. Does your trigger feel the same all the way through the trigger pull or does it change just before the firing pin is dropped? Slack - How far do you have to pull the trigger to take the "free play" out of the trigger? Effort - How much effort does it take to take up the slack? How much effort does it take to get to the pressure...

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The Seated Draw

Seated Draw What is it?         While the basic concept of the seated draw is pretty self explanatory it must be practiced. It is the act of drawing your weapon while in a seated position.         This can take on many forms. Imagine for a moment the difference and associated complications of drawing in the seated position from behind a desk, in a car, the inside position of a restaurant booth, someone seated beside you, etc. The position you carry your firearm in also plays a huge role in the mechanics of a seated draw. Can you draw quickly without covering yourself with the muzzle?  There is a lot to think about on this...

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Target Acquisition and Transition

Target Acquisition & Transition What is it?         Target acquisition is your ability to identify the target, focus on it, and bring the firearm into a firing position. Target Transition is your ability to move between targets and then fire on them accurately.           The key to this is to lead with the eyes. We always want to bring the gun to the eyes and not the other way around. This is the same as when we draw our weapon from a holster. Dry Fire Drill Dry Fire Drill for Target Acquisition and Transition Level - Beginner to Intermediate Safety! See link for dry fire safety  Time Period - 20 Repetitions per day...

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Tuesday Tip of the Day (The Tactical Reload)

                   Tactical Reload What is it?          A tactical reload is when you reload with a threat still present but at a time when you are capable of doing so. Example -  You have just faced an attack carrying your Glock 19 with 15+1. You fired 8 shots in the encounter but fear that your attacker may have accomplices that are not yet present. Instead of facing that threat with 8 rounds you make a tactical reload. You exchange that magazine for a fresh magazine with 15 rounds. You now have more rounds to face an immediate threat. This is how to do it. 1. Use you weak hand to find you spare magazine and orient it. 2. Release...

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