The Flashlight and the Gun
Dry-Fire · At Home
Verified clear, lights off. Fifteen reps of a handheld light technique with the gun, alternating between searching with the light away from the gun and shooting with them together. Pick one technique and stay with it.
Live-Fire · At the Range
Fifteen rounds at 5 yards using a handheld light, three rounds per string. If your range prohibits low light, shoot it normally and run the light work dry at home tonight.
Service Pistol
You likely already own a technique from training. This is the month to keep it sharp.
Concealed Carry
The light lives on your body, not in the car. An unavailable light is not a light.
Carbine
Weapon light and handheld serve different purposes. Carry both if you can.
AUX (when ready): search, identify, and hit inside four seconds.
A light makes you findable as well as effective. Use it deliberately, not constantly.
Your Daily Callout — By Archetype
Pick one technique and stop switching between them.
The light changes what you can see and what you give away. Both matter.
Identifying correctly in the dark is what protects both the people behind you and the person in front of you.
Decide your low-light setup once, write it down, and then train it rather than reconsidering it monthly.
Layer: run three strings with the light held away from your body.
- 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.