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All Ranges
Targets can range from 7 yards out to 500 and 600 yards during National Defense Matches.
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Shooting Tips
Jerry Miculek shares his vast experience with participants.
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Barricades
Depending on the stage, barricades can be used as support or as cover during a National Defense Match.
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Kneeling
Stages consist of a variety of shooting positions, including variations of the standing, kneeling and prone positions that are useful in self-defense. 1
After shooting open-sighted handguns for more than 40 years, the author's aging eyes finally caught up to him, and his concealed-carry pistol now sports a red-dot optic.
Across two days of free training at Recoil Firearms in Taylor, Mich., a record-setting 2,454 women were given hands-on instruction in the safe and effective use of firearms.
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