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NYF FAM Shindig Update!

6 years ago Eventsenthusiasts, event, fam, firearm, firearms, gun, guns, new york, new york state, ny, ny shooters, nyfirearms, NYFirearms.com, nyshooters, second amendment, shindig, shooters, shooting, skills, tactical, training

OK FOLKS!!! It’s this saturday!!! Here is the ammo count you will need if you’re planning on coming to shoot!! 40-60 rounds of .223/5.56, 10-20 rounds of .308 (preferably 180gr FMJ-BT), and 25 12GA shells. Bring more if you would like to shoot the competitions multiple times.

We will be having a Practical Rifle Shoot on saturday as well! Get ready for an awesome event. We will have food by Maximilian’s catering and be cooking the steak for a lunch break! Plan to get to the range by 8-830 for a safety briefing and introduction!

T-Shirts have been ordered and will be available on Saturday as well!!

We stil have tickets available so head over to tohttps://nyfirearms.com/blog/store/events/2014-fam-shindig-ticket/ and buy your ticket or you’ll be able to pick one up at the gates on Saturday!

Please feel free to contact us with any questions!!

2014 Firearms Appreciation Month :: September 2014

6 years ago Events, News2014, 2014 firearms appreciation month, 2A, allstar tactical, ammo, ammunition, ar-15, ar15, carry, competition, concealed, defense, enthusiasts, events, fam, firearm, firearms, firearms appreciation month, gathering, gun, gungeeks, guns, handgun, laws, legislation, new york, new york state, nra, ny, ny shooters, nyfirearms, NYFirearms.com, permit, pistol, politics, protection, rifle, safety, second amendment, shindig, shirts, shooters, shooting, skills, soiree, swag, t-shirt, tactical, training, tshirts
NYF Events Category

NYF Events CategoryFirearms Appreciation Month is back for 2014 and this time it is coming back with a bang! Not only are we doing an awesome FAM t-shirt this year, but we are also hosting a truly EPIC event. Once again, NYFirearms.com is the biggest firearms website in New York State and we’re dedicated to supporting the second amendment in this state. Again, throughout September we will be promoting firearms appreciation, awareness, safety, and knowledge. We will be posting some great blog posts throughout the month as well as having some great articles from guest bloggers.

Many of the sponsors on our site will be offering special discounts on their products and services throughout the month as well, so make sure you check them out! Additionally, we’ll be giving away some NYF swag each week in September.

NYF FAM T-Shirt

Now onto the information about our Firearms Appreciation Month Shindig. We have teamed up with some great people in the industry to make this a day to remember!! This event will be held at the Ontario Rod & Gun Club on September 27th, from 8AM to 630PM. For just $25 you can get yourself a ticket to this event, and we’re offering some other special options to purchase 2014 FAM goods with your ticket! Head over to the Events section on the NYF Store for more info!

PRECISION RIFLE COMPETITION – Get a chance to get behind one of the new prototype Allstar Tactical 700AT rifles and put 3 rounds down range for score and a chance to win an awesome prize (TBD).

INTRO TO COMBAT FOCUS SHOOTING – Deryck Poole of Echo-5 Training Group will be there giving an Intro to CFS seminar with some great introductory knowledge about the program!

TOUGH SHOT – Andy from ToughShot will be there running a TS training event where you can get some fitness and tactical training in!

SEMI-AUTO / PUMP SHOTTY SPEED COMPETITION – Get behind a semi-automatic and pump 12GA shotgun and knock down 10 steel targets as fast as you can! The top 3 fastest times on each type will win prizes (TBD)!

STEAK DINNER – Get a meal with a nice freshly cooked steak while hanging out at the range!

VENDOR ROW – Visit several different sponsors and vendors where you can get some exclusive NYF deals on products and merchandise.

AFTER PARTY – After the event is over, join us at the local pub for some brewskis and to talk firearms!

RESERVE YOUR TICKETS ASAP. THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT! GET YOUR TICKETS HERE.

2014 FIREARMS APPRECIATION MONTH SPONSORS

Allstar Tactical
Breakthrough Clean
Bullet Guy
Dark Storm Industries
Echo-5 Training Group
Firearms Training of Western NY
Four Guys Guns & FGG Store
Inked Up GunFighter
Joe DeBergalis
Long Gun Training LLC
MDTS Training
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
Ontario Rod & Gun Club
Red Stitch Tactical
Savoy Leather
Snake Hound Machine
StickNoEvil
The Firing Pin LLC
Tough Shot

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us and also make sure you check out the Event on Facebook!

2013 NEShooters Summit

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NEShooters Summit 2013 Flyer

Once again, NYFirearms will be sponsoring the NEShooters Summit training event held at Pelham Fish & Game Club, Pelham, NH. This is the 6th annual Summit Meeting and it will be held on April 26, 27, and 28th of this year. The focus this year will be on solutions for dealing with difficult situations. The summit will last for two and a half days and will allow the participants to meet with and learn from the training industry’s leading experts. This is absolutely one of the best values for training this year.

This year’s scheduled instructors include Craig Douglas aka SouthNarc, Rob Pincus of I.C.E. Training, Cecil Burch, Chris Fry of MDTS Training, Dave Harrington, Wes Doss of Khyber Training, Kelly Venden, Bill Lewitt, and our own Mike Centola.

Additionally, there will be a Man-on-Man shoot-off with prize money and a raffle.

The cost to attend the summit is only $300, however, members of NYFirearms.com will be able to attend for just $275! Advance sign-up is required by all.

NEShooters Summit 2013 Flyer

Daniel Defense Episode 1 Featuring Rob Pincus

8 years ago Newsar-15, ar15, carbine, daniel defense, defend, defense, enthusiasts, firearm, firearms, gun, guns, i.c.e. training, new york, new york state, ny, nyfirearms, NYFirearms.com, pincus, protection, rifle, rob pincus, second amendment, shooters, shooting, skills, tactical, techniques, training

I figure this is appropriate here because of Rob’s involvement in our site and training extensively in NY.

This is the first in an eleven-week video series designed to introduce you to Daniel Defense, and provide practical tips and techniques to defend yourself, your family and home with your Daniel Defense M4 Carbine. Over the next several weeks, Rob Pincus, owner of I.C.E. Training Company, will take you to the factory floor at the Daniel Defense headquarters in Black Creek, GA. Rob also demonstrates many of the techniques taught as part of his extensive training courses. Watch movie online The Transporter Refueled (2015)

Home Defense Preparation

8 years ago Articlesammo, ammunition, ballistic protection, body, burglary, carry, chris fry, citizen, concealed, defense, edc, edged, enthusiasts, fight, firearm, firearms, gear, gear selection, gun, gunfire, guns, handgun, home defense, home defense preparation, home invasion, illumination, integration, kit, law enforcement, MDTS, MDTS Training, medical, modern defensive training systems, new york, new york state, ny, nyfirearms, NYFirearms.com, opinion, personal, personal protection, pfc, pistol, preparation, progressive force concepts, protection, raven concealment, response time, safe at home, safety, second amendment, shooters, shooting, skills, specter, students, tactical, threats, tourniquet, training, victory tactical gear, victory tactical special pistol threat, weapon
Multipurpose Home Defense Gear

Multipurpose Home Defense Gear

As many who have attended MDTS courses know, I am not a big fan of tactical gear for the average citizen who is primarily interested in protecting themselves or their family. Often I get questions from students about why I do not advocate or utilize some type of “Chest Rig” or LBV during carbine training courses and classes. Frankly, I never saw a realistic utility in them for me since, as a citizen, I will rarely, if ever, utilize the carbine or shotgun outside of my home. This is of course my opinion and don’t misunderstand me, I love gear as much as the next guy. I simply believe resources and time are better spent on skills training and practice, not gear. However, proper gear selection and set up is an essential part of being prepared and ready for whatever situation may face you. Recently, I have been investigating, testing and utilizing a more generalized gear set up for home defense/protection.

Goals/Requirements:

  1.  Fast to access, put on or grab and carry (previously I utilized a simple go bag)
  2. Multi-purpose: something that provides access to ammunition for ANY of my personal firearms since I may not get to choose which one I grab or I may need multiple ammunition types on body in order to use one firearm to fight to another OR more than one family member may be armed with various firearms
  3.  Protection from possible gunfire from threats in my home or immediately outside
  4. Carry and immediate access to support gear – medical, edged tool, illumination
  5.  It must be cost efficient as possible.

Considerations:
My primary concern is some type of home invasion or burglary while myself or family is home. Rapid response time is critical in a situation like this and many people select guns and gear, have a gun near their bed but never consider how fast something like this occurs. See this article for some info on Home Invasion Burglaries: How a Burglar Robs Your Home in 8 min

I also spent some time this year investigating crime in my immediate area in order to justify this project. It is no real news that crime is going up in many communities in response to the declining economy and job losses. Here are just two recent incidents that influenced my decisions: Burglary/Home Invasion, Syracuse NY, 2012, Burglary/Home Invasion, New Hartford NY, 2012.

Gear Selection:
Having witnessed the PFC testing on the new Victory Tactical Gear Special Pistol Threat hard plates I was sold on their lightweight yet extremely effective ballistic protection. VTG SPT Test Vid
SPT Testing all rounds shot at same point on plate:

.45 ACP 230 GR. FMJ
.45 Speer Gold Dot JHP
9mm 125 GR. FMJ
12 GA 00 Buck Shot
12 GA Tactical Slug

Victory Tactical Gear – Special Pistol Threat Plates : $180

Brian Hartman of PFCTraining recommended plate carrier, pouches and accessories from Specter Gear.

Specter PriMAC Mag Pouch : $36
Specter/PFC TQ Tri-Fold :$20
Specter Universal Pistol Mag Pouch : $20
Specter Modular Plate Carrier :$160
Raven Concealment ModuLoader Shotgun Shell Carrier and Panel : $35

Total=$450

Lightweight, compact with essential home/property defense support gear

Lightweight, compact with essential home/property defense support gear

Side buckle left undone so carrier can be rapidly thrown over head

Side buckle left undone so carrier can be rapidly thrown over head

Integration:
I integrated this new set up into my home readiness plan: Safe At Home

The Specter carrier and VTG plate are extremely lightweight and due to the side buckles I can literally grab this carrier and throw it over my head not even bothering to buckle the final buckle, grab a firearm and GO. With this single piece of kit I have essential gear to include:

  • Ballistic protection up to rifle rounds
  • Rapid access to ammunition for pistol, carbine or shotgun
  • Illumination tool
  • Tourniquet
  • An edged tool/weapon set up in congruently with my EDC carry
  • All items can be accessed with either hand

Conclusion:
Overall I am quite happy with this piece of kit. Under timed drills I can be out of my bed, corrective lenses on, gun in hand and have this carrier over my head in less than a minute on average. $450 may seem steep to some and granted, its not cheap however I believe when considering the current state of things that this isn’t a bad investment in ones home protection planning and preparedness.

About the Author
Chris Fry is the owner and director of training and curriculum development for Modern Defensive Training Systems in Utica, NY where he conducts courses in reality driven practical combatives skills, extreme close quarters physical defense, tactical folding knife and edged weapon combatives and combative pistol, carbine and shotgun skills. Chris has been an active instructor with Progressive F.O.R.C.E. Concepts in Nevada since 2003, servicing law enforcement, military and select government agencies. Chris is a certified AR15/M4/M16 and Glock armorer, contributor to various online firearms resource websites and a frequent presenter at national and international personal protection and small arms training conferences for both citizens and law enforcement.

New I.C.E. Training Website is Live

8 years ago Newsconcealed, defense, enthusiasts, firearms, firearms training, gun, guns, handgun, i.c.e. training, ice training, icetraining.us, new york, new york state, news, ny, nyfirearms, NYFirearms.com, pincus, protection, rob pincus, safety, second amendment, shooters, shooting, skills, tactical, training, website, website launch

Rob Pincus, founder and managing editor at I.C.E. Training, is one of my personal friends and a big inspiration to many of us in the firearms training industry. He has spearheaded many aspects of training that you can find throughout a great deal of other curriculums out there. I wanted to pass this along that they have launched a brand new website! It has been a long time coming, but that is my own elitist opinion! 🙂

New I.C.E. Training Company Website is LIVE!
Updated to be much more user friendly and provide more information to our students and potential clients.

We also have a new Full Service Online Gear Store. To celebrate our Grand Opening, you can use the coupon code “ICECREW” to save 20% on all in-stock orders for the first week.
Clothing, flashlights, optics, holsters and many accessories!
http://www.icetraining.us/

The MDTS Rx :: Ready or Not

8 years ago Articlesaccuracy, carbine, challenge, chris fry, defense, defensive tactics, development, ecqc, enthusiasts, family, fighting, firearm, firearms, gun, guns, handgun, harden up, knowledge, martial arts, MDTS, MDTS Prescription, MDTS Rx, MDTS Training, mental, mental stress, mentally, modern defensive training systems, new york, new york state, ny, nyfirearms, physical defense, pistol, practice, prescription, pressure test, proficiency, protect, protection, ready, ready or not, rifle, rx, safety, second amendment, shooters, shooting, shotgun, skills, stress, tactical, test, time pressure, training

You want to be ready to protect yourself, your family or perhaps someone else? How do you go about becoming ready to do this? Do you just take a class? Does it take a lifetime of martial arts or do you simply read the latest gun magazine or buy a DVD? A lot of people want to learn how to protect themselves but don’t know how or where to begin. At MDTS we have a prescription (the MDTS Rx) that prepares you to protect yourself and others:Roblox HackBigo Live Beans HackYUGIOH DUEL LINKS HACKPokemon Duel HackRoblox HackPixel Gun 3d HackGrowtopia HackClash Royale Hackmy cafe recipes stories hackMobile Legends HackMobile Strike Hack

MDTS Rx1) Harden Up
Fighting, even under controlled conditions, is not easy. The chances of getting bruised, scraped, cut or worse are extremely high. So, the first step is to harden up and I don’t just mean physically. Are you a good boxer who can’t shoot, a shooter who can’t box or the guy who shoots great but cannot run a mile? The point is to challenge yourself, do something you hate to do and then do it again, do this every day. Do things you aren’t good at before you train or practice the things you are good at. This will test your will power and will power is an underdeveloped mental attribute. Will power often separates those who can and will from those who can’t and won’t.

2) Training
Training is where you learn a set of skills or gain knowledge about a particular subject. There are a number of personal protection training courses available to include firearms, physical defense, edged tools, impact tools, less lethal, awareness, verbal & physical boundary setting, the list goes on. What ‘s important is to realize that we learn a skill, especially physical skills, by doing not just seeing. It is also important to realize that training is not the same as practice. Going to a handgun class one time may mean you have been “trained” however physical skills are extremely perishable. To achieve and maintain proficiency you must practice.

3) Practice
Now that you have attended training it’s up to you to practice those skills perfectly and frequently in an effort to gain proficiency. Practice is like homework, nobody wants to do homework but its a good idea if you want to pass the class or a test. In terms of personal protection that test may mean your life or someone else’s. Practicing a skill can be as little as five minutes a day of dry fire pistol work or jab-cross combinations. For the highly dedicated it could be several hours a week. Regardless of which practice method fits you practice should become a priority as much as your lifestyle allows.

4) Pressure Test
Once you have learned and practiced a skill to the point where you have developed good safety, mechanics, consistency and aggression its time to pressure test. Pressure testing is performance of a skill or skills under certain training modifiers such as physical stress, cognitive mental stress, time pressure, increased accuracy standards, reduced light etc. How you pressure test depends on the skill being tested. For a physical skill pressure testing may include some type of force-on-force like sparring or working against a padded assailant. For shooting skills it may involve competition using a timer to measure speed and challenging targets to measure accuracy or force-on-force with air soft, UTM’s or simmunitions. Finally, some standards should be adopted as an on demand test of current skill level in that subject matter. Standards provide you with a means to evaluate the skills you spent time learning and practicing in order to maintain proficiency thus freeing up time to work on other necessary personal protection skills.

Considerations
This prescription is a developmental road map for any physical hard skill or mental soft skill. Consider it and consider how you have approached your personal protection development up to this point. Now, consider the current and common criminal problem you may have to face: close quarters, multiple assailants with weapons. Right now, today, are you ready or not?

About the Author
Chris Fry is the owner and director of training and curriculum development for Modern Defensive Training Systems in Utica, NY where he conducts courses in reality driven practical combatives skills, extreme close quarters physical defense, tactical folding knife and edged weapon combatives and combative pistol, carbine and shotgun skills. Chris has been an active instructor with Progressive F.O.R.C.E. Concepts in Nevada since 2003, servicing law enforcement, military and select government agencies. Chris is a certified AR15/M4/M16 and Glock armorer, contributor to various online firearms resource websites and a frequent presenter at national and international personal protection and small arms training conferences for both citizens and law enforcement.

Editor’s Note
Each month, Chris will be providing our great website with one of these editorials, called The MDTS Rx. Keep checking the site for great informative articles by Chris and others! (M. Centola)

Support Joe DeBergalis!!

9 years ago News2012, 2A, 2nd amendment, ar-15, ar15, ar15.com, articles, bill of rights, complex, directaction, education, elect, election, enthusiasts, firearm, firearms, gun, guns, industry, joe debergalis, laws, national rifle association, new york, new york rifle, new york state, new york state rifle and pistol association, newsletter, nra, nra board, nra board 2012, ny, nyfirearms, NYFirearms.com, nysrpa, organizations, pistol, politics, pro am, protect, protection, re-elect, rifle, rights, rockcastle, safety, second amendment, shooters, shooting, skills, support, train, training
Joe Debergalis

Re-Elect Joe DeBergalis

As many of you know, we, as in NYFirearms.com, as well as myself, personally, have supported NYSRPA (New York State Rifle & Pistol Association) for quite some time now. We’ve held raffles, advertised in their newsletter, and generally sent as many people towards them as we can. We truly believe in their organization.

I personally have trained with, and had the great pleasure to call my friend, Joe DeBergalis. He is currently running for re-election to the NRA Board of Directors. Many of you already know what a great part of the firearms industry Joe is and how much he has done to protect our 2A rights. He works tirelessly on the NRA Board now, is vice president of NYSRPA, Chair of the NRA Education & Training Committee, Chair of the AR15.COM/Rockcastle Shooting Complex ProAM, and part of many other 2A organizations.

We absolutely need more people like Joe working for our rights, and I will be voting for Joe on the NRA Board again, and you should too. If you do not know who Joe is or would like to read more about what he has done or is doing, and want more information on how to vote, visit his website at Joe DeBergalis for NRA Board 2012.

Now if we could only get Joe to write some articles for us on here! 🙂

MDTS Vertical Displacement Guide

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Article By Chris Fry / MDTS Training

We possess a number of ways to move in a combative environment and it is well documented that movement is a life saving tactic. Movement almost always helps us except maybe when attempting to engage a target with accurate gun fire. This guide will focus on the varied methods of vertical displacement taught in the MDTS level 1&2 course work. Vertical displacement in this context is movement along the vertical line or up and down through varied shooting positions. Vertical movement can aid us by making us a hard target when in a location where horizontal, forward or backward movement is inhibited, such as in a hallway. Vertical movement also aids us when attempting to establish a desired angle of fire or achieve maximum cover and/or concealment behind an object such as a vehicle, postal box or concrete Wal-Mart lamp piling in a parking lot.

Please note: This is meant to be a quick study guide not a treatise on positional shooting so adapt what is useful and discard what is not.

The following are (5) shooting positions along the vertical plane of movement:

Prone Position

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Injured Operator Care Course – Feb 26 2012

9 years ago Eventsaid, anatomy, buffalo, care, cleaning, enthusiasts, firearm, firearms, firearms training of western ny, ftwny, gun, guns, gunshot, handgun, hands on skills, hunting, injured, injured operator care, injury, kits, lecture, maintenance, med bag, new york, new york state, ny, nyfirearms, NYFirearms.com, operations, operator, pathfinder, pathfinder operations, personal aid kits, pistol, plinking, protection, range, safety, second amendment, shooters, shooting, skills, sponsors, tactical, target shooting, training, trauma, traumatic wound management, vri tactical, wound

Three of our sponsors are holding a class in Buffalo this February called Injured Operator Care. The class is taught by Ed of Pathfinder Operations, and it is going to be held on Feb 26th at Northtown Center, 1615 Amherst Manor Drive, Williamsville, NY 14221. It is hosted by VRI Tactical and FTWNY.

Who Should Attend?

This program is appropriate for any individual who uses a firearm, works or regularly is present at a firearm range, or is a regular participant or observer of any activity involving a firearm. Firearms use, whether training, hunting, target shooting, backyard “plinking,” or even during cleaning and maintenance, presents potential for an injury. These injuries can be minor cuts and scrapes or in the worst case scenario, a gunshot wound.

Topics to be covered:

  • Personal Aid kits & Must Have items
  • Pertinent Anatomy & Physiology Overview
  • Traumatic Wound Management
  • Non-Trauma Medical Issues
  • Considerations For a Med Bag
  • Hands On Skills Practical Session

You can register at [email protected] or by calling 716-903-2558.Watch movie online The Transporter Refueled (2015)

Download the Flyer here: 2012 IOCC Flyer

REVIEW: MDTS Carbine Retention & Combatives DVD

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MDTS DVD

While I’m down here on vacation, I’ve been watching various firearms DVD’s so expect more of these reviews from me! Anyways, I watched this latest one from Personal Defense Network. PDN is one of the premier websites to find personal defense video and training. They offer many DVD installations of various training installments and more. PDN’s managing editor, Rob Pincus, owner of I.C.E. Training, is very well-known in the industry as a professional firearms instructor, author and consultant. PDN has some very talented and nationally known contributors such as Cecil Burch, Mike Janich, Claude Werner, and our own Chris Fry of MDTS.

On this 2011 PDN DVD, we explore Carbine Retention and Combatives as taught by Chris Fry of MDTS Training. Chris is one of our contributors right here on NY Firearms, and nationally know for much of his combatives training content. The content on this DVD is taken directly from his Combative Carbine Skills 3&4 where you get hands-on training of this exact material.

The information on this DVD is great and I recommend it for anyone who train’s fairly often with a carbine platform. It is important, especially for people who are utilizing a carbine platform as their primary home defense firearm. One great benefit of Chris’ approach to training is the focus on defensive tactics from a civilian or citizen standpoint. Another overall comment I can make is that the information is very concise, yet complete, and there are great recaps of information after each chapter.

Additionally, Chris goes over some great information about gear choices and it’s relation to carbine retention and combatives. I think there’s so much focus on picking equipment and arguing on the internet over whats better than what, and it’s refreshing to see suggestions for gear based on a very real situation. As I said above, I would absolutely recommend this DVD to anyone who is into firearms, defense, and carbine practical usage as a whole. I was very impressed with the quality of the video, and I look forward to watching the Combat Focus Shooting one from PDN next!

DVD Topics of Instruction

1. Introduction
2. Gear
3. C.O.R.R.
4. C.O.R.R. Drills
5. Additions to C.O.R.R.
6. Direct Action Combatives
7. Direct Action Combatives Drills
8. Retention Drills
9. Alternative Strikes and Fending
10. Integrating Response with a Handgun
11. Retention of a Secondary Tool
12. Closing

Additionally, Jim Emmick of Firearms Training of Western NY, who is one of our sponsors and regular contributors, has written a review of the DVD as well. You can view that here: Thread: Personal Defense Network DVD titled “Carbine Combatives and Retention”

Information Security

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According to Wikipedia, Information Security means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, perusal, inspection, recording or destruction.

Information Security

Most people would take that definition on consider that it only relates to big networks, servers, computers and more. Unfortunately, so many people take this for granted, that it is not surprising that there is so much identity theft and fraud in today’s society. Criminals are smarter, so you need to take the proper security measures to ensure that you do not fall victim to information theft.

Typically, information security on the personal level can be split into three separate categories: Confidentiality, Integrity and Authenticity (Traditionally, the CIA triad was considered the core principles, however the A referred to availability).

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AR15 Optics: Considerations, Tips, and TTPs

9 years ago Articles1-4x, acog, aimpoint, ar-15, ar15, article, back up iron sights, barrel, battery, bilateral, bilateral weapon operation, brightness, buis, chemlight, chris fry, confusion, considerations, cqb, defense, dry-fire, enthusiasts, eotech, fear, fighting, firearm, firearms, gun, gunfight, guns, hits, holographic, iron sights, irons, loupold cqt, low light, luke slatton, m-4, m16, m4, marines, MDTS, MDTS Training, mid-range optics, military, millett, new york, new york state, ny, ny shooters, nyfirearms, NYFirearms.com, nyshooters, optic, optics, parallax, peripheral vision, personal protection, protection, rail system, rails, red-dot, reddot, reflexive sights, reticle, rifle, safety, second amendment, shooters, shooting, sights, skills, soldiers, stress, surveillance, tactical, target acquisition, target identification, threat, threats, tips, training, ttps, urban fightingt, weapon

During my career in the military I was fortunate enough to use a wide variety of optics on the M-4 weapon system. While all of these generally performed well, each was built with a specific purpose and I routinely saw optics being mounted and employed incorrectly, and improper optic use quickly became a personal pet-peeve. Consequently, I’ve put together a list of considerations, tips, and TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures) to help you decide what kind of optic to place on your AR, and some things to keep in mind while you are training.

Purpose is paramount when deciding what type of optic to use, and most AR15 optics can be grouped into these two categories:

  1. Reflexive sights (Red-Dot / Holographic / CQB)
  2. Mid-Range Optics (ACOG / Loupold CQT)

For the purposes of this article I will give a quick rundown of the background, purpose, and correct employment of each optic, followed by a few tips, training TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures), and lessons learned from my experiences with these optics.

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Wounded Warrior Fundraiser Shoot This Weekend!

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WWP

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN:
WOUNDED WARRIOR FUNDRAISER SHOOT!
Sunday, May 29th
Oneida Rifle Club, Oneida NY

  • (6-8) outdoor steel stages requiring at least 200 rounds, bring more shoot more!
  • Indoor pistol only stage requiring a flashlight and at least (3) magazines
  • Raffles, vendors and food will be on site

PLEASE NOTE: This is a pistol/shotgun ONLY event, NO carbines/rifles and this IS NOT a competition
ONLY 20 shooters allowed in each time slot, no exceptions. Get your spot now, once a time slot is filled it will be closed out.
Register for the 2 hr time slot you want to shoot in:

 

GROUP 1: 9am to 11am, shooters must arrive by 8:45am for safety brief and sign in
GROUP 2: 11am- 1pm, shooters must arrive by 10:45am for safety brief and sign in
GROUP 3: 1:30-3:30pm, shooters must arrive by 1:15pm for safety brief and sign in
GROUP 4: 3:30-5:30pm, shooters must arrive by 3:15pm for safety brief and sign in
REGISTER NOW!

 
CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE SHOOT ON MAY 29th? You can still donate to the WWP Fundraising effort online at the WWP MDTS Donation page below and/or join the team and spread the word to friends and family about this great cause. Myself and other MDTS staff member have already made donations so join us in supporting this cause!

WWP MDTS ONLINE DONATION PAGE- DONATE NOW!

TEAM PAGE- JOIN THE TEAM AND RAISE FUNDS FOR WWP!

I look forward to supporting this great cause with you,
Chris

Home & Family Defense Skills with MDTS

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We all like to get out and train, whether it be fitness, firearms and especially “tactical” training. However, very few people ever train to defend their home and family, let alone train with their family members. Enter Modern Defensive Training Systems’ Home and Family Defense Skills training class. According to the description by MDTS, the Home & Family Defense Skills course provides the home defender with immediately accessible knowledge, skills, and information to properly prepare an effective home defense. Even better, I had my wonderful wife, Erica, to take the class with me.

One of the most important aspects of this class was understanding that a proper mindset is needed to overcome any potential assailants that may try to cause harm to you or your family. In fact, one may argue that mindset is one of the most important components to making a successful attempt in defending yourself. The class includes force-on-force training with airsoft training handguns, working from cover, and low-light techniques to provide students with realistic feedback and validation of the skills taught in the class.

Some of the initial topics were discussion the mindset of home invaders and the difference between them and burglars. In addition the importance of your mindset was presented in a way that makes you think twice about how you go about your daily activities.

Then we discussed various modifications to your house and lifestyle to mitigate and deter any possible attacks. Everything from security systems and door locks to windows, garage doors and more. In addition, being aware of  your surroundings was a pretty common topic throughout the discussion.

We also discussed response planning and team (aka your family) tactics, and communication both with your family as well as with emergency services. Without much training for some of the participants, including my wife, we went right into some force-on-force to illustrate several important points. These included use of flashlights to disorient your attacker, use of barricades and cover/concealment, as well as moving to saferooms with your family.

Not only was the force-on-force training an excellent way to learn and practice training, there was some great bonding between my wife and I as we worked together to solve some very real problems of defense in the home.

The final block of the day included learning to escape restraints and then it followed into a final team exercise where we had to work as a team to escape restraints, move as a team to the “safe room” and then contact authorities. It was a great exercise and really solidified all of the previous training throughout the day.

It is very hard to convey the type of emotion involved in attending a training course like this. I know that when we left the class, we spent the entire ride home talking about various changes to our house, more things we need to pay attention to, and everything else we felt we should work on to better our mindset and preparedness. This course is highly recommended, especially for people with families and a big desire to protect themselves. This is probably one of the best classes I have taken, and had the most useful knowledge over many of my other training classes. I cannot speak for my wife, but I believe she enjoyed it, because she cannot stop talking about everything we learned there!


Course Topics

Home Defense Mindset & Family Preparation
Mindset of Home Invaders vs. Burglar
Layering Security Measures for Home Protection
Common Home & Apartment Vulnerabilities- Security Systems, Locks, Doors & Windows
Response Planning, Individual & Team Tactics (Spouse, Children)
Communicating with Family + Contacting Authorities
Firearm & Support Equipment Selection and Ready Access
Safe Rooms, Cover, Concealment & Zones of Fire
Structure Cornering, Clearing, Holding & Barricading Tactics
Challenging & Controlling Unknown Subjects
Low/No Light Considerations and Tactics
Force-On-Force Drills & Scenarios

 

Contacting Modern Defensive Training Sytems

MDTS Training
315-404-1923
www.mdtstraining.com

 

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