Personal Defense Tip: Shooting From Cover | Gunsite Academy Firearms Training

This video from Gunsite Academy, presented by Bob Whaley, details a critical 5-step target discrimination system for defensive situations. The system, introduced by Paul Howe, emphasizes assessing the 'whole person,' 'hands,' 'waistline,' 'surroundings,' and 'demeanor' to accurately identify threats and avoid friendly fire incidents. Expert instruction highlights the importance of habitual practice in everyday scenarios and specialized range drills to build rapid, accurate decision-making skills under stress.

Gunsite Academy's 'training your personality' philosophy, founded by Jeff Cooper, emphasizes making shooting mechanics subconscious through repetition and consistency. This approach is crucial for critical incidents where cognitive load demands automatic responses. Training involves both academic understanding of rules and physical mastery of skills like immediate action drills and reloads.

This Gunsite Academy video, presented by Instructor Bob Whaley and produced by the NSSF, focuses on the crucial handgun shooting technique of 'flash sight picture.' The video emphasizes the importance of consistently using one's sights during all stages of shooting. It also promotes the #LetsGoShooting and #NSSF initiatives, encouraging participation in shooting sports and responsible gun ownership. Additional links are provided for related NSSF programs like Let's Go Hunting and Gun Owners Care, as well as resources for finding shooting locations.

This NSSF video features Gunsite Rangemaster Charlie McNeese and NSSF's Mark Thomas discussing and reviewing the retention position during the draw stroke for personal protection in close quarters. The content emphasizes practical firearm handling techniques for defensive scenarios. The video is part of the #LetsGoShooting initiative by the NSSF.

This video details the 50/200 yard zero strategy for AR-15 carbines, advocated by Gunsite Academy. It emphasizes the importance of zeroing for accuracy, explaining it as establishing a relationship between the sighting system and the weapon. The method involves using a specialized target with a grid for precise adjustments, starting at 25 yards and finalizing at 50 yards for the 200-yard zero.

This video features Gunsite instructor Bob Whaley explaining Colonel Jeff Cooper's four fundamental rules of firearm safety to NSSF's Mark Thomas. The emphasis is on understanding these rules and practicing safe gun handling until it becomes an ingrained habit for ensuring the highest level of safety. The video is presented by the NSSF as part of their #LetsGoShooting initiative.

This drill focuses on improving pistol accuracy by isolating trigger anticipation. By firing a single live round and immediately following with a dry fire, shooters can identify muzzle movement caused by flinching or anticipating recoil. Practicing this at distance, like 40 yards, provides clear feedback on trigger control and sight alignment.

Understanding Minute of Angle (MOA) is crucial for accurate long-range shooting. MOA is an angular measurement, approximately 1 inch at 100 yards, that increases linearly with distance. This concept simplifies scope adjustments for bullet drop and windage, allowing shooters to precisely compensate for gravity's effect on trajectory. Proper zeroing and understanding scope click values are key to achieving consistent accuracy.

Ryan Cleckner highlights stability as paramount for long-range shooting, recommending shooting bags for a consistent platform. He stresses focusing on the reticle for sight picture and maintaining steady trigger pressure through the shot with follow-through. Proper scope setup is crucial to avoid 'scope shadow' and ensure accurate point of impact.

Proper rifle scope mounting is crucial for accuracy and shooter comfort. This guide emphasizes fitting the scope to the individual shooter, ensuring a natural cheek weld and eye alignment. Key steps include secure ring installation, achieving correct eye relief, leveling the reticle, and focusing the ocular lens for a clear sight picture.