Posts about guns and shooting
\From March 16-18, 2018, several of us from the KR Training team (myself, Dave Reichek, and Tracy Becker) attended the 20th annual Rangemaster Tactical Conference, held at the Direct Action Resource Center near Little Rock, Arkansas. This is part 5 of a series of posts about sessions I attended and taught, the match and products …
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Welcome to the KR Training March 2018 newsletter! Check the schedule page on the KR Training website for the full list of upcoming classes. If you aren’t already a subscriber to receive this newsletter each month, you can subscribe here or follow this blog. You can also follow KR Training on Facebook or Twitter for more …
At KR Training, one of our ongoing efforts is to identify acceptable minimum standards and drills for defensive handgun skills. In the February 2018 issue of SWAT magazine, Justin Dyal wrote about a drill he designed, called the Five Yard Roundup. FIVE-YARD ROUNDUP: Timed Close-Up Shooting Drill THE DRILL The 4 strings of the drill …
From March 16-18, 2018, several of us from the KR Training team (myself, Dave Reichek, and Tracy Becker) attended the 20th annual Rangemaster Tactical Conference, held at the Direct Action Resource Center near Little Rock, Arkansas. This is part 3 of a series of posts about sessions I attended and taught, the match and products …
Continue reading ‘2018 Rangemaster Tactical Conference AAR part 4’ »
From March 16-18, 2018, several of us from the KR Training team (myself, Dave Reichek, and Tracy Becker) attended the 20th annual Rangemaster Tactical Conference, held at the Direct Action Resource Center near Little Rock, Arkansas. This is part 3 of a series of posts about sessions I attended and taught, the match and products …
Continue reading ‘2018 Rangemaster Tactical Conference AAR part 3’ »
From March 16-18, 2018, several of us from the KR Training team (myself, Dave Reichek, and Tracy Becker) attended the 20th annual Rangemaster Tactical Conference, held at the Direct Action Resource Center near Little Rock, Arkansas. This is part 2 of a series of posts about sessions I attended and taught, the match and products …
Continue reading ‘2018 Rangemaster Tactical Conference AAR part 2’ »
From March 16-18, 2018, several of us from the KR Training team (myself, Dave Reichek, and Tracy Becker) attended the 20th annual Rangemaster Tactical Conference, held at the Direct Action Resource Center near Little Rock, Arkansas. I’ve been a presenter at the Rangemaster Conference 16 of the past 20 years, running force on force scenarios …
Continue reading ‘2018 Rangemaster Tactical Conference AAR part 1’ »
Today’s top story is the national school “walkout” and protests by high school kids, in response to the Parkland, Florida mass shooting. They are calling for more restrictive gun laws. In 1980, I was 15 years old. I lived in Austin, Texas, and I lived, ate and breathed music. Rolling Stone magazine and the local …
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I taught a lot of weekday private lessons in February. Here are some thoughts and observations from those lessons and from recent group classes. Holsters and Carry Methods One of the biggest challenges many gun carriers face is finding a holster or a carry method that works for them. Almost every week, in group classes, …
Welcome to the KR Training February 2018 newsletter! Upcoming classes include School Safety/Active Shooter March 12-13, Beyond Basics/Competition Pistol March 10, and Basic 2/Defensive Pistol Skills 1 on March 17. Check the schedule page on the KR Training website for the full list. If you aren’t already a subscriber to receive this newsletter each month, …