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 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 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...
by Ben Adams | Oct 12, 2016 | ATA Pistol I Reviews, Student Reviews
I had the pleasure of attending Appalachian Tactical Academy’s Pistol I Class on September 24th, 2016 with Ben Adams as my instructor. I have had my KY CCDW License since I was 21, and have actively carried for 19 years. I decided to take this class to help improve my...
by Ben Adams | Sep 28, 2016 | ATA Pistol I Reviews, Student Reviews
[The gunfighter that wrote this review is a Sergeant in the Marine Corps Reserve. I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with him for a period of more than a year, and I can say that he’s one of the most squared-away Marines I’ve had the...
