Let’s Talk Firearms Safety Author: Graham Dunne Background: From the Marine Corps, to police work, to private contracting, I have been involved in formal firearms training since the 1980’s. I have been a firearms instructor since 1999. I worked on a police range full-time for years, and I continue to teach firearms classes weekly, year-round. […]
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Colorado House Bill 24-1174: New CCW Training Requirements Author: Graham Dunne House Bill 24-1174, passed in 2024, took effect on July 1, 2025. It changes Colorado’s concealed handgun permit (CHP) rules, especially the training required for applicants and instructors. Key changes under the new law include: Verified Instructors Statewide: All CHP classes (for new
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The OODA Loop: Observe, Orient, Decide, Act Author: Graham Dunne The OODA Loop was developed by USAF Colonel John Boyd in the early 1970’s, to use your opponent’s decision-making lag time against them. A pilot in the Korean conflict, he later attended Fighter Weapons School. Boyd graduated at the top of his class, and
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Shooting Fundamentals: Follow-Through Author: Graham Dunne The sixth shooting fundamental, often discussed last, is follow-through. Like any sport or physical task, there is a follow-through. Consider throwing a football. The arm doesn’t stop once the ball leaves your hand. Your arm continues forward, the thumb turning over, eventually moving towards the crotch. The throwing side
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Shooting Fundamentals: Stance Author: Graham Dunne It is my belief that the majority of shooters improperly press the trigger, causing poor accuracy. Let’s get deep in the weeds on the four stages of a trigger press. The first stage is placement, the “tactile” touch. As shown in the picture, the trigger should be centered
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Shooting Fundamentals: Stance Author: Graham Dunne The two predominant stances in the firearms world are the Weaver stance, and the isosceles stance. The Weaver stance is named after Jack Weaver, a Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff and renown competition shooter, who developed his own stance in the 1950’s, when people were still shooting one handed.
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Shooting Fundamentals: Breath Author: Graham Dunne Controlling breathing is especially important during long range rifle, but even when shooting a pistol at distance. Typically, when shooters do not consider breathing, we see hits up and down the target, similar to buttons on a shirt. The shooter is firing during different stages of breath,
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Shooting Fundamentals: Sights Author: Graham Dunne When I entered the Marine Corps, 35 years ago, the emphasis on shooting fundamentals was high. I left the Marine Corps believing the Corps did two things very well: teaching rifle marksmanship fundamentals, and teaching leadership and followership. In regards to rifle marksmanship, the training was top notch. In
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Get a Grip: The Importance of Proper Grip in Firearms Handling Author: Graham Dunne In 2020, I was being interviewed for a position as the lead firearms trainer, to train personnel contracted to protect assets for a U. S. intelligence agency, funded by Central Intelligence. (You have most likely never heard of this agency—I had
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