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Being a Tough Guy for a Week [PART 2]

by Matt Stagliano | May 12, 2016 | Learnin' | Brain Dump, Stags, Training

Part II of the story at Gunsite stars some of the biggest names in the industry: Steve Tarani, Bill Rogers, and more.

Being a Tough Guy for a Week [PART 1]

by Matt Stagliano | May 11, 2016 | Learnin' | Brain Dump, Training

Rob Leatham, Steve Tarani, and Chief Chris White training one of our own at Gunsite for a week. Find out what he learned inside.

A Piranha on the Range with Raidon Tactics

by Mad Duo | Mar 15, 2016 | Assorted Ramblings | Brain Dump, Training

Today's piece comes from a semi-regular guest contributor, Kate Schooley. She is one of our minion's minions (he calls her his "Hundred Pound Piranha" and was chuffed when she outshot him recently). She's been writing on and off here on B-B-C about her training (which...

Takeaways from two LMS Defense Low light Courses

by Mike Searson | Feb 6, 2016 | Musings | Brain Dump, Low Light | No Light, Mike the Mook, Nancy's Squat & Gobble

Today Mike the Mook brings you through some lessons learned during an LMS Defense Low Light class. Courses shot in darkness are relatively rare for a number of reasons (such as range restrictions). As such, it's addressed less--but it can be some of the most important...

Training with VirTra

by Craig Metzger | Sep 10, 2015 | People | Brain Dump, Small American Business, Train Weekly or Fight Weakly

Without a doubt, this is the video game we really wanted to play as kids. Read up. Mad Duo Training with VirTra "Shall we play a game?" Ooooh, that futuristic, creepy voice from WarGames back in the '80s gave me chills. And the future is here, my friends;...

Civilian as F#@k: VCQB Take Aways

by Mad Duo | Jul 28, 2015 | Musings | 88 Tactical, Brain Dump, Tactical Hippie, VCQB, Will Petty

As you know, not too long ago a bunch of our minions were on hand for the filming of an epic Asian porn feature VCQB training video featuring seasoned Gozillaphobe vehicle and low light instructor Will Petty, filmed and edited by Firelance Media (and a mean chick in...

Lessons from my second Will Petty VCQB Class

by Chris Hernandez | Jun 19, 2015 | Assorted Ramblings | Brain Dump, VCQB, Will Petty

Lessons from my second Will Petty VCQB Class Chris Hernandez Recently I had the tremendous good fortune to attend Will Petty's VCQB class with the Breach Bang Clear crew at 88 Tactical in Nebraska. This training was fantastic for everyone. But, as usual, I was...

Will Petty's VCQB: observations and takeaways

by Nate Murr | Jun 15, 2015 | Learnin' | Brain Dump, VCQB, Will Petty

Coffin or shield? Today Mad Duo Nate talks about your car as it relates to gunfighting and some lessons learned at our class last week. Make no mistake, there's a lot more going on here than just taking cover behind engine blocks and axles. Mad DuoLast week I had the...

Where is your .308 god now?

by Mad Duo | Jun 8, 2015 | Assorted Ramblings | Brain Dump, Will Petty

So Day 2 of the Will Petty VCQB course was nothing short of a mind grenade. Petty might just be the physical embodiment of VCQB astucity. Temples were indexed, rumors were squashed and invaluable techniques were learned. Needless to say, minds were blown. Hell - we...

Learning from the Sheriff of Baghdad | Accept the Wobble and be Nice

by Mad Duo | May 18, 2015 | Learnin' | Anthony Winegar, Brain Dump, Going Commando

In his second piece with us, Winegar talks about slaying sacred cows and making yourself a better shooter--with the guidance of an experienced instructor and the judicious use of technology. If you haven't seen Anthony's premiere piece with us yet, you can check it...