Pat McNamara

We sometimes neglect working on the fundamentals. These are the core skills around which everything rotates. It’s sometimes necessary to...

I like to say that just because you have a gun does not mean you are armed. The mind is...

You aren’t armed just because you have a gun. The mind is the final weapon. Everything else is supplemental. I...

I had a job in Eastern Europe during the Cold War that, in a nutshell, consisted of emplacing spy networks...

Lots of scary stuff happens when the lights go out because darkness invites mischief and debauchery. We’d all love to...

When it comes to pistol training fundamentals, too many are too eager to say too much. The message becomes a...

Many of us are wrapped up in the notion that speed is everything. Speed is a byproduct of working the...

In an era of persistent conflict both at home and abroad, life’s uncertainty can test whether or not we are...

When do we perform a magazine change with our carbines? I think the answer should be when we want to,...

I have been in the tactical training industry since 2005 and have seen an unnecessary evolution of tactical gimmicks. I...