Get Your Shoot On

11/10/2021

Don’t listen to the uninformed.

No. Just...no.

10/13/2021

Good read. I prefer hand held, as the weapon mounted light on a handgun limits your holster selection. FBI or Harries techniques seem to work well. The latter allows for additional gun support.

Which is better a better EDC Flashlight handled vs weapon mounted lights? You may be surprised at Jacob's answer to this one, but he does have a clear answer. Check it out now.

09/28/2021

This explains the explosion of new local clients

There’s an interesting shift concerning Americans’ attitudes toward guns and gun control. Pew Research Center, a Washington, D.C. think tank that tracks attitudes on social issues, public opinion and demographic trends updated their research on guns. Gun ownership is rising and the appetite for ...

09/26/2021

Explains it well.

Grip and hold on the firearm are often viewed by handgun shooters as one and the same. However, seasoned defensive and competitive shooters break down handgun shooting stability into two distinctly but equally essential subcomponents: grip versus hold.

09/07/2021

90% of my firearm purchases come from our two local gun stores. The service after the sale makes the difference to me.

When it comes to guns, there are lots of great reasons to shop local.

08/24/2021

Great advice.

Should you intervene in a third-party dispute? Here's Sheriff Jim's take...

06/17/2021

New look!

12/22/2020

Outstanding article! Worth a read to the end. Find a firearm that suits your purpose, find a NRA Certified Instructor and start training. Don’t wait for a serious personal defense situation to arise to find out you lack the skills to come out on top. GYSOI offers private training lessons for handguns, rifles and tactical shotgun. We also offer the Idaho Basic Concealed Carry Class.

While we can sometimes get mired in minutia, never forget that the most important part of being armed is, well, being armed.

12/08/2020

Good suggestions. Getting training from a certified instructor is very important. Training with a purpose is additionally important. I see so many new gun owners at the range working off the bench shooting at a static target. Get a holster set up, a magazine carrier and seek professional training.

So are you one of the new gun owners that have joined our ranks this year? If you are, you're not alone because there are estimates that say there are millions of new gun owners this year. Welcome to the club. You may be getting some mixed signals about what to do next, or what your next steps as a....

11/25/2020

I am glad to see at least one other instructor is sold on the act of breaking down your draw stroke into micro segments. I teach the draw stroke in 4 steps. Each step is practiced until its perfect and then the next step is added. I put each step on a timer to learn what step is lacking an needs improvement.
Take this further and break down your reloads and malfunction clearances in the same manner.

The importance of a correct draw during a defensive encounter cannot be overstated. It is at this point in the scenario when you're supposed to establish your all-important combat grip. And as we all hopefully know by now, having this proper grip means the difference between accurate follow up shots...