Many people confuse general “shooting skill” or “marksmanship” with the skills involved in using a firearm to defend oneself or others. In general shooting, one is most often trying to maximize their control over the gun, so that they can shoot the most precise group of rounds possible, or constantly challenge themselves to hit harder and harder targets. World-class shooting skills can take months or years to develop. In most defensive shooting situations, the targets are relatively large and close. The fundamental defensive shooting skills can be learned very quickly. In this video, Gander Mountain Academy’s Nick Smith discusses these issues with Rob Pincus.
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Trigger Guard Holster
Rob Pincus reviews the pros and cons of the new Trigger Guard waistline “holster” for your compact handgun.
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Laserlyte 380-P Training Laser
Rob Pincus shares how to use the Laserlyte 380-P Training Laser to safely practice presentation of a subcompact defensive pistol from deep concealment.
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Recruiting Firearm Instructors for Your Range
Rob Pincus is with Chuck Usina at the Ancient City Shooting Range in St. Augustine, Florida, to talk about how range owners can find good firearm instructors to teach courses. Chuck advises doing research on what the firearm instructors teach, talking to their former students, and checking to make sure the instructors have positive feedback.…
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Bipod vs. Improvised Rest
Instructor Don Edwards discusses and demonstrates the differences between shooting with a bipod and shooting from an improvised rest. Both methods can dramatically increase deviation control, but the improvised rest techniques are much more versatile and universal.
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