What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
I am absolutely fixated on solving the “Beyond the 1%” problem that Karl Rehn first described a few years ago. The fact is that very few of the people who take the time to go through a CCW class go…
Personal. Defensive. Weapon.
Ian from Forgotten Weapons puts a B&T stock on a SIG P320 and takes it to takes it to Desert Brutality 2023. https://youtu.be/1Nf4rk6Dai0 A few thoughts: His experiences at this match sorta matches my own results: A standard, service-sized pistol…
What’s Your Backup Plan?
Everything we do in the personal defense world is based on having a backup plan. You were expecting that living in a “nice neighborhood” and “not hanging out with the wrong crowd” would keep you safe from harm. It didn’t work:…
Enjoying Failure
We were talking amongst ourselves at the shotgun class this weekend, and I realized that the difference between the students I have who take advanced classes and the ones who just go to a concealed carry class comes down to…
The Suit Up Scene
It’s a classic movie trope: The hero of our motion picture begins the last oct of the movie with a dramatic montage of him collecting various bits of equipment to take on the main villain. We’ve seen Arnold Shwarzengger do…
The V Word
“Vulnerability.” We don’t like to talk about it, because pretty much the entire firearms and self-defense industry is built around eliminating vulnerabilities in our lives. Can’t defend yourself against a bad guy with a gun? Take a class (preferably one…
Head Games
My friend Peter had a very insightful post on Facebook about the (partially successful) mass shooting in Indiana this week, which I will shamelessly copy here. So every gun toober and their monkey are posting videos of the Eli Dicken…
Lessons From Greenwood
It's been 72 hours since the partially successful massacre in the food court at the Greenwood Park Mall. I grieve for the victims of this stupid, senseless tragedy, but I also want to learn from it so that others can…
Yes, That’s The Problem. Now What?
As I type this, there are reports of a horrific massacre in the sleepy little suburb of Highland Park, Illinois. I'm not going to speculate about who did this or how they did it. I maintain a strict 72 hour…
The Good Stuff Starts Now
Hey, remember when I said I was going to start teaching classes at Deep50? Well I am, starting now. Go take a look.