Namic Driving at Crossroads Training Academy: The Most Excitement You’ll Ever Have Driving 26mph
I accelerate to overtake the suspect’s vehicle. The gap between us closes and I lift off the gas.…
What to Do After a Shooting: Practical and Prudent Courses of Action
Obviously, you want to do whatever you reasonably can to avoid using deadly force. But if you are forced to shoot someone in self-defense, you need to know what to do after the shooting. Let’s look at some legally and tactically sound suggestions for what to do after a shooting if you’re an off-duty/plainclothes police officer or civilian firearm licensee.
SWAT K9 Officer Down: Now What?
Since its initial concept in the 1970s, SWAT teams and tactics have evolved dramatically, due to the explosive rise in technology to assist operators in safely bringing crisis situations to a close. With the improvements in night vision, optics, ballistics, ballistic protection, weapons and hardware, SWAT teams can call upon these numerous platforms...
Situational Handgun Ready Positions: Another Perspective
Ready gun positions are separated into two broad areas, high and low. Anything at chest level or above is high and those oriented below the sternum are considered low. There are preferred RG positions for stronghold clearing and room combat, and there are those that work best when maneuvering in extremely confined quarters, as well as others most suitable for “tube fighting” scenarios.
Training and Tactics: Fighting Shotgun Stock Length
“Beware of the man, not the weapon.” This adage has held true since time immemorial, and will predominantly…
SMG 101: Training And Deployment Of The Submachine Gun
Although overshadowed by the patrol rifle concept in most cases, there still appears to be a need for…
Defensive Knife Fighting: Decisively Disabling The Threat
“Stopping power” is a term that’s familiar to all shooters, particularly those who own and carry guns on…
Staying “Switched On”: Practice and Mindset Trump Winter Doldrums
The gray, dreary, cold days that come this time of year are here. Soon, we could be surrounded…
A Training Quandry: Picking An Instructor Out Of The Hype
When Jeff Cooper founded the American Pistol Institute (now known as Gunsite Training Center), he standardized a method…
Fighting Positions for Combat
The patrol car races down the street towards the two stalled vehicles. The three SWAT officers, responding to…