by Ben Adams | Dec 26, 2015 | ATA Pistol I, ATA Pistol I Reviews, ATA Pistol II, ATA Pistol II Reviews, Student Reviews
[Below is a review from Tim. Tim took both Pistol I and Pistol II in December. He’s a great shooter, and I can tell he’s a good dude. He also let me shoot his suppressed rifles, so that was pretty sweet. Pay attention to what he says about things...
by Ben Adams | Dec 20, 2015 | Gear, Pistols
The other day on the ATA Facebook page, I shared a link to an article that rumored the Navy SEALs will be switching over from Sig pistols to Glock 19’s. Now I have absolutely no way of knowing if this is true (the rumor is pretty suspect since it came via...
by Ben Adams | Dec 17, 2015 | ATA Pistol I, ATA Pistol I Reviews, Student Reviews
[Josh here. I’m going to take a page from John Mosby’s book (of Mountain Guerrilla – look him up), and write all my comments in bold, italics, and brackets. Normal font will represent what the student actually wrote. Below is a review from Renae, a...
by Ben Adams | Dec 15, 2015 | Basic Training
This post is part of the Basic Training series. In this series, I lay out a roadmap to success for the armed citizen seeking tactical training. Basic Training: Where Do I Start? Basic Training: Get Your Priorities Straight Basic Training: Get Your Mind...
by Ben Adams | Dec 9, 2015 | Other Class Reviews
This is a review of another instructor’s class. My plan, of course, is to post others’ reviews of my classes on this blog, and I will get to that as soon as they start rolling in from the students at the last ATA Pistol I class. But despite being a...
by Ben Adams | Dec 8, 2015 | Book Reviews
I drive a lot. My commute to work is about 90 minutes one-way, and my USMC Reserve unit is located nearly three hours away from home. When you do as much driving as I do, you get a little sick of just listening to music, so I’ve taken to listening to a lot of...
by Ben Adams | Dec 1, 2015 | Movie Reviews, Warrior Ethos
So I want to start off by saying that I’m not some big Japanophile. I don’t obsess over giant robots, super-powered martial artists, and magical girls. Sure, I obtained a minor in Japanese while I was studying at UK, but I’ve just never been a...
by Ben Adams | Nov 30, 2015 | Announcements
At the time of me writing this, there is still plenty of space left in the December 12-13 Pistol I and Pistol II classes. You can see those dates and sign up here. We are just coming off a weekend where we sold out our first Pistol I class, and the students could not...
by Ben Adams | Nov 27, 2015 | Basic Training
This post is part of the Basic Training series. In this series, I lay out a roadmap to success for the armed citizen seeking tactical training. Basic Training: Where Do I Start? Basic Training: Get Your Priorities Straight Basic Training: Get Your Mind...
by Ben Adams | Nov 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Congratulations! You’ve made it. That’s right, you’ve found the Appalachian Tactical Academy blog. This is a place for Brooke and I to share our thoughts and insights on tactics, training, liberty, fighting mindset, gear, and all manner of other things relevant to the...
