August 10, 2021
Don’t Train To Die I vividly recall training at the former Blackwater Firearms Training facility (now called Academi Training Center) in Moyock, North Carolina. We were engaged in simunition training inside a shoot-house. One member of our team was shot with a simunition round and he stopped fighting. The instructor
July 13, 2021
Developing Mental Toughness to Survive the Fight of Your Life This article is part 2 of a series of articles about mental toughness. Part 2 focuses on information about perfectly executing gun handling and marksmanship skills to survive the fight of your life. The Spartan Firearms Training
February 9, 2020
Home invasions are often confused with home break-ins or burglaries. Home invasions are far more dangerous and potentially more brutal than burglaries. Not all home invasions turn deadly, but some do. Homes are invaded by thugs who know you have substantial amounts of cash in the house, know you have
September 15, 2018
We discuss effective trigger manipulation, recovery, and follow-through in this article. Effective trigger manipulation controls the trigger and presses it smoothly and effectively until the shot breaks. Recovery happens when you take a shot, the gun recoils, and then you bring the handgun sights back onto the target with the
August 14, 2018
[Disclaimer: Nothing in this article should be understood as a substitute for training with a qualified and certified firearms instructor. If you have a concealed carry permit and if you carry your handgun on a daily basis you must train to use the gun in defensive shooting situations. Going
August 6, 2018
Gripping A Handgun Acquiring a strong and correct grip on a handgun (pistol or revolver) is an important element of accurate shooting. Some argue that effective trigger manipulation is more important than a strong grip. We believe that if your grip is weak then manipulating the trigger correctly won’t help