I met James and Korey at the 2023 NRA convention in Indianapolis, and they invited me to visit their MushinSST facility in Brookville, Ohio, to teach in 2024. I made the trip April 12-14 to teach 3 classes: Force on Force Instructor, Tactical Scenarios, and Advanced Handgun. Their facility is much like the KR Training ... The post Mushin SST Ohio classes AAR appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

During the Trainer’s Dinner, Tom asked me if I could remember how many TacCon’s I’ve attended/taught at. I think the number is 23. I missed the very first one, but traveled to Memphis as an attendee for the second Polite Society Conference, back when the event had that name and it was held at the ... The post Tac Con 2024 AAR appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

Read about the latest news from KR Training and find training classes to improve your defensive firearms skills. The post KR Training March/April 2024 Newsletter appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

Another find from my Historical Handgun research team. This is an article from the US Revolver Association’s 1918 newsletter. It describes their concept of a defensive pistol event that includes drawing from a holster. Carrying a small revolver in pants or coat pocket was the default carry method of that era, particularly for city dwellers, ... The post 1918 Protection Pistol Course of Fire appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

Another article about Harry Reeves, from 1951, courtesy of my historical handgun research team. This one is from Handguns magazine. Reeves has the biases against semiauto pistols and 9mm ammunition common to gun writers and gun experts of his era. The discussion of trigger control and shooting fundamentals is great information, and I note that ... The post Harry Reeves Practical Handgunning 1951 appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

A 1947 article from the American Rifleman magazine about top shooter Harry Reeves. The post Harry Reeves: Case History (1947) appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

From my historical handgun research team: this article about bullseye champion Harry Reeves, who was one of the top competitors from the late 1930’s to early 1960’s and continued being active in the sport into the 1980’s. The post Harry Reeves – Competitive Shooting Champion appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

Another find from my Historical Handgun research team: a 1964 Guns magazine article written about two self defense shooting drills. Back in that era they were likely shot using the classic Colt target (NRA B-21). Jeff Cooper wrote about both of these drills, and Bill Wilson created an IDPA-ized version of the Mexican Defense course ... The post The Mexican and Yaqui Defense Courses (1964) appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

When I first got started in USPSA competition, one of the local club members let me copy a bad quality copy of a video he had of PACT timer inventor and firearms trainer Ronin Colman teaching in 1988. Ronin had been an IPSC shooter since the early days, had attended some of the earliest classes ... The post Ronin Colman 1988 class video appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more

A definitive article, from the FBI’s newsletter, explaining their Practical Pistol Course in detail. I’ve written about that course of fire in multiple previous posts Thanks to Chris Baker of Lucky Gunner for finding this gem and sharing with me so I can share with you! The FBI PPC course was widely used in law ... The post FBI Practical Pistol Course (1946) appeared first on Notes from KR ..read more