Taking the Gun Off and Putting It On
Dry-Fire · At Home
Verified clear. You may be staying in someone else's house this week. Ten reps of taking the holstered gun off your belt as a single unit, placing it in a lockbox or a locked case, and then putting it back on. The gun stays in the holster the entire time. A holstered gun that nobody handles does not fire.
Live-Fire · At the Range
Twenty rounds at 7 yards in two-round strings on the cards with a reload between strings. Case and uncase the gun at the bench exactly as you would on a trip.
Service Pistol
Off-duty carry in an unfamiliar house needs the same storage plan as at home.
Concealed Carry
Bring a small lockbox and a cable when you travel. The top of a dresser is not storage.
Carbine
A cased, unloaded carbine with the ammunition packed separately is the simple way to travel with one.
AUX (when ready): ten clean cycles without the gun leaving the holster.
Every time you handle the gun is a chance for an accident. Handle it less.
Your Daily Callout — By Archetype
You will be tempted to unload and reload the gun at every stop. Leave it holstered and lock it up.
Look at the room you are staying in and decide where the gun goes before you need to put it down.
Other people's children will be in the house this week. Lock it up every time.
Pack the lockbox first. Then the plan is already made.
Layer: run five cycles in the dark.
- 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.