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Keep a Journal
Keep a Journal Written By: Leo H. With a new year upon us, I thought it could be appropriate to begin the year with a new habit intended to assist us in becoming better instructors and enhancing our personal abilities on as may other levels as might be possible. To that end, I would suggest… Continue reading
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Slaying of the Sacred Cows… or things I think about late at night (everyone has to have an article title something like this….)
Article By: William G. What did the cows ever do to you? Wait, why are they sacred anyway? Trigger Warning: Keep your finger off of it, until your sights are on the target – RULE 3 This article is a common sense (at least I think so) look, and thought-provoking approach to why we do… Continue reading
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LEOS Target
Article by Leo H. A common problem seen during qualifications occurs when students focus on completing the required string of fire rather than making deliberate, accountable hits. When asked to “call the shot,” some students cannot identify where their rounds landed. They know only that they fired the prescribed number of rounds within the allotted… Continue reading
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Concealed Carry Considerations for the Law Enforcement Officer tasked with Close In Protection
Article by: William G. For some brief moments in the past, my primary job was close in protection of at risk persons. A few would be recognizable, some there is information on if you knew the names, and others no one has probably ever heard of. The private sector is a strange one, and the… Continue reading
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Is your craft sharp, or are you just pretending? (Musings about Helping a deserving sister officer, Policing our own “instructors,” and holding those “in charge” accountable)
Article by: William G. I was mulling over what I wanted this month’s article to be, and then came a call from the Judge. Sunday morning, early. He said that a woman had signed up for a membership at the private club we have, and she needed help with a “qualification.” He added, he had… Continue reading
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Down the Rabbit Hole
The Evolution of Law Enforcement Firearms Training Standards Article By: Leo H. In retirement, I find I am often contemplating things that probably do not really require consideration. There is a possibility I have been doing this my entire life, as I have been called a “purveyor of useless facts” on various occasions. At any… Continue reading
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Turns Out, the Target Matters
Article By: Leo H. Let me introduce you to the GALEFI-Q Target (of which GALEFI is paid 0.0% of sales). The National Rifle Association (NRA) debuted the B-27 target in 1962 to replace the older B-21. This new design superimposed a large 10-ring international rapid-fire scoring boundary over a human silhouette. Throughout the 1970s, the… Continue reading
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Carry Rotation?
Article by: William G. Many people seem to talk about having carry rotations. That is not new. It has existed as far back as I have been in the business, and probably since anyone with expendable income owned weapons. Most people have some type of excuse for it, as opposed to reason. That can cause… Continue reading
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Neuroplasticity on the Range: Designing a Firearms Training Regime Around the Mind
Article By: Leo H. To perfect human performance, the question often becomes, “To change, or not to change?” Specifically, in the realm of firearms training, we often look at change as it relates to the type of gun, barrel design and length, the method of aiming, trigger design or adjustments, ammunition design, weight and velocity,… Continue reading
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250 Years of Greatness: the American Soul, GALEFI legends, and memories of Chief James A. Green
Article by: William G. 4 July 2026 617: HQ, 617 10-23, on scene. HQ: Copy 617: HQ, Range is hot. Shots fired…… HQ: Copy, shots fired. 623, be en-route for backup, you’re cleared hot for 10-18…….. Today, is the celebration of the formation of the single greatest nation to ever exist. The United States of… Continue reading
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I use State of the Art Technology
Article by: William G. Fads and trends come and go. Some are ahead of their time. Some are forgotten. Some endure. Some are forgotten until someone “invents them” for the hundredth time. The cycle repeats. Regardless, most all of us want whatever the best of the best we can get for protection life and limb.… Continue reading
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Tactical Entertainment: When High-Volume Shooting Masquerades as Advanced Training
Article By: Leo H. Retired folks browse the internet. Well… maybe not all retired folks. In fact, it could just be something I do with the overabundance of spare time I seem to have nowadays. At any rate, I seem to find myself wandering down various rabbit holes, pursuing tidbits of information on a daily… Continue reading
