by Dillon | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
P80 Build, Worth It? Disclaimer: I am not a gunsmith. The following is based on my personal, anecdotal, and single experience with building out a P80 frame. The following is by no means gospel, just an honest assessment of an individual experience. This is not a step...
by Dillon | Aug 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
I would like to preface this by saying that while this is intended to be devoid of partisan politics, I will admit some premises are based on a small government interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. As we are all aware, there has been a recent wave of garbage...
by Ben Adams | Aug 27, 2019 | Shotguns
This week we’re back to conclude our defensive shotgun ammo testing. As always, our friends at Widener’s Reloading & Shooting Supply provided us with some high quality shotgun slugs to test for your benefit. Shotgun Slug Basics In the 12 Gauge...
by Ben Adams | Aug 5, 2019 | Level 1: Self-Defender, Shotguns
We’re back with another installment of our defensive ammo range report series. Once again, Widener’s Reloading & Shooting Supply has provided us with some ammo for testing, so I took to the range to pattern some buckshot and accuracy test some slugs....
by Ben Adams | May 9, 2019 | Gear, Level 1: Home Defender, Rifles
Last week we took a look at the range performance of some defensive pistol ammo. This week, we’re going to examine a couple of different rifle loads that we received from Widener’s Reloading & Shooting Supply: Federal Fusion MSR .223 and Hornady...
by Ben Adams | May 1, 2019 | Gear, Level 1: Self-Defender, Pistols
The ammunition you carry in your self-defense weapon matters. I think that this is a topic that a lot of people are pretty uneducated on, and it really is an important thing to possess at least a working knowledge of. ATA recently had the good fortune of receiving a...
by Dillon | Oct 27, 2018 | Announcements
To all of our loyal followers and trainees, you may recall earlier in the year an announcement that ATA would not be hosting any classes in 2018. While that remains true, we have another announcement to make. Many of you have met me at classes over the years, my name...
by Ben Adams | Mar 2, 2018 | Announcements
Just wanted to make a quick announcement to update all our followers and customers on what’s happening with ATA. The short version is that we won’t be teaching any classes in 2018. The longer version is this: I apologize for the silence over the last few...
by Ben Adams | Nov 21, 2017 | Level 3: Citizen-Soldier, Small Unit Tactics, Tactics
Tactical Fundamentals So I want to start writing more about tactics, because we have to lay some groundwork in tactical fundamentals before we can really talk in an informed matter about certain other topics of interest to the Citizen-Warrior. So what exactly do I...
by Ben Adams | Nov 16, 2017 | Level 2: Citizen-Protector, Podcast, Tactics
Don’t be a hero is the cry of cowards and elitists – an admonishment to the good people of the world to stand idly by and do nothing as evil happens. When things are going bad – really bad – it’s up to the people actually present at the...
