We went down to Rosemount, MN last week to train with some of the best instructors in our area, and also some of the best trainers from around the country.

This was an amazing experience, and I cannot wait to meet up with a lot of these people again to get some further training.

If you are not constantly training, you are just moving backwards… Keep that in mind the next time you are thinking about getting further training for yourself.

Kerry Dugan Jr., owner of Archangel Defense was covering the introduction to the perfect draw and presentation of the handgun. I cannot wait to do some more training with this guy and his team!!!

We were shooting around and through vehicles while using the support posts for cover. This was my first time training around and through a vehicle. Big thanks to Core Security Solutions for setting this scenario up at their range, and also for letting us use “Genesis Ranch” for the entire event that day!

We had a blast going down to Kansas for Triggercon 2023.

This was an amazing event. We learned so much going down there, and we were able to see the latest and greatest from some of our favorite firearm and accessory manufacturers.

We spent a lot of time at the Taran Tactical booth if you couldn’t tell.

We were able to hold and shoot some of the guns that were used in the John Wick movies, and we were able to have a conversation with the legendary Taran Butler himself. I don’t get star struck very often, but Teran Tactical Innovations was one of the main reasons for me wanting to go down there. I can tell you first hand that Taran Butler is one of the coolest dudes that I have ever met. For those of you that don’t know, Taran Butler is one of few Grand master level pistol shooters in the United States, and he also has trained many actors and actresses to handle and shoot firearms very well. A couple examples would be Keanu Reeves and Halle Berry, along with Call of Duty’s Tetiana Gaidar (Operator Mila). He is also the mind behind some of the sweetest firearms that I cannot afford, but hope to one day own a couple. Check out “Taran Tactical” on Youtube!

Here I am standing next to Taran Butler holding the famous shotgun that he created that was featured in John Wick Chapter 4 that was lighting all of the bad guys up in the house with flaming Dragon’s breath.

The actual Mustang that was featured in the John Wick movies. It is a little banged up. My fellow instructor (Josh) wanted a picture sitting in it!

I was able to get a picture standing between Taran Butler himself and Operator Mila (Tetiana Gaidar) from the Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 and Modern Warfare II games. I was holding one of Taran Tactical’s Combat Master pistols.

I was even able to hold the Legendary Taran Tactical Pit Viper 2011 that was created specifically for the John Wick movies, and I was also fortunate enough to shoot it at the range the next day!!! I can’t wait to own one! Josh was able to hold the Genesis Arms shotgun that was modified by Taran Tactical that was featured in John Wick 4.

Podcast between “Freedom Carry Firearms Academy” and “The small town tourist (Abbey Graves)”.

We talk about about what motivated me to become a firearms instructor, and how valuable my classes can be…