by Ben Adams | May 14, 2017 | Announcements, Pistols, Rifles
Meet Johnny Ringo, the star of ATA’s newest custom training target. Mr. Ringo is an educated man, and he has agreed to help train prospective gunfighters seeking instruction from Appalachian Tactical Academy. He’s made out of heavy-duty cardstock, which...
by Ben Adams | May 11, 2017 | Level 1: Home Defender, Level 1: Self-Defender, Pistols
As some of you may know, I believe it’s a good thing for the Armed Citizen to periodically shoot some standard courses of fire as a way to track your progress and see just how good you really are. In the past, I’ve shot the IDPA Classifier as well as the...
by Ben Adams | Apr 28, 2017 | Gear, Pistols
I’ve been experimenting with different iron sight options for fighting pistols here lately. As you all are probably well aware, I’ve used XS Big Dots for about the past nine years and recommended them in my classes and on this blog since starting...
by Ben Adams | Apr 25, 2017 | ATA Pistol I Reviews, Student Reviews
Hey, my name is Brandon. I’ve served with Josh in the Marine Corps. I graduated from Parris Island on Oct 3, 2014 and became a rifleman on Dec 23, 2015. I was raised around guns. Growing up, my family taught me about safely handling and shooting rifles and...
by Ben Adams | Apr 19, 2017 | ATA Pistol I Reviews, Student Reviews
I am a 51 year old grandmother that had very limited experience with guns. I had only really shot them twice prior to this year. I shot a rifle with the help of my dad as a teenager and then went and shot at cans once in my early 20’s with a group of people. I...