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Pistol and carbine coaching that will guide you every step of the way, through every exercise, and every rep. Individualized attention with zero wasted time. You’ll get the how and the why, the demo and the reps to practice. You’ll improve your shooting performance and achieve objective, measurable results.

  • Individualized 1:1 instruction

  • Personalized evaluation of foundational shooting skills

  • Immediate and actionable feedback

  • Custom curriculum for pistol and carbine targeting your unique strengths & challenges

  • Process-oriented exercises for repeatable outcomes

  • More trigger time, getting quality reps

  • No listening to long lectures

  • No generalized, broad stroke feedback

  • No one-size-fits-all training

PISTOL & CARBINE TRAINING

On the Range

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Consistency mode
Consistency mode

Working out of exploratory mode today and in consistency and perfect execution mode. Finding out where max aggression and all alphas lives i.e. matches and EDC.

On the range training from concealment. Working out of exploratory mode today and in consistency and perfect execution mode. Finding out where max aggression and all alphas lives i.e. matches and EDC.

Small field course 12 rds total:

Start position is hands touching agility pole.

- Mini ADAP steel at 20 yds

- 2 Open at 8 and 15 yds

- 3 hardcover at 10 and 12 yds

Agility poles are set up in a way that doesn't allow for engagement while moving.

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Implementing learnings
Implementing learnings

There were a number of things I took away from the recent classes but a few stick out for me personally and that's what I focused on today.

On the range working from concealment. There were a number of things I took away from the recent classes but a few stick out for me personally and that's what I focused on today.

- Trigger modulation @sentinel_cncpts Something Steve noticed in the way I was pressing the trigger. That tweak had immediate positive results for my carbine shooting so I'm making the adjustment with pistol too.

- "Permission parameters" and more aggressive movement where possible @david_wampler_shooting Aggressive and patient is an area that always needs work for me and some coaching in that area from David made me see things differently when running a stage and is already having a positive impact.

None of these things would have been possible with online only learning.

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Coached by Wampler
Coached by Wampler

There's a ton of free content out there by reputable instructors and that's great but none of that substitutes for in person training.

TD2. Getting some excellent coaching from David Wampler on one of the fast and aggressive mini stages set up for the day.

This is one of the biggest issues that many people don't understand. There's a ton of free content out there by reputable instructors and that's great but none of that substitutes for in person training. Watching a video online doesn't give you any feedback on what you're doing good or bad. And if something is wrong you're ingraining bad habits. You need to have eyes on you by someone that knows what they're looking at if you actually want to develop and be proficient.

The ad nauseum "always a student" mantra by so called instructors only matters when actions speak louder than words. Walk the walk.

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Carbine Berserker Bill
Carbine Berserker Bill

Max aggression. Full Accountability.
Always pushing towards possessing a surplus of on demand skill under pressure.

Carbine Berserker Bill
24 rds total

Two IPSC targets spaced 1 yd apart
T1 and T2 get 3 rds each at each distance

Distances:
10 yds
30 yds
40 yds
20 yds

Time 25.57
19 Alphas
4 Charlies
1 Delta
HF : 4.22

Goal is over a 4 HF for this exercise

Max aggression. Full Accountability.

Always pushing towards possessing a surplus of on demand skill under pressure.

See you on the range!

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HF Match Stage 4
HF Match Stage 4

HF Match, Stage 4, Carry Optics, 8/27/26

HF Match, Stage 4, Carry Optics, 8/27/26

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Posts

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Learning to “shoot your vision”
Learning to “shoot your vision”

In training, we need a way to isolate components in a process to see where we’re succeeding and where we’re failing. Here I break down “vision” into four components to help understand where failure point(s) exist so you know what needs to be fixed and where to dedicate the reps to drive better, more consistent outcomes.

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Weeding out hype in firearms training
Weeding out hype in firearms training

Attempts at innovation for the sake of differentiation only confuse people and fail to address the needs of a person struggling to progress.

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Get more out of your training
Get more out of your training

A one-size-fits-all approach and overly generalized feedback has never given me the individualized attention needed to achieve objective, measurable results.

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2026 USPSA classifiers have dropped
2026 USPSA classifiers have dropped

My students run mock USPSA classifier stages as a way to pressure test skills and to measure performance against national benchmarks.

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gino@1stinasset.com
(267) 312-3416
Philadelphia, PA

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