Concealed Carry

This series is dedicated concealed carry fundamentals and practical considerations.

Work into your training a certain amount of drawing the pistol, presenting it, prepping the trigger and not actually firing. This skill is almost as important as being able to prep the trigger, break and get a clean shot. You can run scenarios through your head where the threat is no longer a life threatening threat to you and you do not shoot the target. Therefore, train getting off the trigger.

After you've engaged in a drill be sure to scan. This means look around and determine any other target which may need to be shot. When you do look around do not engage in what they call a range scan but rather really look around and look at hands, look at the person, identify a person as a threat or non-threat.

You do not have to have a lot of fancy setup to train from life fire with a concealed carry. A simple circle on a target such as cardboard backing can suffice as an acceptable accuracy zone. When re-holstering, be very cautious on deliberately re-holstering and make sure everything is free from the trigger fire when putting the gun back into your holster. Take your time. Do not rush this step.