Clint Smith

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Cut Burned And Shot?

1 month ago | americanhandgunner.com | Clint Smith

In reality, firearms safety is probably an oxymoron when one discusses those everyday events called life. Firearms are, in fact, designed to do two things. One, to stop someone from attacking my family, my partner or myself. Two, to hunt or shoot something I intend to eat. The most logical place to apply safety correctly would be in the middle of a fight. If I can do it well there, I could do it anywhere else, at home or at the range.
GUNS Magazine Be A Good Consumer

Jan 30, 2025 | gunsmagazine.com | Clint Smith

; . It is probably inevitable that if you buy enough things as you pass through life, sooner or later you’ll get something that doesn’t work correctly. It just happens. The next issue then is what to do about it.
Train To Win The Fight, Not a Contest

Jan 14, 2025 | americancop.com | Dave Bahde |Erick Gelhaus |Kevin McPherson |Clint Smith

(No Ratings Yet)Loading... One of the most difficult things for police firearms trainers to do is stay focused on practical training. Too often, training is focused on what will win contests. It’s one reason why I cringe when too much time is spent with a timer. Used properly, it’s fine, but some instructors are more concerned with how fast something happens versus how it is done. More importantly, what is being timed may be meaningless on the street.
Mossberg’s Evolution – Rotation Part 1 - American Cop

Jan 14, 2025 | americancop.com | Erick Gelhaus |Kevin McPherson |Dave Bahde |Clint Smith

(No Ratings Yet)Loading... This past October, the Mossberg crew hosted several gunwriters at Gunsite. More than a few of the group were or had been working street cops. We were all there to examine the newest additions to Mossberg’s defensive shotgun line. Rich Kirk, engineer Peter DuPerry, and law enforcement / military program manager Jeremy Stafford were Mossberg’s main representatives. Brad Gilpin from Blue Force Gear was there to support our use of their adjustable sling.
SHOT's Law Enforcement Education Program

Jan 7, 2025 | americancop.com | Erick Gelhaus |Kevin McPherson |Dave Bahde |Clint Smith

(No Ratings Yet)Loading... As I write this, we are just over two weeks from the start of SHOT—the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show. The week-long event happens every January in Las Vegas. For the second year in a row, American COP is partnering with NSSF and the SHOT Show to co-sponsor the Law Enforcement Education Program. And there is still time to register for it – if you are law enforcement. After a meet and greet on Monday evening, there are plenty of sessions to choose from.
What Zero For Your Fighting Rifle?

Dec 18, 2024 | gunsmagazine.com | Clint Smith

; . One of the many myths and legends that abound promulgates the thought that many rifle fights take place at long range.
Dot In A Box - Trijicon's RCR - American Cop

Dec 3, 2024 | americancop.com | Erick Gelhaus |Eve Kulcsar |Glenn Norling |Clint Smith

(No Ratings Yet)Loading... When Trijicon released the RCR—Ruggedized Close Reflex—in ’23, there was much discussion of the optic’s form, especially of the mounting system. The RCR is an enclosed emitter optic, like the Aimpoint Acro, Steiner MPS, and others. Most of the optics on long guns – carbines, shotguns, and sub-guns – are tubular, like a traditional scope. That has not been the case with the miniature backup optics that developed into the common pistol-mounted optics of today.
Working In Close

Nov 26, 2024 | americancop.com | Erick Gelhaus |Eve Kulcsar |Glenn Norling |Clint Smith

(No Ratings Yet)Loading... Two recent articles on improving and increasing the standards for law enforcement firearms training generated feedback based on readers’ experiences. They asked for articles discussing close-range and point shooting. This led to a discussion of retention position shooting after a recent class. During this same time frame, I taught at the Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Round-Up, a three-day revolver-centric event held at Gunsite. One of the other instructors was Cecil Burch.
Riflery: A Lost Art

Nov 21, 2024 | gunsmagazine.com | Clint Smith

; . At the beginning of each new rifle class here at the ranch, the staff and myself are awed at the amount of “stuff’ people can hang on a rifle.
Beyond Accuracy — Improving Officer Performance - American Cop

Nov 19, 2024 | americancop.com | Erick Gelhaus |Eve Kulcsar |Glenn Norling |Clint Smith

(No Ratings Yet)Loading... This article is an un-planned follow-up to last week’s piece on [a way] to increase accuracy standards in training – by shrinking the available scoring area. Regardless of what I might think about social media in its current state, some beneficial discussions are occurring in that space. Several of them can address concerns about law enforcement training. Some are humorous, while others can get nasty in terms of targeting.