Featured Training Rifle Marksmanship: Pat Mac’s Delta-Grade Drills to Tighten Your Groups By Pat McNamara • March 26, 2021 We sometimes neglect working on the fundamentals. These are the core skills around which everything rotates. It’s sometimes necessary to... Read more »
Concealed Carry Featured Legal Training Trending Appendix Carry: Pat Mac Debates If It’s the ‘Best’ Carry Option By Pat McNamara • February 6, 2020 I like to say that just because you have a gun does not mean you are armed. The mind is... Read more »
Concealed Carry Featured Guns Handguns Legal Trending Pat McNamara on Dealing With D-Bags and When to Draw Your Weapon By Pat McNamara • October 29, 2019 You aren’t armed just because you have a gun. The mind is the final weapon. Everything else is supplemental. I... Read more »
Featured Training Tradecraft: Pat Mac on Spy Knowledge and Not Becoming a Victim By Pat McNamara • September 24, 2019 I had a job in Eastern Europe during the Cold War that, in a nutshell, consisted of emplacing spy networks... Read more »
Accessories Featured Flashlights Gear Guns Legal Optics & Sights Personal Defense Training Trending Pat Mac on How to Use a Self-Defense Flashlight With Your Firearm By Pat McNamara • July 5, 2019 Lots of scary stuff happens when the lights go out because darkness invites mischief and debauchery. We’d all love to... Read more »
Featured History Personal Defense Training Trending Pat McNamara: 6 Common Myths You Should Avoid When Pistol Training By Pat McNamara • May 29, 2019 When it comes to pistol training fundamentals, too many are too eager to say too much. The message becomes a... Read more »
Featured Legal Personal Defense Trending Pat McNamara: Boost Accuracy With Long-Distance Bullseye Drills By Pat McNamara • March 12, 2019 Many of us are wrapped up in the notion that speed is everything. Speed is a byproduct of working the... Read more »
Featured Training 9 Lifesaving Self Defense Tips From Pat McNamara By Pat McNamara • January 28, 2019 In an era of persistent conflict both at home and abroad, life’s uncertainty can test whether or not we are... Read more »
Featured Training VIDEO: Why Your Carbine Should Be on ‘Safe’ During a Mag Change By Pat McNamara • December 25, 2018 When do we perform a magazine change with our carbines? I think the answer should be when we want to,... Read more »
Featured Personal Defense Trending VIDEO: Pat McNamara Breaks Down Ridiculous Shooting Range Theatrics By Pat McNamara • October 26, 2018 I have been in the tactical training industry since 2005 and have seen an unnecessary evolution of tactical gimmicks. I... Read more »