The worst sound in the world, and most definitely the loudest, is a resounding "click..." when you were expecting a "bang."
Its even worse when you really needed that weapon to go bang!
Congratulations. You have a
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Blog / 04.03.2016
Choosing a Gun for Home Defense
There are a lot of opinions out here on the interweb regarding some of the best methods for choosing a gun for home defense... and this post will be no different in the sense of opinions.
HOWEVER:
This post is meant to give you my perspective on why certain weapons systems may be preferable to others. I am not saying one is better or worse than others but we need to consider a few items...
Last week we ran a joint course with King 33 Training in Southington CT called Responsible Home Defense. The foundation of this course was based in two elements:
- Knowing Where, When, Why deadly force may be used
- Building Practical Skills to Increase Survivability
Blog / 19.02.2016
Getting Stabby at Defensive Handgun II
No one wants to get stabbed. And you certainly want to bring at least a handgun to a knife fight.
We are SO not cool with that.
But there is a little bit more to it...
Denis had the exquisitely brilliant idea of adding a Simunition based component to all Defensive Handgun II courses from now on as we noticed that while the range exercises did teach the requisite skills to survive, the X ring on the "why" was being missed. Also we felt that
Blog / 12.02.2016
This Sort of Stuff Happens to Even the Pro’s…
The recent gun community controversy this week that has been dominating my Facebook news feed is Travis Haley's negligent discharge while filming his Dynamic AK video for Panteao Productions. Watch below:
Blog / 05.02.2016
Castle Doctrine: Defending your Home
Clearing up the Confusion
All too often we hear the following line in our classes:If someone breaks in to my house I'm gonna shoot 'em!"Which is usually followed by our answer of:
Blog / 29.01.2016
Firearms Safety under Stress
Having been in several high-stress incidents where firearms have been in play, I can personally attest to the importance of
Blog / 22.01.2016
Pro Tip: Magazine Change with Retention
IS IT A "TACTICAL RELOAD" OR A MAG EXCHANGE WITH RETENTION?
One of the skills that we teach in our Defensive Handgun I courses is the Magazine Change with Retention. We, and the firearms training industry in general, used to refer to this as a "tactical reload"... But we asked ourselves: "What is so damn tactical about it?"
Blog / 15.01.2016
Training Tip: How to Clear a Double Feed in a Pistol
In this week's blog post, Rob takes you through the steps to most efficiently and effectively clear a Double Feed... or more correctly a Failure to Extract, in a pistol.
Blog / 01.01.2016
2015: A Look Back and What’s Coming in 2016
Well folks the ball has dropped, Auld Lang Syne has been sung and 2015 has gone the way of the Dodo.
Unequivocally it has been a good year for us here at Tactical Dynamics...
We are truly hitting our stride and December was our best month ever.
Which we owe to you, our customers.
So....