I haven't posted on this site since I left MN, but just finished publishing a book, Building Shooters which is about applying the discoveries of modern brain science to firearms and tactical training so I thought I would put this here if anyone is interested. The target audience is primarily organiz...

Sealed Mindset is holding another Introductory Pistol Class on 3-4 September. This class is 6 hours of training, spread into three two hour lessons. This introductory course is a great opportunity to gain proficiency in weapons safety and basic handling/fundamentals in a comfortable, relaxed environ...

Due to a scheduling conflict, the Sealed Mindset Introductory Pistol course has been moved to the 27th and 28th of August. More information is available here: http://www.smtfirearms.com/Intro-Pistol.html Please call or email via our website with any questions or to sign up. Dusty htt...

Sealed Mindset will be holding a semi-private Introductory Pistol Course on from Friday 20 August to Saturday 21 August. The course consists of three lessons covering firearms safety, handling and marksmanship. This is great program for new shooters, novices or people who are thinking about buying a...

It does not have to be an AR type. We just have most of our experience with those and so will provide a lot better training on them. It does have to be a 5.56 or pistol caliber weapon because of the range limitations.

Dusty

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Sealed Mindset will be offering a one day Basic Carbine Course on 07 August. It will be held at the Scott County Regional Training Facility in Jordan, MN and is open to anyone. Participants must have a valid permit to carry, permit to purchase a handgun, military ID, LE ID or undergo a background ch...

Reminder that there is a 1/2 Day Defensive Handgun Skill Builder on 24 July at the Scott County Regional Training Facility. Pleast contact me if interested.

Dusty

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Precision Cartridge in Indiana makes some pretty good re-manufactured stuff that's fairly cost effective and available in pretty large quantities. We're not affiliated with them in any way, but I've bought from them in the past personally.

http://www.precisioncartridge.com/

Dusty

LE Targets has a good selection. There's a local company called In Range that we are working with that sells them as well and has a good range of paper silhouette targets and situational/picture targets. Link is here:

http://www.range-systems.com/srp_papr-trg.html

Sealed Mindset is holding a 1/2 day handgun skill builder at the Scott County Regional Training Facility on 24 July from 8:00am until 12:00. Cost will be $95, including the range fee. A skill level equivalent to that developed in our Personal Security Level I course is required to attend. This is bo...

On a more serious note, for informational purposes only, one of the top CQB focused units in the world just got rid of their 1911's and went to the Glock 21 because of reliability, particularly in really dirty/dusty places................. Some day you Navy guys will have to hire a Marine to teach ...

What you can do though, is compare price points. Put a $500 glock up against a $500 1911 (pick your maker). If somebody would do that extensively, then I might pay attention. Comparing $500 guns to $1500 guns just isn't logical, and it exposes a person's ignorance if they believe they are making a ...

but you should never "re-holster" (as it were) in anything approximating a hurry. This isn't necessarily true in my opinion. There's no reason to "rush" the gun back into the holster after every shot or engagement, but it is possible that you will need to re-holster it quickly a...

I would also recommend an IWB holster. I personally like the Galco Royal Guard, but there are a lot of good options out there. The biggest issue with 1911's is training yourself to manipulate the thumb safety under stress. It's easy to do...just takes repetition.

Dusty

Reminder that Defensive Handgun Skill Builder training will be held at the Scott County Regional Training Facility this Saturday. Our skill builders are designed to allow serious defensive shooters to come and train hard to improve and polish their skills in a professional, instructor driven environ...