Posts by Chad Winkler
Tactical Mental Training (TMT)
There is a saying in the Firearms Training Industry, stating “Your Body Won’t Go Where Your Mind Hasn’t Been.” This saying alludes to the importance of mental training and having a plan to deal with dynamic critical incidents. Visualization and Mental Training have been used for years in Competitive Sports and the importance of “training…
Read More...Two New Guest Instructor Events!
We are excited to announce another great Special Event for this Fall. On October 9th & 10th John Hearne will be at Boondocks FTA conducting his Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why Lecture plus his Cognitive Pistol w/ Tactical Anatomy Course. John is a fellow RangeMaster Instructor and his Who Wins lecture has been published…
Read More...Church Safety – Protecting Your Congregation
Here at Boondocks FTA™ we now have a FREE Seminar designed to help you and your church be better prepared! In this approximately 2.5 hour seminar we cover the following Church Safety Topics: Know the laws Recognize the signs of potential threats Analyze past events Create an Emergency Operations Plan Understand the common challenges most…
Read More...Summer EDC Setup
As the weather warms up here in the Deep South we trade in our Boots, Sweaters and Jeans for Shorts, T-Shirts and Flip Flops, but that doesn’t mean we can stop carrying the essentials. This month in “On The Hunt” we talk about modifying your EDC for Summertime. During the winter if you see me…
Read More...Right To Carry 2021
Effective July 1, 2021, there will be 20 states that will have Constitutional or “unrestricted” Right To Carry. This means that residents (an in some cases non-residents) can carry a loaded firearm concealed on their person without a permit! SCOTUS to Hear First 2A Case in over a Decade On Monday April 26, the Supreme…
Read More...Five Rules To Help You Win A Gunfight!
Truth be told, I have never been in a gunfight. The closest I came occurred when I was about 8 years old at my family land in South Texas. My Dad, nicknamed “Grizz”, and I were out walking when we came upon a truck that should not have been there. The man in the truck…
Read More...On The Hunt: Get A Grip
One of the most important aspects of defensive shooting is recoil control. The more you are able to mitigate recoil, the faster you can get the gun back on target for follow up shots. One of the downsides to smaller guns like the Glock 43x (pictured) is they are “snappier” and harder to maintain good…
Read More...Carry Your “Freaking” Gun!
These are the words Tom Givens uttered repeatedly in his March 13-14 Practical Tactical class we hosted here at Boondocks. This two-day course included classroom work on personal tactics, home invasions, active shooters as well as an analysis of Tom’s former students who have been involved in self-defense incidents. To date, he has had 68…
Read More...HR 8 & HR 1446 (Universal & Enhanced Background Checks) Pass the House and Head to the Senate
On Thursday, March 11, 2021 the U.S. House of Representatives passed 2 new gun control measures. HR 8, called “Universal Background Check” and HR 1446 “Enhanced Background Checks” While these may sound like “common sense” gun measures they can and will have an impact on the lives of Law Abiding Americans that are just trying…
Read More...FFL Transfers
Beginning April 1st we are making a few changes to our FFL Transfer Process. Transfers for Handguns, Rifles, Shotguns and/or Receivers will be $25 for the first item and $10 for each additional item.
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