Are You Really Good Enough to Carry?
Let’s get uncomfortable for a minute. If you’re going to carry a firearm for personal defense, “I passed my CCW class” is not a standard. That’s paper...
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Gun Handling First: Why the Manual of Arms Matters More Than Shooting Skill
When people think about improving with firearms, they usually think about accuracy. Tighter groups. Better scores. Hitting the bullseye more consistently. That...
Why Shooter Should Own a .22 Version of Their Gun
If you shoot regularly and don’t own a .22-caliber version of your primary firearm, I’ll be direct: you are making training harder, slower, and more expensi...
How to Interact with Law Enforcement (Without Making Things Worse)
Most citizens will go their entire lives without a serious negative interaction with law enforcement. Unfortunately, “most” isn’t “all,” and hope is n...
How to De-Escalate Road Rage Before It Turns Dangerous
Roadway aggression in Arizona has reached a concerning level. According to recent state data reported by Arizona’s Family, road rage crashes have doubled from...
Staying Accurate During the Holidays
The holidays do two things really well… It brings people together, and it blows up everyone’s routine. Training, sleep, diet, awareness, everything gets...
The Missing Skill Most Gun Owners Never Practice
The Skill Most Shooters Ignore Until It Matters Most We all talk about accuracy, draw speed, split times, low-light shooting, and whatever new drill is making t...
The Three Levels of a Shooter: Tourist, Technician, and Thinker
By: The Director of Training – C2 Tactical Walk onto any range, and you’ll see three kinds of shooters. Some are just visiting. Some are chasing perfection....
Range Etiquette: How Not to Be “That Guy”
Range Etiquette Every range has that guy. You know the one. He’s easy to spot: unsafe, loud in all the wrong ways, and somehow manages to make everyone else i...
The Top 5 Range Habits That Keep You Alive
As Director of Training at C2 Tactical, I’ve seen thousands of shooters on the line. The difference between safe, squared-away gun handling and dangerous chao...