Lower, Steadier, Smaller
Dry-Fire · At Home
15 reps dropping to kneeling + present; 10 barricade presentations at a doorframe — gun and eye out, body behind.
Live-Fire · At the Range
Kneeling: 10 rds at 10 yd, inner box. Barricade or post: 10 rds working both sides. Outer box acceptable from positions; inner box is the goal.
Service Pistol
Find where the duty rig fights the kneel BEFORE the day it matters.
Concealed Carry
Compact gun, real concealment, awkward position — the realest rep of the month.
Carbine
Support the handguard on the surface, not the magazine — unless you've tested yours.
AUX (when ready): standing-to-kneeling hit in under 3.0s.
Anger is fast and stupid. Train so calm can be fast too.
Your Daily Callout — By Archetype
Getting down fast is easy. Getting down INTO A SHOOTABLE position is the skill.
Cover is a read: what stops bullets vs. what stops sightlines. Say it out loud.
Cover keeps you in the fight; you in the fight keeps them safe.
Same knee, same angle, every time. Make position a system.
Layer: support-side around the barricade.
- Treat every firearm as if it is loaded — always, no matter what you think you know.
- Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
- Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you have decided to fire.
- Be sure of your target — and everything beyond it.
Dry-fire: no ammunition in the room. Verify the firearm is clear — twice. Use a safe backstop. When you finish, say it out loud: “Dry fire is over.”
The Four Universal Safety Rules
Non-negotiable. Every drill, every rep, every time. This applies to live fire and dry fire.
- Treat every firearm as if it is loaded — always, no matter what you think you know.
- Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
- Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you have decided to fire.
- Be sure of your target — and everything beyond it.