by Joel Gaines | Dec 17, 2019 | Readiness
EDC, or Every Day Carry, has become a prolific topic these days. That is, carrying things on your person that are utilitarian for your “every day” needs. To some EDC is sunglasses, lip balm, a fancy leather wallet and some cool nail clipers with a...
by Joel Gaines | Dec 4, 2019 | Pistol Shooting, Shooting - General
Simply put, if your firearms training is completely benign and failure free, you are doing it wrong. Let’s look inside why we train to begin with. We’re looking for confidence and skill – when? In the nightmare scenario, right? When, God forbid, we...
by Joel Gaines | Dec 2, 2019 | Readiness
What should you do if you feel compelled to draw your firearm because of an impending threat, but you don’t actually fire? Defensive gun use (DGU) numbers in America are hotly debated and highly contested. This article is not about parsing the data – you...
by Joel Gaines | Nov 4, 2019 | Readiness
This is a BIG question. Like anything else involving firearms, the short answer is “it depends”. What I will attempt to do is break down some reasoning that might impact your home defense choices. First, let’s address the home defense needs. You can...
by Joel Gaines | Oct 15, 2019 | Readiness
I have a complicated relationship with the word “mindset”. On one hand, it accurately describes an important concept. On the other hand, it is so overused, abused, and buzzed in our industry as to lose the intended meaning in most cases. I will try not to...
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