Mid-Range Munitions
In our November 2019 newsletter, we highlighted the big 3 cartridge families including the 30-06, the .308 Win and the .375 H&H. This month we are going to focus on some mid-range munitions that either fell out of favor or never became popular, but are more than adequate for hunting and a whole lot easier…
Read More...Situational Awareness for the Whole Family
Anyone who has taken a class at Boondocks FTA™ has learned about the importance “Being Aware of Your Surroundings” and Lt. Colonel Jeff Cooper’s “Awareness Color Code Chart”. But just how many of us really adhere to these life-saving principals? Are we teaching them to our kids and grand-kids? Even though most of us don’t…
Read More...Defensive Pistol LIVE!
For 2020 Boondocks FTA™ is launching a new course in our Defensive Pistol Series. Defensive Pistol (DP ) LIVE is a 10-12-hour course designed to help you increase your Speed and Accuracy with your Handgun. The course also includes multiple Force on Force Scenarios using UTM Training Guns to simulate LIVE defensive situations. Students will…
Read More...Smith & Wesson M&P Shield EZ 2.0 in 9mm
Recently Smith & Wesson released a 9mm version of their very popular 380ACP Shield EZ. Smith & Wesson describes the gun as “EZ is easy-to-rack, easy-to-shoot, easy-to-pack, easy-to-load, and easy-to-clean, and it was “built for personal and home protection.” Features of the new pistol include two 8+1 round capacity magazines with “a load-assist tab for…
Read More...Defensive Differences!
With the launching of our new Defensive Pistol LIVE class, we now have 6 different Defensive Handgun classes here at Boondocks FTA™. We are often asked what is the difference in each of the classes, so in this month’s Course Spotlight we thought we would highlight the differences so you can decide which class or…
Read More...Texas Church Shooting
On Sunday, December 29th, a man wearing a disguise got up in the middle of communion at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, TX and open fired. Two church security team members were shot before Jack Wilson was able to return fire and kill the shooter. This comes just over 2 years after…
Read More...Train With The Best!
That’s me, (under that little red arrow) at 16 years old in the 1988 ABA BMX Grand Nationals Cruiser Expert Main Event. The yellow arrow indicates my good friend and nationally ranked Factory Sponsored Free Agent rider “Power House”, Parnell Haley. Parnell and I met in first grade and we became instant friends. A few…
Read More...Don’t Let a Man Select Your Handgun
For women, selecting a firearm should be just as personal as selecting a special pair of new shoes. It has to be comfortable, look good, and serve a purpose. Most of the women I know would be horrified if their husband or significant other just went out and bought them a pair of shoes without…
Read More...More Memories
On the day after Thanksgiving, Grizz (My Dad) would have been 76. Each year at this time I remember our post-turkey day trips afield with him and my Uncle. Both taught me a lot about shooting, firearms and the outdoors. Even though they had no formal firearms training, they were great marksmen. They tried to…
Read More...Train with Massad Ayoob!
Massad Ayoob has been the handgun editor of GUNS magazine and law enforcement editor of AMERICAN HANDGUNNER since the 1970s and has published thousands of articles in gun magazines, martial arts publications, and law enforcement journals. He is the author of more than a dozen books on firearms, self-defense, and related topics, including “In the…
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