Mantis is a new firearm accessory company based out of the Chicago suburb of Oswego, Illinois. The Mantis website describes the company as, "gun nuts, with some heavy geek seasoning and a deep passion for our families and our future." Their first big development has been the new [easyazon_link identifier="B01GF81M5W" locale="US" tag="bluesheecom-20"]MantisX Firearms Training … [Read more...]
Winning Deadly Force Encounters
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is Part II in a series confronting the lack of proper firearms training in modern law enforcement. In Part I we covered the importance of transitioning to targets that focus the officer's shots into the key upper chest targeting areas of the heart and lungs of the adversary. In Part II we present the arguments for proper targeting, with an anatomical … [Read more...]
Self-Defense Targets: Training to Win
The firearms community has grown phenomenally over the last 25 years, and continues to show amazing improvements in manufacturing, innovation, and skills training to complete the experience. These advancements have helped law enforcement respond to increasingly complex critical incidents. The development of highly accurate bean bag rounds as a less lethal option, polymer … [Read more...]
Got Ammo? You Better Stock Up!
Have you checked your department's armory lately? If not, you had better convince the people in charge to start stocking up like a modern-day Prepper! How many hollow point duty rounds do you have? If you think you have enough, you might want to think again! Those agencies caught by surprise when the civilian ammunition market was choked dry during the height of the Iraq and … [Read more...]
Professional Shooters Talk Pistol Grip
https://youtu.be/BrCfHYdyhw0 Perhaps the most indicative feature of pistol shooting in relation to accuracy is the shooter's grip on the handgun. In the above video shooting professional Michael Seeklander, of Shooting Performance (as well as Personal Defense Network and Top Shot Season 1), breaks down some key fundamentals in the shooter's grip that can provide an outstanding … [Read more...]
Should Officers Use Their Front Sights During A Gunfight?
About the Force Science Institute The Force Science Institute (FSI) is a research organization founded by Dr. Bill Lewinski, PhD. in Mancato, Minnesota. Dr. Lewinski is a 30-year clinical psychologist in human behavior who has focused his career in the area of police psychology. He created the Force Science Institute and dedicated its research to the study of human perception … [Read more...]
Rob Leatham Talks Trigger Pull
Rob Leatham - Professional Shooter/Trainer Rob Leatham is a world renown professional shooter sponsored by [easyazon_link identifier="B000J4JI14" locale="US" tag="bluesheecom-20"]Springfield Armory[/easyazon_link]. During his time competing in professional shooting competitions he has amassed an impressive list of credentials and awards to prove he is the real deal when it … [Read more...]
Roll Call: A BSD Challenge Video!
A little over a week ago I started the Quarterly Challenge on BlueSheepDog. The intent of the challenge was to keep officers sharp on some of the most critical skills necessary to survive the streets. I haven't receive very many responses or comments so I have no idea how well the Q1 Challenge was received. There were four challenges included in the first quarter (Q1) … [Read more...]
UTM Civilian Target Ammunition (CTA)
Universal Training Munitions Civilian Target Ammunition Universal Training Munitions has announced the release of their Civilian Target Ammunition (CTA) at the 2015 SHOT Show. The CTA round is based on the similar UTM Target Bullet Round (TBR) that is used in military and law enforcement training worldwide. The [easyazon_link identifier="158297408X" locale="US" … [Read more...]
Officers Charged in Careless Deaths
Barely two months into 2015, and we have two police officers, from different large police agencies, criminally charged for the reckless or negligent killing of another human being. Sadly, I have to agree with the criminal complaints and I'll explain. The Oath of Office When you swore the oath to become a police officer, you entered a profession with tenants that call you to … [Read more...]