2013 PDN Training Tour: Update #13

All right, in this Personal Defense Network training tour update, we are going to be in Cody, Wyoming. So, we started down here in late March and we went up into here and we went all the way up into New Hampshire and we came all the way back over here, came across, zig-zagged around here for a little while, went out through Utah and then up into Wyoming. Of course, I went back to Michigan and Ohio for the 4th of July break. You saw the update about the extreme close quarters tactics course. And now this update is something that's a little bit different from what you normally see. The fact is that I probably do have a reputation in the industry for being one who doesn't support the competition side of the industry in terms of defensive training and that's always been true, and it probably always will be true. As soon as you put a score to something, as soon as you make something about competition, you're going to start changing your technique, changing your gear, changing your tactics to win the game. And that makes all the sense in the world. But don't get me wrong, I love competition, I love the shooting sports and it is a lot of fun. So, this time we're gonna talk about something that I got to do in Cody, Wyoming which was participate in the Shooting Industry Masters event. There's a lot of friends of Personal Defense Network. A lot of guys who teach, a lot of guys of course who train for Personal Defense and a lot of the sponsors and other companies that you've seen involved with the Personal Defense Network are there, including CrossBreed Holsters. In fact, that's the reason I went to the Shooting Industry Masters event and competed. And I did not do practical training, I didn't do defensive techniques. I picked up the guns and I ran through the stages and I tried to get the best score I could. Most importantly, it was a great social event. It was a lot of fun. And that's really the best use of competition. Go out and have fun with it. Do your training, do your practice, take it very seriously. But when you're trying to have fun with your friends out on the shooting range and the competition, just be safe and have a good time. So I went out there with CrossBreed Holsters to do just that. You're gonna hear from Trent. You're gonna hear from one of the organizers of the Shooting Industry Masters and you'll get a little glimpse at exactly what it was we did out there. We've got a few more updates left to go. The tour of course, is heading all the way up into the Pacific Northwest over here somewhere. We're gonna give you some classes in Washington. We'll end the tour, as always, in Oregon. You'll get to see all that. In fact, by the time this update hits the video you're actually going to probably have seen some of the pictures. The tour will be officially over but we've got a few more updates left to go. Remember just because the Personal Defense Network training tour ends, does not mean that your opportunity to learn from the Personal Defense Network ends. You can still watch the videos. You can still read the articles. You can still become a premium member and see the exclusive videos and full length DVDs that we have in our premium membership section. And of course, I'll still be traveling around doing training and courses all over the country. As will the other PDN contributors that you've seen participate in the tour and offer training around the world for any number of years. We'll continue to do that, whether we're on the tour or not. Thank you for watching this update. Enjoy the scenes from the Shooting Industry Masters. He says he's seen them on television. But it's like a baby. Come in here and look at this. It's like a baby 1911. [Man In white T-shirt] Go ahead, come in closer. He's zooming. He's manual. He saves his steps. All right. Down, up? It's resting on the table I'm ready. [Man in white T-shirt] Okay the range is hot, are you ready? Ready Shooter ready? Ready. Stand by, and a deep breath . Seize fire. Hi, Trent Cooper here with Crossbreed Holsters. We're here at the 2013 Shooting Industry Masters in Cody Wyoming, here with all the industry leaders to support the National Shooting Sports Foundation. And the First Shot's Program Crossbreed Holsters feels it's important to come together with all the industry leaders to support the shooting sports, especially the First Shots Program bringing new people into this program. We have here everybody from professionals to first time tutors and it's a wonderful time together to talk about ways to keep the the scene alive. Nice. nice HI I'm Randy Molday with the Shooting Industry Masters. We come out here to- we came out here to Cody Wyoming this year to put on a little event for the industry primarily to support First Shots. We raised money for their programs and their events and also just kind of treat this as an industry family reunion. And we love it when everybody comes out and we love to see the smiles on their faces. And everybody's really having a good time this year. Over the second one. Last pair Last pair. Here we go. Pull it. All right One of the cool things out here is the side matches, at the side matches the Shooting Industry Masters actually all support the National Shooting Sports Foundation, First Shots program. But this one is actually set up and run by the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance which does a lot to help first time shooters or children and kids who were already engaged in shooting sports to be able to facilitate that. they can put out loaner guns they support programs all over the country. So First Shots everybody's familiar with that. Of course everybody understands National Shooting Sports Foundation. We're here at the Shooting Industry Masters. And the thing here is all little kid guns or like something like this, like a single shot, 22 bolt action. 22 bolt action. First gun I ever owned. Here we go. It's going to be probably not epic. It's a timed event when you pick up your first cartridge the time will start. All right here we go. Are you kidding me Keep going. That's what they call an acute trigger shield takes up a little bit of the stock doesn't really do anything that will make it fire until you start pulling that part of the trigger. why don't you try it. That's a good hand