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Lethal Force Necessary Force Partnership +0 Reasonable Force

Lethal Force Necessary Force Partnership Reasonable Force

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Devil Dog Side Charger

February 14, 2025

AR-15 Devil Dog Concepts Modifications + Side Charger

AR-15 Devil Dog Concepts Modifications Side Charger

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Survey Says….

February 03, 2025

Ankle Holster Chapman Isosceles +3 Jeff Cooper Kitchen Table Gunsmithing Pocket gun REd Dots Weaver

Ankle Holster Chapman Isosceles Jeff Cooper Kitchen Table Gunsmithing Pocket gun REd Dots Weaver

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Timing the Hits

October 14, 2024

AR-15 Boarding House Rules +1 Double Taps Equivalent Time Multiple Targets Single Taps

AR-15 Boarding House Rules Double Taps Equivalent Time Multiple Targets Single Taps

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Death at the Bell

September 04, 2024

Escape Routes Jason Scott Williams +2 Megan Keleman self-defense training self-rescue Taco Bell Murder

Escape Routes Jason Scott Williams Megan Keleman self-defense training self-rescue Taco Bell Murder

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Drilling Down

August 05, 2024

5X5 Drill Constant Improvement Drills + Performance on demand

5X5 Drill Constant Improvement Drills Performance on demand

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Devil Dog Side Charger

In general, I keep my self-defence tools stock, at least I thought so until I went over my list of modifications. Most of my modifications are user transparent. My AR has the same basic control as any rack-grade rifle. Why? I don’t want to condition myself to reach for a control that might not be there if I grab a non-customized rifle. I added a larger trigger guard for a gloved finger, an ambidextrous charging handle to facilitate clearing jams and other problems, and a light for low-light operation. A group of Marine Veterans have formed a company called... My intention to remain largely stock may change. Recently, Kevin Dockery (author of 'Stalkers and Shooters') showed me a side hard charger that converts your stock AR to a left-hand side charger from Devil Dog Concepts. https://devildogconcepts.com/ I thought, “Is this a solution looking for a problem?" The side charger fits on your rail and is anchored with set screws After I looked...

Flip Side

A common concern in any self-defense course for the armed civilian is when would lethal force be justified or more to the point, legally used? While no catch phrase or mnemonic can cover all situations, I have always been fond of: A Ability, O Opportunity, J Jeopardy. These hallmarks justify the use of lethal force in self-defense. Most serious instructors will elucidate something along these lines with some much-needed amplification. You can also look at these as a mirror image. These are also the conditions you need to prevent in order avoid serious injury and death as well as being forced to use deadly force in self-defense. Frankly, shooting someone in self-defense creates problems of unbelievable magnitude, but not as many or as bad as being killed yourself. So how do you deprive your assailant of Ability . He’s bigger than you, stronger, healthier, there are two of them, has a contact weapon or a gun. How do you counter that? ...

Survey Says….

American Handgunner’s Tom McHale asked a few interesting questions as part of a reader’s survey in the March/April issue. Excellent questions. So why not take advantage of them? I'll paraphrase them. What’s your grip, Weaver or Isosceles? I had to think about that. On the square range, practicing my draw stroke or reloading, I use a lot of Isosceles. But not exclusively. Several months ago, I tore the rotator cuff in my non-dominant shoulder. I couldn’t use Isosceles. I remembered hearing that Jeff Cooper had elbow trouble, which pushed him into Weaver stances. It turns out Weaver worked well for me, and I spent the time tuning it up before my surgery. Jeff Cooper and his Classic Weaver Stance - I tend to bring my elbows in closer to my body As I thought about it, I realized that when I pie/clear corners, I transfer my handgun to the side leading around the corner. Here, if there is space, I used Chapman....

Commonality

Massad Ayoob explores "What Cops and Armed Citizens Have In Common" in the January 2025 issue of American Handgunner. I’d like to believe “America’s police and nation’s armed citizens have much in common…natural allies in the war on crime.” But I can’t fully accept it. In all the CCW courses I’ve taught, I stressed that your carry permit does not make you an ‘associate’ police officer or give you special powers. That’s the first big difference. While it is an attractive fantasy that during a spree shooting or armed robbery, the armed citizen would, by force of arms, stop the crime. Perhaps even apprehend the criminal for the police. I fall victim to this myself. I cannot tell you how often while watching the news I think, if only an armed citizen was present. But ask the next question. Who would I shoot? You might assume the criminal is trying to drag another ...

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