SpitFire Firearms Training

10/14/2026

Two great defensive handgun classes with this couple!

09/26/2026

Intro to r***e October 10th. Click for more info https://www.spitfi****mstraining.com/service-page/intro-to-semi-auto-r***e-10-10?referral=service_list_widget . This is a pic from one of our students zeroing at 50 yards. Good groups and 2 bullseyes on the final stage!

09/21/2026

Class on the horizon! Sept 26th Defensive Handgun 2. Click the link if your holster work is solid and you want to take the next step in defensive shooting.

This class picks up where defensive Handgun 1 left off. More use of cover and a start to learning movment while using a gun. We will start with personal introductions & a review of safety rules followed by a dry warm up time. Then we start slowly as we review prior skills and use them as an opportun...

08/29/2026

Mildly unorthodox, objectively great grip! I have seen at least 5 major grips types of the two handed variety and several subsets of each grip. This student has been working with me for a while and has grown and absorbed a lot of information. There has been a persistent, though not constant loosening of the student's grip at points of training between shots. After some warm up with a new gun, we worked together to find a strong, consistent grip that provided above average recoil management with no slip or degradation between shots. This is what success looks like!

08/26/2026

September 12th Defensive Handgun 1, Don't miss out! This is an overview of what we plan on covering. https://www.spitfi****mstraining.com/service-page/defensive-handgun-1-foundations?referral=service_list_widget

08/25/2026

Privileged with people's trust! 75% more accurate? Groups went from 16" at 5 yards to 6" at 10 yards A few weeks ago this student came to me wanting to improve their abilities. The owner of this target came in with years of shooting behind them, owned several guns and is an armed professional. For the first few hours we were not concerned about accuracy (have to work on one thing at a time). They were dismayed at their grouping: low left shooting a full 8 inches off center at 5 yards (off center you would need a 16" diameter circle to capture those). We first worked and refined the definition of muzzle management, then applied that to draw technique, moved to recoil management and sight picture, then to reloads. Back to what sight picture is more intuitive: Hard target focus, or Hard front sight focus? After all of that I was asked "what am I doing wrong that I'm missing?". I don't care what people are doing wrong: I prefer to tell you to do what's right. Thirty minutes later they were shooting this 6" grouping at 10 yards. I call that a win! Scamper is helping me cover the name of the shooter, some people like their anonymity.

08/23/2026

I think the last vid was averaging 1.5 to the slide closing. This one is 1.3. Let me know what you think. And check out the new American made USA flag from Origin USA!

08/22/2026

Serious subjects, serious intent, serious training. If you take yourself seriously: consider our defensive Handgun Series Starting September 12th with Defensive Handgun 1, Defensive Handgun 2 on September 26th, Defensive Handgun 3 on October 24th and Defensive Handgun 4 on November 21st. This series will build and refine your skills layer by layer.

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08/19/2026

What two non skills do you see here are arguably more important than reload speed & technique? I'll comment my answer in a little bit. I will often have students focused on the wrong thing in a class. The most common is accuracy over handling: If you come in shooting bullseyes but can't execute proper trigger finger discipline. If you are barely on paper, but trigger finger discipline and muzzle management are rock solid; you will impress me immensely! And that applies to advanced skills: if your reloads are fast and your movement is flawless but you don't realize your finger has drooped to cover the trigger guard, you're on the road to a negligent discharge.

08/18/2026

Don't slam the mag in unless you want the gremlins to pay you a visit. This happens infrequently but is possible if you are too rough. This pic captured for all you folk that are moving too fast.