“If you’re not shootin’, you should be loadin’. If you’re not loadin’, you should be movin’, if you’re not movin’, someone’s gonna cut your head off and put it on a stick.” – Clint Smith, Founder of the Thunder Ranch firearms training school
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I’ve had several classes from Clint. This quote is factual and he has many, many more. Great guy. One of the best instructors nationally, period.
I would add that Clint forgets “communicating”, as in the fight, “shoot-move-communicate” is more the mantra, given the team-nature of the endeavor. While courses such as Clint’s, Frontsite, etc., are great for localized, 25 yd., single assailant (for the most part) scenarios, I would caution preppers to think in terms of greater tactical utility, such as team shoots, use of hand/arm/comms tactics, and other, more practical training as the capper on these individual-focused courses. Stay safe…