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26 May Private Lessons

Posted at 13:13h in Carbine, Everyday Carry (EDC), Gun Range, Gun Safety, Handgun, Personal Protection, Private Lessons, Training, Uncategorized by Travis Nelson 0 Comments

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Are you looking to improve your shooting capabilities in an environment that promotes accelerated skill development? Our top-notch instructors provide private lessons that will be tailored to help you reach your specific goals and take you down the path you wish to pursue. Whether you...

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12 May A New Tribe

Posted at 13:48h in Gun Range, Gun Safety, Personal Protection, Training, Uncategorized by Travis Nelson 0 Comments

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For the new gun owners of 2020, being a gun owner is hard enough. The media portrays us as degenerates with a single agenda. You now have a secret that some of your co-workers and family members would cringe at, as they ostracize you from...

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12 May Resilience: The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

Posted at 08:42h in Everyday Carry (EDC), Personal Protection, Training, Uncategorized by Travis Nelson 0 Comments

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Wow!  What a year 2020 has been.  The world’s ending!  No, it is not!  It looks like Venezuela…  There is a lot of media hype and disinformation out there…  Trust, but verify.  This all just proves common sense is not common.  Let us stop the madness for a moment and give this some...

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11 May 4 Things to Do While Sheltering at Home

Posted at 08:51h in Everyday Carry (EDC), Personal Protection, Private Lessons, Training, Uncategorized by Travis Nelson 0 Comments

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The majority of Americans are abiding by some form of stay at home order.  Many have adjusted their day-to-day life with various family and work responsibilities.  Many of us, especially those in cities, are saving over an hour a day on our commutes, if not more, take...

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06 May War Belt – 101

Posted at 07:59h in Gun Range, Training, Uncategorized by Travis Nelson 0 Comments

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In this post, I'm going to talk about overt kit. This is 'first line' gear that I use for teaching classes or have used while deployed. Contextually, I want to be very clear: Your daily carry gear is more important to nail down than the...

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04 May EDC – Back To Basics

Posted at 10:24h in Everyday Carry (EDC), Personal Protection, Training, Uncategorized by Travis Nelson 0 Comments

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I’m calling this EDC piece, back to basics. The reason is I was thinking of the average family or retired couple that is about to take a vacation or travel across the country or even around the world for that matter. It hits home because my parents retired a few...

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30 Apr Training Overall

Posted at 07:31h in Private Lessons, Training, Uncategorized by Travis Nelson 0 Comments

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    As instructors, we put a heavy emphasis on training, or practice. Let me be frank: there is no gear one can buy that will make them a better shooter. We can buy equipment that accommodates our shooting, i.e. optics, lasers, grips etc., but these items alone do nothing...

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22 Apr EDC – Less is More

Posted at 16:10h in Everyday Carry (EDC), Personal Protection, Training, Uncategorized by Travis Nelson 0 Comments

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I want to continue to build on our discussion about EDC and tie in the old adage that, “less is more.” Ask yourself what is in your pockets and Go Bag, and why? More and more people are putting together their own EDC kits. I have a few different EDC...

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09 Apr What is your Line One Gear and EDC setup?

Posted at 09:46h in Everyday Carry (EDC), Personal Protection, Training by Travis Nelson 0 Comments

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Always make sure your kit is ready. Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.  Use this time wisely to ensure you are an asset and not a liability to those you love and care for. In order of importance.  Mindset to include Situational Awareness, Functional...

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24 Mar YOUR LADDER TO SURVIVAL

Posted at 11:26h in Everyday Carry (EDC), Personal Protection, Training, Uncategorized by Travis Nelson 0 Comments

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We recently discussed active shooter type situations and I want to continue to build on that.  The reality is sometimes it’s a no-win situation and that’s something we should all be training for.  We should train for the worst day of our lives and hopefully when it happens it is...

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