Mike Hughes, Author at Next Level Training

SIRT Standard Content When Purchasing a SIRT

by Mike Hughes | Aug 9, 2016 | Shooter Training, Fundamentals, Grip, Stance, Sight Alignment/Picture, Trigger Control, Follow Through, SIRT Training Pistol

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Acceptable Accuracy

by Mike Hughes | Aug 6, 2016 | Fundamentals, Performance Shooting, Drive the Gun

Do you shoot to maximize your speed and accuracy? If you want to maximize your speed and accuracy you have to strive to get “acceptable hits” not “perfect center hits”. The important element on acceptable accuracy zones is to know how much...

Introduction to Concealed Carry Live Fire

by Mike Hughes | Jul 28, 2016 | Tactical, Concealed Carry

Concealed Carry 3:1 – Introduction to Concealed Carry Live Fire Be deliberate when starting out and do not rush reholstering. 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...

Training Session on a 50 Round Budget

by Mike Hughes | Jul 18, 2016 | Grip, Malfunctions, Shooting Diagnostics, Recoil Management, Uncategorized, Instructor Material

You have an unlimited ammo supply, all the time in the world, and you live on a range. Well, a few lucky souls may not have budget and time constraints, but for the rest of us, we need to budget our rounds carefully and get the most out of every shot. Even if...

Where to Use the SIRT

by Mike Hughes | Jul 17, 2016 | SIRT Training Pistol

[supsystic-slider id=1 position=”center”] There are many areas of use with the SIRT Training Pistol and the SIRT AR-Bolt. Instructors use the SIRT as a demonstration tool to illustrate the fundamentals and then they use SIRTs as a practice tool allowing...

Why an Adjustable Trigger Take up Indicator?

by Mike Hughes | Jun 29, 2016 | Uncategorized

in a word…… safety The new SIRT 107 Training Pistol has an adjustable trigger tikka mechanism to adjust when the lower red theater tickets laser turns on. Original cirque 110 only activated when the trigger was fully prepped, that’s when the chairs...

Pistol Fundamentals with Mike Hughes 7: Grip

by Mike Hughes | Jun 28, 2016 | Fundamentals, Grip

This entry is part 8 of 9 in the series 2012 Fundamentals SeriesGrip Grab the gun where the flesh between your thumb and forefinger is high as possible. Wrap the fingers around the front portion of the gun and do not grip the gun like a rope but rather try to grip the...

Fundamentals with Mike Hughes: 4 Going Beyond Pinning the Trigger

by Mike Hughes | Jun 28, 2016 | Fundamentals, Trigger Control

This entry is part 6 of 9 in the series 2012 Fundamentals SeriesDon’t Pin the Trigger We are often taught follow through with regard to trigger control. This means pressing the trigger rearward and continuing to press it and hold it rearward. The SIRT training...