Did you know that more than 80 percent of self-defense incidents involving firearms happen within 9 to 15 feet? These incidents often end in mere moments and after just a few shots.

You must manage your training accordingly to improve your ability to make every shot count at the most probable...

Whether you're navigating confined spaces or taking up a defensive position, the most effective ready position is crucial. In this episode of Drill of the Month, Travis Frazier and Steve Fischer demonstrate three ready positions for use with your Defensive...

This month, Steve Hendricks demonstrates how you can use the half & half drill to reinforce shooting fundamentals and increase confidence while shooting...

In this Drill of the Month, Steve Hendricks will demonstrate the Sight Alignment Secrets Drill, which illustrates how misaligned your sights can be and still achieve effective hits at common defensive...

In this episode of Drill of the Month, Graham Hunt takes Steve Fischer through a drill that will help you to safely prepare for shooting from...

In this Drill of the Month, Steve Fischer and Jack Shepard demonstrate the 2-2-4 drill, originally developed by Colonel Cooper, which will help you to develop and improve your trigger discipline, target transitions, speed and...

The Shoot 1, Reload, Shoot 2 drill focuses on preforming an emergency reload while engaging a target with your defensive...

In this drill Mark and Gavin work through remedial actions for some of the most likely shotgun...

The Accelerator drill strengthens you ability to balance speed and precision while engaging targets at decreasing...

The Triple Threat drill will challenge you with balancing speed and precision, target transitions and emergency...

Gavin and Mark walk through a drill demonstrating multiple options for getting ammo into your shotgun during a dynamic critical...

The Flying V is a dynamic drill that will challenge you with varying distances, shooting from cover and...

The Load 1 Shoot 1 drill will help you to improve your shotgun handling skills in the context of a critical dynamic...

In a life-or-death situation, you’re in a race for survival.

It’s not about how often you can shoot perfect groups at the range. It’s about whether or not you can quickly and effectively defeat your attacker.

So what are you doing to improve your speed and precision now? How can you track your...

Five yards, five seconds, 5-inch targets, five rounds each … but with a twist.

It’s never too soon to start shooting better. There are no second chances in a self-defense incident, so the best place to make mistakes and correct them is on the range before you ever face a deadly threat.

While...

Basic handgun marksmanship fundamentals are crucial to building a strong foundation to work from as a responsibly armed American. For this Drill of the Month, we are working through the USCCA Qualification Level 1 shooting requirement. For this shooting qualification, you will employ the basic...

Every round you fire is your personal responsibility. This drill will hold you to that.

So are you ready to achieve 100% accuracy while shooting under the pressure of time? What if we also throw in the requirement to reload and clear malfunctions during your drill?

Your Qualification level 2...

As your shooting skills advance, you should be pushing yourself to the next level for speed and accuracy.

We’ve broken your Qualification Level 3 training into two parts. This will truly allow you to focus on each element of speed and precision. This first portion of your Qualification Level 3...

The balance between speed and precision can be as much a mental game as physical skill. This drill will force you to slow down and truly focus on your ability to shoot accurately with every shot.

We’ve broken your Qualification Level 3 training into two parts. This second portion of your...

Dry fire drills are a great way to practice with your gun without the need for ammo or going to a range. Dry fire drills require less time and money while still improving your fundamentals. In this episode of the USCCA Protector Academy Drill of the Month we will discuss and practice both the...