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How to Select a Basic Handgun Training Class
TTC -- New Jersey’s BEST Handgun Training This blog was created to provide some guidance for the person considering the purchase of a handgun. Handgun purchasing and education for the new or new-to-be shooter can be somewhat intimidating and even a little...
Crossover Training – Why Competition Shooting will HELP you in the long run
By TTC Partner Sam Callahan, Callahan Training Group “Competition”, “Action”, “Performance Shooting”…..there’s a lot of fancy words for it now. I’ve become known as a “Competition Shooter” in the general sense, but my full-time career is in Firearms Instruction and...
The Defensive Shotgun
As a firearms and tactics trainer, I often hear, “I like a shotgun for home defense because I can just point it in the direction of the threat.” This statement is a potentially dangerous fallacy. Without knowing the pattern of your shot shell (the measurement of your...
Scenario Based Training for the Defense Minded Firearm Owner
The homeowner heard the proverbial “bump in the night,” indicating that an intruder just broke into her house. She dialed 911 from the phone she had near her bed. She removed her handgun from its secure location, loaded it, then tactically moved to a position of cover...
Trigger Finger Discipline
Trigger Finger Discipline: The practice of keeping your finger “off the trigger” until your sights are on target and you are ready to discharge the firearm. Trigger finger discipline may be one of the more difficult safety rules to follow. Your fingers and thumb are...
Electronic Handgun & Firearms Purchaser Identification Cards (E-FID) and other NJ updates
In the fall of 2020 the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Firearms Investigative Unit (FIU) informed NJ firearms retailers that effective October 1, 2020 the state of New Jersey would no longer be generating paper “Permit to Purchase Handgun” permits in that the state...
Muzzle Discipline
What is Muzzle Discipline? Muzzle discipline is the practice of keeping the muzzle of a firearm pointed in a safe direction at all times. When on a firing range, the muzzle must always be pointed “down range” towards the range backstop, even when not in use. The...
Maintaining Your Glock Pistol
People always ask me about how often to clean their firearm. How often do I need to replace parts? Always clean and lube it after every session of shooting is what I always tell them. The number one reason for a firearm malfunctioning is a dirty gun! 9 times out of...
What is a Squib Load
What is a squib load? With over sixty years of shooting experience with everything from flintlock pistols to .50 cal machine guns, I've seen it all, or nearly so. Some common shooting issues are ammo related, and they can be mundane to outright dangerous and life...
John Wick Chapter 3 Stunt Performer Evelyn Osorio Vaccaro visits the TTC
Evelyn Osorio Vaccaro, stunt Performer and Actor who appeared in John Wick Chapter 3 chose to practice her skills here at the Tactical Training Center in Flemington, NJ. Learn more about Evelyn's work at: https://www.evelynvaccaro.com/...