Shooting from Retention

This video critiques the advice of a social media personality regarding point shooting with red dot sights. The instructor emphasizes that effective red dot shooting involves focusing on the target, bringing the gun to the eyeline, and confirming sight alignment, even at close distances. He argues that relying solely on point shooting without sight confirmation is a disservice to new shooters and can lead to accountability issues, especially under stress.

This video demonstrates a critical firearm transition technique from rifle to pistol, emphasizing its application when time, distance, and cover are compromised within 25 meters. The instructor details a controlled method for rotating the primary weapon out of the workspace while drawing the secondary, followed by engaging the threat and then performing reloads on both weapons to maintain readiness. The drill highlights the importance of situational awareness and controlled weapon handling under pressure.

This guide outlines Craig Douglas's four-step progression for retention shooting, emphasizing a crawl-walk-run methodology. Developed from 33 years of experience, including undercover law enforcement, these techniques address extreme close-quarters encounters where traditional stances are impossible. The progression moves from visual checks to relying on tactile feedback and culminates in a single command to draw and fire, prioritizing safety and repeatability.

This video, presented by an NRA Instructor, details essential firearm ready positions for defensive scenarios. It emphasizes the importance of dry fire practice to develop muscle memory and safety. Key positions covered include High Ready, High Compressed, Low Ready, Low Compressed, Normal Compressed, and the Sool position, explaining their applications in various situations from home defense to close-quarters combat.

This video, featuring Mike from USCCA, details point shooting techniques for self-defense scenarios. It emphasizes training the hands to naturally align with the eyes without using traditional sights, crucial for situations where target fixation is high. Drills involve covering sights and focusing on natural point of aim, with progressive steps from high-ready to full draw and one-handed shooting, aiming to build muscle memory for rapid, accurate engagement up to 10-12 yards.

This video explores the effectiveness of point shooting at various distances, from 7 to 25 yards, by comparing accuracy and speed with and without firearm sights. The instructor, Alyssa Seymour, aims to identify personal limits for point shooting and highlight the tendency to over-confirm with sights, especially at closer ranges. The drill emphasizes becoming more target-focused and understanding the balance between speed and accuracy.

This guide, presented by Chief Instructor Ernie Medina and Firearms Trainer Brendon Arbolon of Tap Rack Bang, LLC, details the two main AR-15 configurations for California compliance: Featureless and Fixed Magazine. Featureless builds prioritize standard functionality with legal grip and stock limitations, allowing higher capacity. Fixed Magazine builds allow traditional features but require breaking the action to reload and are limited to 10 rounds. The instructors offer insights into the operational trade-offs of each system.

This guide details a training drill for shooting with both eyes open, as demonstrated by a professional firearms instructor from Tap Rack Bang, LLC. It emphasizes maintaining peripheral vision and faster target acquisition in dynamic self-defense scenarios, contrasting it with static precision shooting. The drill involves using taped shooting glasses to train the brain to focus on the target while keeping both eyes open.

This expert-level guide from Tap Rack Bang, LLC focuses on the critical technique of establishing a proper grip immediately after a pistol reload to enable rapid and accurate follow-up shots. The instructor emphasizes that a poor grip can cause the firearm to settle high, hindering speed, while a correct grip ensures stability and quick target re-acquisition. This technique is vital for defensive handgun use and competitive shooting.

This guide, presented by Chief Instructor Ernie Medina of Tap Rack Bang, LLC, details crucial pre-attack indicators for civilian defenders. It covers recognizing attacker body language, eye contact, hand gestures, and behavioral cues. The instruction emphasizes situational awareness, the importance of disengagement, and discreetly pre-staging hands near a concealed firearm for improved readiness in potential confrontations.