Beyond "Shoot or No Shoot" — GMP # 182

This guide details the setup and use of the Mantis Raven Home Dryfire Projection System, as presented by Cara from Mantis at SHOT Show 2026. The system offers a comprehensive dryfire training solution with multiple modules and levels, designed for both consumer and professional use. It emphasizes affordability and accessibility for improving shooting skills at home.

This segment details the construction and setup of a shoot house for force-on-force training, emphasizing the use of inexpensive, disposable furniture sourced from garage sales. It highlights the creation of realistic interior environments and specialized training areas like an auto body shop. The discussion also covers developing complex scenarios to challenge participants' tactical decision-making in unknown and high-stress situations, all while using paintball markers for safety.

This video from the USCCA Concealed Carry Expo 2018 features Tony Lim Brea from Ultimate Training Munitions (UTM). He explains that UTM rounds are non-lethal training ammunition designed to convert real firearms for safe, realistic training. The system provides real function, recoil, and reliability, enabling a wide range of drills like concealed draws, 360-degree shooting, and movement drills that are impossible on standard static ranges. The ammunition utilizes a two-primer system: one for cycling the firearm and recoil, and another to control projectile velocity, ensuring safety.

This guide, informed by Roy Huntington, Editor of American Handgunner Magazine, details the critical differences between buckshot and birdshot for home defense. It covers their physical characteristics, penetration capabilities through walls, and effectiveness at close range. The advice emphasizes choosing a load based on concerns about over-penetration while stressing the universal importance of training, target identification, and using a light for any home defense scenario.

This guide details the field stripping process for a 1911 pistol, presented by Roy Huntington, Publisher of American Handgunner. It covers essential safety checks, step-by-step disassembly, and reassembly, emphasizing techniques to prevent damage. An alternative 'cheat' method for faster disassembly is also demonstrated, along with advice on using specialized tools for tight components.

This video showcases an exceptionally rare find: a first-generation 1873 Colt Single Action Peacemaker, discovered via metal detecting in Arizona. The expert speaker details its museum-quality condition, dating it to 1875, and analyzes the authentic patina and wear, including specific gutta-percha grip details and muzzle wear from holster friction. The firearm's discovery context among homestead ruins adds to its historical narrative.

This guide, presented by Roy Huntington, Editor of American Handgunner Magazine, outlines an efficient '5-minute clean' for modern semi-automatic pistols like the Glock 26/27. It emphasizes that over-cleaning is unnecessary and can cause premature wear. The process focuses on targeted cleaning of critical areas like the barrel and slide rails, with minimal lubrication applied only to high-friction points. Proper function checks after reassembly are also highlighted.