Why some of the most effective training happens without shooting a single round There’s a habit we see constantly at the counter and on the range: a shooter buys a carry gun, takes one class, and then measures their commitment by how many boxes of ammunition they burn through per year. Rounds fired becomes the scoreboard. It’s the wrong scoreboard. The shooters who improve fastest — and the ones who hold onto their skill between range trips — are almost always the ones doing ten quiet minutes...

The Second-Best Time Is Today. Category: Training Philosophy Read time: ~8 minutes We hear it across the counter almost every week. Some version of: "I've been meaning to take a class." "I should probably learn this stuff at some point." "Once things settle down, I'll get around to it." The instinct is right. The timeline is wrong. The person saying it already understands, somewhere in the back of their mind, that being able to protect themselves and the people they love is not optional —...

Who Can — and Can't — Own and Carry a Handgun in New Jersey and New York Category: Legal & Legislative Read time: ~5 min If you live in the tri-state area and you've ever wondered whether you're actually allowed to own a handgun — let alone carry one — you're asking the right question in the right order. New Jersey and New York run two of the strictest licensing systems in the country, and both were rebuilt after the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen decision. The rules changed. A lot of the...