A very special gunfighting class at a very special shooting preserve
Lee’s note: Too often shooters take a concealed carry class and then stop. Real pistoleers know their training never stops — whatever their level — and they understand the difference between a...
View ArticleColumn: A real-world tactical class from a world-class trainer (w/Photo Gallery)
Arden Tams served 24 years in the U.S. Army, the last 17 in Special Forces. He deployed overseas 10 times, including multiple tours in Afghanistan. Tams taught a pistol/carbine class Sunday, which was...
View ArticleThe Gun Writer TV episode 15: Talking training with Mike Magowan of Veritas...
“Veritas” means “truth,” and if you take a class from Mike Magowan, co-founder of Veritas Training Academy, you’re bound to hear a great deal of truth. On this week’s episode, Mike Young, Mike Magowan...
View ArticleA machine-gun shoot and a gun show? I’m in!
Scott Quick, owner of Quick Draw Defense, and machine-gun guru Chris Magnant are busy putting the finishing touches on Quick Draw Defenses Pearl Harbor Day Machine Gun Shoot, which will be held...
View ArticleThe Gun Writer TV episode 47: ‘Gunfighter 101’ at Florida’s world-class...
On this week’s episode, Mike Young and I are joined by Mike Magowan, lead instructor at Sarasota’s Veritas Training Academy. The two Mikes talk about their “Gunfighter 101” class, which was nearly...
View ArticleColumn: A world-class shooting facility hosts a real-world shooting class
It’s a sad fact that once they get their concealed-carry license, many shooters stop training. I’ve never understood why. It can be a deadly mistake. There’s a massive gap between what’s taught in a...
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View ArticleThe Gun Writer TV episode 52: Gunfighter 101 at the Bienville Plantation
On this week’s episode, Mike Magowan and Deb Sullivan — instructors at Sarasota’s Veritas Training Academy — talk about one of the best training classes I’ve ever attended, the “Gunfighter 101” course...
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