So Chief, Your Department’s Unintentional Discharges Have Gone Up and You’re Surprised?
(This article was written by a friend in the industry who prefers to remain anonymous at this time. He is among the few of us…
Category: Training Commentary
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The Curse of the Tactical Timmy
You just have to feel bad for some people and the burden they bear. Dr. Seuss wrote some books along those lines, and the timeless…
Retirement
I am now officially retired from federal law enforcement. I spent 17 years with the FBI, 6 years with the Diplomatic Security Service, and 4…
Cold Heat in Action
I was talking to a friend of mine the other day who happens to run firearms training for a midwestern state’s police academy. Some time…
The LEM Trigger
As I continue shooting the LTT P30L LEM, one particular aspect seems to define a given shooter’s enjoyment of the gun. That one thing is…
Coaching Cues Vs. Actual Technique
A common issue in the training community is the tendency for instructors to pass cues along as if they were meaningful techniques. Usually, this is…
Re-aclimating with the LEM
Anytime I switch guns, there are some fundamental drills I like to run to get reacquainted with the trigger, grip, recoil and balance of the…
Mead Hall Class in October is Live.
Once again, Pistol-Training.com will be at Mead Hall, this time in hopefully cooler October. On October 11 and 12, we will be teaching our flagship…
The Press-Out (Part 3)
Having covered a short, biased history of the technique as well as the basic concept behind it, we will now look at how to practice…
Law Enforcement Classes vs. Civilian Classes.
Having spent the past 27 years in law enforcement and almost as long teaching various topics to law enforcement (LEOs) and civilians, I have some…