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Randy Harris (Harris Combatives // "Cruel Hand Luke" on TGO) conducted his Defensive Concepts for Low Light Environments class during one evening at Windrock Shooting Range in Oliver Springs, TN. I took the class along w/ approximately 14 other local shooters ranging from relatively "untrained" shooters (including myself) to LEO's and former military. The purpose of the class is to introduce shooters to common issues associated with operating in low to nearly no-light environments with an emphasis on flashlight selection and utilization. We started around 1630 with a meet and greet, then went into some extensive classroom work. Mr. Harris gave an in depth briefing on the various types of flashlights available on the market and their associated pros and cons. Following that, a history on the evolution of various flashlight techniques was taught. Mr. Harris' explanation on the reasoning behind each of these techniques and their benefits and drawbacks was excellent. The information was presented in an accessible and easily understood format for students of any background. Additionally, a large portion of the classroom period was dedicated to recognizing and avoiding or responding to potential threats before a suspected aggressor is able to close the gap on you. Following the classroom portion, students were paired up to practice some non-armed drills covered in the class. I'm going to call the drills "blind and move". Students practiced, first unarmed, then later with safed or training pistols, several repetitions of disorienting a potential aggressor and then moving off of the X to prevent the aggressor from making contact while simultaneously drawing. Students then returned to the classroom for a dinner break/classroom work. Much of this period was dedicated to a discussion on what problems had become apparent while conducting the "blind and move" drills. The discussion was particularly useful and allowed students from a variety of backgrounds to explore and share their thoughts which had arisen from the instruction up to that point. We then returned to the range for the live-fire portion of the class. Mr. Harris' instruction on various equipment set ups was put into practice here. Drills started with some low-light back-lit shooting from the 3-5 yd range then progressed to student-held flashlight assisted shooting. Students were allowed to use a variety of flashlight hold techniques based on what fit them best. I thought this was a particularly excellent process. We all have different hand sizes, flashlight sizes, pistols, etc, and Mr. Harris recognized and encouraged students to figure out what worked for them (with instruction interspersed in order to help students refine their thought processes). The course finished around 0030-0100 with each student progressing through a shoot-house set up in such a way as to force the student to transition between a variety of hold techniques to maintain cover while engaging targets. This was also extremely enlightening. Any flaws in your thought process became extremely apparent during this exercise and it gave me a lot to think about and train on in the future. This was an outstanding class that I highly recommend to shooters of any level. Each student gave a short summary of their own most important take-away and it was obvious from those summaries that the class had had the desired effect. Additionally, the facilities at Windrock, from the classroom to the ranges themselves, were excellent. Shooting areas have cover from inclement weather available. The classroom itself was air conditioned, seated all of the students comfortably, and is wired for digital presentations. All-in-all a great experience.

Joe Biden is a gun grabbing $$#%%&&**%$$##***&&^^%%$$R$###. Like that?

Hi all, I was in town getting tire on the car and decided to go to Academy sports to get a couple of big key rings that boaters use. Well as I am an old man I stopped by to inspect their plumbing and happened to see...... wait, yes it was AMMO. There was a cart behind the counter 2 box limit. They had 3 flavors of 9mm from $17.99-18.49 for 50, had .40, .308, 7.62x39, some cci 22. and more. This was at almost 10a.m., the lady at the counter said they weren't expecting it, it just showed up. I got 2 boxes of 9 for a friend as I don't have a 9. You never know what you might see just around the corner. Btw this was in Cookeville.

"you can lead a horse to water..." the question isn't what one SHOULD do. it is what the government is allowed to REQUIRE us to do. everyone SHOULD be required to take a comprehensive driver's training course. the government COULD legally require and enforce this but they do not. no one's "right" to drive is guaranteed. everyone US citizen's right to keep and bear arms IS guaranteed without restriction/

Welcome to the forum. We do have a thing with FNGs, you buy first round, make mine a 30-06.

and all this on the interweb for all time, easy to look up and find.

The Remington 870 Wingmaster is a very reliable shotgun. Express not so much.

Guys, let’s make sure we keep political talk tightly focused on 2A issues.

Third option. From someone who’s been somewhere pretty close to where you sit - figure out a path to transition to something outside of the company while you still have options. It’s not worth the toll it takes on your soul.

Proverbs 23:4-5 4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness. 5 Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.

Now, once again, the gun did it. I must have the laziest dang guns in existence. They sit in controlled environment 24/7 doing nothing. There is always plenty for them to eat and others to play with. They make me take them out to play on a regular basis and constantly talk me into buying others. Im beginning to think it's a people problem, not a gun problem. Hang on boys there is no telling what is gonna shake out of this one.

I think that's exactly what he was saying. It's all orchestrated by Democrats to drum up support for more gun control and we're idiots for not realizing it.

Without getting too overtly political, you know the mainstream media outlets are very disappointed about this particular development.

There should be a process similar to hunter's safety program. It could be fairly extensive with a specified field qualification and then one could apply for the enchanced carry permit after passing. It would be a mistake IMO to abandon the permitting process due to the advantages of reciprocity.

In my experience its closer to around 97% and it is definitely not welfare for me. And seeing as how my school regularly has students in the class that do not NEED to take the class, it shows me that there is some tangible benefit to someone. If I had my way, the class would require much more than the current requirement. But the state sets the curriculum. We are not allowed to change even a slide or a word on the test. They set the shooting standard. We spend as much time on the range doing dry work as we do live fire because we deal with so many students that have never touched a gun before. I am an instructor in ECP classes and I support constitutional carry. I recommend to folks that they get training. But I'm not their daddy. I ain't making anyone do anything!

And his victims were.

Yeah, they're real pissed he ain't white.

Id also like them to point out how Liberal and tight CO gun laws already are but that did nothing to deter the POS.

Yes. Like that.

My wife works from home and hates it. She enjoys being around people. I would enjoy working from home, but it would be difficult to build a bridge in my living room.

I'm not suggesting that people don't need training, only that requiring training before being 'allowed' to carry a firearm is wrong and provides very little benefit that couldn't be reduced to a youtube video.

I have a friend with one of those powerful magnets and a bunch of rope. There is a bridge over a big creek near my house I'm going to try it at. This is a moderate crime area so I wouldn't be surprised if there are a few guns down there.

New bit of information came in. May get the best of both worlds. Fingers crossed.

I mean one of the people killed, shot in the head was a cop who went in knowing what he was facing but still wasnt able to end it so maybe yes maybe no.

If I get what you are saying right, then yes, I believe that if he didn't do anything criminal to get his rights revoked then he should have been able to buy the rifle, again legally, as we haven't been told the exact nature of the sale. It is unfortunate that people go all unhinged sometimes, and wish there were some way to prevent it before it happens, but disarming everyone is not the way. It is arguable that there could have been less victims had someone had a weapon or weapons on hand to take him down before LEO did, but there apparently had nothing to fight back with.

The people who would do this type of thing are the problem yes. There is also the problem that nothing he did prior would cause him to lose his right to own a gun. Some here seem to think nothing would take that right. Unfortunately 10 people lost their lives yesterday as the most recent casualties of our rights.

I've been working from home for the past year, it's more like going to work in pajamas, waking up 10 minutes before I clock in, and sitting on the couch with a lap top. I'll quit if we go back to "normal".

Got my Staccato P DPO from my FFL yesterday morning. I just finished mounting my HOLOSUN 507C x2 red dot on it. Hopefully I can go sometime next week and run some rnds down it and get the HOLOSUN adjusted. Here's some pics.

It all depends on your situation. There is definitely a time in a man's life where it behooves him to maximize his income. There also comes a time in a man's life to back off the treadmill. Only you know where you are. I will add....I never quit a job that I regretted walking away from. And I've taken a few that benefited me financially that I decided to leave. Do what's best for you. Good luck.

Be happy or the money is not worth it. Just my poor opinion.

I agree with E4 No More. Consider what it would mean if you put an additional $7k per year into your retirement investments. If you're in your 20s or 30s, that could make a big difference by the time you retire. Also, consider that working from home is itself like a raise, since it renders unnecessary many other expenses you would otherwise have to pay (gas, wear and tear on your car, dry cleaning bill, eating out, etc.). Finally, remember that working from home requires a place in your home to do the work (i.e., can you give up a room?) but also means you get to spend coffee breaks doing stuff like reading to your kids, etc.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwja7oais8fvAhWDB80KHZzDA-AQFjACegQIBxAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.staffsquared.com%2Fblog%2Fwhy-85-of-people-hate-their-jobs%2F&usg=AOvVaw3kPIFLD2lFJsxHIFfNH1rD Depends on what you tolerate better. If 85% of the world's population hate their job then you might as well get paid better to do it. $15k can sure make a difference in your life if you don't go out and just run up more debt.

I was in a non-combat role in the AF. Two days in BMT on the rifle range, and that was it. Didn’t touch a gun again while I was in.

I suspect that a major reasons you didn’t hear anything about mass shootings last year are threefold. 1) Trump. The election sucked up all of the air out of the room. 2) The pandemic sucked out what air was left after talking the election. 3) With the political situation being what it was, it was known that nothing was going to get done. So the focus was on changing the political situation so that if the opportunity arose again, something could get done. * not even trying to, or opening a window to discuss the merits of the political points, just stating them as what I believe are the contributing factors to why we didn’t hear about mass shootings in 2020.*

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/23/mass-shooting-biden-calls-congress-pass-background-check-bills/6965613002/ What impeccable timing! I swear we have a few members who couldn't see a hammer if someone was beating them over the head with it.

I know, we lost a guy for pointing loaded M16 in wrong direction on the range. You can fix stupid, but it's gonna hurt. And carry permit classes won't weed the stupid out either.

That's essentially every 2A lobbing group I belong to. I get daily emails from the FPC about how the gun apocalypse is coming. They won't admit it, but for fundraising purposes they love having the Democrats in control.

It's a good start. But the TFA will never be happy with a bill. If they pass it, there won't be any reason for them to exist and they won't be able to fear monger to make you give them money anymore.

You have to admit that the last year has been very stressful on a lot of people. Some folks just can't handle it. Murder rates are way up all over the country. Suicides as well. This pandemic has killed a lot more people than the disease alone.

We had no mass shootings according to the news. Just because one of the MSM didn't report it doesn't mean it doesn't occur. Tons of planes fall out of the sky every year but most get 10 seconds of reporting and it's on to something else. And considering "mass" is now 4 or more I'd say it was business as usual in places like Chicago Detroit and other high crime cities.

I broke and watched a bit of the YT vid. What the hell is the current impulse to pull out your phone and video or livestream instead of calling 911, providing aid, or evacuating????? I guess he wanted to up his YT views. Then scared away someone trying to provide aid to a downed victim. Depends on your definition of mass shootings and where you look. Many places list a large number of multiple injury or death shootings during 2020, but most never made it to the national news. Granted, if you read through them a lot seem to be more gang/drug violence, murder suicides, and such than what is typically considered a "mass shooting" but that has not stopped them from being covered before. The media was just busy covering the pandemic since it garnered the highest ratings. Otherwise a lot of those would have made the headlines. This is the reason I watch very little news anyway. When I do, I avoid either far side of any debate. No idea who Sidney Powell is. My distrust is pulled from a lifetime of watching powerful people nudge things to get them to move in they way they want. Financial markets and legal matters are just 2 of them. Then the media has its own agenda to get ratings. I just get tired of being treated like a mushroom.... Fed sh!t and kept in the dark...

Rather than oil, follow the example of most military storage facilities around the world and pack them in grease. It's a myth that long term storage of rifles like Mosin Nagants and others were stored in cosmolene. Cosmolene was (is) used almost exclusively by the US, other countries mainly used grease - i.e. plain old axle grease. It works very well as a rust preventative, and is much less likely to leak. Regardless of how you pack them, water intrusion will always cause damage, I would think carefully about storing anything underwater that I wished to be functional over many years. Pack your guns in grease, store them away in a secure location. After all, that method worked reasonably well for the millions of surplus WWII weapons the CommBloc comrades packed away 70 odd years ago against invasion by the evil, imperialist Western nations ...

Once again, none of the constitutional carry bills have any effect on the permits. They simply remove the necessity for one for a citizen to carry in the state. The permits all remain intact and with all of the requirements. This will only affect the carrying of a firearm within the state of TN.

For those that wish to get or keep their permit, sure, why not. But there should be no prerequisites for anyone 18 or over to be able to exercise their inalienable rights. If the Government wants the age to be 21, so be it, but everything else should go to 21 as well, including serving in the military. Seems to me if someone is old enough to die for their country, then they are old enough to carry a weapon for self defense.

that is the attitude all trainers should have. I think students would be better served with basic handgun operation and safety. Requiring classes is unconstitutional and yes, I will keep repeating it.

And that is how it should be, when I got my permit, I went to a class to see what they would cover, legality wise, even though I could have used my military training to avoid the class. I do believe that those who are inexperienced with weapons seek training, but that should be up to an individual to make that decision.

I took the class today with Randy and AJ and have to admit it was a very serious topic that terrified me. Randy and AJ did an amazing job introducing us to different trauma care techniques. I think our whole group really had a lot of fun learning. We started the morning learning about life threatening injuries and how to treat them. We reviewed different tourniquets and bandages and tested them out on each other. Then we went outside and put our training to use. Randy shot a perfectly good pork roast, but it was a brilliant way to demonstrate how deep a gunshot wound could go and how much gauze it takes to fill it. We did a little live fire (at targets not each other) to simulate a realistic scenario of having to treat ourselves in the field. Randy an d AJ were amazing instructors and we had a really awesome class. Looking forward to more classes at Windrock Shooting Range.

And immediately after Pelosi implemented that rule she spoke of her role as a mother and aunt. What a load of fertilizer!

I’ll go ahead and be the jerk for saying it. The officer’s physical fitness was absolutely a contributing factor in him giving up the fight. I don’t mean that as a personal dig against the officer. I really do hope that he recovers quickly and without any lasting side effects. I don’t even have any criticisms of what led to the encounter. that said, it cannot be denied that his lack of physical conditioning is a clear contributing factor in how things played out. This is some thing that has been weighing on me greatly recently. If I am not physically capable of remaining in the fight due to poor conditioning and lack of stamina, it doesn’t matter how much Gucci gear I have. It doesn’t matter how much training I have. All I’m doing is providing somebody else with some great stuff to pick up off my corpse.