Posts about guns and shooting
I made a quick trip to the NRA Annual Meeting in Dallas. The NRAAM has basically become a copy of the SHOT show that’s accessible to the general public, combined with a lot of seminars and meetings related to various NRA programs. The event usually draws more than 80,000 attendees over the multiple days. Admission …
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Welcome to the KR Training April 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 …
Team KR Training is back from the 2018 A Girl and a Gun National Conference, held at Reveille Peak Ranch in Burnet, Texas, April 2018. 350 A Girl & A Gun Members 65 Brilliant Instructors 40 Generous On-Site Vendors 16 Dedicated Staff Members 12 Hard-Working Range Donkeys 67 Event Sponsors 35 Simultaneous Training Sessions 185,000 …
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We built the KR Training A-Zone Range back in 2001, with grand opening on 02/02/02. Pics and info from the grand opening event are still saved on the archive.krtraining.com site. After 16 years of regular use on the range, we had the lead from the berms extracted, and the berm faces rebuilt. We pulled more …
Over the past year I’ve been developing a new course for KR Training, Historical Handgun, that teaches the history & evolution of defensive handgun skills. Part of that effort has been seeking out and reading old books on shooting, purchasing copies signed by the authors when possible. Newhall Shooting – A Tactical Analysis – Mike …
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\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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
In December 2017, KR Training assistant instructor Tracy Thronburg attended the MAG-120 (formerly LFI III) course held in Live Oak, FL. Tracy’s AAR The course host owned the church where we had our classroom portion, is the pastor at same church, and who owns the range that we shot at. There were 16 students in …
Over the past year I’ve been developing a new course for KR Training, Historical Handgun, that teaches the history & evolution of defensive handgun skills. Part of that effort has been seeking out and reading old books on shooting, purchasing copies signed by the authors when possible. The Service Revolver and How to Use It …
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KR Training staff instructor Paul Martin organized a fund raiser for the Central Texas Food Bank, a great Austin-area charity feeding the hungry. The event was a “Skip the Line” dinner and auction at world famous Franklin’s BBQ, home of some of the best brisket in Texas (and the world). Normally to eat at Franklin’s requires …
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Virginia Tech – Make Sure It Doesn’t Get Out David Cariens, 2014 In my research and study preparing myself to teach the new state certified Active Shooter course, I came across this book, written about the Virginia Tech shooting on April 16, 2007. The author writes: What is my goal in writing this book? There …
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In October 2017, KR Training assistant instructor Tracy Thronburg attended a session of the MAG-80 course that was held in Indiana. We are hosting that class March 21-25, 2018. Here’s her AAR from that course, to give you an idea of what the class will cover. Other students in previous MAG-80 sessions have posted some …
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