There is a lot of good information out there about preparing for emergencies, and also a lot of nonsense. The biggest flop that we see is a singular focus, especially when that singular focus is on an event that has a small chance of effecting you, such as a massive civil unrest, fighting against some foreign invaders, or (the pop-culture favorite) a zombie apocalypse. While preparing for those types of events will get you pointed in the right direction, it's a better idea to prepare for the types of emergencies that are more likely to happen, such as the loss of a job, a water shortage, a natural disaster, or a power outage. Those are some examples of emergencies that happen all-too-often here in our country, yet also all-too-often many of the affected citizens are unprepared for such events, and thus have to rely on others or (gasp!) the government to bail them out.
In this month's Journal of a Sheepdog, we went over to Off The Grid Survival Gear, one of our industry partners, to talk to co-owner Lee about realistic preparations, training, and also what he feels is the biggest lack of preparation in most people's lives: water storage.
Here's a video from our most recent Precision Rifle course with some photos and a few short slo-mo shots thrown in. This course was held at CowTown Range Arizona from Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2014. A great time was had by all, and every student learned a lot about their equipment, themselves, and what they can accomplish. 100m is a pistol shot for these guys now, and 300m is a starting point - nothing bigger than 1 MOA is acceptable! Interested in getting in on the next course? Contact Us to let us know! We'll be scheduling the next Precision Rifle class soon for early fall of 2014, and this course fills up fast: http://www.independencetraining.com/contact-us/
Our first couple of shows have been very well received, and you can view them below. We hope to hear your questions and comments soon, and we have some awesome guests and product reviews coming up soon!
Here at Independence Training we use Slip 2000 products for our firearms maintenance. In fact, we believe in their product so much, that if you come to an Independence Training firearms course, you'll get a free sample of Slip 2000 Extreme Weapons Lubricant (EWL) and Slip 2000 725 Cleaner/Degreaser.
We ran into our friends from Slip 2000 at SHOT Show earlier this month, and told them about a handgun training course that we held during a snowy day, and how some student's guns started to have recurring malfunctions due to poor lubrication. What did we do to fix that? You'll have to read the whole story on Slip 2000's blog: http://www.slip2000.com/blog/independence-trainging-uses-slip-2000/.
And if you're a Facebook user, be sure to stop by their page, 'Like' it, and drop a comment on our story being posted there, as well: https://www.facebook.com/slip2000.
We got a few of our instructors and students together on the first weekend in January 2014 so that we could ring in the New Year with a Bang and celebrate a friend's birthday! Similar to our New Year's Eve video (http://youtu.be/pNpNJMS4wG8), this is a short video from a long day, but we had a great time burning some powder and challenging ourselves. Remember to create a training plan for 2014, and we look forward to seeing you in class!
We got a few of our instructors and students together on New Year's Eve so that we could send 2013 out with a Bang! This is a short video from a long day, but we had a great time burning some powder during our informal "action shooting match." We hope that you had an exciting and safe New Year's Eve, and look for our next video where we bring 2014 in with a Bang - plus we demonstrate better tomahawk skills!
