Andy Loeffler, Author at Personal Defense Network

Pistol Reloads, Blue Guns, and Brain Function

November 7, 2016 By Andy Loeffler & filed under All Articles, Handguns.

Editor’s Note: Repeated student errors in defensive handgun classes sent the author on a mission to understand why these mistakes were happening, and what we can learn from them about reloading pistols. Not long ago, I saw a post in an online firearms forum (Best advice, all too often: “Never read the comments!”) and followed…

Military Combat Concepts for Personal Defense

January 18, 2016 By Andy Loeffler & filed under All Articles, Family Self Defense.

We’ve all heard it said that some people see the world through “rose-colored glasses.”

The Great Gun Caliber Debate

June 9, 2015 By Andy Loeffler & filed under All Articles, Self Defense Firearms.

In self-defense circles, the great caliber debate has raged on forever.

Alternate Concealed Carry Clothing Options Revisited

February 24, 2015 By Andy Loeffler & filed under All Articles, Equipment and Accessories.

Members of and regular visitors to the Personal Defense Network tend to be folks who take their personal protection seriously.

Defensive Visualization Tools

July 24, 2014 By Andy Loeffler & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training Concepts.

First, the good news: there is a powerful resource available to you … right now … free of charge … that can greatly increase the value of your defensive training and practice! The bad news? You might already be using this resource without realizing its potential and how it can affect what you are doing…

Glock Model 42 in Perspective

May 19, 2014 By Andy Loeffler & filed under All Articles, Handguns, Self Defense Firearms.

Like the majority of those reading this, I did not have the opportunity to attend the SHOT (Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade) Show this year. And although not among the throngs of vendors, industry insiders, media types and hangers-on who descended on the Las Vegas Strip like some sort of Old Testament plague, I was…

Controlling the Variables

December 13, 2013 By Andy Loeffler & filed under All Articles, Defensive Training Concepts.

I’m not the most detail-oriented or scientifically inclined guy in the world. For proof, just look through the archives here at the Personal Defense Network and read how I usually test guns! Be that as it may, it was recently pointed out that I’ve been teaching an ever-evolving form of concealed carry training in Ohio,…

Reloading a Revolver

September 24, 2013 By Andy Loeffler & filed under All Articles, Handguns, Self Defense Firearms.

Although I still teach a lot of classes at Black Wing Shooting Center in Delaware, Ohio, my role has evolved to include planning and administration of our training programs, as well as executing those plans. Consequently, I have become more interested in things such as instructor development and the standardization of procedures and techniques. Among…

Welcome to the Family: Integrating New or Alternate Carry Guns

April 30, 2013 By Andy Loeffler & filed under All Articles, Defensive Issues, Personal Defense.

There are many things that I like about my job. Teaching at Black Wing Shooting Center, handling new guns and gear, and learning from courses, articles, videos, podcasts and blogs by some of the best in the business. Heck, I’m lucky enough to put an article of my own up from time to time. But…

Defensive Detour: Coping With Limited Mobility

February 22, 2013 By Andy Loeffler & filed under All Articles, Defensive Issues, Personal Defense.

Life throws us the occasional curveball. Circumstances beyond our control can compel us to change the way we do things, and these changes can manifest themselves in any aspect of our day-to-day activities, including our self-defense strategies.My family and I recently encountered one of these curveballs. Although it was a relatively minor and temporary situation,…