Oakley Defense

09/17/2026

I teach in cooperation with Northeastern State University, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Click the link below for the Leisure & Safety page, which has links to my classes. There you can read more about each class or register online. Or feel free to email me.

These dynamic, community-based courses through NSU's Continuing Education offering courses to meet your needs and achieve your career dreams!

11/20/2025

3-inch disk, 10 yards, 10 shots, Springfield Prodigy, Trijicon RMR, free hand. Center group is the best 6 of 10 shots, with a spread of 0.6". Entire group = 2.1".

10/06/2025

Latest flyer for my basic pistol course, which is required for an Oklahoma handgun license. Next class is October 11-12 (Saturday, Sunday PM).

09/19/2025

Here's my latest video, a 10,000-round review of the Springfield Prodigy. It's a sequel to last year's 5,000-round review.

This video extends my previous Springfield Prodigy evaluation to 10,000 rounds and 2 years. My upgraded Prodigy had zero pistol malfunctions, but developed s...

08/20/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L82nWjtzDes

Latest short video on my Oakley Defense YouTube channel.

Brief example of IDPA skills at the borderline novice/marksman level. This video combines Strings 1 and 3 of the classifier (standard drills). Competitive sh...

08/19/2025

I'm not an elite shooter, but this shows one of the drills I do. It's part of the IDPA classifier: Draw and shoot 5 inside an 8-inch circle from 10 yards.

08/19/2025

Another drill, which is also part of the IDPA classifier: Draw, shoot 5 to the 8-inch disk, reload, shoot 5 more, all from 10 yards.

08/14/2025

Quick video teaser for a series of short Oakley Defense videos on reloading.

Teaser of a video series I hope to begin later this year on reloading, with glimpses of me reloading on a Dillon 550C.

07/23/2025

I surpassed 10,000 rounds with my Springfield Prodigy (a double-stack 1911). Reliability, accuracy and ease-of-use have been excellent! I hope to post a follow-up to the YT video I posted last year, hopefully in a month or so.

03/30/2025

Happy 1911 Day! On March 29, 1911, the US Army selected this design for its standard pistol. It's considered by some the best pistol ever developed, and 114 years later, it's still used by elite military and law enforcement units, competitive shooters and gun aficionados. The 1911.