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Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday:  Last weekend I went to Range Master’s Tactical Conference.  It’s a shooter’s conference designed for students and instructors for self defense shooting.  I really enjoyed it and of course learned some cool stuff.  I’m excited to say that I learned more then usual at these things.  I’ve gotten to the point where I only learn one or two things at each event I go to.  This one I learned a lot.  So I’m going to bring that knowledge to you.

This week is an overview about big thoughts and changes that I made to my life right after coming back.  These include changing my ECD, more personal focus on gun safety and safe storage of firearms, and different modes of carry.

Check out this episode to get ideas about your Every-Day-Carry, Violent Criminal Actors, Terrorist Bombings, and No Gun signs at church.

 

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What I’m Changing in my life:

My Every-Day-Carry: I’m going back to carrying a pocket revolver thanks to a class from Chuck Haggard

Only 1% of our Gun Culture take training – Course from Karl Rahn

More Focus on Gun Safety when they aren’t on me – John Farnam

No more C-Grip or Palming the Gun to holster the gun

Use Eye Pro/Safety Glasses all the time when handling guns

What I’m Considering

Appendix Carry – Spencer Keepers I want to test this and learn more about it. I’m considering taking a Keepers course and am ordering one of their holsters.

Force on Force Training – How to do it safely, should I add it to the training I provide, and should you be taking a Force-on-Force course?

Everyone loves shooting, not everyone loves everything else in self defense

You don’t always have to stop an active shooter/killer, if you keep pressuring him, he’ll generally kill himself

Different Holsters: Appendix, SERPA, et al. Because they are popular, we should know about them and how to use them.

Holsters that sit too low… Trash them

Change my terms I use… Threat v Bad Guy

Trying to get work as an expert witness… You are an expert too. Act like it when asked a question about shooting or self defense.

Requires more Thought

Violent Criminal Actors (VCAs) – How evil people really can be, that those evil people are here in your neighborhoods, and how you have to deal with them (Class by William Aprill)

Terrorist Bombings

I’m the top of the top when it comes to training and self defense (but I’m not alone and neither are you).

No Gun Signs at big churches

“We no longer have a nation of laws; we have a nation of agendas… Adjust accordingly” – John Farnam

Farnam said the first thing to do in any self defense situation is move. Figure the rest out as you go (almost a standing ovation from me)

Safe vs Unsafe guns

Training is down everywhere

 

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Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday:  We discuss the case of Georgia v. Daniel Ray Brown.  Brown was a CHL holder who tried to help during what he thought was a self defense situation, but without the proper training and background he messed it up.  He ended up with law enforcement and a couple judges pissed at him. Luckily no one was hurt but it could have been a lot worst.

If you are going to help someone else you need all the information you can get before acting in self defense of others.  If you are wrong it could cost someone (including you) their life.  Listen to the “what ifs” throughout this podcast and make sure you do it right, help the good guy, only hurt or capture the bad guys, and keep yourself out of legal trouble!

In defense of others is one of the most complicated parts of the law of self defense.  Self Defense law is already screwy with little settled case law to pull on.  Law Enforcement has been doing it for a long time, but for some reason the good cases of self defense are mot being let into a civilian self defense cases, but the case law that will hurt you will be brought in.  This is something you can’t afford to mess up.  Learn as much as you can so you can do it right, help the right people, and stay out of prison.

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Initial Report

Post Trial Report

What Happened:

Brown at the Mall having breakfast at McDonald’s with his mom

See a white man running away from two black men

Black me tackle and start fighting with the white guy

White Guy start yelling for help and that they are trying to kill him

Brown has a CHL and is carrying his weapon

Tells his mom to call 911 and goes to help

Pulls his gun and orders them to stop

Black guy says the white guy is a client and keeps fighting with him

No one is wearing uniforms or distinctive clothing

Brown asks for ID but doesn’t get anything

Brown fires a warning shot into the ground a couple feet in front of the fighting men

Somewhere after that, and before police officers arrive Brown puts his gun on the ground and moves away from it.

Police arrive with guns drawn after reports of shots fired

My Favorite quote of the entire mess by the first responding officer and his body cam “Where’d you get a concealed carry license from? Kmart?... Warning shots? We don’t fire warning shots.”

Brown convicted by lower court of battery and discharge of a firearm within city limits

Appealed, conviction of discharge of firearm upheld, batter dismissed

Judge revoked Brown’s carry permit and confiscated and destroyed his gun

Allegations of Racism running all over this

Georgia has no training requirement for a CHL, so Brown had no documented training at all.

He said stupid things throughout to everyone and it cost him, and it might cost him more as things move forward.

Just for good measure the local paper adds this:

According to Hanes Mall’s behavioral code of conduct, mall visitors are asked to refrain from “carrying or displaying weapons of any kind except those carried by certified law enforcement officers in the performance of their duties.”

“As a private-property owner we are allowed to post our expectations. That does not mean that necessarily we are able to determine every person that may or may not be on the property or on the adjacent parcel owners’ properties.”

Nice!!!

 

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Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday:  Self Defense tips while driving from a professional driver.  I’ve been driving a truck or carrying a gun my entire life to make a living.  I give tips on both these skills during the podcast.

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My Interview with TheRideShareGuy.com

Vehicle Safety Before

Do a walk around

Pay Attention to the vehicle when you drive

Get things fixed

While Driving

Adjust your style for conditions

Loaded Vehicles

Different Vehicles

High Winds

Dirt on Road

Visibility

Lighting

Pay Attention to what you are doing

Skip the phone call or text

Driving is your primary responsibility

Plan when to check your phone (if you must)

Be Prepared for Small Things

Tools

Fix a Tire

AAA Membership

Have Enough Stuff to Stay the Night in Your Vehicle

Mindset

It Can Happen to You

Violent Actors are Violent

Never Give Up! Never Give Up! Never Give Up!

What You Can Do

Avoid

Leave the Area

Drive around the block

Watch for big crowds

Escape

Drive Away

Leave your Vehicle

Fight

Use the vehicle

Escape the vehicle

Create an Accident, Ram Something

The Ultimate Weapon

Your Vehicle

Use the Vehicle above all else

Drive or do something else, not both

Once the Vehicle done give it up

Last Vehicle fighting episode

http://modernselfprotection.com/2014/06/13/podcast-91-vehicle-fighting/

 

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Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday:  What I like to dry practice, how much I dry practice, and what you can learn.

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What I Dry Fire all the time

Try to Dry Fire everyday 10-15 Minutes

Drills and How I use Them

Draw to First Shot

Slow, about half speed

Smooth is Fast, Fast is Smooth

Straight Lines are Fastest

Get Economy of Motion Down

Then go Fast

Times

Concealed 1.5 Seconds or less

Open Carry 1.3 Seconds or less

Slide Lock Reload

Start Slow

Economy of Motion

Point Mag Well at your Magazine in the Pouch

Straight Lines

Smooth into the mag well

Times

Open 2.5 Seconds or less

Concealed 2.7 or Less

Malfunction Drills

Immediate 1.5 Seconds

Remedial 3 Seconds

Draw, Fire 1, Reload, Fire 1

Put everything together

Movement

Moving right

Moving left

Back

Forward

Facing Drills

Wall Drill

One Hand Manipulation

Support Hand Work

 

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New Hudson H9 1911 Striker fired guns

always thought someone should have done this

Thought I would at one time

kind of ugly

made by a small no-name company (hopefully it stays)

Rob Pincus Designed Gun PD 10

Small, single stack high capacity was just funny

but think G19 single stack gun

4 inch barrel,

full grip

skinny/slim to hide

still 10 rounds so not bad

Uses 1911 9mm Mags

Mag Pull Mag Loader AR

Finally something that looks like it will work

Looks like a belting machine for a Russian RPK

Just dump the rounds in top

turn the handle

and it loads them

First time I saw a russian belt loader I had to try it, looks like a meat grinder

what an idea

Stag M10 Rifle

Crome lined barrel

16 or 18”

Magpul furniture

Diamond Head fore end

Colt Cobra Revolver

Priced with others

Looks okay

All steel is going to be a problem for end users

Glad Colt back in it

Caracal Enhanced Model F and AR

They are trying again

Can’t blame them for trying but

I’ll wait until others get the bugs out again

and there is no recall

Remington RP9

Squishy Trigger

Okay Sized

Feels cheap

didn’t really want to take it home

good price

Shop had for 399

Will it work?

Robinson New Gun

XCR 7.62x51

Smith M2.0

Felt good

Love the 5” with safety

Better texturing

One more size of back strap

Better trigger?

CZ P-10

Everyone wants one

Suppose to have a great trigger

be perfect sized

CZ makes good stuff

SilencerCo Maxim 9mm

Integrated silencer

Looks like a future space gun

uses glock magazines

I wonder about weight

Has Key Mod on the bottom for accessories

delayed blow back with a fixed barrel?

Desert Tech is trying again

308 bull-pup design

Will it come to market?

They appear to be on the market now, but I’ve seen them come and go

Really rooting for them. Think they have awesome concepts

 

 

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Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday:  Trigger Control is the one thing everyone struggles with constantly.  This podcast is all about doing it better.  Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, this podcast will help you be a better shooter.

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Beginner

Straight to the rear without disturbing the sight picture

Dry Practice; Wall Drill

Tennis/Racquetball strength exercise

We are all monkeys using our entire hand to do everything

Learn to use one finger at a time while the others are holding tension

Intermediate

Running the gun at reset

Learn where reset is

Dry practice at reset

Hard with multiple guns

Advanced

Use only pressure that is necessary to break the trigger

Only use the pressure necessary

Use the dry wall drill again

Be able to sweep through the trigger without moving the sights from start to finish

Then once you can do that out of the trigger to the reset point instantly

Timer to Test Yourself

Timers I use and Want

Have a Competitive Edge Dynamics CED 6000 almost 15 years

New CED Timer I want

PACT Timers are good too

Distances and Thoughts

Point Blank: 3 yards and in – Hits on target and how fast can you go

Short Distances: 3-7 Yards – Cadence becomes what’s important to make hits

Intermediate Distances: 7-20 Yards – Front sight focus or seeing th sights where they need to be

Long Distances: 20-100 Yards – I still use interrupted trigger control. I want to be able to sweep through the trigger

Extreme Distances: 100-300 Yards – Need reset and master the bigginner trigger

 

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Today:  Going back to when my father handed me a .22 Rifle and I learned to shoot.  This is a video interview with my father designed to be seen by our children and our children’s children as we hand down the first rifle he ever had, and the rifle I learned to shoot with.

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My Father, Bryant Martin Branam has the rifle he first bought.  He handed it down to me about 5 years ago so I could teach my son how to shoot on it.  A great way to start with youth and to keep them in it for a while.  My son, now 7, wants to outgrow it already.  He wants to shoot my AR more then the .22 already.

My father bought this rifle from Montgomery-Wards back in the early 60’s.  It’s so old it doesn’t have a serial number.  He walked into the department store with his mother (in a wheel chair at the time) and walked out with a rifle.  “The good old days.”

I fired my first round out this .22.  I wish I could say I made the hit and that I haven’t missed since, but… You know how that goes.

I hope this inspires you to find that small thing you can pass down and create or keep a tradition going.  Whatever it is, take the time to film it and save that file ever where so that in the future your children’s children can see who you were.

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Today: 5 Things that will make you better at concealed carry make you better at self defense. Do these 5 things and it will make you safer.

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5 Things you can do to be a better concealed carrier:

Commit to Carry All the Time Everywhere

Everywhere it’s legal

Think Ahead of Where You Are Going

At Home

Out and About

Not just when you think there will be trouble

Not just in the bad neighbor hood

Commit to One System

One gun

One Holsters

One Belt

One Mag Carrier

No Changing with Underwear

One Type of Gun

Dry Practice

Do a little everyday

With your chosen system

Practice with what you carry how you carry

Read the Law

Find the statutes in your state

Read them

Read a book about use of force

Don’t believe people when they tell you things, go read it for yourself

Play the What If Game

What would I do if this happened

Come up with a plan

Think it through

No super hero stuff

Something normal and that will work

What could go wrong and how would you fight through

 

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Today: What’s going on in the Firearms Industry; what can you expect, how can you get a great deal, and it’s Black Friday!

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Trump Won! Hillary Lost!

Possible Run Up

Companies bought things they thought would go away

Overstock of ARs

Overstock of AR mags

Good Deals for you this Christmas

Favorites to watch right now

Palmetto State Armory

com

Your local gun shop

Industry Slow Down

Run up into the election

Lowers AR gone right now

ARs everywhere

End of Year

Taxes

SHOT Show

Everything new announced

Large companies paying attention to that stuff not making old stuff

Retail Side

Higher on Christmas slow down?

How the gun business workd

Stock

Distribution

Factory Direct

90 Days same as cash

Competition

Free Bees

Availability

Box Stores vs Local Stores

Walmart and Guns

Large Chains

Dicks

Academy Outdoors

Local

 

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Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday: Awareness is the one part of your self defense that you can work on everyday all the time. It’s also the one thing that can keep you out of trouble.

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How do you know if someone is after you?

Awareness is the key

Get your head up

Pay attention to the world around you

Look ahead of where you are going

Driving just over the hood or 3 cars in front of you

Plan what you are doing and where you are going

Schedules

We are creatures of habit

Very times and routes

Go a different time

Run an errand

Go to the gym before or after

Come home a different way

Watch for people that follow you in your car

Why is that person there?

IF you can answer this question you can find the people that want to hurt you

Start doing this the next time you are out

It’s easy to test, just profile someone

What are they doing and why are they doing it this second

A guy standing alone in a department store around the ladies clothes

A guy smoking a cigarette outside a Walmart in the dark

Awareness Check

Do people surprise you?

Do people you know see you first?

DO you run into people or things when you are out?

Halloween scary houses get boring because by default you see things before they happen

 

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